Sentry Sentry Xpress Sentry Xpress 4.0 Manuel d'instructions

The Sentry Xpress 4.0 micro processor is manufactured by theOrton Ceramic Foundation and displays the CE mark.Hr./Min.When LitHIGHER°C°FWhen OffWhen L

10 Cone-Fire / Ramp-HoldEditing the TargetTemperatureWhile the kiln is firing, you can change the target tem-perature. You can edit only the segment t

11Segment 3 lowers temperature to 800°F / 426°C, the typi-cal casting temperature for silver. (Most types of gold castat 900°F / 482°C.)Note: Casting

12 Cone-Fire / Ramp-HoldTo return to from an FE codeTrypressingany key. If that doesn’t work, turn thepoweroff for 10 seconds. Call the factory if the

13PF 3 / Power FailureThe powerfailedduring firing and temperaturedroppedmore than 72°F / 40°C by the time the power came back on.The kiln will not re

Cone-Fire Schedules - °FSelecting a Fast speed in Cone-Fire increases the segment rates shown in this chart by 20%. Selecting a Slow speed de-creases

15Cone-Fire Schedules - °CSelecting a Fast speed in Cone-Fire increases the segment rates shown in this chart by 20%. Selecting a Slow speed de-crease

16 Cone-Fire / Ramp-HoldTemperature Equivalents ForOrton Self-Supporting Pyrometric Cones°FCone Self-Supporting Cones Pre-FireNum-ber ColorHeated at:

17DisplayMessagesThe firing was stopped.(Page 10) Ready for you to enter an alarm temper-ature. When the kiln reaches that temperature, the alarmwill

18 Cone-Fire / Ramp-Holdfacing you. Plug the kiln back in. Touch voltmeter probes(in AC mode) to both INPUT connections (the white andorange wires).CA

19IndexAbrt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Add Hold Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 Cone-Fire / Ramp-HoldContentsGeneral Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Time and Temperature Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20 Cone-Fire / Ramp-HoldShorthand InstructionsThese instructions may be confusing until you have read more detailed instructions on Cone-Fire, page 6,

3GeneralGuidelinesTime and TemperatureDisplaysCenter Dot: TimeA center dot appears dur-ing time display. It separateshours from minutes (Exam-ple: 1 h

4 Cone-Fire / Ramp-HoldPower FailuresAfter a power failure, the controller will continue firingprovided that:IThe kiln temperature is above 212°F / 10

5We suggest using the witness cone to trouble shoot prob-lems with the ware. If china paints appear faded and yoususpect it is due to over-firing, tes

6 Cone-Fire / Ramp-HoldCone-Fire ProgrammingInstructionsFrom , press (the left button).Using the key (not the ),skip past and se-lect . Then press .Th

7Ramp-HoldModeTheory of OperationThe temperature you are firing to is called the targettemperature. After the controller reaches the target tem-peratu

8 Cone-Fire / Ramp-HoldStoring ProgramsThe controller can retain four Ramp-Hold programs inmemory even when power is turned off. Programs are num-bere

9HoldHold is the length of time that you want the kiln to re-main at the target temperature. Hold is also called soak ordwell time. Hold maintains a s