Sentry Sentry Xpress Sentry Xpress 4.0 Manuel d'instructions

START/STOP Key1) On/Off: Starts and stops afiring.2) Enters Data: Press aftereach programming step.Up Arrow Key1) Increases values dur-ing Programming

10 /Display MessagesAbrt The firing was stopped.COnE (page 8) This is the prompt for Cone-Fire mode.Press the START key to select Cone-Fire. The contr

/ 11power for the controller. Tofind out the cause of low volt-age, continue below:Controller Input Test #2The back of the board isstill facing you an

12 /Cone-Fire Schedules - °FThese are the Medium Speed firing schedules programmed in Cone-Fire mode. To customize a schedule, write down yourchanges

/ 13Cone-Fire Schedules - °CThese are the Medium Speed firing schedules programmed in Cone-Fire mode. To customize a schedule, write down yourchanges

14 /Temperature Equivalents ForOrton Self-Supporting Pyrometric Cones°FCone Self-Supporting Cones Pre-FireNum-ber ColorHeated at: 27° F 108° F 270° FP

/ 15Shorthand InstructionsRead the safety guidelines, page 2. After pressing the keys in the left column, the message in the center will appear. For m

Shorthand InstructionsRead the safety guidelines, page 2. After pressing the keys in the left column, the message in the center will appear. For mored

2 /©2001, by Paragon Industries, Inc. IM-213/7-02SafetyThe warranty on your Sentry controllerdoes not cover damage from overfiring,regardless of the c

/ 3How to Display IdLEIdLE must appear before you can fire the kiln.IIf CPLt , STOP , or other message appears instead ofIdLE when the kiln is first t

The next diagram, below, shows three rates. A rate of1000° will reach 1000° in 1 hour. A rate of 500° will reach1000° in 2 hours. A rate of 333° will

/ 5A fast rate (above diagram) can cause the temperature toover-shoot the target temperature.The simplest solution to temperature over-shoot is toslow

6 /Ramp-HoldSkipping a Segment in Ramp-HoldIn Ramp-Hold firing, you can skip a segment as follows:1 The kiln is firing. Press the Up Arrow key.2 SStP

/ 7Cone-FireCone-Fire mode is based on pyrometriccones. It is not designed for heat treating,glass fusing and enameling. For thesefirings, use Ramp-Ho

8 /next cone will vary. As a rule of thumb, 45 - 60 minutes ofhold = one cone of heat work.Example: to fire to cone 05, program Cone-Fire for 06and ad

/ 9Error MessagesBAdP / Bad ProgrammingThe kiln will not fire because the Ramp-Hold programjust entered has a rate of 0000 in segment 1. Program the f