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8.1.5.3
“Service” submenu ............................................................................................................. 85
8.1.6 Principle of controller entries .................................................................................................. 86
8.2 RD4 controller ................................................................................................................................... 87
8.2.1 Menu structure of the controller and access levels ................................................................ 88
8.3 Performance during and after power failures .................................................................................... 89
8.3.1 MB2 controller ......................................................................................................................... 89
8.3.2 RD4 controller ......................................................................................................................... 90
9. START UP AND PERFORMING THE DRYING PROCESS ................................ 90
9.1 Requirements for safe commissioning .............................................................................................. 90
9.2 Overview of the drying process ......................................................................................................... 91
9.3 Sweeping the area for electrical equipment and triangualr instriment box ....................................... 93
9.4 Condition after establishing the power connection ........................................................................... 93
9.5 Standby mode Turning on and off the vacuum drying oven ............................................................. 94
9.5.1 MB2 controller ......................................................................................................................... 94
9.5.2 RD4 controller ......................................................................................................................... 95
9.6 Controller settings upon start up ....................................................................................................... 95
9.6.1 MB2 controller ......................................................................................................................... 95
9.6.2 RD4 controller ......................................................................................................................... 96
9.7 Loading.............................................................................................................................................. 97
9.8 Evacuation......................................................................................................................................... 98
9.9 Breaking the vacuum (flooding) ........................................................................................................ 99
9.9.1 Ventilation after completing the drying procedure (flooding with ambient air or inert gas) ..... 99
9.9.2 Operation with inert gas .......................................................................................................... 99
9.9.3 Ventilation / breaking the vacuum in case of a power failure ............................................... 100
9.9.4 Ventilation before completing the drying procedure (flooding with ambient air or inert gas) 100
9.10 Unloading the loading material ....................................................................................................... 101
9.11 Removing the full condensate catchpot of the pump ...................................................................... 102
9.12 Preparing a new drying process ..................................................................................................... 102
10. SET-POINT ENTRY ............................................................................................ 103
10.1 MB2 controller ................................................................................................................................. 103
10.1.1 Set-point entry through the “Setpoints” menu ....................................................................... 103
10.1.2 Direct setpoint entry via Normal display ............................................................................... 104
10.2 RD4 controller ................................................................................................................................. 105
10.2.1 Temperature set-point entry ................................................................................................. 105
10.2.2 Pressure set-point entry ........................................................................................................ 105
11. SETTING SPECIAL CONTROLLER FUNCTIONS ............................................ 106
11.1 Menu structure ................................................................................................................................ 106
11.1.1 MB2 controller ....................................................................................................................... 106
11.1.1.1 “Functions on/off” menu ................................................................................................... 106
11.1.1.2 “Control on/off” menu ....................................................................................................... 107
11.1.2 RD4 controller ....................................................................................................................... 107
11.1.2.1 “Functions on/off” menu ................................................................................................... 107
11.1.2.2 Quick Access menu ......................................................................................................... 108
11.2 Using the optional connection “GAS/AIR 2” for ventilation ............................................................. 108
11.2.1 MB2 controller ....................................................................................................................... 109
11.2.2 RD4 controller ....................................................................................................................... 109
11.3 Close all valves ............................................................................................................................... 110
11.3.1 MB2 controller ....................................................................................................................... 110
11.3.2 RD4 controller ....................................................................................................................... 110
11.4 Activating / deactivating temperature control .................................................................................. 111
11.4.1 MB2 controller ....................................................................................................................... 111
11.4.2 RD4 controller ....................................................................................................................... 111
11.5 Activating / deactivating pressure control ....................................................................................... 112
11.5.1 MB2 controller ....................................................................................................................... 112
11.5.2 RD4 controller ....................................................................................................................... 113
11.6
Drying monitoring ............................................................................................................................ 114
11.6.1 MB2 controller ....................................................................................................................... 115