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4. Practical application: an introduction
4.1 Firing parameter limit values
Parameter Lower Limit Upper Limit
Night/Standby temperature 101 °C (214 °F) 300 °C (572 °F)
Basic/Idle temperature 30 °C (86 °F) 600 °C (1112 °F)
Nom. value firing temp. 30 °C (86 °F) 1200 °C (2192 °F)
Act. val. firing temperature 30 °C (86 °F) 1250 °C (2282 °F)
Time periods 00:00 min or hrs. 99:59 min or 17:59 hrs.
Heating rate, controlled 0.1 °C/min (0.18 °F) 120 °C/min (248 °F)
Cooling stages 0 3
Vacuum level 1 hPa (0.1 inHg)
(29.9 Hg”)
1013 hPa (29.9 inHg)
(0.1 Hg”)
View 00:01 min 03:00 min
Vacuum ON * 30 °C (86 °F) 1200 °C (2192 °F)
Vacuum OFF * 30 °C (86 °F) 1200 °C (2192 °F)
Firing chamber position 150 mm (pressing 158 mm)
Steps 1 9
* Temperature controlled vacuum is possible only in the Ceramco firing mode.
Note: Values which lie outside these limits can be neither stored nor started. The value to be
programmed jumps back automatically to the minimum or maximum allowed value.
4.2 Display
Color graphic display for indicating firing parameters and text.
Basic screen display structure:
1. Help touch button 7. Date or Time
2. Program name 8. Total firing time, nominal value
3. Temperature, actual value 9. Firing temperature, nominal value
4. Vacuum indication, actual value 10. Data input
5. Program number 11. Information field
6. Lift position 12. Soft touch sensor buttons
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