System Modes 21
User Guide v 2.3 — September 2015 Altanium Operator Interface
System Mode Description
Stop The system is stopped and no power is being applied to the heaters.
Running The system is heating up to or maintaining the normal setpoint.
Manual Standby The user pressed the Manual Standby button and the system is heating
to the manual standby setpoint.
Remote Standby An external signal has activated the remote standby mode and the
system is heating up to the remote standby setpoint.
Delay Standby The system is delaying for a set period of time before entering the remote
standby mode.
Manual Boost The user pressed the Manual Boost button and the system is heating to
the manual standby setpoint.
Remote Boost An external signal has activated the remote boost mode and the system
is heating up to the remote boost setpoint.
Delay Boost The system is delaying for a set period of time before entering Remote
Boost mode.
ART The Active Reasoning Technology (ART) tuning process is active.
Calibration A user is calibrating the thermocouple inputs for each zone.
Diagnostics The mold diagnostics process is active.
Firmware Update A firmware update is in process on the selected control cards.
Bake Out Cycle 1 The system is baking out moisture in the mold. This is the first attempt.
Bake Out Cycle 2 The system is baking out moisture in the mold. This is the second
attempt.
Bake Out Cycle 3 The system is baking out moisture in the mold. This is the third attempt.
Bake Out Cycle 4 The system is baking out moisture in the mold. This is the fourth attempt.
Bake Out Cycle 5 The system is baking out moisture in the mold. This is the fifth attempt.
Soft Start The system is heating all zones up to setpoint in a gradual and even
manner.
Soft Start to Manual
Standby
The user pressed the manual standby button while the system was in the
soft start process.
Soft Start to Remote
Standby
While the system was in the soft start process, an external signal was
activated to attempt to heat all zones up to the remote standby setpoint.
Stage x Active (Heating) All zones assigned to stage x (1-4) are heating to the stage setpoint.
Stage x Active (ART) The ART process is running on only the zones assigned to stage x.
Stage x Soaking
(Heating)
After heating up, the system will maintain the stage x setpoint until the
soak timer expires.
Stage x Active (Cooling) All zones assigned to stage x are cooling to the stage setpoint.
Stage x Soaking
(Cooling)
After cooling down, the system will maintain the stage x setpoint until
the soak timer expires.