SETUP
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Revised 1 Oct, 2014
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The Tool Settings - contd.
Function Description Limits
Startup Mode Select between three different Startup modes:
MASTER-FOLLOW - a default option that ties the
faster-acting nozzles’ set temperature to slower
manifold’s actual temperature. This produces a
homogeneous rise with all zone temperatures coming
up together.
MASTER-ONLY – heats only the nominated Master
zones rst. It does not apply any power to the
subordinate nozzles until the Master zones have
reached their set temperature.
STAGED – allows you to nominate up to sixteen stage
groups that will heat up in successive stages.
When Staged Startup is selected then the shutdown
automatically follows a staged shutdown. Also when
Staged Startup is selected then a further option “Stage
Soak Timer” allows you to hold stages for a user-
congurable time.
Note, however, that there is a separate allocation for
shutdown groups – so a shutdown pattern need not
be the same as the startup sequence. Also, if Stage
Soak Time has been congured for Startup, it will not
automatically apply during Shut Down.
AUTO-FOLLOW – measures the heat gain of every
zone and automatically holds back the faster (probe)
zones to the same rise rate as the slowest rising zone.
This is very similar to Master-Follow but without the
need to nominate any one Master.
Shutdown
Timer
Set a delay period to hold on successive groups
during a Staged Shutdown. It sets, in minutes, the
time that successive zone groups must wait before
each switches off.
Setting this option to zero makes the timer ineffective
so that Staged shutdown is reliable solely on
Shutdown temperature.
The maximum period for
Shutdown Timer is 99
minutes.
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