Keep the kiln lid or door closed when the kiln is not in use. 3
Contents
Safety .................4
Quick habits for trouble-free firing.
1 Basic Pointers .........5
A quick read of this chapter will save
you time later when you fire your kiln.
Two Ways to Fire Your Controller . . . 5
Hot and Cold Weather............5
Thunder Storms and Power Surges . 5
How to Read the Display..........5
Repeat Firings ..................6
Thermocouple Inspection .........6
Preventing an Overfire............6
2 The Keys .............7
Learn your way around the keypad.
The 1 Key / Cone-Fire ............7
The 2 Key / Add Time ............7
The 3 Key / Delay Fire............7
The 4 Key / Ramp-Hold / Edit ......7
The 5 Key / Present Status ........8
The 6 Key / Program Review ......8
The 7 Key / Temperature Alarm ....8
The 8 Key / The Firing Cost .......9
The 9 Key / Cone #s, Skip Segment 9
The ENTER/Start Key...........10
The Options Key...............10
The Stop/Back Key.............10
3 Cone-Fire ............10
Learn basic ceramic firing quickly
and easily.
Cone-Fire Programming .........11
Speed SPD ...................12
Pre-Heat PRHT ................12
Hold HOLD ...................13
Slow Cooling COOL ............13
For Kilns with AOP Outlet ........13
4 Ramp-Hold...........14
Read this section for non-ceramic fir
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ingsandcustomizedprograms.
Theory of Ramp-Hold Operation. . . 14
Storing Programs ..............14
Ramp-Hold Programming ........15
Types of Rates.................16
Hold (HD #)...................16
AOPFan .....................16
Programming a Cooling Segment . 16
Temperature Overshoot .........17
Sample Firing Schedules ........17
Starting a Firing in a Hot Kiln .....18
When the Kiln Shuts Off Too Soon . 18
5 Multiple-Zone ........18
Only for kilns that have more than
one thermocouple.
An Overview of Multiple-Zone Firing
.............................18
Thermocouple Failure
In a Multiple-Zone Kiln ..........18
Power Output Lights ............18
Testing Multiple-Zone Elements . . . 19
6 The Options ..........19
Become a power user with this chap
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ter. The information is here if you
ever need it.
SPD / Cone-Fire Speed .........19
OFST / Cone Offset ............20
COOL / Slow Cooling ...........21
FAN / Controlling a Kiln Vent .....21
DIAG / Amperage Test ..........21
TC / Thermocouple Type ........21
F/C / Selecting °F or °C Display . . . 22
TCOS / Thermocouple Offset .....22
AOP1, AOP2 / Auxiliary Outlets . . . 22
RATE / Select Preferred
Type of Rate ..................23
CENT / Electric Cost ............23
KW / Kilowatts Used to
Calculate Firing Cost ............23
TEDE / Temperature Deviation ....24
HTDE / Adjust High
Temperature Deviation ..........24
SFTY / Maximum Temperature ....25
LIM / Set Maximum Temperature . . 25
ELEC / Electronics Temperature . . 25
LOCK / Program Lock...........25
CFG / Configuration Code .......26
SOFT / Software Version.........26
TEST / Element Test ............26
RST / Reset ...................26
DIFF / Zone Temperature
Difference ...................26
T123 / Zone Temperature Display . 26
7 Error Messages.......27
Error messages are like the heart
rate monitor on a digital watch . . .
They let you know when something is
wrong.
FTC / Failed to Cool ............27
FTH / Failed to Heat ............27
LTDE / Low Temperature Deviation 27
PF / Power Failure ..............27
TC and 1, 2, or 3 / Multiple-Zone Kiln
Thermocouple Failure ...........27
----/ No Thermocouple.........27
BADP / Bad Programming .......27
ETH / Electronics Too Hot........28
FAIL / Thermocouple Failure .....28
FE 1 / Failed to Read/Write
To Memory ...................28
FE 4 / Unstable Analog-to-Digital Con
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version; Errors Detecting Thermocouple
Signal........................28
FTL / Firing Too Long ...........28
HTDE / High Temperature
Deviation .....................28
LAG / Thermocouple Lag ........28
LID / Missing Connector Pin ......28
OTL / Over Temperature Limit ....29
PF1 / Power Failure .............29
PF 2 / Power Failure ............29
PF 3 / Power Failure ............29
TC 2 / Thermocouple Failure .....29
TCDE / Uneven Multiple-Zone
Temperatures .................29
TCR / Thermocouple Leads
Reversed .....................29
Power Failures .................29
Appendix A: Display
Messages .............30
Come to this section often to master
your controller.
Appendix B: Cone-Fire
Schedules.............32
Appendix C: Upgrading In
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structions .............34
How to replace earlier Paragon con
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trollers (DTC 100, 600, 800 & 1000 Se
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ries) with the Sentry 3.0.
Appendix D: Orton Cone
Temperature Chart......36
Appendix E: Blank Records
for your Kiln Log Book. . . 37
Make copies. Keep a log book of your
firings. Build a knowledge base.
Appendix F: Ramp-Hold
Shorthand Instructions. . 39
Appendix G: Cone-Fire Short
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hand Instructions.......40
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