Keep the kiln lid or door closed when the kiln is not in use. 35
Sentry Xpress Ramp-Hold Shorthand Programming
After you press the key(s) in the left column, the message in the center will appear.
KEYS TO PRESS DISPLAY COMMENTS
Apply power to kiln IDLE Press Start/Stop if IDLE doesn’t appear.
Start/Stop, Up Arrow (NOT down) USER Select USER.
Start/Stop, Up & Down Arrows PR01 Select desired program number (1-25).
Start/Stop UNLO Program is locked.*
Up & Down Arrows 0000 Enter passcode to unlock.
Start/Stop RA 1 Ready to enter a firing rate.
Up & Down Arrows 0000 Enter rate.
Start/Stop °F 1 Ready to enter a firing temperature.
Up & Down Arrows 0200 Sample firing rate.
Start/Stop HD 1 Ready to enter a hold time, if any.
Up & Down Arrows 00.00 Enter hold time. 00.00 = no hold time.
Repeat for other segments. Enter a rate of 0 for 1st segment not needed.
Start/Stop LOCK Do you want to lock the program?*
Up & Down Arrows 0000 Enter passcode. 0000 = leave unlocked.
Start/Stop STRT The kiln is ready to fire.
Start/Stop DELA Do you want to delay the firing?
Up & Down Arrows 00.00 Enter delay time. 00.00 = no delay.
Start/Stop -ON- The kiln will begin firing in 30 seconds.
The kiln is now firing.
*The LOCK and DELA prompts appear only after they have been turned on in Options. To turn them on
or off, see Lock, page 21, or DELA, page 17. This takes only seconds.