36 Do not leave your kiln unattended during operation.
Sentry Xpress Cone-Fire 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) CONE Select CONE.
Start/Stop, Up & Down Arrows 05 Select cone number.
Start/Stop SPD Ready to select a firing speed.
Up & Down Arrows FAST Select FAST, STD, or SLOW.
Start/Stop HOLD Ready to enter a hold time.
Up & Down Arrows 00.20 Sample. Enter hold (hrs.mins)
Start/Stop COOL Ready to enter a cooling rate.*
Up & Down Arrows 0200 Sample cooling rate.
Start/Stop LOCK Do you want to lock program?*
Up & Down Arrows 0000 Enter passcode to lock program.
Start/Stop STRT 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 is now firing.
The kiln is now firing to the cone you selected.
*The COOL, LOCK, and DELA prompts appear only after they have been turned on in Options. To turn
them on or off, see Cool, page 17, Lock, page 21, or DELA, page 17. This takes only seconds.