- Make sure you have programmed the kiln properly and it is supposed to be firing.
- Read the Operation instructions.
How to Program Easy-Fire Programs for DynaTrol
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How to Program Easy-Fire Programs for DynaTrol
- Turn on kiln switch.
- Wait to see IDLE, or press ENTER.
- Choose a firing program by pressing one of the EASY-FIRE program buttons. Press ENTER.
- The display will say CONE. Enter the cone number that you want to fire to and then press ENTER. Be careful to enter the 0 as part of the cone number unless you are doing high-fire (Cone 06 vs 6).
- The display will say HOLd. Leave it at 0.00 and press ENTER unless you have read the instructions about how holding affects firing. The display will now say IDLE (Complete).
- Easy Option: Enter a Delay time. Program will start firing when timer finishes countdown.
EXAMPLE OF AN EASY-FIRE PROGRAM
Slow Bisque Firing
Profile to Cone 04, Pre-heat of 1 hour, 2 minute Hold - Use the following steps for a bisque firing to cone 04, a 2 minute temperature hold at the peak temperature, and a preheat stage with 1 hour hold time. THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE…You can change the firing profile, cone number, hold time, or preheat time to fit your specific needs.
|
Press |
Display |
Comment |
|
Slow Bisque |
S-bC |
If you press the wrong button, before pressing ENTER, simply press the correct button. |
|
ENTER |
Alternately flashing: |
The Slow Bisque profile is now selected. The word CONE and the last entered cone number will alternately flash on the display. Now enter the cone number |
|
04 |
Alternately flashing: |
The word CONE |
|
ENTER |
Alternately flashing: |
The cone number has been accepted. Now enter the 10 minute hold time. |
|
0002 |
00.02 |
Numbers to left of decimal point are hours, to the right of decimal point are minutes. If you type a wrong number, press 0000, then type the correct number. |
|
ENTER |
IdLE TC 2 flashes, then the current temperature |
The 2 minute hold time is accepted. IdLE indicates the firing profile has been completed. |
|
Preheat |
Alternating flashing: |
Preheat has been selected and the hold time is to be entered now. |
|
100 |
1.00 |
Numbers to left of decimal point are hours, to the right of decimal point are minutes. NOTE: For a 1 hour hold time you could also enter 60 for 60 minutes; the display would show .60. If you type a wrong number, press 0000, then type the correct number. |
|
ENTER |
IDLE TC 2 flashes, then current temperature |
Accepts a hold time of 1 hour, then IdLE indicates the preheat stage has been completed. |
|
START |
-ON- |
After –On- If a time is displayed instead of the current temperature, then a delay start is in effect. If you do not want to delay the start. Press |
See the complete DynaTrol Instructions (Section 4.1) for more examples and more complete instructions.
