Operating instructions

Note: Do not be concerned if the actual cone shut-off
temperature does not match the Cone Table. The tem
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perature of a cone varies with firing speed. The cone
temperatures in Cone Table are for self-supporting
cones fired at a rateof 108°F/ 60°Cper hourduring the
last hour of firing.
Skip Segment
Skip Segment works onlyduring firing. It jumps fromthe
current segment to the next one.
To skip a segment, press . will appear, then the
current segment. Press
. (If you change your mind
and don’t want to skip that segment, don’t press ENTER af
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ter appears. Instead, press again. The firing will
continue in the same segment.)
Skip Segment in Cone-Fire
In Cone-Fire, Skip Segment works in Pre-Heat and
Hold:
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To skip out of Pre-Heat and begin the cone firing.
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To skip out of Cone-Fire Hold. Slow Cooling will begin.
(If the firing does not include Slow Cooling, Skip Seg
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mentwillnot end a Hold. Press toend the firing.)
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If you press during a cone firing when the kiln is not in
Pre-Heat or Hold, the cone number and cone tempera-
ture will appear in the
display.
Skip Segment in
Ramp-Hold
In Ramp-Hold, the firing
will skip to the ramp of the
next segment from either a
ramp or hold of the current
segment. (See page 14 for
details on ramps, holds, and
segments.)
Note: Skip Segment
does not skip froma ramp
to a hold. It skips to the next segment.
Skip Segment Examples
For additional examples, see pages 17 - 18.
Cone-Fire
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In Cone-Fire you are firing to an 05 witness cone for the
first time. You select cone 04 with a 60 minute hold and
a slow cooling. After 30 minutes in hold, the 05 witness
cone bends to maturity. Use Skip Segment to end the
hold and begin Slow Cooling.
Note: Once you know how much hold time will bend
the witness cone, program that much hold for the next
firing.
Ramp-Hold
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You have pro
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grammed 2167°F for a cone 5 glaze firing, followed by a
segment for controlled cooling. Watching the witness
cone through the peephole, you notice that cone 5 is
bending at 2150°F. Use Skip Segment to end the firing
segment and begin the one for slow cooling.
Note: Make a note of the temperature at which the
cone bent. Program that temperature for the next
firing.
Enter/Start
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Press after each step in programming a firing.
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From press once to begin firing.
0 / The Options Key
See Chapter 6, page 19.
The Stop/Back Key
You can stop a firing at any time by pressing .If
you inadvertently enter Ramp-Hold or Options, you do not
have to go through all the prompts to get back out. Press
to go to .
The key is also like the Back button on an
Internet browser. It works in Cone-Fire and Ramp-Hold
programming. It will take you back one step with each key
press. It is easy to make programming corrections.
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If you make a
mistake during
programming,
you can press the
STOP / BACK
keytogoback
one step.