User`s manual

Safety Information
We use note, caution and warning symbols
throughout this book to draw your attention to
important operational and safety information.
A “ NOTE”marks a short message to alert you to
an important detail.
A “CAUTION” safety alert appears with
information that is important for protecting your
equipment and performance. Be especially careful
to read and follow all cautions that apply to your
application.
A “WARNING” safety alert appears with
information that is important for protecting you,
others and equipment from damage. Pay very close
attention to all warnings that apply to your
application.
The safety alert symbol,
, (an exclamation point
in a triangle) precedes a general CAUTION or
WARNING statement.
The electrical hazard symbol,
, (a lightning bolt
in a triangle) precedes an electric shock hazard
CAUTION or WARNING safety statement.
Technical Assistance
If you encounter a problem with your Watlow
controller, review all of your configuration
information to verify that your selections are
consistent with your application: inputs; outputs;
alarms; limits; etc. If the problem persists after
checking the above, you can get technical assistance
from your local Watlow representative, or by
dialing [phone], ext. 1111. An applications
engineer will discuss your application with you.
Please have the following information
available when calling:
• Complete model number (from the label on the
side of the controller)
• All configuration information,
User Profile Record, Custom Main Page Record
and Operations Page Parameter Record
• User’s Manual
• Diagnostic Menu readings (if applicable)
Your Feedback
Your comments or suggestions on this manual are
welcome. Please send them to the Technical
Literature Team, Watlow Controls, 1241 Bundy
Blvd., P.O. Box 5580, Winona, Minnesota, 55987-
5580; phone: [phone]; fax: [phone].
The Watlow Controls Data Communications Guide
is copyrighted by Watlow Winona, Inc., © June 1998,
with all rights reserved. (1454)
Watlow Controls is a division of Watlow Electric
Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Missouri, a manufacturer of
industrial electric heating products since 1922.
Watlow begins with a full set of specifications and
completes an industrial product that is manufac-
tured in-house, in the U.S.A. Watlow products
include electric heaters, sensors, controllers and
switching devices. The Winona operation has been
designing solid-state electronic control devices since
1962, and has earned the reputation as an excellent
supplier to original equipment manufacturers.
These OEMs and end users depend upon Watlow
Controls to provide compatibly engineered controls
that they can incorporate into their products with
confidence. Watlow Controls resides in a 100,000-
square-foot marketing, engineering and manufac-
turing facility in Winona, Minnesota.
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