User Manual
Appendix A: Ramp Soak
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How many times has it cycled?
From Single Loop display, press the RAMP/SOAK key twice. The next
menu will appear. This menu displays the number of times the profile
has run out of the total number of cycles. 
Holding a Profile or Continuing from Hold
Use the profile mode menu to hold a profile or continue from Hold. The
next table shows the available modes.
Holding a profile
In Hold mode, all loop parameters stay at their current settings until you
change the mode or reset the profile. To put a profile in hold, follow
these steps:
• 
Press RAMP/SOAK key repeatedly until you see the R/S mode 
menu.
• 
While the profile is running, the only mode you will be able select is 
Hold.
• 
Press YES to hold the profile, and then ENTER to advance to the 
next menu.
Current
Mode
Available 
Mode
Description
Start Run Begin running the assigned profile.
Hold Cont Continue from user-selected hold. Profile runs 
from the point when you put the profile in Hold 
mode. (You cannot continue from a tolerance 
hold or a trigger wait.)
After you choose this mode, the controller 
switches back to Run mode.
Run Hold Hold the profile.
1234 56 78
LOOP PROCESS UNITS
ALARM SETPOINT STATUS OUTPUT%
 1A00/20S 
 CYC 1/1
1234 56 78
LOOP PROCESS UNITS
ALARM
SETPOINT
STATUS
OUTPUT%
 1A00/20S 
 SET?HOLD










