HBC-4301 Operators Manual - Novatech Controls

8. STARTING AND STOPPING A HEAT CYCLE
8.1 The easiest way to get a selected cycle running
If the heater zones and thermocouples have already been configured in the Thermocouple
and Zone Parameters screen, the procedure is :
1. Select the Task by pressing 1 or 2 from the main menu. (The selected task will be
highlighted in green)
2. Select Start Heat Cycle (F5) from the main menu.
3. From the table screen, press the ―L‖ key, to select a pre-recorded temperature cycle.
4. Press , to choose the default (Enabled Zones) or select the required zone number.
5. Scroll through the list of cycle recipes until you find the one you want to run or type
the number in the Cycle No. box followed by a . Change the Description if required
or to continue.
6. The operator now has the option to edit the time / temperatures / vacuum of the
selected cycle. The changes entered this way will not be saved to disk for any future
runs. The changes to the temperature profile will only be used for the running of this
cycle. Press [ESC] to continue, and to save changes.
7. Press ―S‖ to enter the details of the work being done. Use the tab key to toggle
between the fields. The Description and Item number must both have an entry or the
task cannot be started.
The operator is given the option to have the computer automatically monitor the cycle
that has been selected against the known adhesive characteristics.
Confirmation of the changed parameters will appear for each zone that is selected.
8. Press the key to start the temperature cycle.
To monitor the cycle in progress, go to the Repair Map, Temperature Graph or the Status
All Thermocouples screen (See chapter 9.1).
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