Environmental Express HotBlock Pro - Manual (Page 12)

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HotBlock™ Pro™: Operation and Instruction Manual Operation
Digestion Methods Can Be Created and Stored
Using the Method Configuration Screen.
Individual digestion methods can be created and stored by
the HotBlock™ Pro™. Each method can have up to six steps. Each
step is a combination of temperature, ramp rate and soak time.
The HotBlock™ Pro™ can store as many as 15 individual methods.
Methods can be saved by number for future use.
• To program a method, select the METHODS tab on the
controller. Select the Method Number you wish to program,
then select View/Edit (Figure 1).
• This takes you to the screen (shown right, Figure 2) which
displays six steps and programmable parameters for each
step. Program each parameter individually from this screen.
• To program your first step, select (Y) STEP ONE (see Figure
2). Program each parameter of Step one. As you press each
parameter, a keypad will appear prompting you to enter the
appropriate data.
For example, press the TEMP field, type the appropriate
temperature in the pop-up box (range 20-180°C) and
press ENTER.
Follow this procedure for RAMP (maximum ramp is
3.0°C/min).
Select SOAK and type in the hours HH (99 maximum)
followed by the minutes MM (59 maximum).
If no (0:00) SOAK TIME is set, the step is automatically
inactive and the controller will skip to the next step in the
method. If all subsequent steps have no SOAK TIME, the
program is ended and the block will stop heating.
• After entering all your parameters for Step 1, proceed to
Step 2 of your method. Continue programming up to six
steps for each method.
• If an automatic PAUSE is necessary before continuing to
the next step, program the pause by changing NO to YES
in the PAUSE column (see Figure 2). At the appropriate
time in the method, the sequence will PAUSE. A pop-up
box will show you that the method is paused. Press
CONTINUE to continue to the next step.
Figure 1. Selecting Method from the main menu will take you to the screen shown above
(Figure 1). Click on the Method Number you wish to program.
Figure 2. From this screen you will program each step of your method. Select Step 1, select
the parameter you wish to set. Enter the appropriate data in the pop-up keypad and press
ENTER. Continue to the next parameter.
A pop up box will show you that your method has PAUSED as programmed.
Press CONTINUE to continue to the next step in your method.