Athena Technologies 16C - Manual (Page 13)

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Operating Modes
The Series C’s operating modes are: Manual, Standby, Normal,
Autotune, Ramp/Soak Recipe, Run and Hold. To select a different
operating mode, press the Mode/Enter
key for three seconds.
The operating mode that the controller is currently in will be dis-
played. To index through the available operating modes, press the
Raise
or Lower keys. When the desired mode is displayed,
press the Mode/Enter key once to select the mode.
Remember to press the
Mode/Enter key after
making your selection.
If both outputs are
set to or ,
the Series C will func-
tion as a non-control-
ling indicator. Control
outputs will be disabled
and the Operating
Modes will not be
displayed.
Manual
Standby
Normal
Autotune
(Only available when unit is placed in Standby mode
and one output is PID.)
Start Ramp/Soak Recipe
(Only when programmed.)
Run
(Only available when recipe is active.)
Hold
(Only available when recipe is active.)
Operating Modes
Manual Used to set control output percentage
(Fixed Output Percentage) independent
of Process Value. To set percentage,
use the Menu Access key to select
and the Raise or Lower keys
to set the value. is displayed if
Output 1 is a control output.
is displayed if Output 2 is a control
output.
Standby Used to disable control outputs.
Normal Normal automatic control.
Autotune Used to initiate the autotuning
sequence (from Standby only).
Ramp/Soak Used to start ramp/soak recipe mode.
Recipe
Run Used to enable Run function
Hold Used to enable Hold function
Manual operating
mode overrides auto-
matic control, allowing
you to control the
outputs using a fixed
percentage of output
power, regardless of
the process variable
or setpoint.
If current automatic
control is PID, transfer
to Manual mode is
“bumpless.”