Hired-Hand Farm Hand Series: Swine Finisher - Manual (Page 5)

Part No. 4801-0150 Rev 8-04 Farm Hand Swine Finisher 5 Stage 5 of 32
Room Temperature
The average of the sensors located inside the house.
Outside Temperature
The temperature read by the sensor located outside the house. (Sensor 3)
Var/Timer Percentage
This is the percentage of the timer cycle that a stage on a timer will run. If this is set for
30, and your timer period is set to 10 Minutes, the timed stages will run for 3 minutes out
of every ten minutes. This setting will also show minimum speed settings for variable
speed fans on controllers with that option.
When you are stepping through the main display parameters and you get to this option,
be sure to notice the stage status indicators. This parameter may be different for each
variable speed/Cool Timer stage. As you press the Mode button, the Var/Timer
Percentage display will show each of the settings. If the Var/Timer Percentage LED on
the main display is lit, and the stage status indicator beside Variable Speed Stage 1 is lit,
any adjustment to the setting will only affect that particular stage.
Target Temperature
The temperature the system tries to maintain.
To adjust these settings, press the mode button until you see the setting you want to adjust. Then,
use the + button to raise the value and the - button to lower the value. When you are finished
setting a new value, either press the mode button again, or do nothing, and the system will return
to normal operation within a few seconds.
5.2 Running Curtain Machines
Under normal circumstances the machines should be controlled automatically. This way, if the
controller needs to open the curtains, it will open them. If, however, you want to open or close
them for any reason do the following.
1. Press the + and - button at the same time and hold them down for 5 seconds. When the
controller is in manual mode, the display will flash “PC”.
2. To open the machine press the + (Open) Button
3. To close the machine press the - (Close) Button
4. Finally when you are finished positioning the machine, press both the + and - buttons at the
same time, and hold them for 5 seconds.
5. The controller will take control of the curtains at this point.
6. Program Mode
Settings that are usually set up once per growout, or maybe even just for summer or winter are referred to
as program parameters and are accessed by taking the controller to program mode. Some examples of these
settings are Curtain Runtime, Stages on Timers, and Sensor Calibration.
To get to program mode, press and hold the “Mode” button for five seconds. When the controller has
entered program mode, the main display will flash between “P1” and the value of this parameter.
The “P1” is known as a parameter number. All the program items for the controller have a parameter
number assigned to them. The numbers are listed in the section called “Program Reference” in the back of
this manual with a short description of each parameter.
When in program mode, you change the current parameter by using the + and - buttons as needed. When
you have finished with the current setting, press the “Mode” button to move to the next parameter.
Look at the stage status indicators. If the light for stage 1 is lit, the parameter you are programming is for
stage 1. To go to stage 2, continue to press the mode button until the stage 2 stage indicator light is lit.