Hired-Hand Farm Hand Series: Stage Master - Manual (Page 8)

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temperature. Use the + and/or - buttons until the correct setting shows in the individual stage
display.
Notice that as you press the stage button the first time, all of the individual stage displays show
their stage’s OnPoints. Only one stage will flash this reading. When you press the + and/or -
button, you will only adjust that particular stage's value. To adjust another stage, press that
stage’s button.
When you have finished setting your stage on/OffPoints press the individual stage button once
more, and the system will not flash any stage displays, and the main display will read a steady
value. Your controller is now operating normally again.
Note: In this manual, a stage's OnPoint parameter is referenced as (ON). A stage's OffPoint
parameter is referenced as (OFF). For Variable stages, the Minimum OnPoint is the value of
the (OFF) parameter. The Maximum OnPoint is the value of the (ON) parameter
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 “PSd” and the value of this parameter.
The “PSd” 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.
6.1 Sensors For Display (PSd)
The user is given the choice as to what he/she wants to display for Room Temp. The choice is
made in Program Mode under the parameter PSd. The following is a list of choices:
PSd = Room Temperature Display
100 = Sensor 1
020 = Sensor 2
120 = Average of Sensors 1 & 2
003 = Sensor 3
103 = Average of Sensors 1 & 3
023 = Average of Sensors 2 & 3
123 = Average of Sensors 1, 2, & 3
6.2 Stage Parameters
The following parameters are used to program each stage on the Farm Hand Stage Master.
Through these parameters, the user has complete control over the operation of each stage. The
following sections explain each parameter in detail.
P1 = Stage Sensors
P2 = Stage Mode
P3 = Stage Timer Settings
P10 = Minimum Runtime Percentage (Variable Speed Stages Only)
P11 = Motor Curve (Variable Speed Stages Only)