L&L KILNS ONE-TOUCH Instruction Manual

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Basic instructions are
printed directly on the
faceplate for easy reference.
Press the Enter button to
start the program you have
selected to fire.
Press and hold down Delay
to enter a countdown time
to delay the start of your
program.
Press and hold down Review
to see what program you
are running.
The display area provides
lots of information such as
temperatures, program
prompts, etc.
Choose one of either the
Bisque or Glaze programs.
They are preprogrammed for
immediate no hassle use.
Press for 5 seconds to bring
up easy options like cone,
heating & cooling rate and
hold time
The Custom option allows
more experienced users to
create and save four of your
own ramp/hold programs.
22. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WATCH THE VIDEO FIRST! ...................................................2
2. HOW YOUR KILN WORKS .....................................................2
3. TYPEFACE CONVENTIONS ...................................................2
4. NOTE ABOUT CONES ............................................................2
5. CONE 6 & CONE 10 VERSIONS.............................................2
6. DEGREES CENTIGRADE........................................................2
7. FIRST FIRING ..........................................................................2
7.1 FIRST FIRING IN ONE FIRING (16 HOURS) ......................2
7.1.1 START.
7.1.2 CHOOSE CUSTOM PROGRAMMING
7.1.3 PICK CUSTOM PROGRAM #1
7.1.4 MOVE THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND START
7.1.5 REVIEW PROGRAM
7.1.6 COMPLETE
7.2 FIRST FIRING IN TWO FIRINGS (2 x 9 HOURS) ...............3
8. TURNING ON THE KILN .........................................................3
9. THREE MODES OF OPERATION ...........................................3
9.1 SIMPLE (Bisque or Glaze) ..................................................3
9.2 SIMPLE WITH CHANGES (Bisque or Glaze).......................4
9.2.1 TO CHANGE A SIMPLE OPTION
9.2.2 EXAMPLE: CHANGE CONE OF BISQUE FIRE
9.2.3 EXAMPLE: CHANGE SPEED OF BISQUE FIRE
9.3 CUSTOM (Ramps and Holds): .............................................5
10. RESETTING FACTORY DEFAULTS.....................................5
11. HOW TO CANCEL A FIRING ................................................5
12. STANDARD (SIMPLE) PROGRAMS.....................................5
12.1 STANDARD BISQUE PROGRAMS....................................6
12.1.1 Slow Bisque (Default Bisque Program)
12.1.2 Medium Speed Bisque
12.1.3 Fast Speed Bisque
12.2 STANDARD GLAZE PROGRAMS .....................................6
12.2.1 Slow Glaze
12.2.2 Medium Glaze (Default Glaze Program)
12.2.3 Fast Glaze
12.3 SIMPLE COOL DOWN SPEEDS .......................................7
13. CUSTOM RAMP/HOLD PROGRAMMING.............................7
13.1 REUSE A PREVIOUS PROGRAM.....................................7
13.2 CHANGING A PROGRAM (STEP BY STEP).....................7
13.2.1 START
13.2.2 CHOOSE CUSTOM PROGRAMMING
13.2.3 PICK A PROGRAM
13.2.4 SPECIFY NUMBER OF SEGMENTS
13.2.5 ENTER RAMP RATE
13.2.6 ENTER HOLD TEMPERATURE
13.2.7 ENTER HOLD TIME
13.2.8 REPEAT STEPS FOR EACH SEGMENT
13.2.9 SET A DELAY (OPTIONAL - CAN BE SKIPPED)
13.2.10 START FIRING!
13.2.11 REVIEW PROGRAM
13.2.12 COMPLETE THE FIRING
14. KILN OPERATION DURING A
CUSTOM FIRING PROGRAM .....................................................9
14.1 DESCRIPTION ...................................................................9
14.2 OPTIONS DURING FIRING ...............................................9
14.2.1 DISPLAYING THE CURRENT SET-POINT AND
ACCESSING THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS
14.2.2 SKIP STEP
14.2.3 ADD TIME TO HOLD PERIOD
14.2.4 ADD TEMPERATURE TO HOLD PERIOD
15. CUSTOM PROGRAMS ........................................................10
15.1 CUSTOM PROGRAM 1....................................................10
15.2 CUSTOM PROGRAM 2....................................................10
15.3 CUSTOM PROGRAM 3....................................................10
15.4 CUSTOM PROGRAM 4....................................................10
16. OPTIONS..............................................................................10
16.1 ACCESSING OPTIONS....................................................10
16.2 OPTIONS..........................................................................10
16.2.1 SOUND: BEEPING ON OR OFF AT END OF PROGRAM
16.2.2 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
16.2.3 TEMPERATURE INDICATION
16.2.4 THERMOCOUPLE OFFSET
17. MESSAGES & DISPLAYS...................................................11
18. ERROR CODES...................................................................12
19. SOFTWARE VERSION ........................................................12
20. CENTIGRADE INSTRUCTIONS ..........................................12
21. SPECIFICATIONS................................................................12

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1. WATCH THE VIDEO FIRST!
We highly recommend watching the video before you read
this instruction manual for quicker understanding of how this
great control works. Go to hotkilns.com/one-touch-video
2. HOW YOUR KILN WORKS
The One-Touch™ Intuitive Kiln Control was designed for
busy school teachers, contemporary studios, and hobbyists.
No programming is necessary - simple adjustments are
easy, yet sophisticated programming is also easy.
The One-Touch automatic program control uses one
thermocouple to measure the temperature of the kiln.
The control automatically adjusts power by turning power
contactors on and off to control the heat up of the kiln
according to the program you are firing.
The preprogrammed Bisque and Glaze programs are set
to fire to the most universally accepted versions of these
programs, which makes firing basic ceramics easy. These
are a slow bisque to Cone 04 and a Medium Glaze to Cone
06.
There are three modes of operation:
1. Simple (just the basic Bisque and Glaze programs as
mentioned above)
2. Simple with Changes (you can adjust a few basic
parameters like heat up speed, cool down speed,
candling time at a low temperature, and the cone to
fire to)
3. Custom where you program all ramps and holds
yourself.
3. TYPEFACE CONVENTIONS
1. Typeface font: CUSTOM indicates a Button on the
control.
2. Typeface font: CUS1 indicates what you see in the
display.
3. Typeface font: URL indicates a web link.
4. NOTE ABOUT CONES
Cones measure “heat work” rather than just final set point
temperature. It is like baking a turkey. You can bake it slow
at a low temperature or bake it fast at a high temperature.
The One-Touch™ control adjusts the final set point
temperature based on the actual final ramp rate of the kiln
(in the last segment of any program). It does this to achieve
a particular result (which is the correct bending of the cone)
rather than a particular final temperature.
For a full explanation of cones go to hotkilns.com/what-
cone-numbers-mean
If you want to see the Orton Cone Chart go to hotkilns.
com/orton-cone-chart.
Note: you can adjust how the kiln fires by adjusting the
thermocouple offset. For instance, if your kiln is firing cool
(according to a witness cone placed in the kiln) then you can
add positive Offset. If it is firing hot then you can reduce the
offset or put in a negative offset. See the OPTIONS section
on page 11 for instructions on how to do this.
5. CONE 6 & CONE 10 VERSIONS
There are two versions of the control: Cone 6 and Cone 10.
The Cone 6 versions are used on the School-Master kilns
to limit the maximum temperature of the kiln. Liberty-Belle,
Doll, Fuego and Robin kilns use the Cone 10 version. There
are only minor differences as noted in these instructions.
The main issue is the maximum temperature that the control
will let the kiln go to.
6. DEGREES CENTIGRADE
Your control comes set up to display Degrees Centigrade.
This can easily be changed to display in Degrees Fahrenheit
(see the OPTIONS section).

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7. FIRST FIRING
Three of the CUSTOM programs have been programmed
by the factory to simplify the first firing process.
Once this process has been completed they may be
reprogrammed at will.
7.1 FIRST FIRING IN ONE FIRING (16 HOURS)
7.1.1 START.
1. Start with the display reading IdLE and flashing a
temperature or StOP and temperature.
7.1.2 CHOOSE CUSTOM PROGRAMMING
1. Press CUSTOM
2. See CUSt
3. Press ENTER
7.1.3 PICK CUSTOM PROGRAM #1
1. You will see CUS1, CUS2, CUS3 or CUS4. These
are the four custom programs.
2. Scroll to CUS1 with the UP and DOWN button.
3. Select CUS1 by pressing the ENTER button.
7.1.4 MOVE THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND START
1. Press ENTER for each display prompt that you see as
the control scrolls through the enter CUS1 program
until you see FIrE.
2. Press ENTER again when you see FIrE and the
One-Touch control will start firing the kiln using the
CUS1 program.
3. You will know it is firing because the display just reads
the kiln temperature steadily. You will probably also
hear the relays clicking on and off.
4. There is a list of Preprogrammed Custom Programs
later in this manual which will show you a list of values
for CUS1 you see while pressing ENTER.
7.1.5 REVIEW PROGRAM
1. Press the REVIEW button to review the program.
2. You can do this when you see the FIrE display,
CUS1, CUS2, CUS3, CUS4 or while firing (when
you see the kiln temperature).
3. The display will scroll though the name of the program
(i.e. CUS4), then the number of segments, then all the
ramps, temperatures and holds in sequence.
4. The display changes rapidly so you may have review
more than once to see everything.
7.1.6 COMPLETE
1. When the program is complete, you will see CPLt.
2. If the Beep option has been turned to “On” then the
control will beep about 15 times. If the beep option
is set for “OFF,” then there is no sound. If the beep
option is set for “FULL,” the control will beep until any
button is pressed. See the OPTIONS section in these
instructions for how to change this option.
7.2 FIRST FIRING IN TWO FIRINGS (2 x 9
HOURS)
1. Go through the above process but do it in two
programs. It works the same as above except that you
run the two separate programs at different times.
2. CUS2 is the first program and that takes about 9
hours.
3. CUS3 is the second program and that also takes
about 9 hours.
4. See the list of Preprogrammed Custom Programs later
in this manual for a list of values you see while pressing
ENTER.
8. TURNING ON THE KILN
1. Make sure your circuit breaker or fused disconnect
switch is turned on and the kiln is plugged in.
2. Turn on kiln with the toggle On/Off switch on the control
box.
3. You will see a software code flash briefly. Then you
will see either IdLE or StOP alternating with a
display of the current kiln temperature.
9. THREE MODES OF OPERATION
9.1 SIMPLE (Bisque or Glaze)
1. Press one of two buttons marked BISQUE and
GLAZE.
2. You will then see either bISC or GLA depending on
which button you pressed.
3. The bISC is a slow bisque to Cone 04. The GLA is
a medium glaze to Cone 06.

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4. Press ENTER and the display reads FIrE.
5. You can add a delay time to the program by pressing
the DOWN arrow when you see FIrE but before you
press ENTER.
6. After you press the DELAY button, you will see dELA
flashing with a time value, typically 00.00 which
represents 00 hours and 00 minutes.
7. After you see this flashing display, you can press the
UP or DOWN button to adjust the time. For instance
if you want a delay time of one hour and thirty minutes
you would enter a value of 01.30.
8. Once you have the value you want, press ENTER and
you will see FIrE again.
9. This will delay the start of the actual firing by the
number of minutes and hours that you have chosen.
10. Press ENTER and the control will begin the firing
cycle. If you have entered a delay, then you will
see dLY flashing with a countdown of the time (for
example 01:30 for 1 hour and 30 minutes)
11. Press the REVIEW button to review the program.
12. You can do this when you see the FIrE display
(which will be before the kiln has started to fire) or while
firing (when you just see temperature continuously.
13. The display will scroll though:
• The name of the program (i.e. bISC)
• Then CndL (for candle low fire followed by a time)
• Then COnE followed by a number like 04
• Then °F or °C to let you know the temperature scale
• Then a temperature like 1063 which is the anticipated
maximum temperature.
• Then HLd followed by a time value like 00:00,
which is any hold time at top temperature that you may
have programmed into the control.
• NOTE: Setting for COOL and HtUP are not shown
so you need to make sure these are right before you
fire your program.
14. Press ENTER anytime to stop the program.
15. When the program is complete, you will see CPLt.
16. If the Beep option has been turned to “On,” then the
control will beep about 15 times. If it was set for “OFF,”
then there will be no beeping. If it was set for “FULL,”
then it will beep until a button is pressed. (See Options
later in the manual for how to set this.)
9.2 SIMPLE WITH CHANGES (Bisque or Glaze)
1. It is easy to change simple options like candle time,
cone to fire to, hold time at peak temperature, cool-
down rate and heat-up rate (plus, you can restore the
default values in case you lose track of where you are).
Note that the heat up rate is what changes a Bisque or
a Glaze program to Slow, Medium or High.
9.2.1 TO CHANGE A SIMPLE OPTION
1. When you press BISQUE or GLAZE and hold it for
5 seconds, then you will see either CndL,COnE,
HLd, COOL, rStr, or HtUP.
2. Once you see one of these displays remove your finger
from the button. (NOTE: If you do not hit another
button for 5 seconds the control will return to idle. If this
happens just start over.)
3. Once you see any of these displayed options you can
scroll to other displayed options by pressing the UP or
DOWN button.
4. Here are the options you can change:
CndL Candle Time (this is a low temperature
firing used to dry moisture from the
clay)
COnE Cone to fire to (022 to 10)
HLd Hold or Soak time at peak temperature
in hours and minutes up to 99 hours
and 99 minutes (Format: 00.00)
COOL Cool down rate. OFF (natural
cooling), SLO (Slow = 52°C/hour),
MEd (Med = 121°C/hour), FASt
(Fast = 260°C/hour)
rStr Restore default original values
HtUP Heat up rates. SLO (Slow), MEd
(Medium), FASt (Fast). This is what
changes the program to Slow, Medium
or High. The rates depend on wether
you are in Glaze or Bisque - see
the programs later in the manual for
details.
5. Once you see the what you want to change press
ENTER.
6. Once you have entered a option to change, the UP and
DOWN button will then allow adjustment of the value

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of that particular option.
7. Once you see the value you want press ENTER to
select and save.
8. The display will then cycle back to the starting display
of the control. (You will see IdLE or StOP
alternating with a display of the current kiln temperature).
9. To change another option go through the process
again.
10. You can not change more than one option at a time.
9.2.2 EXAMPLE: CHANGE CONE OF BISQUE FIRE
Change the cone that the Bisque program goes to from
∆04 to ∆06:
1. Press the BISQUE Button for 5 seconds or more.
2. See CndL or COnE or HLd or COOL or rStr
or HtUP.
3. Release your finger from the button.
4. Scroll to COnE display by pressing the UP or DOWN
button.
5. Press ENTER to change the value of the COnE
option.
6. See 04 alternating with COnE
7. Press the DOWN button until you see 06
8. Press ENTER
9. See either IdLE or StOP alternating with a
display of the current kiln temperature.
9.2.3 EXAMPLE: CHANGE SPEED OF BISQUE FIRE
Change the speed of firing for the Bisque program from
Slow to Fast.
1. Press the BISQUE Button for 5 seconds or more.
2. See CndL or COnE or HLd or COOL or rStr
or HtUP.
3. Release your finger from the button.
4. Scroll to HtUP display by pressing the UP or DOWN
button.
5. Press ENTER to change the value of the HtUP
option.
6. See SLO alternating with HtUP
7. Press the DOWN button until you see FASt
8. Press ENTER
9. See either IdLE or StOP alternating with a
display of the current kiln temperature.
Note - the temperatures, ramps and soak times that for
the various preset bisque and glaze programs, are shown
later on. These charts are for your reference only - when
you are using the Simple mode of operation - you can not
change any of those ramp and hold settings - just the overall
grouping of ramps and holds that makes up the “slow”,
“medium” and “fast” setting.
9.3 CUSTOM (Ramps and Holds):
1. Press CUSTOM and you have four Ramp/Soak
programs available for sophisticated custom
programming.
2. Each program has eight segments.
3. Each segment has a ramp, a temperature set point,
and a hold time for each segment.
4. See “CUSTOM RAMP/HOLD PROGRAMMING” later in
manual for detailed instructions on how to program in
the Custom mode of operation.
10. RESETTING FACTORY DEFAULTS
It is natural, when first learning a new technology, to get
confused or to put in something you are not sure of and then
not know where the beginning is. If you do this and you want
to go back to the factory defaults so you begin from scratch
do the following:
1. Press the BISQUE Button for 5 seconds or more.
2. See CndL or COnE or HLd or COOL or rStr
or HtUP
3. Release your finger from the button.
4. Scroll to rStr display by pressing the UP or DOWN
button.
5. Press ENTER to change restore the control to its
factory default values
6. See either IdLE or StOP alternating with a
display of the current kiln temperature.
7. Repeat the same process for GLAZE
11. HOW TO CANCEL A FIRING
1. Just press ENTER while the kiln is firing.

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2. You will see either IdLE or StOP alternating with
a display of the current kiln temperature.
12. STANDARD (SIMPLE) PROGRAMS
The following tables show you exactly how the control
is set up so you can understand what is going on
“under the hood”.
1. You can not change the way the ramps, holds and
temperature set points are set - if you need or want to
do that then you need to use Custom Programming.
2. The “Default Bisque Program” is a Slow Bisque and the
“Default Glaze Program” is a Medium Glaze.
3. “Slow”, “Medium” and “Fast” refer to the ramp speeds
and lengths of the programs.
4. When you change the speed of the Cooldown this goes
from OFF (no controlled cooling or no heat at all when
cooling), to FASt (Fast = 500°F/hour) MEd (Medium
= 250°F/hour) to SLO (Slow = 125°F/hour).
5. We recommend experimenting with slower cooldowns
for interesting effects on glazing. It is usually irrelevant
for bisquing.
12.1 STANDARD BISQUE PROGRAMS
Slow, Medium and Fast Settings for the Bisque programs
are listed.
Note: Final temperatures are based on Orton cone charts
(Small Self-Supporting Cones). For instance, Cone 04
is 1945ºF and Cone 06 is 1828ºF. The second-to-last
temperature is the cone temperature minus 256ºF. If you
want to see the Orton Cone Chart go to hotkilns.com/
orton-cone-chart.
Note: Seg 1 is the candling segment. This segment is
skipped if the CndL option is set to “00.00”).
You can download an Excel spreadsheet that will generate
any program (with graph and times) based on a particular
cone number at hotkilns.com/one-touch-calculator.
Times are calculated assuming a room temperature of 70ºF
12.1.1 Slow Bisque (Default Bisque Program)
∆04 Standard Slow Bisque – SEGS-6 (6 segments)
Seg 1- 10.2 Hrs RA1 - 25ºF/Hr º F1–150ºF HOLD- 7.0
Seg 2- 3.35 Hrs RA2 - 100ºF º F2–185ºF HOLD- 3.0
Seg 3- 4.08 Hrs RA3 - 200ºF º F3–1000ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 4- 1.00 Hrs RA4 - 100ºF º F4–1100ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 5- 2.95 Hrs RA5 - 200ºF º F5–1689ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 6- 2.37 Hrs RA6 - 108ºF º F6–1945ºF HOLD- 00.00
TOTAL FIRING TIME = 23.94 HRS
12.1.2 Medium Speed Bisque
∆04 Standard Medium Bisque – SEGS-6 (6 segments)
Seg 1- 1.00 Hrs RA1 - 80ºF º F1–150ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 2- 0.44 Hrs RA2 - 80ºF º F2–185ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 3- 0.81 Hrs RA3 - 80ºF º F3–250ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 4- 3 Hrs RA4 - 250ºF º F4–1000ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 5- 3.83 Hrs RA5 - 180ºF º F5–1689ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 6- 2.37 Hrs RA6 - 108ºF º F6–1945ºF HOLD- 00.00
TOTAL FIRING TIME = 10.45 HRS
12.1.3 Fast Speed Bisque
∆04 Standard Fast Bisque – SEGS-6 (6 segments)
Seg 1- 0.53 Hrs RA1 - 150ºF º F1–150ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 2- 0.23 Hrs RA2 - 150ºF º F2–185ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 3- 0.43 Hrs RA3 - 150ºF º F3–250ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 4- 2.83 Hrs RA4 - 300ºF º F4–1100ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 5- 1.47 Hrs RA5 - 400ºF º F5–1689ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 6- 2.37 Hrs RA6 - 108ºF º F6–1945ºF HOLD- 00.00
TOTAL FIRING TIME = 7.54 HRS
12.2 STANDARD GLAZE PROGRAMS
Slow, Medium and Fast Settings for the Glaze programs
are listed.
Note: Final temperatures are based on Orton cone charts
(Small Self-Supporting Cones). For instance, Cone 04
is 1945ºF and Cone 06 is 1828ºF. The second-to-last
temperature is the cone temperature minus 256ºF. If you
want to see the Orton Cone Chart go to hotkilns.com/orton-
cone-chart.
Note: Seg 1 is the candling segment. This segment is
skipped if the CndL option is set to “00.00”).
You can download an Excel spreadsheet that will generate
any program (with graph and times) based on a particular
cone number at hotkilns.com/one-touch-calculator.
Times are calculated assuming a room temperature of 70ºF

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12.2.1 Slow Glaze
∆06 Slow Glaze – SEGS–3 (3 segments)
Seg 1- 0.45 Hrs RA1 - 400ºF º F1–250ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 2- 3.31 Hrs RA2 - 400ºF º F2–1572ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 3- 2.00 Hrs RA3 - 128ºF º F3–1828ºF HOLD- 00.00
TOTAL FIRING TIME = 5.31 HRS
12.2.2 Medium Glaze (Default Glaze Program)
∆06 Medium Glaze – SEGS–3 (3 segments)
Seg 1- 0.29 Hrs RA1 - 400ºF º F1–185ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 2- 3.76 Hrs RA2 - 400ºF º F1–1572ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 3- 1.71 Hrs RA3 - 150ºF º F2–1828ºF HOLD- 00.00
TOTAL FIRING TIME = 5.17 HRS
12.2.3 Fast Glaze
∆06 Fast Glaze – SEGS–3 (3 segments)
Seg 1- 0.20 Hrs RA1 - 570ºF º F1–185ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 2- 2.43 Hrs RA2 - 570ºF º F2–1572ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 3- 1.28 Hrs RA3 - 200ºF º F3–1828ºF HOLD- 00.00
TOTAL FIRING TIME = 3.71 HRS
12.3 SIMPLE COOL DOWN SPEEDS
Note: These are entered as one of the simple options in the
Simple Programming (COOL).
Cool Down options are as follows:
1. Slow = 125°F/hour
2. Med = 250°F/hour
3. Fast = 500°F/hour
13. CUSTOM RAMP/HOLD
PROGRAMMING
1. Each fully customizable program has eight segments.
2. Each segment has a ramp rate, a hold time and a
temperature set point.
3. Ramp Rate is some number of degrees centigrade per
hour either increasing or decreasing in temperature. For
example a ramp rate of 27 means that the program
will move from the temperature at the beginning of the
segment to the temperature at the end of the segment
at 27 degrees centigrade per hour.
4. Hold time is a time that the program holds the
temperature reached at the end of the segment. It can
be set for 00.00 and, in fact, in most cases is.
5. The temperature set point is the final temperature
intended to be reached in the segment.
6. At the end of the segment, i.e. when the program
reached the temperature set point and finishes any
hold time the control will move to the next segment. If it
is the last segment then the program will be complete
(CPLt).
13.1 REUSE A PREVIOUS PROGRAM
1. Start with the display reading IdLE and flashing a
temperature or StOP and temperature.
2. Select CUSTOM
3. See CUSt
4. Press ENTER
5. You will see CUS1, CUS2, CUS3 or CUS4.
6. These are the four custom programs.
7. You can scroll to other ones with the UP and DOWN
button.
8. When the display shows the one you want to select
press ENTER.
9. After you have selected your program with ENTER
press the REVIEW button.
10. This will scroll through all the segments so you can
see what is programmed in that custom program and
the end up with FIrE. Press ENTER when you see
FIrE and the program will start.
13.2 CHANGING A PROGRAM (STEP BY STEP)
13.2.1 START
1. Start with the display reading IdLE and flashing a
temperature or StOP and temperature.
13.2.2 CHOOSE CUSTOM PROGRAMMING
1. Select CUSTOM
2. See CUSt
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13.2.3 PICK A PROGRAM
1. You will see CUS1, CUS2, CUS3 or CUS4.
2. These are the four custom programs.
3. You can scroll to other ones with the UP and DOWN
button.
4. When the display shows the one you want to select
press ENTER.
13.2.4 SPECIFY NUMBER OF SEGMENTS
1. Once you have chosen a program, you need to specify
the total number of segments that you will use.
2. All programs consist of 1 or more segments, as shown
in the sample profiles in this manual.
3. Each segment has 3 parts: a ramp rate (speed of
temperature rise in degrees centigrade per hour), hold
temperature (in degrees centigrade), and hold time (in
hours and minutes) at the hold temperature.
4. It is helpful to draw your profile to see how many
segments you will need.
5. Then, use the UP and DOWN buttons to display the
desired number of segments, and press ENTER to
store the value when you see the number you want.
13.2.5 ENTER RAMP RATE
1. You will see rA1, followed by a value like 150.
2. The rA1 stands for Ramp One.
3. The value represents a rate of temperature rise
expressed in degrees per hour.
4. Use the arrow buttons to adjust the rate and press
ENTER to store the value.
5. To help you visualize what is typical of various ramps
read the following:
6. Slow rates range from 1-50 degrees per hour, and are
used for thick glass projects.
7. Medium rates range from 60 to 200 degrees per hour,
and are used for thick, hand-built ceramics.
8. Fast rates range from 250–1000 degrees per hour,
and are used for glazes, thin ceramics and small glass
projects.
9. A rate of 9999 sets the kiln to ramp as fast as
possible.
10. Also, see the various ramps in the standard programs
for an idea of what works.
13.2.6 ENTER HOLD TEMPERATURE
1. You will see F1 followed by a value like 0300.
2. The F1 stands for Temperature One.
3. For a single segment program, this is the top
temperature of the firing.
4. For multi-segment programs, this can be a temperature
where you want to hold to dry the ware or for carbon
burn-out, or to equalize the temperature across the
item or it can be where you just want to switch ramp
rates without a hold.
5. Adjust the temperature with the UP and DOWN
buttons and press ENTER to store the displayed
value.
13.2.7 ENTER HOLD TIME
1. You will see HLd1 followed by a value like 00:00.
2. The HLd1 stands for Hold One.
3. Hours are displayed to the left of the decimal point and
minutes to the right (HH.mm).
4. Use the he UP and DOWN buttons to adjust the hold
time at the soak temperature.
5. Use a zero (00.00) hold time if you just want to
move to the next segment.
6. Drying ware can take several hours, while holds at
peak temperature usually range 10–15 minutes to even
out the kiln. Feel free to experiment - there is no one
right way to program a kiln.
13.2.8 REPEAT STEPS FOR EACH SEGMENT
1. For segment two, the display will read rA2, F2
and HLd2
2. For segment three, the display will read rA3, F3
and HLd3 etc.
13.2.9 SET A DELAY (OPTIONAL - CAN BE SKIPPED)
1. If you want to set a delay, you can do it when the
display says FIrE.
2. You can add a delay time to the program by pressing
the DOWN arrow when you see FIrE but before you
press ENTER.
3. After you press the DELAY button you will see dELA
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represents 00 hours and 00 minutes.
4. After you see this flashing display, you can press the
UP or DOWN button to adjust the delay time.
5. Once you see the value you want, press ENTER and
you will see FIrE again.
6. This will delay the start of the actual firing by the
number of minutes and hours that you have chosen.
13.2.10 START FIRING!
1. The display will show FIrE (ready to fire) when all
segments have been entered.
2. Press ENTER to start the firing.
Caution should be taken to make sure that no one can
place anything around or on the kiln during the delay
start. Treat the kiln as firing during the delay start.
13.2.11 REVIEW PROGRAM
1. Press the REVIEW button to review the program.
2. You can do this when you see the FIrE display,
CUS1, CUS2, CUS3, CUS4 or while firing.
3. The display will scroll though and show you the
following:
4. The name of the program (i.e. CUS4)
5. Then the number of segments (i.e. 2 )
6. Then all the ramps, temperatures and holds in
sequence.
13.2.12 COMPLETE THE FIRING
1. When the firing is complete, you will see CPLt.
2. If the Beep option has been turned to “On” then the
control will beep about 15 times. If it was set for “OFF,”
then there will be no beeping. If it was set for “FULL,”
it will beep until a button is pressed. (See Options later
in the manual for how to set this.)
14. KILN OPERATION DURING A
CUSTOM FIRING PROGRAM
14.1 DESCRIPTION
1. At the start of a firing, the controller sets its moving set-
point to the current temperature in the kiln.
2. The moving set-point is where the controller wants the
kiln temperature to be.
3. The controller will then move the moving set-point up at
the programmed rate, and cycle power to the elements
to make the temperature of the kiln follow the moving
set-point.
4. You will hear the relays clicking to regulate the kiln
temperature.
5. The elements will receive power when the temperature
is below the moving set-point.
6. The relays will click off when the temperature is above
the moving set-point.
7. The current segment and moving set-point can be
viewed by pressing the UP arrow during a firing.
8. The control can not make the kiln go any faster than
it is capable of so there may be a lag between what
the control wants to do and what the kiln can do. This
is normal and is only of concern if the kiln starts firing
slower than it normally has done in the past.
14.2 OPTIONS DURING FIRING
14.2.1 DISPLAYING THE CURRENT SET-POINT AND
ACCESSING THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS
1. During a firing, you may advance from the current
segment to the next ramp rate by using Skip Step
(SStP); or, if you are in a hold period, you may add
time (tME) and temperature (tMP) to the hold
period.
2. When the UP button is pressed during a firing, the
current ramp or hold is displayed, followed by the
current or moving set-point, then SStP is displayed.
3. If you do not press a button within several seconds, the
display will return to showing the current temperature
in the kiln.
14.2.2 SKIP STEP
1. This option allows you to skip from the present segment
to the next ramp rate.
2. Press the UP button, the display will show the current
segment, then the set-point, then SStP.
3. When SStP is displayed, press ENTER to skip to the
next ramp rate.
14.2.3 ADD TIME TO HOLD PERIOD
1. This is available only during a hold period.
2. This option allows you to add time in 5 minute

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increments to a hold (soak) period.
3. During a hold or soak, the temperature in the kiln will be
alternating in the display with the remaining hold time.
4. When in a hold period, press the UP button.
5. When SStP is displayed, press the UP button again
and tME will be displayed.
6. Press ENTER and 5 minutes will be added to the hold
time.
7. You may use this procedure as many times as
necessary to get the hold time that you want.
14.2.4 ADD TEMPERATURE TO HOLD PERIOD
1. This is available only during a hold period.
2. This option allows you to add temperature in 5 degree
increments to a hold (soak) period.
3. During a hold or soak, the temperature in the kiln will be
alternating in the display with the remaining hold time.
4. When in a hold period, press the UP button.
5. When SStP is displayed, press the UP button twice
more and tMP will be displayed.
6. Press ENTER and 5 minutes will be added to the hold
time.
7. You may use the add temperature procedure as many
times as necessary to get the hold temperature desired.
15. CUSTOM PROGRAMS
There are the four programs (shown in Degrees F) that can
be fully customized.
Three of these have been preprogrammed by the factory to
simplify the first firing process.
Once this process has been completed they may be
reprogrammed anyway you like.
15.1 CUSTOM PROGRAM 1
Standard First Firing Program:
∆5 Standard Slow Bisque – SEGS–5 (5 segments)
Seg 1- 2.15 Hrs RA1 - 80ºF º F1–250ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 2- 3.75 Hrs RA2 - 200ºF º F2–1000ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 3- 1.00 Hrs RA3 - 100-ºF º F3–1100ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 4- 4.58 Hrs RA4 - 180-ºF º F4–1915ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 5- 3.12 Hrs RA5 - 80-ºF º F5–2165ºF HOLD- 00.00
TOTAL FIRING TIME = 15.6 HRS
15.2 CUSTOM PROGRAM 2
Split First Firing (First Segment):
Seg 1- 2.15 Hrs RA1 - 80ºF º F1–250ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 2- 3.75 Hrs RA2 - 200ºF º F2–1000ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 3- 1.00 Hrs RA3 - 100-ºF º F3–1100ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 4- 2.22 Hrs RA4 - 180-ºF º F4–1500ºF HOLD- 00.00
TOTAL FIRING TIME = 9.12 HRS
15.3 CUSTOM PROGRAM 3
Split First Firing (Second Segment):
Seg 1- 0.85 Hrs RA1 - 200ºF º F1–250ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 2- 2.50 Hrs RA2 - 500ºF º F2–1500ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 3- 2.30 Hrs RA3 - 180-ºF º F3–1915ºF HOLD- 00.00
Seg 4- 3.12 Hrs RA4 - 80-ºF º F4–2165ºF HOLD- 00.00
TOTAL FIRING TIME = 8.77 HRS
15.4 CUSTOM PROGRAM 4
Blank - nothing is preprogrammed.
16. OPTIONS
16.1 ACCESSING OPTIONS
1. Options are accessed by holding the ENTER button
while turning the power onto the control (by turning on
the kiln with the toggle switch) and continuing to hold
onto the ENTER button until EdIt is displayed.
2. This activates the Options Menu.
3. The first thing you will see after turning the power on
while pressing ENTER is LL-G or 1t-1 (This is
the software version).
4. Then you will see 1288 if it is a Cone 10 control or
1249 if it is a Cone 6 control.
5. Then you will see EdIt and you will hear a beep.
You can now let go of the ENTER button.
16.2 OPTIONS
16.2.1 SOUND: BEEPING ON OR OFF AT END OF PROGRAM
1. The first thing to change is the action of the beeper.

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2. OFF turns off the beeper.
3. FULL makes the beeper stay on until any button is
pushed.
4. On makes the beeper sound 15 times and then turn
off.
5.  If you don’t want to change this option then press
ENTER.
16.2.2 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
1. On a Cone 6 Version (School-Master): Maximum
Temperature (Deg C) 927, 1093, and 1249 are
options.
2. On a Cone 10 Version (Liberty-Belle, Doll, Fuego,
Robin): Cone 10 models have a preset maximum
temperature limit of 1288 and you will not see the
“Maximum Temperature” option come up.
16.2.3 TEMPERATURE INDICATION
1. F (Deg F) or C (Deg C).
2. When you are in Deg C, you will always see a little dot
in the display at the bottom right to remind you.
3. Use the UP or DOWN button to change the value and
then press ENTER.
16.2.4 THERMOCOUPLE OFFSET
1. OFFS (+/- deg F)
2. Display shows OFFS.
3. Press the UP arrow to enter a positive offset.
4. Press the DOWN arrow to add a negative sign to the
offset, and then the UP arrow to add negative offset to
the control.
5. The control comes with a pre-programmed +18 Deg F
offset to compensate for the thermocouple protection
tube.
6. Note: if you first press the DOWN button you can only
set a negative value or if you first press the UP button
you can only enter a positive value.
7. You can go back and change this later if you make a
mistake.
Note: you can adjust how the kiln fires by adjusting the
thermocouple offset. For instance, if your kiln if firing cool
(according to a witness cone placed in the kiln) then you can
add positive Offset. If it is firing hot then you can reduce the
offset or put in a negative offset. Try doing this in 5 degree
increments.
17. MESSAGES & DISPLAYS
CndL Candle Time (this is a low temperature firing used
to dry moisture from the clay)
COnE Cone to fire to
COOL Cool down rate. OFF (natural cooling), SLO
(Slow), MEd (Medium), FASt (Fast)
CPLt Firing Cycle Complete (firing time is alternately
displayed).
dELA Delay. Displays when entering the delay time
(hour:minutes) until the start of the firing.
DLy Delay. Alternates with the remaining delay time
until the start of the kiln.
°F# Segment temperature in °F–Set temperature for a
user program. (# stands for numbers 1 through 8)
°C# Segment temperature in °C – Set temperature for
a user program. A decimal point will display in lower right
corner. (# stands for numbers 1 through 8)
EdIt Edit the default options (beeping at complete,
temperature scale, cone fire, delay, maximum programmable
temperature)
ErrP There has been a power interruption that has
stopped the firing. Press any button to clear.
FASt Fast (Heat up or Cool down rate)
FIrE Ready to fire current program. Press START to
begin firing.
FULL Beeps continuously at end of firing until a button is
pressed.
HtUP Heat up rates. SLO (Slow), MEd (Medium),
FASt (Fast)
HLd Hold or Soak time at peak temperature
HLd# Soak time in hours:minutes at a hold temperature.
(# stands for numbers 1through 8)
IdLE This shows up when the control is not firing or is
not being programmed. Message alternates with the current
kiln temperature. Similar to StOP.
1t-1 This comes on when you first turn on the control if
it is a Cone 10 control.
LL-G This comes on when you first turn on the control if
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MEd Medium (Heat up or Cool down rate)
OFF No beeping when firing is complete. Or could be
that an option is off when setting options. Also used to show
that Cooling is off.
On Beeps for 15 seconds at end of firing.
rA# Ramp Number (rate per hour of temperature
increase or decrease). (# stands for numbers 1 through 8)
rStr Restore default original values
SEG Short for Segments. You can enter up to 8
segments in a program.
SLO Slow (Heat up or Cool down rate)
SStP Skip Step (used to advance to the next ramp)
StOP The kiln is at idle and ready to be programmed.
Message alternates with the current kiln temperature.
CUS1,CUS2,CUS3,CUS4 Custom program
number displayed.
18. ERROR CODES
tC FAIL tC alternating with FAIL indicates
the thermocouple has failed. Replace the defective
thermocouple. To clear the error, press any key.
Errd Displayed whenever the kiln temperature is 100°F
(38°C) above the traveling set-point, which is the current
desired temperature in the kiln. The traveling set-point will
increase or decrease according to the programmed rate.
Err1 Displayed whenever the kiln temperature is rising
during an up ramp slower than 15°F/hr. (9°C/hr) If this rate
continues for 8 minutes the firing will be stopped. Err1
may be an indication that the elements are worn or that a
relay has stopped working.
ErrP Displayed whenever there is a power interruption
that is long enough to stop the firing. If the power
interruption is brief, the kiln will continue to fire when power
is restored; in this case, there will be no indication of a
power failure. To clear the error, press any key.
ErrF Displayed whenever the kiln temperature is
decreasing during a down ramp slower than 15°F/hr (9°C/
hr). If this rate continues for 8 minutes the firing will be
stopped. ErrF may be an indication that a relay has stuck
in the on position.
tC-- The red and yellow thermocouple wires are reversed.
19. SOFTWARE VERSION
These instructions apply to software version LL-G for the
Cone 6 version of the control or 1t-1 for the Cone 10
version of the control. You will see this code flash when you
first turn on the control.
20. CENTIGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
These instructions are available in a Fahrenheit version. Go
to hotkilns.com/basic-one-touch-c
21. SPECIFICATIONS
Go to hotkilns.com/one-touch-specifications