Snow Masters holey smokes User manual

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Holey Smokes
Users Manual

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This manual provides instruc-
tions for the panel operation
of the smoke ring generator
Holey Smokes. Please read all
the instructions.
With the machine plugged into a power source, turn on the red power switch. The LCD panel will
light and the opening display will automatically alternate between the following: "SnowMasters”,
“Warmup...” or “Ready…”, “DMX Addr X”, and “SW Ver: 0.5.2”. Also, the green power light will
glow.
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To begin, press the Enter button.
One of the main menu options appears on the display. The Up and Down buttons may now be used to
scroll through all the options, including "Prime" , "Shoot", and "Cycle", "DMX Address", “Remote”,
“Manual Options”, and "Information". See the following steps for details on these options. To return to
the opening display (#1), click Back.
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NOTE: When the machine is turned on, it begins an approximately 5-minute warm-up process. When
the warm-up is complete, “Warmup…” will change to “Ready…”.
BACK Button:
Returns to previous menu
or cancels a value change
UP/DOWN Buttons:
Scrolls through available
menu options
ENTER Button:
Selects menu option
Implements selected values
Button Functions
Holey Smokes
Control Panel (option)
(option)
(option)
(value)

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With the "Prime" option visible, click the Enter button.
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The machine’s chamber will fill with fog, and the display will
read “Run”.
When priming is completed, “Run” will change to “Done”.
With the "Shoot" option visible, click the Enter button.
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The machine will shoot one ring with each click of the Enter
button, and the display will read “Run”.
After each ring is shot, “Run” will change to “Done”.
With the "Cycle" option visible, click the Enter button.
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The machine will run through one complete cycle of the settings
made in “Manual Options” (see Step #8). While the cycle is in
progress, the display will read “Run”.
After the cycle is completed, “Run” will change to “Done”.
NOTE: If you want to interrupt the cycle, click the Back button.
With the "DMX Addr" option visible, click the Enter but-
ton.
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A triangle will appear on the left side of the display. Us-
ing the Up and Down buttons, select the address you
are using. Click Enter. (To cancel the value change,
click Back.)
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With the "Remote" option visible, click the Enter button.
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A triangle will appear on the left side of the display.
Using the Up and Down buttons, select “Yes” or “No”.
Click Enter. (To cancel the value change, click Back.)
With the "Man Opt" option visible, click the En-
ter button.
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The Up and Down buttons will now take you through
the 3 options in the sub-menu, “Ring Frequency”, “Ring
Count”, and “Remote Shutdown”. To return to the previ-
ous menu (#2), click Back.
With the "RingFreq" option visible, click the En-
ter button.
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A triangle will appear on the left side of the display.
Using the Up and Down buttons, select the frequency
of ring production in seconds. [Range: 2—60 seconds.]
(To cancel the value change, click Back.)
With the "RingCnt" option visible, click the En-
ter button.
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A triangle will appear on the left side of the display.
Using the Up and Down buttons, select the number of
rings to shoot when “Cycle” is initiated. [Range: 1—20
seconds.] (To cancel the value change, click Back.)
With the "RemShtDn" option visible, click the
Enter button.
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A triangle will appear on the left side of the display.
Using the Up and Down buttons, select the number of
minutes for the heater to continue running when rings
are not being produced. [Range: 5—90 minutes.] (To
cancel the value change, click Back.)

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With the "Info" option visible, click the Enter
button.
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The Up and Down buttons will now take you through the 6 displays in the sub-
menu, “Cold Temperature”, “Heat Temperature”, “Motor 1 Limit”, “Motor 2
Limit”, “DMX Errors”, and “DMX Frames”. These items are for information pur-
poses only; machine controls cannot be set in this section. Sample data is
shown below. To return to the previous menu (#2), click Back.
Administrative settings are available. They are accessed by
pressing the Up and Down buttons simultaneously while at the
main menu (#2). (NOTE: If the main menu has not yet been
accessed, the Enter button will have to be pressed first).
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Cold Temperature: Temperature of the board in °C
Heat Temperature: Temperature of the heater in °C
Motor 1 Limit: Motor 1 limit switch indicator
Motor 2 Limit: Motor 2 limit switch indicator
DMX Errors: Number of DMX errors since last power-up or reset. Pressing Enter will reset this to zero.
DMX Frames: Number of DMX frames since last power-up or reset. Pressing Enter will reset this to zero.
The Up and Down buttons will now take you through the 6 options in
the sub-menu, “Prime Pulses”, “Second Pulses”, “Reset Time”, “Motor
Stop”, “Fog Time”, and “Temperature Settings”. Sample data is shown
below. The Back button will take you back to the main menu.
Using the method outlined in previous steps, you may change these settings within the provided ranges.
Prime Pulses: Number of pump pulses to load the fog chamber on the first ring ... [Range: 1-10]
Second Pulses: Number of pump pulses to keep the fog flowing evenly ............... [Range: 1-10]
Reset Time: Maximum time between rings before PriPlses again ........................ [Range: 1-99 seconds]
Motor Stop: Time to stop motor after switch closure ........................................ [Range: 1-10 seconds]
Fog Time: Time of fog after trigger ................................................................ [Range: 1-20 seconds]
Temperature Settings: Heater temperature setting .......................................... [Range: 150°–300°C]

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Remote Operations
The SnowMasters hard wire remote will work with the Holey Smokes controller as well. Instructions on
how to enable it are in Step #7 of this manual. Once enabled, the remote is powered. Turning the power
switch to ‘On’ on the remote will start the fogger heating if it is not already at the appropriate tempera-
ture. The dial on the remote unit controls the amount of time between the rings. Turning the dial as far
as it will go in a counter-clockwise direction will shoot zero rings, while turning it clockwise will increase
the frequency of the rings [Frequency Range: 2-60 seconds].
DMX Protocol
The Holey Smokes can be controlled by DMX-512. Setting the address of each unit is described in Step
#6 of this manual. Using 3 sequential channels of DMX, the Mode, Frequency, and Volume can be
changed. The values and effects of each are detailed below.
1. Mode: sets the Holey Smokes to be off, fogging, or producing fog rings.
0 – 63 ........... Off
64 – 127 ........ Fogging
128 – 191 ...... Off
192 – 255 ...... Shooting Rings
2. Frequency: sets the time between rings
0 – 15 ........... No rings
16 70 ............ Seconds between rings
...
239 ............... 2 seconds between rings
240 – 255 ...... Continuous rings
3. Volume: sets the amount of fog to use for fogging and for rings.
0 – 15 ........... Factory Default (mid-point on slider)
16 – 239 ........ Less fog to more fog
240 – 255 ...... Maximum fog
Statuses / Troubleshooting
NOTIFICATIONS on opening display
1. “Warmup..” - Heater is warming up
2. “Ready..” - Heater is warmed up and machine is ready
3. “Sleep” - Heater is turned off to save power.
WARNINGS/ERRORS
If you see any of the following warning/error messages, turn the power switch off, wait 10 seconds, and
turn it back on. If the message remains, call tech support.
1. “Ring TO” - Motor is taking too long to complete a revolution.
2. “Check TC” - No change in temperature was found after turning the heater on.
3. “OVERTEMP” - Heater temperature is too high and power has been shut off to the heater.
4. “HEATER” - Heater did not heat up, or heated too slowly.
APPENDICES