Digi-Sense 89800-11, TC9100, 89800-12 Quick Guide

Quick-Start Guide

Digi-Sense® TC9100 Advanced

PID and On/Off Temperature Controller

with Thermocouple Input

Models 89800-11 and 89800-12

THE STANDARD IN PRECISION MEASUREMENT

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Quick-Start Guide: TC9000 Advanced PID and On/Off Temperature Controller

Controller Description — Front Panel

Getting Started:

1. RUN/STOP Button

Pressing RUN/STOP once will start the control process if the temperature Controller is stopped, or stop the control process if the
temperature controller is running. If the controller is running, “Heat” and “Cool” on-screen indicators will illuminate appropriately
in the “Alarm/Action Display”.

Models 89800-01 and 89800-02

2. TUNE Button

Pressing TUNE once will start the AUTO TUNE cycle. AUTO TUNING must be enabled in the setup mode for this key to function.
(See page 14, Screen 16)

3. ALARM Button

5) MENU Button

In an ALARM situation, the screen will display either “WARNING” or “ERROR” with the corresponding message. A “WARNING”
will not stop the control process. An “ERROR” will stop the control process.

The MENU button provides access to all user-configurable setup parameters of the temperature
controller. Pressing this key once will scroll through parameter options. Pressing and holding this

A. MANUAL RESET mode: Pressing ALARM once will silence the audible alarm and clear the on-screen alarm message. If the alarm situation
is still present, the “Alarm/Action Display” will remain illuminated. The alarm and on-screen message will not clear automatically, even if the

key will exit to the home screen, saving any changes made up to that point.

system is no longer in an alarm situation.

B. AUTO RESET mode: Pressing ALARM once will silence the audible alarm and clear the on-screen alarm message. If the alarm situation
is still present, the “Alarm/Action Display” will remain illuminated. If the system leaves an alarm situation, the system will automatically silence

6) UP, DOWN, LEFT Arrow Buttons

the alarm and clear the on-screen alarm message.

Front

The UP and DOWN arrow buttons will increase or decrease the value of the Set Point selected

4. SELECT Button

(underlined). Pressing the UP or DOWN arrow keys will increase or decrease numerical en-

Pressing SELECT once will cycle through user-configurable control set points. All user-configurable set points will be underlined

tries by the least significant digit (i.e. 00.0 to 00.1, 1 to 2). Pressing and holding UP or DOWN arrow

with a greyed out line. The selected set point will be underlined. Change the set point with the UP and DOWN arrow buttons.

keys

5. MENU Button

The MENU button provides access to all user-configurable setup parameters of the controller. Pressing this key once will scroll

will increase or decrease numerical entries using an acceleration factor. For every ten units, the rate

through parameter options. Pressing and holding this key will exit to the home screen, saving any changes made up to that point.

of acceleration will increase by a factor of ten. Pressing and holding UP and DOWN arrow keys will

6. UP, DOWN, BACK Buttons

increase or decrease text entries without an acceleration factor.

The UP and DOWN arrow buttons will increase or decrease the value of the set point selected (underlined). Pressing the UP or
DOWN arrow keys will increase or decrease numerical entries by the least significant digit. The rate of acceleration will increase as

The LEFT arrow button allows you move backwards through the GENERAL SETUP MENU (GSM)

shown in the table below, starting from the least significant digit. Pressing and holding the UP or DOWN arrow key will increase or

and ADVANCED SETUP MENU (ASM). While in the ASM, you can move backwards to the first

decrease text entries without an acceleration factor. The Back button moves backwards through the General and Advanced Setup
Menus. To exit to the main screen from either menu, press and hold the MENU button.

ASM screen, but cannot back into the GSM. To exit to the main screen from either menu, press and

hold the MENU button.

7) HEAT, COOL, AND TUNE Indicators

When any of these modes are active, it will have a block indicator on the display showing it is active.
Example: When the controller is in the heat mode and is appl ying power to the heater output,

Numbers… Increase/Decrease by…

0.0 – 0.9 0.1
0 – 9 1

10 – 100 10

100 + 50

Table 1. Acceleration Factor Table

there will be an indicator block on the display next to “Heat” to show the heater output is active.

7. HEAT, COOL, AND TUNE Indicators

When any of these modes are active they will have a block indicator on the display showing they are active. Example: When the
controller is in the heat mode and it is applying power to the heater output there will be an indicator block on the display to show
the heater output is active.

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