Hatco THERMMAX Salamander TMS2-1H Serie Manuel D'instructions page 8

OPERATION
General
The THERMMAX Salamander is able to Cook or Hold food.
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The Cook cycle uses the full intensity of the overhead heating
elements to cook food. When in Holding mode the overhead
heating elements operate at a lower intensity to maintain the
cooking temperature reached during the cooking cycle.
Use the following information and procedures to operate the
THERMMAX Salamander.
WARNING
Read all safety messages in the IMPORTANT SAFETY
INFORMATION section before operating this equipment.
Height
Gauge
Control
Panel
Components
Operator Controls
The following are descriptions of the controls used to operate
the THERMMAX Salamanders. All controls are located on the
control panel at the front of the unit.
Auto/Manual
Button
Cook Function
Buttons (1-3)
Control Panel
Power I/O Knob
The Power I/O (on/off) knob controls power to the unit. Use
the Power I/O knob for daily or long-term shutdown of the unit.
Upper
Housing
Cooking
Grate
Drip
Tray
Power
I/O (on/off)
Switch
LED Arrow
Display Buttons
Hold
Start/Stop
Button
Button
Auto/Manual Button
The Auto/Manual button (
manual cooking mode. The indicator light on this button will
illuminate red when the unit is operating in Auto mode and will
turn off when the unit is operating in Manual mode.
• Auto Mode: The gravity sensor is enabled. The heating
elements and timer will turn off when food is removed and
turn on when food is placed on the cooking grate.
• Manual Mode: The gravity sensor is disabled. The heating
elements will stay on when food is removed.
Cook Function Buttons
Three separate Cook Function buttons enable the storage of
three different timer settings. Press the desired Cook Function
button to select a programmed timer. The indicator light above
the selected button will illuminate. The buttons are set at the
factory to the following setpoints:
= 05:00,
NOTE: Each of the Cook Function buttons' timer settings can
be adjusted. Refer to the "Adjusting Cook Function
Timer Settings" procedure in this section.
Hold Button
The Hold button makes the overhead heating elements operate
at 25% of their maximum power/intensity to maintain the
cooking temperature reached during the cooking cycle.
NOTE: The Hold button's power/intensity setting can be
adjusted. Refer to the "Adjusting the Hold Button
Power/Intensity Settings" procedure in this section.
Arrow Buttons
The Arrow buttons (
the Cook function buttons.
• Press the button to increase a timer setting.
• Press the button to decrease a timer setting.
Start/Stop Button
The Start/Stop button will manually pause the timer and turn
off the heating elements. Pressing the button again will resume
the timer and heating elements.
Operating the Salamander
The intensity of the overhead heating elements can be adjusted
by raising or lowering the upper housing. The intensity of
the heat that penetrates the food decreases as the distance
between the food and the heating elements increases. Use the
following procedure to operate the salamander.
Auto Cook Function
1. Move the upper housing to the desired cooking height.
2. Place food product onto the cooking grate.
• The food product must weigh over 500 g (1.1 lbs) to
activate the gravity sensor.
3. Press the Auto/Manual button (
• The indicator light will illuminate in red when the unit is
in Auto mode.
8
) switched between auto and
= 10:00, = 15:00
) are used to change timer settings on
).
Form No. TMS2CEM-1021