OPERATION MANUAL

StableTemp Mechanical Convection

Oven
Model : 52412-77,-78,-79,-80,-81,-82

This operation manual describes the important subjects on maintaining

product’s functions, safety, and proper use. Be sure to read carefully
before using this equipment. Please keep this manual close to the
equipment at all times for reference and easy accessibility to new users.

625 East Bunker Court • Vernon Hills, IL 60061-1844 • ColeParmer.com

 CONTENTS

Safety Information............................................................................ 3

Installation............................................................................ 4

Notice.................................................................................. 5

Operation.............................................................. . 6

Controller............................................................................. 7

Maintenance........................................................ .. 12

Troub les hoo ting ........................................................... 13

Warranty................................................................ .. 13

Specifications ....................................................................... . 14

Installing Lab Tracer ........................................................................ 15

How to use Lab Tracer ........................................................................ 16

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Safety Information

These instructions contain important operating and safety information. The user must carefully
read and understand the instruction manual provided, prior to operation of unit. The unit has been
designed for optimal function, reliability, safety, and ease of use. It is the user’s responsibility to
install the oven in conformance with local electrical codes.

Safety Precautions
Warning precautions alerts for possible situations of
personal injury.

Caution precautions alerts for possible damage to

equipment

Do not use the unit in areas where flammable or explosive gasses are present. This
unit is NOT explosion-proof. To avoid possible fire and/or property loss, and injury
or death to personnel, do not place oven on or near any combustible surface.

Warning mark on product

Warning labels are affixed on the product and located on front of the door. Be fully aware of the
warning marks and messages during operation.

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Installation

Do not use this unit is areas where flammable or explosive gasses are present. This
unit is NOT explosion-proof. Do not place oven on or near any combustible
surface to avoid the possibility of fire and resulting property loss and injury or death
to personnel.

Do not use explosive and/or flammable substances that include explosive and/or
flammable components. Not adhering and not following these precautions may
result in explosions or fires.

Do not place sample(s) on the floor of the chamber. There is a possibility that the
sample(s) overheat and catch fire.

The unit must be connected to a power source that meets the electrical
requirements as specified on the unit’s nameplate.

Use power supplies that are grounded. Ungrounded power may cause serious
damage to the user and equipment. For safety, do not connect any ground
conductor to a gas or water pipe.

(1) Open the package carefully. Make sure all parts are accounted for before discarding
packaging materials.
a. Main body

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 b. Operating manual
c. Fuse
d. Shelf
e. Shelf guide
f. Lab Tracer software
g. RS-232 communication cable

(2) Install the unit on a flat level surface, free from drafts, and heat sources, to allow for natural
air movement to dissipate heat from the oven.
(3) Allow enough space to the left of the unit to allow for the door to open 180°.
(4) Avoid heat sources and direct sun light, place the unit where ambient temperature range is
5C ~ 40C and relative humidity is lower than 80%.
(5) Do not install unit in a danger zone, where there are flammable gases, explosive materials,
and organic solvents.
(6) The unit will only work correctly, when using proper power supply.
(7) Outlets should be located near the unit and easily accessible.
(8) Do not allow moisture, organic solvents, dust, and/or corrosive gas to enter into the control
box.
(9) Do not install unit near other machines generating strong high frequency noise.

Notice

(1) Do not touch power cord and/or other electrical components with wet hands.
(2) Do not place explosive and/or flammable chemicals inside of the oven.
(3) Do not place flammable materials near oven.
(4) Use caution when handling samples inside of the oven. Samples will be hot to the touch
during or after testing runs.
(5) When cleaning the unit, do not pour water directly on it.

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Operation

(1) Main body

(2) Ventilation hole – during operation ventilation gets very hot, wear dry safety gloves if
adjustment is needed.
(3) Shelf level adjustor
(4) Shelf
(5) Door
(6) Window (not all models)
(7) Door Handle
(8) Chamber
(9) Temperature Controller
(10) Over temperature limit.
(11) Door packing
(12) Control panel
(13) Main switch & Fuse
(14) Communication port
(15) Door limit switch – When door is open during operation the door open LED will blink
and the unit will automatically shut off heater and blower.
(16) Power cord

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Controller

Specificity
(1) CLS-Control System temperature and heater output are controlled by the Main CPU. The
Main CPU is able to perform precise PID calculations. All safety control for is controlled
by the selective functional Logic IC, which is installed separately. It is designed to
conduct safety performance against any electric and/or electronic shock on the unit.
(2) CLS-Control System shuts down all 2 phase power supply to each component
immediately and informs user of instability through audio and visual device, and then
keeps in safe mode until all instability conditions have been resolved.
(3) CLS-Control System provides users with two choices when the unit operation are
terminated by power failure and then recovered; the first choice allows for operation of
unit to resume and the second choice allows for the unit to keep at standstill.
(4) CLS-Control System is designed to keep very small amount of currency (only 5V, 10mA)
to contact point. This allows for extended durability at the contact point.

Name and operation

(1) HEATER LED – Indicates that the heating function is “ON”

(2) Auto Tune LED – Indicated by flickering when Auto-tuning (self calibration feature) is in
operation.
(3) Wait On Timer LED - Indicates operation delay start time. LED blinks when the timer is
activated and off when the timer is deactivated.
(4) Wait Off Timer LED - Indicating operation delay stop time. LED blinks when the timer is
activated and off when the timer is deactivated.

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 (5) Door open LED – Indicates that the door is open. LED turns “ON” when the door is
open
(6) Over heating alarm LED – Indicates that overheating has been triggered. LED blinks
while emitting an audible sound, when heater rises higher than the set temperature.
When the oven overheats power is cut to the temperature controller. To resume
operation set the knob 15% higher than the set temperature and press Start/Stop
button.
(7) Temp button – For setting the temperature and accessing sub menus.
(8) Timer button – For setting the timer and accessing sub menus.
(9) Up button – For increases set value or cycling through setting values.
(10) Down button – For decreases set value or cycling through setting values.
(11) Enter button – Saves set value.
(12) Start/Stop button – Starts or stops operation of unit.
(13) Lock button – Locks controller buttons.
(14) Auto Tune button – Activates auto-tune when pressing A/T button for 1 second.
(15) RUN LED - Turns on when the oven is running and turns off when the oven stops.
(16) SV display – displays set temperature and remaining time when timer is on.
(17) PV display - displays present temperature.

Temperature Setting

(1) Press button once. From the SV LED display, the set temperature value (SV) will
blink, allowing for input of different temperature values.

(2) Press buttons to increase or decrease the temperature digit values. Then
press button to save the desired set temperature value.

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(3) If the button is not pressed within 10 seconds of the temperature change the SV
display will default back to original saved set temperature value.
(4) Press button once more when the SV LED display is blinking to access
additional menus and settings of the TEMP button.

(5) Additional function of button

(1) A maximum of three preset values may be

stored in location slot SV.1, SV.2 and SV.3.
Press button twice access SV.1 (Set
Value 1). To change the value in SV.1, use
and arrow to increase or decrease to
desired set value, and then press (enter)
button. From the home LED display, press
the button three times to access SV.2
or four times to access SV.3.

(2) From the home screen press the five

times to select the desired temperature unit
of measurement. On the initial PV LED
display it will display Unit and the initial SV
LED display will have either Celsius or
degree Fahrenheight. Use the and
arrow to cycle through the temperature unit
measurements.
(3) Press the button 6 times to access the
BIAS setting. The BIAS setting will allow for
temperature adjustment to a calibrated
external thermocouple. To adjust the BIAS
setting use the or .

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Timer Setting

(1) Press button once to access the delay (W/ON) and shut off (W/OFF) timers. The
timer on.t (W/ON) and off.t (W/OFF) is shown on the PV LED display and the timer
values are shown on the SV LED display. To adjust the time value use the and
arrow to increase or decrease time and then press the (enter) button.
(2) W/ON LED will turn on along with an audible beep after wait on timer set value input
has been completed.
(3) Press button once more, to access wait off timer. Set timer by pressing
and arrow and then press the (enter) button.

(4) W/OFF LED will turn on along with an audible beep after wait off timer set value input
has been completed.

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 (5) Refer to the diagram below to view a visual representation of the timer function.

Temperature

Time

Wait on Timer Wait off Timer

I. Wait On Timer - The unit begins to run after a set desired time has passed. Maximum is
99 hr 59 min, and minimum is 1 min.
II. Wait Off Timer - The unit will stop running after desired time has passed. Wait OFF
timer will begin once PV reaches SV value.

(6) To deactivate timer function press the button. The timer LED will turn off. To use
one time set, set the desired timer with the desired time value, and set the undesired
timer input value at 0.
(7) To access additional functions of TIMER, press the button once more when
the PV LED displays off.t. The LED display will display as shown below.

I. The Arun function is a function that controls how oven will run in case there is a
power failure. If YES is selected the oven will resume back where it left off.

Auto Tuning
Perform Auto Tuning in order to get precise and rapid temperature control. PID value saved
automatically after Auto Tuning.
(1) Set all preset and desired temperature value.
(2) Press button for 3 seconds, Auto will display on the PV LED display and Tune will
display on the SV LED display.
(3) Auto Tune time varies according to the environment in which the oven is installed. The
LED will turn off when Auto Tune and Present temperature and Set temperature meet.

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 Lock Function
This feature allows the user to disable all buttons except for the LOCK button to prevent
unwanted user from changing values.
(1) Press button for 3 seconds, activation of lock function will be followed by an
audible Beep.
(2) To deactivate the lock function press button for 3 seconds.
(3) This protects improper pressing of the controller buttons while operation.

Maintenance

Disconnect oven from power supply before cleaning or performing any maintenance
or repair work.

Use proper way to clean and maintain the equipment. Do not pour water into the
equipment and do not use polishing powder, thinner, kerosene, acid etc.

Do not disassemble the equipment. Disassembling the equipment can cause

electric shock due to voltage inside the equipment.

(1) Turn off the main power switch and pull out a power plug from wall outlet.
(2) Wash with soft cloth containing neutral detergent or distilled water.
(3) Dry with dry cloth.
(4) Do not use organic solvent.
(5) Serious damage cannot be repaired

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Troubleshooting

(1) Check points when the unit doesn’t work.

I. Check power supply.
II. Check fuse.
III. Check Run LED display to see if it is on. Press Start/Stop button if it is off.
IV. Check if power is out.

(2) Malfunction check list.

Malfunction symptom What to check and what to do.
Buzzer sound If Door is opened, Press START/STOP Switch once and check out
continuously(1) Run LED turns on.
Check if there are machines generating strong high frequency noise
No temperature near by the unit.
control. Check if Some contaminants are in the control panel.
Do Auto tune again.

Air circulation is not Check the door switch (open and close the door 2~3times)
made in the chamber Check the blower works correctly

Check the Impeller of blower is OK inside of the chamber.

Abnormal sound Open the back plate of the instrument and Check the Impeller of
Blower touches any part.
Check the Main power Switch is on.
Check the power supply is on in the room.
No power
Check the power failure.
Check the fuse is OK
Check the RUN LED is on.
Temperature wouldn’t
Press the START/STOP Switch once if the RUN LED is off.
rise
Check the door is opened.
Check the Over temp limit is set lower than current set value of the
temperature.
Buzzer sound
If it is, set the value of the Over temp limit at least 15% higher than
continuously(2)
PV.
Press the START/STOP Switch once and the check the RUN LED.
☞ If you can’t recover the instrument please call Cole-Parmer 800-323-4340.

Warranty
Cole-Parmer Instrument Company warrants this product to be free from significant deviations in
material and workmanship for a period of 2 years from date of purchase. If repair or adjustment is
necessary and has not been the result of abuse or misuse within the one year period, please
return—freight pre-paid—and correction will be made without charge. Cole-Parmer alone will
determine if the product problem is due to deviations or customer misuse.

Out of warranty products will be repaired on a charge basis.

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Specifications

52412-77 52412-78 52412-79

Model
52412-80 52412-81 52412-82
Chamber volume 2.1 cu ft/60L 3.6 cu ft/102L 5.3 cu ft/151L
Temperature 5℃ to 40℃
Permissible
Maximum relative humidity 80%
environmental condition
Altitude up to 2,000m
Range Amb.+10℃ ~ 250℃
1)
Fluctuation ±0.5℃ at 100℃ ±0.6℃ at 100℃ ±0.8℃ at 100℃
1)
Temperature Variation ±1.0℃ at 100℃ ±1.3℃ at 100℃ ±1.7℃ at 100℃
Controller Digital PID auto tuning
Sensor K-CA
Internal Stainless steel, 0.8t
External Steel, 0.8t power coating
Shelves Stainless steel wire, electro polished

Material Insulation Mineral wool (50mm)

Door gasket High temperature grade foamed silicone rubber
Viewing window
Tempered safety glass, three fold, 5t
(Option)
Ventilation slide Stainless steel, dia 38mm×2EA
Safety device CLS(Custom Logical Safe)-control system, ClassⅡ

Over temp. limit Hydraulic over temp. limit

Incoloy sheath Incoloy sheath Incoloy sheath
Heater 230VAC/1000W 230VAC/1400W 230VAC/1700W
120VAC/800W 120VAC/1000W 120VAC/1200W
Internal(㎜) 400×360×420 480×410×520 550×460×600
Size
External(㎜) 577×642×760 657×692×870 727×742×974
(W×D×H)
Window(㎜) 5t×150×280 5t×150×380

230VAC 50/60Hz, 230VAC 50/60Hz, 230VAC 50/60Hz,

4.3A 6.0A 7.4A
Electric requirement
120VAC 50/60Hz, 120VAC 50/60Hz, 120VAC 50/60Hz,
6.8A 8.4A 10.1A

Weight(net) 53kg 63kg 72.5kg

※ 1) Technical data (according to DIN 12880)

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Installing Lab Tracer

(1) Insert Installation CD, the software starts installation automatically. (In case of no
automatic running, run “SETUP.exe” file in CD.)

(2) Click “Next” button to choose destination of installation. (Default folder recommended)

(3) Click “Install” to start installation.

(4) Lab Tracer icon will be created on desktop after successful installation.
(5) To start Lab Tracer, double click the icon.

Standard Recommend
Beyond Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 2000, XP
CPU : Beyond P-II 233 CPU : Beyond P-III 300
RAM : Beyond 32M Byte RAM : Beyond 64M Byte
Caution : If Windows 95 or 98 OS system is installed, time delay can arise between
measuring time.

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Using Lab Tracer

(1) Connection for communication.

a. Click Comm → Connect, your PC and equipment start communication
connection. (If no connection, click Comm → Port and try to other ports.)

b. “On Line” displays on the bottom of the software, once connection is

successfully. The window consists of 2 separate windows. Top window
displays temperature set point and actual temperature, bottom window displays
output value of heating in graph mode.

(2) View
a. If you click View → Parameter, window displays actual temperature, temperature
set point and output of heating by graph and figures.

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b. If you click View → Status, additional separate window appears below showing
actual temperature and set point window. Operating, Auto Tune, Program, Over
Temperature, Level, and etc display on this window. The following picture
shows window after choosing Status and Parameter in View menu.

c. User can monitor operating process through three divided interfaces. (Graph,
Parameter, Status)
i. Graph displays; Actual temperature (Red line) and set point (Blue line)
on the top of separate interfaces.
ii. Status says that;
1. Operating represents the unit is running. If blue line is Hi, the
unit is on (operating). If blue line is Low, the unit is off.
2. Auto Tune displays whether the unit performs Auto Tuning or
not.
3. Program displays whether the unit is in programmable mode or
not.
4. Over Temp. displays over heating condition of a unit.
5. Water Low displays whether Water Level works or not. In case
water is at the low level, blue line is Hi position and low position
under normal condition. (if applicable)
6. Cooling displays whether compressor works or not. (if
applicable)
iii. Parameter interface has following values;
1. PV is actual temperature.
2. SV is temperature set point.
3. Heat is output value of heating element.
4. Run Time says operating time after you press button.
5. Wait On Timer, Wait Off Timer displays remained time from
setting time.

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 6. Power Frequency displays frequency of current power.

(3) Menu icons

ⓐ ⓑ ⓒ ⓓ ⓔ ⓕ ⓖ ⓗ ⓘ ⓙ ⓚ ⓛ ⓜ

ⓐ File Open (Ctrl + O) - To open saved graph.

ⓑ File Save (Ctrl + S) - To save proceeding graph.
ⓒ Connect (Ctrl + C) - To connect unit and PC via RS-232 communication.
ⓓ Disconnect (Ctrl + D) - To disconnect RS-232 communication.
ⓔ Exit (Ctrl + X) - To terminate Lab Tracer.
ⓕ Print (Ctrl + P) - To print saver graph or proceeding graph.
ⓖ Preview - To preview before printing.
ⓗⓘ Scroll icon - To scroll graph.
ⓙⓚ Auto Trace On/Off - to fix and monitor last point of graph on the center window,
ⓛⓜ Auto Span On/Off - Set Y axis (temperature range) of graph manually or
automatically. You can put values of range if you choose manual.

ⓝ ⓞ ⓟ ⓠ ⓡ ⓢ ⓣ ⓤ ⓥ ⓦ ⓧ ⓨ

ⓝ To display Status interface. (Ctrl + T)

ⓞ To display Parameter interface. (Ctrl + R)
ⓟ Panel View - When you click Panel View, the same appearance of display panel of unit
pops up and you can control the unit by the pop-up window.
ⓠ Set Pattern of Program Run - Set Pattern of Program Run and makes unit in a
programmable operation. Maximum number of pattern is 100 during 99hour.

- Program function can be controlled only by PC.

ⓡ Program Run - Program Run must be set in the main unit.

ⓢ ~ ⓥ Zoom In/Out.
ⓦ ~ ⓧ To convert temperature scale from ℃ to ℉ or vice versa. – (Note – this changes
temperature scale in Lab Tracer only. Use unit controller to change temperature scale on
unit.)
ⓨ To erase graph.

(4) Print

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 a. Print range
i. All: Prints a total page.
ii. Print the screen: Prints the current screen
iii. Current page: Prints a page of the current main screen.
iv. Selected pages: Prints selected page(s).

b. Number of copies - Maximum number of copies is 100

c. PV print interval – if selected PV and SV are printed in text mode.
d. Memo - Can write brief memo on print. Maximum to 60 characters.
e. Select Print - Can choose a printer.

(5) Preview and print

a. In case Print at equal intervals is ticked, PV and SV are printed in a regular

interval (see above) when you see preview and printing. If user wants to check
a certain point, move curser to the point and click. Green line with PV and SV

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 will be printed on the copies. (see above)

i. Last Point Delete- Delete last set point.

ii. All Point Delete - Delete all set points.
iii. Zoom in / out - Zoom in or Zoom out.

(6) Display

a. Performance of Display window is same as that of main display panel.

b. If communication via RS-232 between PC and main unit is successful, user can
control main unit with PC.

(7) Pattern Program

Pic. 1 - Main Lab Tracer

a. The following window will be open when you click PRG icon or Pattern -> Pattern
settings in menu.

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 Pic. 2 - Pattern Program

b. Move mouse and click to select a point (see pic. 3) temperature set point, time,
and step number display on left side of window.

Pic. 3 - SV Pattern after clicking a certain point of window.

c. If you want to edit the selected point, Drag & Drop the selected step (blue color).
It is very convenient to use short-keys when you want to change temperature
and time. Because temperature can be adjusted 1 degree unit and time adjusted
one minute unit.
i. Short-key
1. ↑ : Increase temperature by 1 degree.
2. ↓ : Decrease temperature by 1 degree.
3. ← : Decrease time by 1 minute.
4. → : Increase time by 1 minute.
5. Alt + ↑ : Move an edit point to the right (the following step)

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 6. Alt + ↓ : Move an edit point to the left (a previous step)
7. Alt + ← : Move an edit point to the left (a previous step)
8. Alt + → : Move an editing point to the right (the following step)
ii. Last step delete - Delete last set step.
iii. All step delete - Delete all set steps.
iv. Pattern save - Save programmed pattern.
1. File extension is PIT.
2. Choose a folder and write file name, click save button.
v. Pattern open - Choose a pattern file and click open.
vi. Start - Click the START icon to operate unit after Pattern is set.
1. Note - If the main body is under abnormal condition such as
Door Open, Over Temp, etc, the main unit will not work.

Pic 4. Step information and control option.

vii. If you put and set number of pattern repetition, the main body will work
as programmed.
viii. If you tick “Deleting the previous data” and press start icon, previous
data will be erased. Please, be cautious.

d. Caution
i. Maximum operating time is up 99 hours.
ii. If you program total working time over 99 hours, the unit will not perform
in Program Mode. Be cautious when you program pattern repetition.
iii. Please, be aware of specification and program time and temperature.
iv. If you program pattern over equipment performance, the units will not
work properly.

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