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8. Operation
a) Switching on and off
Before switching the soldering station on, check that the soldering iron is connected correctly.
Use the on/off switch (1) to turn the soldering station on (“I” = on) or off (“O” = off). The LCD display (9) will turn on
when the soldering station switches on.
b) Setting the soldering tip temperature
• Therstlineofthedisplay(“SET”)indicatesthetargettemperature,andthebottomline(“TMP”)showsthecurrent
temperature measured by the temperature sensor in the soldering iron.
• The status LED (8) above the temperature control dial (7) indicates whether the heating function is activated (the
LED turns on when the heating function is activated).
 Whenthesolderingironisinthesolderingironholder(11),theLEDwillonlyturnonbrieyatoccasional
intervals, as only a small amount of energy is required to maintain the temperature. When you solder on
large components, the LED will turn on very frequently or for longer intervals, as a large amount of energy
is required to heat the soldering iron.
• The indicator (10) on the left-hand side of the display shows the difference between the current and target tempera-
ture. More bars indicate a larger difference. This enables you to quickly determine whether the preset temperature
(shownontherstlineofthedisplay(“SET”))hasbeenreached.
• The soldering tip temperature can be set between 50 °C and 480 °C using the temperature control dial (7). Alter-
natively,youcansetthetemperatureusingthethreecontrolbuttons(2)(brieypressthecorrespondingbutton).
By default, the keys are programmed with the following temperature settings (see section 9 for instructions on how
to change these settings).
Button “1”: 150 °C
Button “2”: 270 °C
Button “3”: 360 °C
Important:
 Whenyousetaxedsolderingtiptemperature(withpasswordprotection,seesection10b),youcannot
change the temperature using the temperature control dial or the control buttons.
If you enabled a preset temperature using one of the control buttons and wish to manually change the
temperature, turn the temperature control dial (7) slightly in either direction. You can then change the
temperature using the temperature control dial (7).
If the temperature control dial (7) is in the leftmost position and you wish to decrease the temperature, turn
the temperature control dial slightly in a clockwise direction. You can then set the temperature as usual.
If the temperature control dial (7) is in the rightmost position and you wish to increase the temperature,
turn the temperature control dial slightly in an anticlockwise direction. You can then set the temperature as
usual.
The temperature control dial (7) is not directly linked to the heating function (as on conventional analogue
soldering stations), because the temperature can also be selected using the control buttons.