Operation Manual

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1. Power Switch - turns the power to your Yoder on and o
2. Increase - increase the temperature setting (in ve degree increments).
3. Decrease - decrease the temperature setting (in ve degree increments).
4. Start - activates the startup cycle. This also accesses the “heat up” modes (see
below).
5. Prime - overrides the control system to manually feed pellets.
6. Power LED - lights up when the power switch is in the on position.
7. Display - provides information about how the grill is performing including: heat up
mode, cool down mode, maintenance mode, set temperature and actual tempera-
ture. Once the cooker exceeds 110°F. at start up the display alternates between the
cooker temperature and the operating mode.
The controller is adjustable from 150 to 600°F in ve degree increments. The controller
displays the actual pit temperature when the set point is from 150 to 495°F. When the
controller is set over 500° F the controller will display the set point.
To access the “heat up” modes once the Yoder is running press and hold the start but-
ton until the current heat up mode is displayed. Use the increase/decrease buttons to
toggle between H1, H2 or H3.
Operating mode indicators: Heat up mode (FIG 5) is displayed by three dashing lines
from lower left to upper right. Maintenance mode (FIG 6) is displayed by three horizon-
tal lines. Cool down mode (FIG 7) is displayed by three dashing lines from the upper
left to the lower right.
NOTE: For startup in temperatures below 50 degrees see Page 13.
Yoder YS Series Control Panel