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    R E V . C Cooler is Better! TM USER’S MANUAL BLAST CHILLER / SHOCK FREEZER MODEL AP20BC175-2 American Panel Corporation 5800 S.E. 78th Street, Ocala, Florida 34472-3412 Phone: (352) 245-7055 Fax: (352) 245-0726 E-mail: service@americanpanel.com[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 1 INDEX INTRODUCTION 3 CONTROLLER FEATU RES 3 OPERATING MODES 3 AUTOMATIC MODE 3 MANUAL MODE 3 OPERATING CYCLES 4 ADDITIONAL CYCLES 4 PRINTER 4 PC CONNECTION (OPTIONAL) 4 INSTALLATION OF REMOTE UNITS 5 REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET DURING INST ALLATION (8 STEPS) 5 INSTALLATION AT THE SAME LEVEL 5 INSTALLATION AT DIFFERENT LEVELS 6 CONNE[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 2 MANUAL SOFT CYCLE PARAME TERS PROGRAMMING 20 MANUAL HARD CYCLE PARAMETERS PROGRA MMIN G 21 3. RECIPE NAME PROGRAMMING 22 OPERATION 23 1. AUTOMATIC MODE - SOFT CHILL 23 2. MANUAL MODE - SOFT CHILL 24 3. HARD CHILL CYCLE 25 4. DEFROST CYCLE 25 5. PREPARING AND USING TH E PR INTER 27 6. TO CLEAR DATA 27 PRINTER 27 LOADING A ROLL O[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 3 INTRODUCTION Blast Chiller Model AP20BC175-2 is used to rapidly chill cooked foods to temperatures suitable f or refrigerated storage. It is capable of lowering the core temperature of up to 200 pounds of most foods from 160 o F to 40 o F in 90 minutes. Food is loaded into 12" x 20" x 2-1/2" pans. All units are s[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 4 OPERATING CYCLES The operator can choose from the following 3 operating cycles: MODE END FOOD TEMP. USES NOTES SOFT CHILL 38 o F TO 40 o F FOR LOW DENSITY FOODS AIR TEMP. IS 28 o F TO 35 o F HARD CHILL 38 o F TO 40 o F FOR MEDIUM & HIGH DENSITY FOODS AIR TEMP. STARTS AT 10 o F, RISES TO 28 o F T O 35 o F WHEN FOOD CORE TEMP[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 5 INSTALLATION OF REMOTE UNITS REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET DURI NG INSTALLATION (8 STEPS) COMPRESSOR FIG. 1 1. Inclination of the piping. FIG. 2 2. Fastening of brackets on insulated piping. FIG. 3 3. Airtight welding. FIG. 4 4. Create the vacuum and load the line. 5. Check for leaks. 6. Open the shut-off valves (A & B, FIG.4) on [...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 6 INSTALLATION AT DIFFERENT LEVELS If the remote condensing unit is installed at a higher level than the cabinet (FIG. 6) insert a siph on in the return line at every 6 ft. of difference in height. If the remote condensing unit is installed at a lower level than the cabinet (FIG. 7) it is not necessary to insert any siphons. FIG.[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 7 INSTALLATION WARNINGS READ ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIO NS IN THIS MANUAL BEFOR E YOU ATTEMPT TO INSTALL THE EQUIPMENT AND CAREFULLY FOLLOW THEM. ALWAYS DISCONNECT THE UNIT FROM THE POWER SOURCE B EFORE PERFORMIN G ANY SERVICE OR MAINTENANCE . INSTALLATION AND SERVIC E MU ST BE PERFORMED B Y A QUALIFIED SERVICE A GENCY APPROVED & [...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 8 4. At least 15” clear space is required above the unit for service. 5. At least 6” is required on both sides of the cabinet (for servicing the control panel an d door opening). CONNECTION TO THE REMOTE UNIT The specified diameters (see chart on page 6) for the copper tubing used to connect the remote condensing unit to the [...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 9 SPACES AROUND THE CABINET • At least 15" clear space is required above the unit for service. • At least 6" clear space is required on both sides of the cabinet. • At least 6" clear space is required on the rear of the cabinet for drain hookup and maintenance. • Enough space should be provided in front of [...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 10 USING THE HURRICHILL™ TECHNOLOGY BLAST CHILLING All cooked food rapidly loses its quality and aroma if it is not served promptly. Natural bacteria growth, the main reason why food becomes stale, takes place at an exponential rate between 140°F and 40°F. However lower temperatures have a hibernating effect that increases as[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 11 PANNING AND LOADING PANNING 1. Standard pan depth is 2-1/2”. Other depths can be used but are not recommended as their use would require an increase in the cycle time. 2. Stainless steel or aluminum pans are recommended, as plastic containers will increase the chilling time. 3. Crockery or stainless steel cylinders, 6” dia[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 12 CONTROL PANEL FOR MODEL AP20BC175-2 BLAST CHILLER[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 13 KEYBOARD KEYS ON/OFF & START/STOP CYCLE KEYS ON/OFF SOFT CYCLE START/STOP HARD CYCLE SHOCK CYCLE PROGRAMMING KEYS AUTOMATIC CYCLE UP MANUAL CYCLE DOWN UV LIGHT CYCLE SELECT DEFROST CYCLE ENTER PRINT HEAT PROBE CYCLE KEY COMBINATIONS ¾ Initial Programming state – to initially set the device o With the display reading &qu[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 14 PR OGRAMMING 1. INITIAL PROGRAMMING NOTE: Initial programming is preset at the factory. Use this section only if changes are desired. If no changes are to be made, skip to Page 17 ( 2. Programming the cycles ). a. With the display reading "OFF" , press ("START/STOP") for a few seconds. b. To change the lang[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 15 g. To set the day, press or then press . 03(day) Blinks h. To set the hour, press or (be sure to continue to press the buttons until the hour and " AM" or " PM" show correctly) then press . 10(hours) Blinks i. To set the minutes, press or then press . 25(minutes) Blinks j. To change the number of probes, pr[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 16 p. To change t o YES or NO , press or then press . NO Blinks q. To change t o YES or NO , press or then press . NO Blinks r. To change to YES or NO , press or then press . YES Blinks s. To change to YES or NO , press or then press . NO Blinks For YES, the display will show: The P.C. baud rate should be left at 38400. However, [...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 17 y. To change to YES or NO , press or then press . NO Blinks z. To change to YES or NO , press or then press . NO Blinks aa. To change to YES or NO , press or then press . NO Blinks The display will show for 2 seconds: Then the controller will go into “OFF” state. NOTE: During programming key can be used to return to the pr[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 18 d. To change the temperature, press or then press . 28 Blinks e. To change the temperature, press or then press . 35 Blinks f. To change the temperature, press or then press . 40 Blinks g. To change the temperature, press or then press . 35 Blinks h. To change the temperature, press or then press . 42 Blinks The display will s[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 19 l. To change the temperature, press or then press . 60 Blinks m. To change the temperature, press or then press . 28 Blinks n. To change the temperature, press or then press . 35 Blinks o. To change the temperature, press or then press . 40 Blinks p. To change the temperature, press or then press . 35 Blinks q. To change the t[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 20 t. To change the time, press or then press . 05 Blinks The display will show: NOTE: The defrost is done by running the evaporator fan for 5 minutes with the door open. PARAM. PROGRA MMING DEFROST CYCLE TOTAL TIME 05 MIN PARAM. PROGRA MMING DEFROST CYCLE PROGRAMMING COMPLETE MANUAL SOFT CYCLE PARAMETERS PROGRAMMING u. Press . T[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 21 MANUAL HARD CYCLE PARA METERS PROGRAMMING A fter about 2 seconds the display will automatically change to: The LED for "M" will be "ON" . The LED'S for cycles will be blinking. aa. Press the button. The LED for "HARD" will be steady "ON" . bb. To change the temperature, press or the[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 22 The display will show: NOTE: PROGRAMMING F OR "DEFROST" WILL BE THE SAME IN MANU AL MODE AS IT IS IN AUTOMATIC MODE (see pages 19-20 PARAM. PROGRA MMING MANUAL HARD CYCLE PROGRAMMING COMPLETE ). 3. RECIPE NAME PROGRAMMING a. With the display reading "OFF" , press the button and hold it for 10 seconds. b. En[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 23 OPERATION 1. AUTOMATIC MODE - SOFT CHI LL a. With the display reading "OFF" , press the ( “ON/OFF” ) button. b. To select the soft cycle, press the appropriate bu tton . The LED for "SOFT" will be steady "ON" . c. The LED's for “AUTOMATIC” and “MANUAL” are now blinking. To select [...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 24 The display will show briefly: Then the display will show: STARTING CYCLE . . . alternating with 00:00 Will count u p The AUTOMATIC mode uses both the food probes and air probe temperatures to control the cycle. When all the food temperatures have reached the final setting of 40 o F, the unit wi automatically go into holding m[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 25 The display will show briefly: Then the display will show: STARTING CYCLE . . . alternating with 01:29 Will count down The MANUAL mode uses time and the air prob e temperature to control the cycle. The default total time for a soft cycle is 90 minutes. After the 90 minutes the unit will automatically go into holding mode 03.07[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 26 b. Open the door. c. Press the ( "START/STOP") button to start the defrost cycle. READY TO START Blinks The display will show briefly: Then the display will now show: 04:59 Will count down to 00:00 After 5 minutes the display will show: The controller will beep for a few seconds. COMPLETE Blinks The operator can now [...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 27 5. PREPARING AND USING THE PRINTER a. With the display reading "OFF" , press the ( “PRINT” ) button. b. To start printing, press the ( "START/STOP") button. After a few seconds the display will show: and the printer will be printing. OFF PRINT EVENTS MEMORY READINGS LEFT 249 PRINT EVENTS MEMORY PRINTING[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 28 y installed on the groove patterns to pop the front edge up. Lift off will facilitate the entry of the paper into d hold e. with the spindle onto the snaps REMOVING A ROLL OF PAPER the paper about one inch beyond the paper cutter. he W r out from the back of the printer will damage the print G THE PRINTER s a rocker type switc[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 29 til the printer cover tilts up, then lift the cover completely off. e IBBON (WIT H PAPER IN THE PRINTER) ter. paper and into MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING 1. Turn the printer OFF. 2. Four small grooves are embossed on each side of the printer cover. Push down on one or both of these areas un 3. Push down on the right side of the ri[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 30 C last chiller, it is necessary that the condenser be kept lean so that air can circulate around it freely and come into contact with the whole of its surface. OTE: If additional refrigerant should be needed, be certain to use the ct e an mount as shown on the nameplate. IRING DIAGRAMS LEANING THE CONDENSER For correct and eff[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 34 COMPUTER CONNECTION[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 35 PARTS LIST PART # DESCRIPTION 990059 PRINTER 990074 TRANSFORMER 208V/24V/12V 990075 TRANSFORMER F OR PRINTER 990103 ELECTRONIC BOARD "BLUE SYS" (D) 990104 PC CONNECTION BOX 990105 CONNECTION CABLE, SERIAL 990108 AIR PROBE PT100 990136 EVAPORATOR FAN 990137 FOOD PROBE – NON HEATED 990147 MAGNETIC DOOR SWI T CH 99015[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 36 STANDARD WARRANTY AMERICAN PANEL CORP. 5800 S.E. 78th Street, Ocala, Florida 34472-3412 American Panel Corporation products are warranted to the original user installed within the United States and Puerto Rico to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for the applicable period shown in t[...]

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    AP20BC175-2 Manual 37 ORDERING PRINTER SUPPLIES (RIBBON & PAPER) Replacement paper and ribbons for the optional printe r for your blast chiller can be ordered from a local distributor of Weigh-Tronix supplies. To locate a distributor near you: If you have access to the internet:  Go to www.wtxweb.com  Enter your zip code or city / state I[...]