BBQ Guru DigiQ DX2 User Manual

Temperature control systems for big green egg grill

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1. SAFETY WARNINGS ....................................................................................................................................................... 2

2. BBQ GURU LIMITED WARRANTY & RETURN/REPAIR POLICY ........................................................................... 3

3. DIGIQ FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................................ 3

4. PROBES ............................................................................................................................................................................. 4

5. POWER DRAFT BLOWERS ............................................................................................................................................ 5

6. KEY OPERATION ............................................................................................................................................................. 5

7. POWERING UP ................................................................................................................................................................. 5

8. THE DISPLAY ................................................................................................................................................................... 6

9. SETTING THE SETPOINTS ............................................................................................................................................. 7

10. SETUP MENU .................................................................................................................................................................. 8

11. ADAPTIVE CONTROL STRATEGY ........................................................................................................................... 10

12. CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 11

13. BUILDING A PROPER FIRE FOR GOOD CONTROL ............................................................................................... 11

14. CONTACT THE BBQ GURU ....................................................................................................................................... 11

15. FAN DAMPER ............................................................................................................................................................... 12

16. STAINLESS STEEL UNIVERSAL BRACKET ........................................................................................................... 13

17. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE .................................................................................................................................... 14

DigiQ DX2 USER'S GUIDE Rev. 1.06 for Ver. 9.0 Firmware

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Page 1: Table Of Contents
DigiQ DX2 USER’S GUIDE Rev. 1.06 for Ver. 9.0 Firmware Contents 1. SAFETY WARNINGS ............................... 2 2. BBQ GURU LIMITED WARRANTY & RETURN/REPAIR POLICY ................3 3. DIGIQ FEATURES ................................3 4. PROBES ..................................... 4 5. POWER DRAFT BLOWERS ............................5 6.
Page 2: Safety Warnings
1. SAFETY WARNINGS INSTALLATION/SAFETY INFORMATION: READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS USER’S GUIDE COMPLETELY BEFORE INSTALLING OR USING THIS PRODUCT!! WARNING: KEEP YOUR CONTROL DRY!! Allowing the control to get wet can cause damage to its electronics and/or make it operate incorrectly, causing a hazardous condition. WARNING: FIRE HAZARD, BURN HAZARD!! Even quality electronics can fail CAUSING THE BLOWER TO RUN CONSTANTLY, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES! Power Draft Blowers can get the pit temperature higher than natural draft.
Page 3: Bbq Guru Limited Warranty & Return/Repair Policy
Failure to include such items may prevent or delay your refund or exchange. For refund or exchange, items must be in a condition that permits us to resell them. The BBQ Guru will not accept the following items for return: (i) items that have been personalized or customized (ii) special order items, if not part of the BBQ Guru retail sales offering (iii) items that have been used, altered or that show wear or damage;...
Page 4: Probes
If you do not plug the probes in securely, you may experience sporadic temperature readings and the DigiQ DX2 will not control your cooker accurately. The temperature may also read low, causing your cooker to get excessively hot.
Page 5: Power Draft Blowers
5. POWER DRAFT BLOWERS All blowers are equipped with an adjustable damper and an aluminum nozzle. The blower housing is constructed of stainless steel for a clean, durable, and long lasting finish. The slide damper can be completely closed to kill the fire or can be adjusted to a small opening for cold smoking. This feature allows fine adjustments to be made due to natural drafts that effect cooking temperature during the blower’s off cycle.
Page 6: The Display
8. THE DISPLAY The DigiQ’s three digit LED display has three status indicators. BLOWER STATUS INDICATOR The Blower Status Indicator and Blower Display Warble will help determine how the fire is being controlled. When there is sufficient fuel in the pit, the blower will gently puff the fire, feeding it little bursts of oxygen. When the blower is energized, the display will blink about once per second (blower warble) and the blower status indicator will turn on.
Page 7: Setting The Setpoints
8.4. FOOD OR PIT TEMPERATURE DISPLAYS The DigiQ can display either the food or pit temperature. The default is pit. Press the Food button once to display food temperature, then press Pit to return. 8.5. SCAN MODE Pressing PIT + UP invokes the Scan Mode. In the Scan Mode, the display will flash between the pit temperature and the food temperature about every four seconds.
Page 8: Setup Menu
10. SETUP MENU Press the UP & DOWN keys simultaneously to enter the setup menu. The screens below are shown in the order they appear as the UP + DOWN keys are pressed again. When the F/C select is reached and the UP + DOWN keys are pressed again, the setup menu loops, so the pit temperature will be displayed again.
Page 9 RAMP MODE When the ramp is set to (ramp yes), the low and slow ramp mode is enabled. This mode is used for slow cooks so the food never overcooks. This feature will gradually lower the pit temperature to the food setpoint temperature when the food is within 30 degrees of being done.
Page 10: Adaptive Control Strategy
OPEN LID DETECT This feature will allow quick recovery to the setpoint temperature after the lid is opened. When the open lid is set to (open lid yes), open lid detect is enabled. When the lid is opened, the temperature will drop. This can cause the blower to over-fire the coals and cause overshoot when the lid is shut.
Page 11: Connections
If there is fuel left over from the cook, save this fuel by closing off any open dampers, removing the blower, and plugging the fan adapter opening with a kill plug. This will put the fire out in approximately 30-45 minutes. 14. CONTACT THE BBQ GURU THE BBQ GURU...
Page 12: Fan Damper
15. FAN DAMPER With a fan-controlled firebox, you need to be able to adjust the amount of air being blown into the firebox. In addition, natural draft may affect cooking temperature when the fan is off. While arriving at final settings requires testing and experimentation, as a general rule it is good to start with the slide damper fully open on offset and large cabinet smokers, halfway open on medium-size vertical or cabinet smokers, and one-third to half open on kettles, bullet, and ceramic smokers.
Page 13: Stainless Steel Universal Bracket
16. STAINLESS STEEL UNIVERSAL BRACKET Shape and bend the bracket to suit your needs.
Page 14: Troubleshooting Guide
17. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE...