UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROL BOARD
IMPORTANT: The temperature inside of any grill will vary greatly from location to location. Even
instruments calibrated together may not agree with each other.
PRIME
CONTROL
DESCRIPTION
Press the Power Button to power on the unit. This will begin the automatic startup cycle. Press and hold this
button for two seconds to Power-down the unit, activating the automatic cool-down cycle. The button will
glow blue if connected to a power source.
The Smoke iT® icon indicates a connectivity with Wi-Fi. When searching for a connection by Wi-Fi or via
Bluetooth®, the Smoke iT® icon will blink. Once a Wi-Fi connection has been established, the Smoke iT®
icon will stay solid. When connected, get live updates about the actual and COOK temperatures of the grill,
cooking time, and Meat Probe temperatures. It also allows you to adjust the settings of your Control Board.
The Controller Knob is used to increase, decrease, and select a temperature value. Rotate the Controller Knob
to change the temperature, then push the Controller Knob to confirm the chosen value. The temperature
displayed can be adjusted by 5 degree (°F) increments. The temperature can be set to a low 65°C /150°F, and
peaks at a high of 215°C /420°F.
F/C
The Temperature Switch Button is used to change the temperature readout on the LCD Screen. Press the
button to switch to Celsius (ºC) or to Fahrenheit (ºF), as preferred. Default is set to Fahrenheit.
Press and hold this button to activate a manual, continuous feeding of pellets to the Burn Pot. Releasing the
button will stop the manual feeding of pellets. This can be used to add more fuel to the fire before opening
PRIME
the barrel lid, resulting in a quick heat recovery. It can also be used while smoking, to increase the intensity
of clean smoke flavor. This feature was requested from competition cookers.
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COOK
F/C
PROBE 1
PROBE 2
ACTUAL