Darkroom Lab Timer - User Guide

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Using the 25 Step Options

All of the steps are available from the EDIT screen. To access the steps, select a TEMPLATE, then click +/Edit.

Phase sequence:

1. Preheat
2. Prewash
3. First Dev
4. Dev/Rep
5. Wash
6. Stop (ie. Stop Bath, or plain water bath)
7. Reversal
8. Color Dev
9. Developer A (for use as main Developer phase)
10. Developer B (set 0:00 unless using 2-bath technique)
11. Wash
12. Stop (ie. Stop Bath, or plain water bath)
13. Pre-Bleach
14. Bleach
15. Bleach-Fix
16. Wash
17. Fixer A (for use as main Fixer phase)
18. Fixer B (set 0:00 unless using 2-bath technique)
19. Wash A (for use as main Wash phase)
20. Wash B (set 0:00 unless using 2-bath technique)
21. Hypo Clear
22. Final Wash
23. Rinse Aid
24. Stabilizer
25. Drying

To ACTIVATE a step:

1. Select the Step group from the Edit menu
2. Highlight the specific step name (eg. "Stop" from the "Wash/Stop" group)
3. Set the required time using the selector wheel (H:MM:SS)

To DEACTIVATE a step:

1. Select the Step group from the Edit menu
2. Highlight the specific step name (eg. "Stop" from the "Wash/Stop" group)
3. Set the required time to 0:00:00 using the selector wheel (H:MM:SS)

To SET AGITATION for a step:

1. Select the Step group from the Edit menu
2. Under the specific step name highlight Agitation: Initally
3. Set any required time for initial continuous agitation using the selector wheel (H:MM:SS). For example, if you want to agitate continously for the 30 seconds, this value should be set to 1 minute (0:00:30)
4. Next, highlight Agitation: Afterwards
5. Set any required time for agitation using the selector wheel (H:MM:SS). For example, if you want to agitation for 10 seconds per minute, you should set this value to 10 seconds (0:0:10).
6. Next, highlight Agitation: Repeat Every
7. Set the interval for agitation using the selector wheel (H:MM:SS). For example, if you want to agitate for 10 seconds per minute, this value should be set to 1 minute (0:01:00)

To TURN OFF AGITATION for a step:

1. Select the Step group from the Edit menu
2. Highlight the specific agitation step name
3. Set the required time to 0:00:00 using the selector wheel (H:MM:SS)

KEY FACTS

Steps highlighted in BLUE

– these steps are ACTIVE

A + B Steps

– A + B Steps are designed for two-bath techniques. If you are not using a two-bath technique, set the A step as required and leave the B step set to 0:00.

The sequence of steps cannot be reordered.

– There are multiple variants of some steps to accommodate various processes.