Initial Start-up

When your spa is first actuated, it will go into Priming mode (after displaying some configuration information). The priming mode will last up to 5 minutes and then the spa will begin to heat up and maintain the water temperature in the Standard mode. You can exit Priming mode early by pressing “Warm” or “Cool”. (on the M7 System Kootenai, alpine, Yellowstone, Nordic, 19 jet grizzly, watch for the red light above heat symbol. On the GL System 40 jet grizzly, Timberwolf and Montana look for the thermometer bars (Heat icon) building up and down if there are 2 bars are flashing the system is in priming mode).
Temp Set (80° F - 104° F/26° C-40° C)
The start-up temperature is set at 100° F/37.5° C. The last measured temperature is constantly displayed on the LCD. Note that the last measured spa temperature displayed is current only when the pump has been running for at least 2 minutes.
Warm/Cool (GL System)
Press the “Warm” or “Cool” button once to display the set temperature. Each time either button is pressed again, the set temperature will increase or decrease depending on which button is pressed. After three seconds, the LCD will automatically display the last measured spa temperature.
Warm/Cool (M7 System)
Press the “set” button to display the temperature previously set. This temperature will now be flashing on the red L.C.D. display whilst this is flashing if you press the “set” button the temperature will either go up or down let the temperature stop flashing press the set button again and the temperature will go the other way. After 3 seconds the L.C.D will automatically display the current spa temperature.
Time
When time hasn’t been programmed, the TIME icon flashes. To set the time, press “Time” then “Mode/Prog.” Use the “Warm” and “Cool” buttons to adjust time. (Time settings on GL system is not preserved in the event of power loss; time will have to be reprogrammed upon each power up).
Mode/Program
This button is used to switch between standard, economy, and sleep modes. Press “Mode/Prog” to enter mode programming, press “Cool” to cycles through to desired mode (LCD flashes until confirmed), then press “Mode/Prog” to confirm selection.
Standard mode maintains the desired temperature. Note that the last measured spa temperature displayed is current only when the pump has been running for at least 2 minutes. The “STANDARD” icon will display until the mode is changed. (On M7 st)
Economy Mode heats the spa to the set temperature only during filter cycles. The “ECONOMY” icon will display until mode is changed. Pressing “Jets 1” while in Economy mode puts the spa in
Standard-In-Economy mode, which operates the same as Standard Mode, then reverts to Economy Mode automatically after 1 hour. During this time, a press of the “Mode/Prog” button will revert to Economy Mode immediately. (On M7 ec)
Sleep Mode heats the spa within 20° F (11° C) of the set temperature only during filter cycles. The “SLEEP” icon will display until mode is changed. (Example spa set at 40° C in sleep mode it will only warm up to 20° C). (On M7 sl)
Standby Mode
Pressing “Warm or “Cool” then “Jets 2” will turn off all spa functions temporarily. This is helpful when changing a filter. Press any button to exit Standby mode.
Jets 1
Press the “Jets 1” button once to turn pump 1 on or off, and to shift between low and high speeds (if equipped). If left running, the low speeds turn off after 2 hours and the high speed turns off after 15 minutes.*
On non-circ systems, the low speed of pump 1 runs when the other pump is on. It may also activate for at least 2 minutes every 30 minutes to detect the spa temperature (polling) and then to heat to the set temperature if needed, depending upon mode. When the low speed turns on automatically, it cannot be deactivated from the panel; however, the high speed may be started.
Jets 2
Press the “Jets 2” button once to turn pump 2 on or off, and to shift between low and high speeds. On some of the 40 jet Grizzly’s this has been the case a two-speed pump. If left running, the pump will turn off after 15 minutes.*
Jets 3 (GL systems without a blower)(Montana)
Press the “Jets 3” button once to turn pump 3 on or off, and to shift between low and high speeds if it is a two-speed pump. If left running, the pump will turn off after 15 minutes.*
* 15 minute timeouts may be changed to 30 minutes and 2 hour timeouts may be changed to 4 hours on some models/installations.
Invert
Press the “Warm” or “Cool” button, followed by the “ “ button to change the numbers in the display to read upside down.
Light
Some systems are equipped with both a spa light and a fibre optic light; however, only one be accessed by this panel. (Larger panels may be purchased so that both the spa light and fibre optic light can be utilised.) Depending upon how your spa is equipped and configured, the “Light” button will operate in one of three ways:
(1) Press the “Light” button to turn the spa light on and off,
(2) Montana only:- If a fibre-optic light with wheel is installed, press the “Light” button once to start the light and wheel, press it again to stop the wheel, and then again to turn the light off. The fibre icon stands still when the fibre optic light is on by itself, and rotates when the colour wheel is also on.
(3) If a fibre-optic light without a separate wheel stop is installed, press the “Light” button to turn it on or off.
Again, both a spa light and a fibre optic light may be used simultaneously on the EL8000 and EL5000 systems with a different panel.
If any light is left on, it will automatically turn off after 4 hours.
Preset Filter Cycles GL System.
On all systems, the pump and the ozone generator ** will run during filtration. At the start of each filter cycles, the blower will run on highest speed for 30 seconds to clean out the cir channels. The lowest speed of pump 2 and pump 3 will run for 5 minutes.
(The following is specific to all systems that are programmed according time)
There are two filter cycles per day. The start/end times of each cycles are programmable. To program, set time as instructed above, then press “Mode/Prog” to advance to the next setting (or to exit after the last setting). The default filter cycles are as follows:
The first filter cycles is automatically activated at 8:00 am and operates the pump until 10:00 pm. The filter 2 indicator icon will light when filter 2 is funning.
The first filter cycle (“day”) begins 6 minutes after the spa is powered up. The second filter cycles (“night”) begins 12 hours later. Filter duration is programmable for 1-12 hours (F1-F12). The default filter time is 2 hours. To program, press “Warm” or “Cool”, then “Jets 1” to select the number of filter cycles. The display will show “dn” (both “day” and “night” cycles); “d” (day cycles only); or “n” (“night” cycles only). Press “Warm” or “Cool” to adjust, then press “Jets 1” to exit the programming mode. For continuous filtration, use F12 and “dn”.
Clean-up Cycle (optional)
When the pump or blower is turned on by a button press, a clean-up cycles begins 30 minutes after the pump is turned off or times out. The pump and the ozone generator** will run for one hour.
** Ozone (optional)
On most systems, the ozone generator (if installed) runs during filter cycles (except when pump 1 is operating at high speed on a non-circ system) and during clean-up cycles.
On some systems, the ozone generator operates whenever the pump runs. If your system is configured with the optional ozone suppress feature, the ozone generator will turn off for 1 hour any time a function button (Jets 1, Jets 2 etc) is pressed.
Freeze Protection
If the temperature sensors detect a drop of 44° F (approximately 6.7° C GL or 6° C on M7 system within the heater, then the pump automatically activates to provide freeze protection. The equipment stays on until 4 minutes after the sensors detect that the spa temperature has risen to 45° F (approximately 7.2° C) or higher.
Locking the Panel GL Only
Press “Time” “Jets 2” then “Warm” within 3 seconds. When locked, the PL indicator light will light. All buttons are frozen except the “time” button. To unlock the panel, press “Time” “Jets 1” then “Cool”.
Locking the Set Temperature GL Only
Press “Warm” or “Cool” then “Time”, “Jets 1”, and “Warm” within 3 seconds to activate the lock. The TL indicator light will light when the set temperature is locked. To unlock the set temperature, press “Warm” or “Cool” then “Time”, “Jets 1” and “Cool”.
Below Top Side Control panel for the “40 jet grizzly, Timberwolf and Montana”.

Below Top Side Control panel for the “Alpine, Nordic, Yellowstone, Kootenai and 19 jet Grizzly.


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