This article covers how the Woodridge Series controller works — buttons, the knob, probe management, and key troubleshooting notes.
Woodridge Series controllers include the following features:
- Full-color digital controller display
- Display brightness and contrast cannot be adjusted on these controllers
- Dot-matrix display and capacitive touch buttons
- Touch buttons recognize electrical signals from a user's finger and registers it to the touched area of the device.
- You do not need to press hard for the button to register, just like your phone, you can touch the button, and it will register the press.
- The dot matrix display will also animate based on what the grill is doing.
- If the grill is heating up for example, you will see the Set Temperature in orange and there will be a flame icon that indicates the grill is hot and heating up.
Controller Layout
| 1. Ignite/Shutdown | Use this button to ignite your grill. If the grill is already running, press and hold this button to initiate a shutdown cycle. |
| 2. Menu | The menu allows the grill to be connected to WiFIRE, your MEATER probes, and to change temperature units. |
| 3. Timer | This is for your own convenience and will not affect the operation of the grill. |
| 4. Probes | After connecting any wired probes via probe jacks or any MEATER probes, tap this button to interact with the connected probes. After tapping this button, you can use the selection dial to toggle between probes. |
| 5. Wired Meat Probe Jacks | Use these jacks to plug in wired temperature probes. |
| 6. Status Display | The dot matrix shows current grill temperature, status of cook cycle, and all things related to grill control. |
| 7. Selection Dial (Controller Knob) | This dial can be rotated to move up and down through the displayed menu. Press the center to make a selection. |
| 8. Menu Bar | The menu bar icons light up when tapped. Turn the selection dial to cycle through Grill Connectivity, Add Bluetooth Accessory, and F/C. |
| 9. Probe Menu Bar | The Probe Menu Bar icons will light up as wired and MEATER thermometers are connected, disconnected, selected, and activated. You're able to connect two wired probes and two MEATER probes. |
Ignite/Shutdown Button
Use this button to ignite your grill. If your grill is already running, press and hold this button to initiate a shutdown cycle.
Menu Button
You can connect your grill to WiFIRE®, connect your Traeger X MEATER® probes, and change temperature units from this menu.
If the menu button is pressed without further selections, the pairing screen stays active until an option is chosen or it times out after 5 minutes.
You can continue pairing via the app and the grill can function normally if the controller shows this screen. To exit this screen, push the menu button again.
Timer Button
The timer is for your convenience only; it does not affect grill operation. For example, if you need to braise your meat for 15 minutes, set the timer for 15 minutes. A tone will sound when the time is up.
Probes Button
After connecting any wired probes via probe jacks or any Traeger Wireless Meat Thermometers via the menu button, tap this button to interact with the connected probes.
- After tapping this probe button, use the selection dial to toggle between connected probes.
- When your desired probe lights up in the Probe Menu Bar, press the dial to set/modify a probe goal alert for when a probe has reached the desired internal temperature.
- The temperature is displayed in 1° increments for the probe set and display temps.
Wired Meat Probe Jacks
Use these jacks to plug in wired temperature probes.
Status Display
This dot matrix display shows current grill temperature, status of cook cycle, and all things related to grill control and function.
- This readout displays in 5-degree increments.
- If a temperature fluctuation is detected the grill will only display the change to a new temp after a few minutes.
- This should help eliminate contacts from customers that state the grill is having fluctuations by only displaying if the fluctuation is longer than normal.
Selection Dial
Rotate this dial to move up and down through the displayed menu. Press the center of the dial to make a selection.
Press and hold the dial to enter shutdown mode like previous grills.
Menu Bar
The Menu Bar icons light up when you tap the menu button to indicate which setting you are editing. Turn the selection dial to cycle through these selections.
- Grill Connectivity Icon: Lights up when you are connecting to WiFIRE® on your grill.
- Add Bluetooth® Accessory Icon: Lights up when you are pairing Traeger Wireless Meat Thermometers.
- F/C Icon: Lights up when you are adjusting your grill’s temperature to Fahrenheit or Celsius.
Probe Menu Bar
The Probe Menu Bar icons will light up as wired and wireless meat thermometers are connected, disconnected, selected, and activated for goal alerts.
- Two wired probes and two wireless probes can be connected at once.
- Tap the probe button (upper right button to the left of the status display) to highlight connected probes in this probe menu one at a time.
- Use the selection dial to toggle between probes and press the dial to set/modify a probe goal alert for an individual probe.
| Probe State | Description |
| Off | Indicates that the wired or wireless probe is not connected |
| Dim | Indicates that this wired or wireless probe is connected but not actively selected |
| On | Icons will light up to full brightness when you tap the probe button |
| Blue | A probe icon will turn blue when a probe goal alarm has been set |
| Blue & Flashing | A probe icon will flash blue when a probe goal has been reached |