I think you hit the nail on the head, Ed. I also think this may be a bug that Auber didn't think of, or account for. I've alerted Steve about this, and he is getting with Auber to see if they know. It definitely has the recipe for a ruined cook, should you have a power blip! I'll keep you all posted on what I find out.
Thanks for catching this, Ed! I might have never noticed it, had you not found it! With the old 1503 CPH, I always programmed it in the kitchen, during prep, then unplugged and moved to the smoker. When I turned it back on, it ran my program. If I had encountered a power blip, it would have started the same program over, but that probably wouldn't have been a problem (temp triggers would be hit quickly).