Entering Your Program

Look at the factory preprogrammed times and temperatures shown below. If this program will suit your needs, simply press the RUN PRGM button to begin running the factory preset program.

3.Press SET TIME once. The display window will show the minutes only.

	FACTORY PREPROGRAMMING
Heating Program for			Cooling Program for
ALL days of the Week:			ALL Days of the Week:
PERIOD	TIME	TEMP	PERIOD	TIME	TEMP
1st	6:00 AM	70°F	1st	6:00 AM	78°F
2nd	8:00 AM	62°F	2nd	8:00 AM	85°F
3rd	5:00 PM	70°F	3rd	5:00 PM	78°F
4th	10:00 PM	62°F	4th	10:00 PM	82°F

If you want to change the preprogrammed times and tempera- tures, follow these steps.

Determine the time periods and heating and cooling tempera- tures for your weekday and weekend programs. You must program four periods for both the weekday and weekend pro- gram. However, you may use the same heating and cooling temperatures for consecutive time periods. You can choose start times, heating temperatures, and cooling temperatures independently for both weekday and weekend programs (for example, you may select 5:00 AM and 70° as the weekday 1st period heating start time and temperature, and also choose 7:00 AM and 76° as the weekday 1st period cooling start time and temperature).

Use the table at the bottom of the page to plan your program time periods, and the temperatures you want during each period. You may also want to look at the sample program table to get an idea of how the thermostat can be programmed.

EXAMPLE:

4.Press and hold either or until you reach the correct minutes.

5.Press SET TIME once. The display will show the day of the week.

6.Press or until you reach the current day of the week.

7.Press RUN PRGM once. The display will show the correct time and room temperature alternately.

Enter Heating Program

1.If you want to change the display from Fahrenheit to Celsius (or vice-versa), press SET TIME and HOLD TEMP at the same time.

2.Move the SYSTEM switch to HEAT.

3.Press VIEW PRGM once. “MO TU WE TH FR” (indicating weekday program) will be displayed. Also displayed are the currently programmed start time for the 1st heating period and the currently programmed temperature (flash- ing).

MO TU WE TH FR

EXAMPLE:

Follow these steps to enter the heating and cooling programs you have selected.

Set Current Time and Day

1.Press SET TIME button once. The display will show the hour only.

EXAMPLE: PM

2.Press and hold either or until you reach the correct hour and AM/PM designation (AM begins at midnight; PM begins at noon).

Heating/Cooling Schedule Plan

	WEEKDAY (5 DAY)		WEEKEND (2 DAY)
	Start		Start
Period	Time	Temperature	Time	Temperature
1ST HEAT

2ND HEAT

3RD HEAT

4TH HEAT

1ST COOL

2ND COOL

3RD COOL

4TH COOL

This display window shows that for the 1st weekday period, the start time is 6:00 AM, and 70° is the programmed temperature (this example reflects factory preprogramming).

4.Press or to change the displayed temperature to your selected temperature for the 1st heating program period.

5.Press SET TIME once (the programmed time will flash).

Press or until your selected time is displayed. The time will change in 15 minute increments. When your selected time is displayed, press SET TIME again to return to the change temperature mode.

6.Press VIEW PRGM once. The currently programmed start time and setpoint temperature for the 2nd heating program period will be displayed.

SAMPLE

Heating/Cooling Schedule Plan

	WEEKDAY (5 DAY)		WEEKEND (2 DAY)
	Start		Start
Period	Time	Temperature	Time	Temperature
1ST HEAT	5:30 AM	70°F	7:00 AM	70°F

2ND HEAT	8:00 AM	65°F	11:00 AM	70°F

3RD HEAT	5:00 PM	70°F	6:00 PM	70°F

4TH HEAT	10:30 PM	65°F	11:30 PM	65°F

1ST COOL	6:30 AM	76°F	7:00 AM	76°F

2ND COOL	2:00 PM	78°F	12:30 PM	74°F

3RD COOL	5:00 PM	72°F	6:00 PM	72°F

4TH COOL	10:30 PM	78°F	11:30 PM	78°F

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