SETUP MENU

User system settings table

The following table is the list of the settings and their details. Default settings are shown in bold..

User system

 

 

setting

Description

Factory default setting (bold) and setting range

 

 

 

Temperature

Set the thermostat to

Fahrenheit

scale

Fahrenheit or Celsius mode

Celsius

 

 

 

Screen lockout

Screen lockout level

OFF : No lockout

 

 

Partial lockout

 

 

Full lockout

 

 

 

Partial lockout type

(only available when Screen

Allow changes to Fan Mode, System Mode and Setpoints

 

lockout is set to partial lockout)

Allow changes to Fan Mode and Setpoints only

 

 

Allow changes to Setpoints only

 

 

 

Setpoint lockout

(only available when Screen

±3° F or C (from current setpoint)

limit

lockout is set to partial lockout)

±1° to 20° OFF indicates no setpoint changes

 

 

 

Events per day

Number of program events

4 events per day

 

per day..

2 events per day

 

 

 

Backlight intensity

Backlight intensity as a

100

 

percentage of full on

Selection of 0 – 100%

 

 

 

Daylight savings

Enable or disable auto

OFF

 

daylight savings

Second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November

 

 

First Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October

 

 

 

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Aprilaire 8600 owner manual User system settings table, User system Setting Description

8600 specifications

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