Aprilaire 8620 manual

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    Model 8 6 2 0 Thermostat with Event-Based ™ Air Cleaning and Humidity or V entilation Control READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Ow ne r ’ s Man u al Includes Operating Instructions and Warranty Information[...]

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    2 3 WARNING Do not use sharp instruments to press touch screen. Only use your fingertips. Thermostat features ........................... 3 Controls & display overview ................... 4-5 T ABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT YOUR NEW THERMOST A T OPERA TION INDOOR AIR QUALITY FUNCTIONS Select system mode (EM HEA T/HEA T/OFF/COOL/AUTO) ................ [...]

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    4 5 CONTROLS & DISPLA Y OVERVIEW – HOME SCREEN ABOUT YOUR NEW THERMOST A T CONTROLS & DISPLA Y OVERVIEW – MAIN MENU ABOUT YOUR NEW THERMOST A T NOTES:       ?[...]

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    6 7 OPERA TION Press [MODE] to select: EM HEA T : (only for heat pumps with auxiliary heat) Thermostat controls auxiliary heat. Heat pump will not operate in EM HEA T mode. HEA T : Thermostat controls only the heating system. OFF: Heating and cooling systems are off. COOL: Thermostat controls only the cooling system. AUTO:  [...]

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    8 9 OPERA TION MAINTENANCE REMINDERS          ?[...]

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    10 11 INDOOR AIR QUALITY FUNCTIONS Press [AIR CLEANING] on the Home screen to enter the Air Cleaning screen. If installed, air cleaning can operate in five different modes. Air cleaning will activate the fan for the purpose of air cleaning. Off: The air cleaner will not call the fan for the purpose of air cleaning. Note: If air cleaning is installe[...]

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    12 13 INDOOR AIR QUALITY FUNCTIONS Press [HUMIDITY CONTROL] on the Home screen to enter the Humidity Control screen. The Humidity Control screen is used to access control for   ?[...]

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    14 15 INDOOR AIR QUALITY FUNCTIONS HUMIDITY CONTROL (CONTINUED) In manual mode it is important to anticipate a drop in outdoor temperature and reduce the setting accordingly to avoid excessive condensation. Use the following    ?[...]

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    16 17 INDOOR AIR QUALITY FUNCTIONS HUMIDITY CONTROL (CONTINUED) If dehumidification is installed the thermostat can     dehumidification with either a whole home dehumidifier or with[...]

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    18 19 INDOOR AIR QUALITY FUNCTIONS Humidity Control Screen with only Dehumidification Installed HUMIDITY CONTROL (CONTINUED)     DONE BUTTON  ?[...]

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    20 21 INDOOR AIR QUALITY FUNCTIONS Press [FRESH AIR] on the Home screen to enter the Fresh Air screen. If ventilation is installed, Fresh Air can operate in four different modes. Off: V entilation will not run. Automatic:    ?[...]

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    22 23 PROGRAM SCHEDULE AND HOLDS Press [MENU] to enter the main menu. Press [SET CLK/DA TE] to enter clock menu. SET TIME AND DA TE Press or to set the hour . Press [Next] , then or to set the minute. Press [Next] , then or to set the month. Press [Next] , then or to set the day . Press [Next] , then or to set the year . Press [DONE] to save and ex[...]

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    24 25 Event designator Start time Set temperature Fan Heat Cool W AKE LEA VE RETURN  UNDERST ANDING PROGRAM SCHEDULES (CONTINUED) PROGRAM SCHEDULE AND HOLDS       ?[...]

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    26 27 PROGRAM SCHEDULE AND HOLDS Press [Next] , then [FAN] to set the fan mode of the first event. CHANGING PROGRAM SCHEDULES (CONTINUED) Press [Next] to advance to the next event.     Press [DONE] to save the sc[...]

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    28 29 PROGRAM SCHEDULE AND HOLDS PERMANENT PROGRAM HOLD Press [HOLD] to permanently hold the temperature at its current setting while the schedule is running. This will override the temperature settings for all events.    ?[...]

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    30 31 PROGRAM SCHEDULE AND HOLDS Press [Next] , then or to set end date. Press [Next] , then or to set end time. Press [DONE] to save and exit, Or [CANCEL] to exit without saving. The thermostat will save and exit if nothing is pressed within 20 seconds. PROGRAM SCHEDULE HOLDS – V ACA TION (CONTINUED) Press [Next] , then [FAN] to set the fan mode[...]

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    32 33 USER SYSTEM SETTINGS T ABLE SETUP MENU         bold .[...]

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