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Home Automation RC-100 manual

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  • Page 1

    O M N I S T A T ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATING THERMOSTAT Owner's Manual RC-100 Heat Pump 2 Stage Heat / 1 Stage Cool Document Number 13R00-3 January, 1997 AUTO Mode Hold Prog Fan DAY COOL : P OMNISTAT[...]

  • Page 2

    This thermostat is Listed by Underwriter's Laboratories and UL Canada. This thermostat has been tested and found to comply with the requirements of the European Union for Electromagnetic Interference, Electromagnetic Immunity and Safety under the applicable EMI and Low Voltage Directives and Standards. This thermostat has been tested and found[...]

  • Page 3

    CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .................................. 1 DESCRIPTION .................................... 1 ABOUT HEAT PUMPS .............................. 2 ENERGY EFFICIENT CONTROL ...................... 3 OPERATION ..................................... 4 DISPLAY ........................................ 7 FILTER REMINDER .......................[...]

  • Page 4

    INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing your new RC-100 heat pump electronic communicating thermostat. Your thermostat will provide you with comfort, convenience, and energy savings for years to come. We hope that you take a few moments to become familiar with all of the features of this fine product by reviewing this manual. Please keep this manual [...]

  • Page 5

    ABOUT HEAT PUMPS... A heat pump is a mechanical refrigeration system that operates in two modes, heating and cooling. In cooling mode, the heat pump takes indoor heat and pumps it outside, just like a standard air conditioner. In heating mode, the process is reversed: the heat pump takes outside heat and pumps it inside. Although it feels cold outs[...]

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    ENERGY EFFICIENT CONTROL Using the programmable or remote control features of your thermostat, you can save energy costs by setting back the thermostat during unoccupied times. This reduces the energy loss from indoors to outdoors. In the past, it has been said that heat pumps should not be set back because it takes more energy to re-heat the premi[...]

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    OPERATION To take advantage of all the benefits and features offered by your thermostat, we recommend that you start by becoming familiar with its operation. AUTO 4 Mode Hold 2 Prog 3 Fan 5 1 DAY COOL : P 6 7 OMNISTAT 8 9 1- Display The Display is used to show current time, temperature, outdoor temperature (optional), mode, and to give useful infor[...]

  • Page 8

    3- Prog Press the Prog (programming) key to set the current time and day (hours, minutes, day of week), and to program the temperature time schedules for the MORN , DAY , EVE , and NITE periods. 4- Mode Press the Mode key to set the thermostat mode to Off, Heat, Cool, Auto, or EM Heat . In Off mode, the heating and cooling systems are both off and [...]

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    6- Down Arrow ( ∨ ) Press the Down Arrow key to lower the desired temperature. 7- Up Arrow ( ∧ ) Press the Up Arrow key to raise the desired temperature. 8- Aux Heat Indicator The Aux Heat indicator (green) glows when the auxiliary heat is on. 9- Check Indicator The Check indicator (red) may be used to indicate a malfunction of the heat pump, o[...]

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    DISPLAY The following icons will be displayed during normal operation: 1- Temperature Display Shows the current temperature, desired temperature, or heating and cooling settings. 2- Time Display Shows the current time of day. 3- DESIRED DESIRED is displayed when the temperature display shows the desired temperature setting. 4- OUTSIDE OUTSIDE will [...]

  • Page 11

    5- The Top is displayed when the heating or cooling system is running. The Bottom is displayed when the Auxiliary heat is on. 6- COOL COOL is displayed when the system is in Cool mode. 7- AUTO AUTO is displayed when in automatic changeover mode. 8- HEAT HEAT is displayed when the system is in Heat mode. EM HEAT is displayed when the Emergency Heat [...]

  • Page 12

    13- HOLD HOLD is displayed when the system is in Hold mode. FILTER REMINDER Your thermostat logs the amount of time your heating and cooling system has been running and gives you a reminder when it's time to replace your filter. " F I L t " will be displayed every four seconds in the place of the time display when it is time to chang[...]

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    SETTING THE CURRENT TIME AND DAY To set or change the current time and day, press and release the Prog key. The hour will blink. 1. Use the arrow keys ( ∧ - ∨ ) to change the hour. 2. Press the Prog key to advance to minutes. 3. Use the arrow keys ( ∧ - ∨ ) to change minutes. 4. Press the Prog key to advance to day of week. 5. Use the arrow[...]

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    PROGRAMMING Your thermostat may be programmed to adjust the heating and cooling settings up to 4 times per day ( MORN , DAY , EVE , NITE ). You can setup a temperature time schedule for weekdays, Saturday, and Sunday. To enter programming mode, press the Prog key 4 times. When in programming mode: 1. The item that is being programmed will flash. 2.[...]

  • Page 15

    SETTING TIME SCHEDULES To view or change the programming time schedules of your thermostat, press and the Prog key four times. The weekday MORN time will flash. 1. Use the arrow keys ( ∧ - ∨ ) to change the scheduled time for the displayed period ( MORN , DAY , EVE , or NITE ). 2. Press the Prog key to advance to the next item. 3. Use the arrow[...]

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    Repeat steps 1-6 for the DAY , EVE , and NITE periods. Afterwards, repeat steps 1-6 for 4 daily periods on Saturdays (Day 6), and 4 daily periods on Sundays (Day 7). The temperature display will show "6" for Saturdays, and "7" for Sunday times. Note: If Programming Mode is not being used and Day/Night Mode is being used, only th[...]

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    SYSTEM MODE Your thermostat can be connected to an automation system or personal computer. With network software, the remote system can send commands to the thermostat to change mode, cool setting, heat setting, status of fan and hold, and other items. "REMOTE" will be displayed when a command is sent from the automation system or persona[...]

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    TIME SCHEDULES The table below shows the time schedules that are currently set into your thermostat. There is a blank table at the bottom that can be used to plan changes to the current schedule. WEEKDAYS SATURDAYS SUNDAYS MORN 6:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM COOL 78 78 78 HEAT 70 70 70 DAY 8:00 AM COOL 85 85 85 HEAT 62 62 62 EVE 6:00 PM COOL 78 78 78 HEAT[...]

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    COOL HEAT[...]

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    TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Home Automation, Inc. (HAI), warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship, under normal use and service, for a period of two (2) years from the date of purchase by the consumer. During the warranty period, HAI will repair or replace, at its option, any HAI thermostat that fails due to defect. This warr[...]