Programming Your Thermostat - Honeywell T8112C Owner's Manual

Programming Your Thermostat

When batteries are installed, your thermostat
can be programmed in your hand before it is
installed or after it is mounted on the wall. For
instructions on installing or replacing the
batteries, refer to Maintaining Your Thermostat
section.
Refer to the Program Schedule section to
program your time and temperature settings for
various times of the day.
Four time periods are available during
workdays: WAKE, LEAVE, RETURN, and
SLEEP. During weekends, only the WAKE and
SLEEP time periods are available. View these
periods individually on the display when you
press the Set Schedule key.
WAKE is the time the thermostat turns on the
heating/cooling equipment after an energy
saving period. When deciding what time to
set for your WAKE period, include extra lead
time, depending on the outside temperature
and your furnace response time, to give the
furnace a head start to heat the house
before you get up. (This will be a higher tem-
perature during heating season, and a lower
temperature during cooling season.)
LEAVE is the time period you can set for an
energy-saving temperature while you are
away at work or school. (This will be a lower
temperature during heating season, and a
higher temperature during cooling season.)
RETURN is the time the thermostat turns on the
heating/cooling equipment after an energy
saving period. When deciding what time to
set for your RETURN period, include extra
lead time, depending on the outside temper-
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