Trane Tracer TU Quick Start Manual
Trane Tracer TU Quick Start Manual

Trane Tracer TU Quick Start Manual

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Quick Start Guide
Tracer® TU Balancing Tool
Only qualified personnel should install and service the equipment. The installation, starting up, and servicing of
heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning equipment can be hazardous and requires specific knowledge and training.
Improperly installed, adjusted or altered equipment by an unqualified person could result in death or serious injury.
When working on the equipment, observe all precautions in the literature and on the tags, stickers, and labels that are
attached to the equipment.
March 2020
SAFETY WARNING
BAS-SVU024G-EN

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  • Page 1 Quick Start Guide Tracer® TU Balancing Tool SAFETY WARNING Only qualified personnel should install and service the equipment. The installation, starting up, and servicing of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning equipment can be hazardous and requires specific knowledge and training. Improperly installed, adjusted or altered equipment by an unqualified person could result in death or serious injury. When working on the equipment, observe all precautions in the literature and on the tags, stickers, and labels that are attached to the equipment.
  • Page 2 Introduction This Quick-Start Guide is intended for first-time and early users of the Tracer TU Air and Water Balance Tool (referred to as the “Balancing Tool”). It provides a quick overview of the following topics: • Various methods you can use to connect to UC400 and UC200 controllers individually or through a network •...
  • Page 3 N N o o n n - - T T r r a a n n e e p p e e r r s s o o n n n n e e l l s s h h o o u u l l d d a a l l w w a a y y s s f f o o l l l l o o w w l l o o c c a a l l r r e e g g u u l l a a t t i i o o n n s s . . Copyright This document and the information in it are the property of Trane, and may not be used or reproduced in whole or in part without written permission. Trane reserves the right to revise this publication at any time, and to make changes to its content without obligation to notify any person of such revision or change.
  • Page 4 I I n n t t r r o o d d u u c c t t i i o o n n – The Tracer SC User Interface and Tracer Synchrony (the new Tracer SC+ user interface) are referred to as the "System Controller User Interface". –...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    USB and Tracer TU Adapter Connections ........
  • Page 6: Device Connections

    You can also perform operations on multiple similar devices through the Facility View. USB and Tracer TU Adapter Connections The D D i i r r e e c c t t C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n , T T U U A A d d a a p p t t e e r r – – W W i i r r e e d d , or T T U U A A d d a a p p t t e e r r - - W W i i r r e e l l e e s s s s radio button is pre- selected on the Startup Task Panel according to the device you have plugged into your computer, so you can click C C o o n n n n e e c c t t immediately.
  • Page 7: Network Connections

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  • Page 8 6. Specify a port if your site uses a specific port other than the default 80. N N o o t t e e : : You can specify a secure connection (HTTPS) by selecting the IP check box and specifying port 443. However, be aware that using a secure connection slows Tracer TU performance.
  • Page 9 In addition, you have the option of using the BACnet Discovery feature to discover UC210s and UC400s on the wider BACnet/IP network and include them in group override operations using the Facility View. See the “Accessing Devices Using BACnet Discovery” TOC book in the Tracer TU Balancing Tool Help for details. BAS-SVU24G-EN...
  • Page 10 You can navigate to any of the other Balancing Tool screens (Flow Calibration, Unit Configuration, Alarm, and Controller Status) by clicking the tabs along the top of the screen or selecting them from the Utilities menu. (See the Tracer TU Balancing Tool Help for detailed descriptions of these screens.
  • Page 11 D D e e v v i i c c e e C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n s s Figure 6. The Unit Summary Screen For complete information on connection methods including wireless connections, see the "Connecting to and Disconnecting from a Controller" section in the Tracer TU Balancing Tool Help. BAS-SVU24G-EN...
  • Page 12: Balancing Tool Dialog Boxes

    Flow Calibration screen. You can use this dialog box to perform a two-point air valve calibration. N N o o t t e e : : Tracer TU presents the Hot Deck Air Valve Balancing Steps dialog box when a dual duct VAV box is being calibrated. (See “The Hot Deck Air Valve Balancing Steps Dialog Box,”...
  • Page 13: Drive To Maximum/Minimum Air Flow

    VAV box. The cold deck valve is automatically closed when you are calibrating the hot deck air valve and vice versa. See the context-sensitive help and “Calibrating the Air Valve” in the Tracer TU Balancing Tool Help for detailed information. The Override Dialog Boxes Use the following four types of dialog boxes to override the air valve (damper), fan, water valve, and outside air damper configured for individual pieces of equipment.
  • Page 14: The Fan Override Dialog Boxes

    B B a a l l a a n n c c i i n n g g T T o o o o l l D D i i a a l l o o g g B B o o x x e e s s Figure 8.
  • Page 15: The Water Valve Override Dialog Boxes

    B B a a l l a a n n c c i i n n g g T T o o o o l l D D i i a a l l o o g g B B o o x x e e s s The Water Valve Override Dialog Boxes The Water Valve Override dialog boxes appear when you click the Hot Water Valve Override, Chilled Water Valve Override, Isolation Valve Override, or the Economizer Valve Override S S t t a a r r t t...
  • Page 16: Facility View

    (seven days maximum). Figure 12. Override dialog box launched from the Facility View N N o o t t e e : : Trane standard programs are required to perform group operations. BAS-SVU24G-EN...
  • Page 17: Facility View Operations

    Select the devices to be included in the override operation on the Device Navigation Tree and transfer them to the Facility View. (See “Specifying a Device Group on the Navigation Tree” and “Overriding Multiple Air Valves, Water Valves” and Fans” in the Tracer TU Balancing Tool Help .) Figure 13.
  • Page 18 F F a a c c i i l l i i t t y y V V i i e e w w • Override some points included in the Facility View equipment point groups. N N o o t t e e : : When viewing and working with dual duct VAV units, in the Facility View, be aware that Air Flow Setpoint Active cannot be overridden due to a priority conflict.
  • Page 19 N N o o t t e e s s BAS-SVU24G-EN...
  • Page 20 For more information, please visit trane.com or tranetechnologies.com. Trane has a policy of continuous product and product data improvement and reserves the right to change design and specifications without notice. We are committed to using environmentally conscious print practices.

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