Frico TP8 - Thermostat Manual

The TP8 is a programmable digital thermostat able to control and regulate directly your central heating (Electric, Gas, Oil) or cooling system. It's weekly programmable function enables power savings according to your every day life.

Installation

1. Place the TP8 thermostat (A) on a plain wall away from windows and doors and not to close to the heater. Put the connection wires (B) thru the back hole of the rear part. Use the screws (C) to mount the rear part on the wall.
2. Connect the wires to the connector (D). Follow the connection diagram.
3. Remove the plastic isolator on the batteries to power up the TP8. Then close the TP8).
4. Adjust the time and follow the QUICK START instructions.

Overview

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

MODES DESCRIPTION

Manual COMFORT operating mode

Force comfort temperature operation indefinitely or for a few hours or days (see Holiday function). By pressing + or - key the comfort temperature start to blink and can be adjusted. If you wait a few seconds the actual room temperature reappears. TP8 regulation will now follow comfort temp.

AUTOMATIC operating mode

TP8 will follow automatically the program according to the actual time. By pressing + or -- key you can override the current set temperature until the next change in the program. The segment will lit up. Use +/ - keys to adjust the temporary required temperature. At the next program change the will disappear and the program continues without any alteration.

Manual REDUCED operating mode

Force reduced temperature operation indefinitely or for a few hours or days (see Holiday function). By pressing + or - key the reduced temperature start to blink and can be adjusted. If you wait a few seconds the actual room temperature reappears. MILUX regulation will now follow reduced temp.

Manual ANTI-FREEZE operating mode

(only for Heating systems, HOT operation selected) Force anti-freeze operation indefinitely or for a few hours or days (see Holiday function). By pressing + or - key the anti-freeze temperature starts to blink and can be adjusted. If you wait a few seconds the actual room temperature reappears. TP8 will keep temperature above freezing.

OFF mode

Use this mode if your Heating or cooling installation needs to be turned OFF. TP8 Chrono-thermostat will switch off the installation and then switch itself OFF (blank screen). User programs are saved, time is kept running and battery consumption becomes very low. Any key will wake up the TP8. The OK / key displays the actual room temperature.

IN THIS MODE YOUR INSTALLATION CAN FREEZE because the TP8 is stopped.

Set CLOCK menu

Use this menu to adjust the TP8 clock to the actual time.

PROGRAM menu

By pressing + or - key the Program number start to blink,

If you select a built-in program P1 to P9 and press OK this program will be followed in

If you select an user program U1 to U4 and press OK you will enter the USER PROGRAM EDITION

USER PROGRAM EDITION:

Use keys to slide the blinking cursor position in the day and modify or correct easily the program When the displayed day is correct press OK to jump to the following day. When you press OK on the last day you will exit the User program edition and return to the top menu.

Now your user program will be followed if you put the TP8 in automatic operating mode .

QUICK START

With keys Slide the frame inside the top MENU to change operating mode (see Modes description) With +/ - keys change set temperature or adjust what is blinking on the screen. With OK / key switch between actual room temperature and set temperature or validate an adjustment.

First go to set clock and adjust time (use +/ - to adjust minutes, press OK, adjust hours, OK, adjust days, OK)

Go to program menu and select built-in week program P1 to P9 (or edit user program U1 to U4, see below)

Go to comfort mode and adjust comfort temperature required with +/ - keys (Default comfort temp. is 21°C)

Go to reduced mode and adjust reduced temperature required with +/ - keys (Default reduced temp. is 17°C)

Finally go to automatic mode.

Your TP8 thermostat is now working and follows the program

SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

HOLIDAY Function:

Only for comfort mode, reduced mode or anti-freeze mode.

With keys go to function. Then you can select with + or - keys the number of hours 01 H or the number of days 01 d before the TP8 automatically returns to mode and continues to follow the program.

KEYPAD LOCK Function:

A function to prevent children from playing and changing the TP8 parameters In , , , and operating modes you can maintain the OK key pressed and press simultaneously on the + or - key to lock () or un-lock () the keypad.

HOT/COLD operation selection:

Go to , maintain the OK key pressed and press simultaneously on key Then press + to choose Hot operation () or press - to choose Cold operation ().

RESET Function:

Erases all user programs and sets the TP8 factory parameters by default

Go to OFF mode, maintain + and – keys pressed and press simultaneously on the OK key. All the segments will lit up during a few seconds showing that the TP8 has been erased and restarted with factory defaults parameters. Factory parameters are: 21°C, 17°C, 6°C, U1 all comfort HOT operation Then re-adjust the time and follow the QUICK START instructions.