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Installation, Configuration and User Manual
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  • Page 1 Model 8826 System Controller Model 8826 System Controller Installation, Configuration and User Manual READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    If you have any questions or concerns regarding the installation or operation of this system, DO NOT take the product back to your distributor . Please contact Aprilaire at 888-782-8638 for system integrator support . You may need to work with an IT professional to properly configure your e-mail settings and/or configure your network to provide access to the System Controller from outside your local network .

  • Page 3: System Pre-Requisites

    Simply plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet and connect the power plug to ETHERNET the 5 position connector on the 8826 . It is highly recommended to use a surge protected uninterruptible Power Supply to power the 8826 .

  • Page 4: Step 3: Connect The System Controller To The Distribution Panel

    Pin 5 SUPPLY Pin 6 SYSTEM CONTROLLER Pin 7 Model 8826 THERMOSTATS APRILAIRE DISTRIBUTION PANEL STEp 4: CONNECT THE SySTEM CONTROLLER TO A NETWORk OR COMpUTER There are two methods to connect a computer to the System Controller; directly to a computer (with a crossover Ethernet cable) or using a local area network (with a standard Ethernet cable) .

  • Page 5: Changing Your Ip Address

    2 . Type cmd and then click OK: this will bring up the command prompt similar to that shown at right: 3 . Type ipconfig and press Enter: several lines including the IP Address of the Local Area Connection will be displayed, as shown above . CHANgINg yOUR Ip ADDRESS If your computer’s IP address begins with 192 .168 .0 then you can skip this step .

  • Page 6: For Windows 7

    FOR WINDOWS 7 1b . Start the Control Panel by clicking Start, then Control Panel . In the Control Panel, locate and double click Network and Sharing Center to bring up Network and Sharing dialog, shown below . Double click on Local Area connection and then select Properties to bring up the Local Area Connection dialog box on the right, below .

  • Page 7: Change Your Ip Address On Your System Controller

    CHANgE yOUR Ip ADDRESS ON yOUR SySTEM CONTROLLER TO MATCH yOUR NETWORk SETTINgS The following section describes how to change the IP address of the system controller . Perform these steps: • I f you have followed the previous steps to change your computer’s IP address so that it starts with 192 .168 .0, and you are now ready to set the correct IP address for the System Controller, or...

  • Page 8: To Restore Your Computer's Ip Address

    TO RESTORE yOUR COMpUTER’S Ip ADDRESS If you changed your computer’s IP address to connect to the System Controller, follow these steps to restore your computer’s IP address back to its original setting . FOR WINDOWS Xp 1a . Start the Control Panel by clicking Start, then Settings and Control Panel . In the Control Panel, locate and double click Network Connections to bring up Network Connections dialog, shown below .

  • Page 9: For Windows 7

    FOR WINDOWS 7 1b . Start the Control Panel by clicking Start, then Control Panel . In the Control Panel, locate and double click Network and Sharing Center to bring up Network and Sharing dialog, shown below . Double click on Local Area connection and then select Properties to bring up the Local Area Connection dialog box on the right, below .

  • Page 10: System Set-Up

    SySTEM SET-Up SYSTEM STATUS BAR TEMpERATURE FORMAT NUMBER OF THERMOSTATS ON THE NETWORk The Temperature Format field can be used to select between The number of thermostats on the network can be set either by Fahrenheit and Celsius display . This setting will affect the manually setting the Number of Thermostats and Humidistats field or temperature display on both the System Controller and the by using the Find button .

  • Page 11: Adding Hvac And Humidity Control Equipment

    ADDINg HVAC AND HUMIDITy CONTROL EqUIpMENT The HVAC page allows the user to set-up, up to 24 HVAC units . These units can be renamed for ease of identification . The Name field can be up to 12 characters and any combination of letters, numbers, spaces, and symbols .

  • Page 12: Naming The Thermostats/Humidistats

    NAMINg THE THERMOSTATS/ HUMIDISTATS The Name field is used to identify the thermostat or humidistat on the rest of the System Controller pages . The Name field can be up to 20 characters and any combination of letters, numbers and spaces . The Name field does not allow symbols . If the thermostat being configured is a Model 8800, the thermostat name will be displayed in the message center on the thermostat .

  • Page 13: Sensors

    4 humidity or temperature sensors per thermostat . Sensors are implemented on the Model 8800 thermostat by installing the Aprilaire Model 8081 TT or Model 8082 TrH Support Module . Sensors are implemented on the Model 8870 thermostat by installing the Aprilaire Model 8061 TT or Model 8062 TrH Support Module .

  • Page 14: Security

    SECURITy The 8826 comes by default with security disabled . When no security is enabled anyone who accesses the 8826 controller can edit any field . Note: Once an Administrator log-in is created, the Administrator must log in to create the User name and password .

  • Page 15: Humidistat Set-Up

    HUMIDISTAT SET-Up Humidistats are controlled using the Humidistats page . The Prior and Next buttons are used to navigate through all the humidistats on the network . The Humidity field displays the controlling humidity value for the humidistat . Equipment Mode can be used to select between Off, Humidify, Dehumidify or Auto .

  • Page 16: Scheduling

    SCHEDULINg MASTER SCHEDULES The System Controller has four Master Schedules . The Prior and Next buttons are used to move between the four Master Schedules . The Master Schedules can be named using the Master Schedule field at the top of the page . The Events per Day field is used to select between 2 and 4 events per day .

  • Page 17: Holidays

    HOLIDAyS The Holiday page is used to designate a date as a holiday . When a date is set as a holiday all thermostats will run the holiday schedule instead of the schedule for that day of the week . The Restore US Holidays button can be used to restore the default US Holidays .

  • Page 18: Holds

    HOLDS The Vacation page can be used to suspend the schedule at all thermostats with a single action . The Heating and Cooling fields are used to set the temperature set points . The Fan Mode field is used to set the fan mode during vacation hold .

  • Page 19: Status

    STATUS The Thermostats status page displays information for all of the thermostats in the system . The Heat and Cool columns show the current heat and cool set points, which come from either the current event of the schedule or a hold if there is an active hold .

  • Page 20: Setting Alarms

    The Sensors status page displays information for all the sensors in the system . The sensor can be identified by the sensor Name column which was assigned in the System tab, Thermostats/Humidistats page . The sensor can also be identified using a combination of the Connected to Humidistat/Thermostat column, which will identify the thermostat the sensor is...

  • Page 21: Alarms

    ALARMS Alarms can be viewed using the Logging page . On the Logging page, alarms can be viewed either by the most recent or from a selected date . The possible alarms are: • T emperature/Humidity above limit • T emperature/Humidity below limit • S ensor above limit • S ensor below limit • C ommunication timeout • F ilter change...

  • Page 22: Service Reminders

    SERVICE REMINDERS For systems using Model 8800 thermostats, the System Controller can be used to manage service reminders . For Model 8800 thermostats configured as a thermostat the Filter Change Reminder field can be used to specify the time period for the Change Air Filter Reminder and the Service HVAC Reminder field can be used to specify a time period for the Service HVAC reminder .
  • Page 23 For Model 8800 thermostats configured as humidistats, the Water Panel Change Reminder field can be used to specify the time period for the Change Water Panel Reminder and one or two reminders per season . Drainless (DL) humidifiers will be set to two reminders per season and Flow Through (FT) humidifiers will be set to one reminder per season .

  • Page 24: Firmware Update

    FIRMWARE UpDATE Aprilaire may periodically release updated firmware revisions for the System Controller . To update firmware on your System Controller go to www .aprilairepartners .com and download the latest version of firmware and the firmware update utility . Once you have downloaded the firmware update utility and the latest version of firmware, follow these steps to update the System Controller firmware .

  • Page 25: Led Diagnostics

    LED DIAgNOSTICS PORT 2 PORT 1 Not Used SERIAL LEDS LED 1 (Module Status) LED 3 (Module Status) Red Solid Unrecoverable Fault Red Solid Thermostat Timeouts exist Red Flashing green Solid Recoverable Fault Normal operation green Solid Normal Operation LED 4 (Alarm Status) LED 2 (Ethernet Status) Red Flashing Alarms exist...

  • Page 26: Limited Warranty

    WARRANTy REgISTRATION Visit us on-line at www.aprilaire.com to register your Aprilaire product . If you do not have on-line access, please mail a postcard with your name, address, phone number, email address, product purchased, model number, date of purchase and dealer name and address to: Research products Corporation, p.O.

  • Page 27: System Requirements

    SySTEM REqUIREMENTS The 8826 system controller is designed to work with the following operating systems and web browsers . If you experience difficulties accessing or controlling it from your computer, please make sure it conforms to the following system requirements .
  • Page 28 P.O. Box 1467 • Madison, WI 53701-1467 • Phone: 800/334-6011 • Fax: 608/257-4357 • www.aprilairepartners.com 10009715 1 .12 Printed in U .S .A . B2205695A © 2012 Aprilaire – A division of Research Products Corporation...

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