Fan coil thermostat with wi-fi and local api (16 pages)
Summary of Contents for Venstar ColorTouch T6800
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COMMERCIAL THERMOSTAT T6800 HIGH RESOLUTION HIGH RESOLUTION Digital Thermostat Digital Thermostat FULL FULL COLOR COLOR TOUCH TOUCH SCREEN SCREEN DISPLAY DISPLAY HEAT HEAT COOL PUMP OWNER’S OWNER’S MANUAL MANUAL INSTALLATION INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS...
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CAUTION Follow the Installation Instructions before proceeding. Set the thermostat mode to “OFF” prior to changing settings in setup or restoring Factory Defaults. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Glossary of Terms Auto-Changeover: A mode in which the thermostat will turn on the heating or cooling based on room temperature demand. Cool Setpoint: The warmest temperature that the space should rise to before cooling is turned on (without regard to deadband). Deadband: The number of degrees allowed past setpoint, before energizing heating or cooling.
Table of Contents Get to Know Your Thermostat Home Screen Menu Screens Care and use of your thermostat Quick Start Selecting your desired temperature and mode Using the Fan button Using the Override button Setting the time Setting the date Daylight Savings setup The Main Menu Buttons Schedule...
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Table of Contents Display Active Brightness Idle Brightness Night Dimmer Maintenance Preferences User Interface Themes Custom Wallpaper Heat/Cool Indicator Backdrop On/Off Sound Options Holidays Holiday Schedule On/Off Edit Holidays Preset Holidays Security Auto Screenlock Setpoint Limits Information My Thermostat View Runtime Graphs Who To Call For Service Settings Thermostat Name...
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Table of Contents Installation Settings (continued) Timers & Deadbands Heat Pump Settings Heat Pump Lockout - Enabled/Disabled Heat Pump Lockout Outdoor Temp Aux Heat Lockout Enabled/Disabled Aux Heat Lockout Temp Sensor Settings Control Sensor Secondary Sensor Use Calibrate Sensors Fan Off Delay Test Outputs Dealer Information Reset To Factory Default Settings...
Get To Know Your Thermostat Home Screen Outdoor Temperature With high & low temps for the day Backlit Color Touchscreen Display (If optional sensor is installed) Date Warmer & Button Time SD Card Slot Button Cooler Button Menu Button Override Mode Button Buttons...
Get To Know Your Thermostat Care and Use of Your Thermostat Pencils, pens and other sharp objects should never be used on your ColorTouch thermostat; these may damage your touchscreen. Only use your finger tip to press the touchscreen buttons. Use a soft, damp cloth to clean the screen.
Quick Start Temperature, Modes & Fan Selecting Your Desired Temperature and Mode to adjust temperature Press COOLER WARMER Cool Setpoint Warmer The Heat or Cool Setpoint is the Button temperature the room has to reach before heating or cooling will turn on. (Without regard to deadband) Cooler Button...
Quick Start Override Using The Override Button OVERRIDE NOTE: Override may only be used when the thermostat is set to Program RUN or Holiday ON modes. Override Unoccupied Operation - During programmed, unoccupied periods, pressing the OVERRIDE button will force the thermostat into Occupied 1 settings. When the OVER- RIDE button is pressed, a timer screen will appear and allow the user to choose from 30 minutes to up to 4 hours of override time.
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Quick Start Set Time & Date Set Time & Date Set Current Time Use AM/PM - ON Set Current Date Daylight Savings Setup Daylight Savings Time - OFF Start Schedule Starts On (2nd) (Sun) Month (March) Stop Schedule Ends On (1st) (Sun) Month...
Quick Start Set Time & Date Setting the Time Press then to scroll down. MENU Press Set Time & Date Press Set Current Time (12:00 AM) hr + min + to set the current time. Press hr - min - Press when finished.
Quick Start Set Time & Date Setting the Date Press Set Current Date 7/8/2010 Press to set the current month and year. Press the day on the calendar Press BACK when finished. Daylight Savings Setup Turn Daylight Savings Daylight Savings Time - OFF Time on or off.
The Main Menu Buttons The Main Menu Buttons Information Schedule Schedule View My Schedule Edit My Schedule Unoccupied Settings Mode (Auto) Auto Heat Cool Heat Setpoint (55 ) Cool Setpoint (85 ) Page 8...
The Main Menu Buttons Schedule This thermostat features up to 3 Occupied time periods per 24 hour day. Schedule View My Schedule Press a day of the week to view its settings. This may be repeated for each day. Edit My Schedule Press and select day(s) to program Select individual day(s) Select groups of day(s)
The Main Menu Buttons Schedule Edit My Schedule (Continued) Adjust Mode, Start Time, Stop Time, and Heat and Cool Setpoints to desired settings. The Time Period May also be Enabled or Disabled. Uncheck the enabled box for Time Periods you don’t want to use. Press DONE when finished.
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The Main Menu Buttons The Main Menu Buttons Information Fan Settings Fan Settings Who To Call For Service Fan - Auto Occupied Fan State (Auto) Auto View Runtime Graphs Fan Purge - OFF Preoccupancy Purge Time (15 mins) Page 11...
The Main Menu Buttons Fan Settings The fan may be set to run continuously during Heat, Cool, Auto, and Occupied modes. A Pre- Occupancy Fan Purge schedule may also be Fan Settings set. Press to turn fan On to run continuously or Auto for fan to run only with heating or cooling.
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The Main Menu Buttons Screensaver Screensaver Who To Call For Service Screensaver - OFF View Runtime Graphs Screensaver Setup Screensaver Turn On Delay Screensaver Type Slideshow Digital Clock Analog Clock Change Image After... Use Theme Images - On Show Clock - OFF Home Screen Info - OFF View Runtime Graphs Screensaver Preview...
The Main Menu Buttons Screensaver The Screensaver allows you to create custom slideshows. Screensaver Screensaver - OFF Screensaver - ON Screensaver Setup Screensaver Turn On Delay (5m) How long after a button press for the Screensaver to appear. 1, 3, 5, or 30 minutes Screensaver Type (Slideshow ) Slideshow...
The Main Menu Buttons Alerts Alerts View Current Alerts Reset Alerts Reset Air Filter Alert Reset UV Lamp Alert Set/Edit Reminders Service Call Reminder - OFF Days Until Service Call (360 days) Air Filter Reminder - OFF Set Max Filter Runtime (300 hrs) Set Max Filter Days (180 days)
The Main Menu Buttons Alerts The alerts let you know when your system needs service. Alerts View Current Alerts View and reset current Alerts will appear service alerts here. on the bottom bar of the Home Screen. Press to view and reset current alerts.
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The Main Menu Buttons Display Display Active Brightness Idle Brightness Night Dimmer Auto Night Dimmer - OFF Set Idle Brightness Set Dimmer Schedule Maintenance Screen Cleaning Touch Calibration Page 17...
The Main Menu Buttons Display The display brightness options may be adjusted in this menu. Display Active Brightness (80%) You may select how bright the backlight is while the thermostat is active. The display is active for 3 minutes after last touch, it then goes Idle. Idle Brightness (30%) You may select how bright the backlight is while the thermostat is idle.
The Main Menu Buttons Display Maintenance Maintenance allows you to clean and calibrate the ColorTouch Screen. Screen Cleaning Screen Cleaning Mode disables the touch feature for 15 seconds so the screen may be cleaned without altering any settings. Use a soft cloth without solvents or abrasive cleaners Touch Calibration Under normal circumstances, the ColorTouch touchscreen should not need to be calibrated.
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The Main Menu Buttons Preferences Preferences User Interface Themes Custom Wallpaper Heat/Cool Indicator Heat/Cool Indicator OFF Taskbar red/white OFF Room Temp red/blue OFF Mode Status red/blue OFF Backdrop OFF Sound Options Beep - OFF Beep Sound Show Outdoor Hi/Lo - OFF Page 20...
The Main Menu Buttons Preferences You may set the type of background that appears on the thermostat Home Screen. Preferences User Interface Themes (Buildings) This thermostat has several high quality background themes to choose from. NOTE: At 7 PM, the background will change to an evening scene and the moon will replace the sun.
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The Main Menu Buttons Holidays Holidays Holiday Schedule - OFF Edit Holidays Preset Holidays Mode Auto Heat Cool Heat Setpoint Cool Setpoint Page 22...
The Main Menu Buttons Holidays The Holiday Schedule allows the ColorTouch to follow a fully customizable preset, weekly, monthly, and yearly holiday program. The thermostat will Holidays stay in Unoccupied settings while Holiday is active. Holiday Schedule - OFF Press to turn Holiday Schedule On or Off. Edit Holidays Start by selecting a Holiday.
The Main Menu Buttons Holidays Edit Holidays (Continued) Deselecting Holidays You may deselect a holiday simply by pressing on it. Press BACK to save your changes and return to the Holiday menu. If you choose to deselect a holiday that is part of a Custom Repeating Program, the screen below will appear.
The Main Menu Buttons Holidays Edit Holidays (Continued) Editing Repeating Holidays (continued) You may now delete all repeating custom holidays in this group by pressing the ON box to uncheck your selection. Press SAVE to return to Holiday editing screens. Preset Holidays You may choose from several standard preset holidays to observe.
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The Main Menu Buttons Security Security Auto Screenlock Auto Screenlock - OFF Set Passcode Lock After... Allow mode changes - OFF Allow setpoint changes - OFF Allow override - OFF Setpoint Limits Setpoint Limits - OFF Minimum Cool Setpoint Maximum Heat Setpoint Page 26...
The Main Menu Buttons Security Security settings may be set to limit or prevent changes to your thermostat. Security Auto Screenlock NOTE: Code must be set before Auto Screenlock - OFF Auto Screenlock can be turned on. Auto Screenlock - ON Set Passcode (code not set ) Use keypad to enter and confirm passcode.
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The Main Menu Buttons Information Information My Thermostat View Runtime Graphs Last 7 Days - Cooling Last 7 Days - Cooling Last 7 Days - Override Delete Runtime Data Who To Call For Service Page 28...
The Main Menu Buttons Information This button contains valuable service and system runtime information. Information My Thermostat View your thermostat dip switch settings, equipment status, runtimes, and other settings. View Runtime Graphs Track your system’s runtime/energy usage. Last 7 Days - Cooling Press the information icon to learn more about each graph...
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The Main Menu Buttons The Main Menu Buttons Information Settings Settings Thermostat Name Available Modes All Modes Including Auto Heat and Cool Heat Only Cool Only SD Card Import Settings from SD Card Export Settings to SD Card General Setup Units Fahrenheit Celsius...
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The Main Menu Buttons The Main Menu Buttons Information Settings Settings (Continued) Installation Settings Timers & Deadbands Cycles Per Hour Min Heat/Cool Difference Compressor Min Off Time 1st Stage Deadband 2nd Stage Deadband 2nd Stage Deadband 2nd Stage Timer 2nd Stage Turnoff Point Deadband Setpoint 3rd Stage Deadband...
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The Main Menu Buttons The Main Menu Buttons Information Settings Settings (Continued) Installation Settings Sensor Settings Control Sensor Thermostat Sensor Only Remote Sensor Only Average remote/thermostat Secondary Sensor Use Use as outdoor sensor Use as remote sensor Calibrate Sensors Thermostat Secondary Sensor Fan Off Delay Test Outputs...
The Main Menu Buttons Settings Thermostat heating and cooling options are found in this menu Settings Thermostat Name Use keypad to name your thermostat. The name is displayed on the Home Screen. (Up to 14 characters) Name appears here YOUR NAME Available Modes (all) Choose the modes the thermostat will use: Heat Only, Cool Only, Heat &...
The Main Menu Buttons Settings General Setup (Continued) Language (en) English Spanish/Espanol French/Francais Smart Recovery - OFF Smart Recovery - ON Smart Recovery turns on the heat before the Morning start time to bring the room temperature to the Morning setpoint at the start of the Morning time period.
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The Main Menu Buttons Settings Installation Settings (Continued) (Continued) Timers & Deadbands Min Heat/Cool Difference (2 ) The minimum gap between Heat and Cool setpoints. (0 - 6 deg. F) Compressor Min OFF Time (5m) None, 1 minute, or 5 minutes. The Deadband is the number of degrees or minutes that the thermostat waits before it initiates the stages of heating or cooling.
The Main Menu Buttons Settings (Continued) Installation Settings (Only available Heat Pump Settings when dip switch is set for Heat Pump operation.) Heat Pump Lockout - DISABLED Heat Pump Lockout - ENABLED Turns on Heat Pump Lockout. HP Lockout Outdoor Temp (65 ) Heat Pump will not run below this temp.
The Main Menu Buttons Settings (Continued) Installation Settings Fan Off Delay (0s) Runs the fan for a short time after Cooling or electric strip heat turns off to increase system efficiency. (0 - 120 Secs.) Test Outputs The installer or service technician can use this feature to test the functions without any time delays of the thermostat and heating and cooling equipment.
The Main Menu Buttons Settings Dealer Information The Dealer may enter their company contact information for the customer to use when they need service. This will appear in the “Who To Call For Service” button is pressed in the Information Menu. Press the buttons Dealer’s below and use the...
The Main Menu Buttons Emergency Heat The Emergency Heat function is only available if your thermostat is set to control a Heat Pump. Emergency Heat To initiate the Emergency Heat feature, Press the Emergency Heat button. During Emergency Heat operation the thermostat will turn on the fan and auxiliary stages of heat when there is a demand for heat.
Every time the user runs the ColorTouch Assistant software, it automatically connects to Venstar’s ColorTouch Web site in the background and updates the software and firmware (the operating system for ColorTouch) at no cost. The ColorTouch Assistant allows you to use your computer to:...
The ColorTouch Assistant Uploading Photos and Settings to your thermostat When you are finished adding and editing photos and settings, click on Save to SD. When prompted, remove the SD card from the SD card reader on your computer. Save to SD *NOTE: A 2GB SD card is recommended.
Installation Instructions Remove & Replace the Old Thermostat To install the thermostat properly, please follow these step by step instructions. If you are unsure about any of these steps, call a qualified technician for assistance. Assemble tools: Flat blade screwdriver, wire cutters and wire strippers.
Installation Instructions Wire Connections Wire Connections If the terminal designations on your old thermostat do not match those on the new thermostat, refer to the chart below or the wiring diagrams that follow. Install on the Wire from the new thermostat old thermostat Function terminal marked...
Installation Instructions The Color Touch Thermostat Backplate NOTE: The backplate does not fully cover a full size vertical junction box. The ACC-WPLWH ColorTouch Wallplate a single-gang, horizontally mounted junction box would be needed for that type of installation. REMOTE/ OUTDOOR To remove the thermostat backplate: Using the Finger Pull Areas, pull the front Front Housing...
Installation Instructions Explanation of Thermostat Dip Switches Dip switches are located on the back of the thermostat GAS/EL GAS/EL ELEC ELEC This dip switch configures the thermostat to control a conventional gas/electric system or a heat pump. If GAS/EL GAS/EL your system is anything other than a heat pump, leave this switch set for GAS/EL.* *For some commercial heat pumps, this switch may need to...
Installation Instructions Sample Wiring Diagrams with Dip Switch Positions Conventional Heating and Cooling Systems 3 Wire, Heat Only 4 Wire, Cool Only Residential & Commercial 1 Stage Heating Residential & Commercial 1 Stage Cooling. with no Fan. 24VAC Power 24VAC Power 24VAC Common 24VAC Common 1st Stage Cool...
Troubleshooting SYMPTOM: The thermostat touchscreen buttons are not responsive. CAUSE: The touchscreen is out of calibration. REMEDY: Remove the thermostat from the backplate. Push the thermostat back onto the backplate, while keeping your finger pressed firmly against the center of the touchscreen, until the Calibration screen appears.
Index Dealer Information, 29, 38 Delay Fan-off, see Fan Active Brightness, 18 Time between stages, C, 44 Alerts, 15 see Time Delay Calibration, 37 view current, 16 Differential Celsius, 33 reset, 16 Cleaning, 2, 19 Heat and cool, 35 set/edit reminders, 16 Dimmer, 18 Clock See also Runtime...
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Index Emergency Heat, 39 Heat Pump Energy Watch aux heat, 34,36 Cool, 29 aux heat lockout, 36 Heat, 29 emergency heat, 39 Aux heat, 29 heat pump lockout, 36 Heat dip switch setting, 45 1st stage multi-stage, 33, 36 deadband, see Deadband Holiday, 23 emergency heat, 39...
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Index Themes, 21 Thermostat Sensor calibrate, 36 Three Stage Heat, 34 Y1, 44 Time, see Clock Y2, 44 Timers, 34 Time Delay, compressor lockout, 35 cycles per hour, 34 1st stage to 2nd stage, 35 2nd stage to 3rd stage, 35 3rd stage to 4th stage, 35 Time schedule, see Schedule...
Warranty One-Year Warranty - This Product is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship. If it appears within one year from the date of original installation, whether or not actual use begins on that date, that the product does not meet this warranty, a new or remanufactured part, at the manufacturer’s sole option to replace any defective part, will be provided without charge for the part itself provided the defective part is returned to the distributor through a qualified servicing dealer.