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O M N I S T A T ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATING THERMOSTAT COOL AUTO Hold Prog Mode OMNISTAT Owner's Manual RC-100 Heat Pump 2 Stage Heat / 1 Stage Cool Document Number 13R00-3 January, 1997...
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This thermostat is Listed by Underwriter's Laboratories and UL Canada. This thermostat has been tested and found to comply with the requirements of the European Union for Electromagnetic Interference, Electromagnetic Immunity and Safety under the applicable EMI and Low Voltage Directives and Standards.
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing your new RC-100 heat pump electronic communicating thermostat. Your thermostat will provide you with comfort, convenience, and energy savings for years to come. We hope that you take a few moments to become familiar with all of the features of this fine product by reviewing this manual.
These are called air-source, ground-source, or water-source heat pumps, respectively. The RC-100 is capable of controlling all of these types of heat pumps. In extremely cold conditions, the heat pump may require assistance from another source of heat, known as "auxiliary heating".
5 degrees per hour or better, the auxiliary heat will not be used. If the heat pump is unable to heat at this rate, the RC-100 will use the auxiliary heat to supplement that of the heat pump. Under these conditions, the heat pump will run continuously and the auxiliary heat will cycle on and off as needed.
Press the Hold key to set the system into Hold mode. In Hold mode, the thermostat will not change its settings by program. When hold mode is first turned on, the RC-100 will use the auxiliary heat to get to the heat setting as quickly as possible.
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MORN, DAY, EVE, and NITE periods. 4- Mode Press the Mode key to set the thermostat mode to Off, Heat, Cool, Auto, or EM Heat. In Off mode, the heating and cooling systems are both off and do not respond to changes in temperature settings.
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6- Down Arrow ( ) Press the Down Arrow key to lower the desired temperature. 7- Up Arrow ( ) Press the Up Arrow key to raise the desired temperature. 8- Aux Heat Indicator The Aux Heat indicator (green) glows when the auxiliary heat is 9- Check Indicator The Check indicator (red) may be used to indicate a malfunction of the heat pump, of for some other condition.
DISPLAY The following icons will be displayed during normal operation: HOLD MORN NITE REMOTE 1- Temperature Display Shows the current temperature, desired temperature, or heating and cooling settings. 2- Time Display Shows the current time of day. DESIRED DESIRED is displayed when the temperature display shows the desired temperature setting.
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OFF is displayed when the system is in the Off mode. REMOTE REMOTE is displayed when the last command received by the thermostat was sent by a remote system. 12- Period Indicators MORN, DAY, EVE, or NITE temperature changes are made by the thermostat programs. is displayed when scheduled...
SETTING THE CURRENT TIME AND DAY To set or change the current time and day, press and release the Prog key. The hour will blink. Use the arrow keys ( - ) to change the hour. Press the Prog key to advance to minutes. Use the arrow keys ( - ) to change minutes.
Your thermostat will follow a set of time scheduled programs on weekdays (Monday-Friday), on Saturday, and on Sunday. This will allow you to have different heating and cooling settings on Saturday and Sunday, than you normally would have for weekdays (Monday - Friday).
SETTING TIME SCHEDULES To view or change the programming time schedules of your thermostat, press and the Prog key four times. The weekday MORN time will flash. Use the arrow keys ( - ) to change the scheduled time for the displayed period (MORN, DAY, EVE, or NITE).
"REMOTE" will be displayed when the remote system has control of the thermostat. You cannot use the arrow keys ( - ) or any other key on the thermostat to override the remote system. To resume normal operation of your thermostat, you must turn the energy saver feature...
"REMOTE" will be displayed when a command is sent from the automation system or personal computer. You can use the arrow keys ( - ) on the thermostat to change the temperature settings. When the temperature settings are changed at the thermostat, "REMOTE"...
TIME SCHEDULES The table below shows the time schedules that are currently set into your thermostat. There is a blank table at the bottom that can be used to plan changes to the current schedule. WEEKDAYS SATURDAYS SUNDAYS MORN COOL...
TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Home Automation, Inc. (HAI), warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship, under normal use and service, for a period of two (2) years from the date of purchase by the consumer. During the warranty period, HAI will repair or replace, at its option, any HAI thermostat that fails due to defect.
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