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® AUTO SAVER 550 S I N C E 1 8 8 6 OwnerÕs Manual Model 44550...
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Ask Your Local Retailer for Other Quality Products from Hunter Fans Air Purifiers Humidifiers To locate your nearest Hunter Dealer, call 1-800-4HUNTER, or visit The Hunter Fan Company website: www.hunterfan.com...
Introduction CONGRATULATIONS! Your new Hunter electronic thermostat will provide years of reliable service. By saving energy, your thermostat will pay for itself during its first season of use. Thank you for buying a Hunter product! Model Information: 44550 Model Number ____________________________________...
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION INSTALLATION PROGRAMMING OPERATIONS Read This Before Installing Thermostat Features What You Need Remove Old Thermostat Wire Labeling Mount Wallplate and Thermostat Selector Switches Setting Time and Day Auto Programming Personal Program Schedule Manual Programming Weekday / Weekend Programming...
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Table of Contents (continued) OPERATIONS (continued) SAFETY FEATURES TROUBLESHOOTING WIRING DIAGRAMS Temporary Manual Override Permanent Manual (Vacation) Override Auto Season Changeover Home Today Energy Monitor Filter Monitor Auto Recovery Keyboard Lock Backlighting Low Battery Warning Error Mode Auto Cut-Off Problems & Solutions Technical Support Heat / Cool Systems Single-Stage Heat Pump Systems...
Hunter Thermostat. Note: At initial power-up this thermostat is programmed at 68°F (20°C) for Heat and 78°F (26°C) for Cool. Any change to the set temperature will be treated as a Permanent Manual Override.
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Whenever the main power is interrupted or fails, the battery power retains the programs and current time. AUTO RECOVERY Your thermostat is set from the factory to gradually recover the room temperature from an energy saving program to your comfort program. Therefore, the thermostat may turn your system on several minutes prior to your programmed time.
Today, Yesterday, This Week, Last Week, or Total. By monitoring your energy usage, you can program the thermostat to optimize energy savings. System Switch: System selector switch for Cool, Off, Heat or Auto. Fan Switch: Fan switch for Automatic or Continuous On fan operation.
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Reviews filter usage in hours and minutes. Also resets filter counter to zero. Returns display to current time and temperature. As an E ® NERGY Partner, Hunter Fan Company has determined that this programmable thermostat meets the guidelines for ® NERGY energy efficiency.
INSTALLATION What You Need This thermostat includes two #8 slotted screws and two wall anchors for mounting. To install your thermostat, you should have the following tools and materials. Remove Old Thermostat CAUTION: Do not remove any wiring from existing thermostat before reading the instructions carefully.
This air could cause a false thermostat reading. NOTE: Do not connect a “Common” wire (sometimes labeled “C”) to any terminal on this thermostat. Tape up the wire and do not use. This wire provides electricity to non-battery powered thermostats.
Figure 2 NOTE: 5-wire Systems If your thermostat has one wire marked R or RH (4-wire system), then leave the jumper wire between the RH and RC terminals on the wallplate. Otherwise, if you have separate RH and RC wires (5-wire system), then remove the jumper wire between the RH and RC terminals.
Refer to the next page for more information. FIGURE 4 Insert the bottom tab on the thermostat body into the slot at the bottom of the wallplate. Press top of the thermostat body to snap it into the wallplate. NOTE: Do not force the thermostat onto the wallplate, as the terminal pins may be damaged.
Fan come on as expected. If Fan operation is normal, leave the switch in the “HG” position. If the Fan does not come on within a minute of the thermostat calling for Heat, change the switch position to “HE.”...
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Feature Selector Switches: F° / C° selector (Fahrenheit / Centigrade) – Switch 5 Your thermostat is set for F° mode from the factory. In order to change to C° mode, slide the switch to C° and press the reset button on front of the thermostat with a paper clip.
PROGRAMMING Setting Time and Day Remove the mylar label covering the LCD display window before operating thermostat. Initial display after power-up or reset. The LCD will show the information when batteries are first installed, or after the Reset button is pressed. The temperature will update after a few seconds.
Press once. During Auto Programming, the display will change as shown. AUTO PROGRAM The thermostat will be programmed for all 7 days of the week as shown below. Program Number Refer to Manual Programming on page 19 for instructions on entering or changing the programs.
PROGRAMMING Personal Program Schedule Before programming or changing programs, use this Personal Program Schedule to determine which times and temperature settings will best satisfy both your comfort and energy saving requirements. Heating Program 1 Program 2 Program 3 Mon. Time Time Time Temp...
Auto Programming. When batteries are first installed, the thermostat has all 4 programs set for 68°F (20°C) in Heat mode and 78°F (26°C) in Cool mode. NOTE: There are no energy saving time or temperature settings until the thermostat is Auto Programmed or Manually Programmed.
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Step 6 If you desire only weekend and weekday programs, press to return to RETURN normal mode. After 15 seconds, the thermostat will return to normal mode automatically. Step 7 COOL OFF HEAT AUTO Change the System Selector Switch to the other system, and repeat Steps 2 through 6 above.
Step 6 When finished press to return to normal mode. RETURN After 15 seconds, the thermostat will return to normal mode automatically. Slide System Selector Switch to HEAT or COOL to program the corresponding system. to change the setpoint time.
PROGRAMMING 7-Day Programming (cont.) Step 7 COOL OFF HEAT AUTO Reviewing Programs You may want to review the programs to confirm that the settings are compatible with your lifestyle. Press to display M – F programs. Weekday PROG Programs Press repeatedly to cycle through the 4 programs. Weekend Press to display the Sa –...
After 15 seconds, the thermostat will return to normal mode automatically. NOTE: Programs take affect as soon as the thermostat returns to normal mode. If you are armchair programming the thermostat, slide the system selector to the OFF position before mounting the thermostat to the wallplate.
The System Selector switch on the front of the thermostat determines the operating mode of the thermostat. You may select COOL, OFF, HEAT, AUTO. In order to take full advantage of this thermostat’s features, we recommend using the AUTO mode. Refer to the Auto Season Changeover information on page 26.
Press again. This will return the set temperature to the current program set temperature. NOTE: The Auto Season Changeover feature will not operate while the thermostat is in Temporary Manual Override. Refer to the Auto Season Changeover feature on page 26 for more information.
Today will automatically return to program control at the start of the fourth program of the day. If Home Today is pressed after the start of the third program time of the day, the thermostat will remain in Home Today mode until the first program of the next day.
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You may also press the Home Today key while in Temporary Manual Override. The operation is the same as the previous point above. HOME TODAY NOTE: The Home Today feature does not operate if the thermostat is not programmed by Auto or Manual programming.
OPERATION Energy Monitor The Energy monitor feature measures and stores the amount of time the heating and air conditioning system operates. Usage can be displayed for Today (since 12am), Yesterday, This Week (since Monday), Last Week (last Monday through Sunday), and To review energy usage, press to cycle through Today, Yesterday, This ENERGY Week, Last Week, and Total.
Filter Monitor Your thermostat also keeps a record of the number of hours your filter has been in use. To maximize your system’s performance and energy efficiency, change or clean your filter regularly. When the total system run time for heat and cool reaches 500 hours, FILTER “FILT”...
(an exception is that if time or program is changed then the thermostat will check Auto Recovery conditions immediately). Auto Recovery will be canceled and change to Home Today mode if HOME TODAY is pressed during the recovery process.
Backlighting (INDIGLO night-light) ® Your thermostat has an electroluminescent lamp that backlights the display for easy viewing in the dark. Press the Light Bar on the left side of the thermostat to illuminate the display. The display will remain illuminated for 5 seconds after the last key is pressed.
In this condition, “BATT” flashes NOTE: The thermostat will still keep the current time and your programs in memory until new batteries are installed. After confirming new batteries have been inserted, the thermostat will return to normal operation.
Error Mode If the thermostat is unable to control your system due to an unexpected battery problem, the thermostat will enter Error Mode. In this condition, the thermostat flashes “ERR-” on the LCD display, and shuts off your system. To correct this problem, replace the batteries with 2 new AA alkaline batteries, even if you have recently replaced them.
1. Check that the system selector switch is in the correct position (“HEAT,” “COOL” or “AUTO”). 2. The thermostat may be in the AUTO mode. Look for “AUTO” on the LCD display. If the Heat and Cool program temperatures are close, then the thermostat requires a larger room temperature change before changing from Heat or Cool.
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If you experience any other problems, call 901-745-9222 from 8 AM to 5 PM Central Time for technical assistance. Solution (cont.) 1. Press the RESET button once with a small pin and hold for two seconds. The thermostat will need to be reprogrammed. 1. Replace unit. 1. Replace unit.