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MON 13:15 15 MAR SmartVent 13:15 Room Temperature 19˚C Outside Air Source High Fan Speed MY SYNERGY MY SYNERGY MY SYNERGY SYSTEM MY SETTINGS SETTINGS Colour Touch Screen Controller User Guide Manual Synergy 190/250/190S/250S w ww.sma r tv e nt.co.nz...
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MON 13:15 15 MAR SmartVent 13:15 19˚C Room Temperature Outside Air Source High Fan Speed MY SYNERGY MY SYNERGY MY SYNERGY SYSTEM MY SETTINGS SETTINGS...
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Section Page INFORMATION ON YOUR SYSTEM QUICK SET UP GUIDE HOME PAGE Boost Fan Child Lock Control Volume / Contrast / Brightness / Power Reset SYSTEM Climate Temperature Filters Mode Heat Boost / Core By-Pass Normal / Timer / Override Heater Contact SETTINGS...
1. INFORMATION ON YOUR SYSTEM Synergy consists of supply airflow, extract airflow and a Heat Exchanger. A balanced system is created by extracting stale moist air from the home and at the same time, introducing fresh filtered dry air into the home. The two air paths flow through a Heat Exchanger which is situated in the roof cavity.
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Air Source: The source of the air provided to the heat exchanger to be supplied to inlet diffusers f Fan Speed: The current speed setting of the fans. MON 13:15 Date & Time 15 MAR SmartVent 13:15 Snap shot of BOOST FAN, pg.3 19˚C Room Temperature...
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‘fan’ icon on the Home page: Cancel Confirm MON 13:15 15 MAR SmartVent 13:15 Once confirmed, the Home page will display with the ‘fan’ icon flashing on/off Room Temperature 19˚C every half second. This icon will continue Outside...
To activate Child Lock flash. Press the ‘key’ icon (coloured white) on the Home page: MON 13:15 15 MAR SmartVent 13:15 A CONFIRM page will prompt you to confirm your decision. Press Confirm to 19˚C Room Temperature turn Boost Fan OFF:...
Synergy will be returned normal operation: to normal with the Child Lock ‘key’ icon white, not yellow: MON 13:15 15 MAR SmartVent 13:15 MON 13:15 15 MAR SmartVent 13:15 Room Temperature 19˚C...
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Turn Synergy ON and OFF Volume Brightness To access these settings, press the Control ‘cogs’ icon on the Home page: Contrast MON 13:15 15 MAR SmartVent 13:15 Screen/Sound Power 19˚C Room Temperature Outside A new CONTROL page will appear with...
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BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST To adjust the screen Brightness, press To adjust the screen Contrast, press the the Brightness button: Contrast button: CONTROL CONTROL Volume Volume Brightness Brightness Contrast Contrast Screen/Sound Power Screen/Sound Power A new CONTROL page will appear with A new CONTROL page will appear with an up and down arrow and a sliding an up and down arrow and a sliding scale of 1 to 9:...
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A new CONTROL page will appear: page without turning Synergy OFF . Once confi rmed the display will revert to CONTROL a modifi ed Home page: MON 13:15 15 MAR SmartVent 13:15 19˚C Room Temperature Smart-Vent Synergy Outside Air Source...
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Press the Control ‘cogs’ icon to access display and Synergy will be switched the CONTROL page: back ON, restoring all your previous SETTINGS.(except Heater Override MON 13:15 mode) 15 MAR SmartVent 13:15 MON 13:15 15 MAR SmartVent Room Temperature 19˚C 13:15...
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RESET When Synergy is first installed, the MON 13:15 15 MAR SmartVent operating system defaults 13:15 conditions. Most importantly, in-line tempering heater (if installed) is 19˚C Room Temperature disabled. Outside Air Source Fan Speed High The following is the status of Synergy when Reset or when first installed: f Minimum temperature: 18ºC...
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MON 13:15 15 MAR SmartVent 13:15 19˚C Room Temperature Outside Air Source High Fan Speed MY SYNERGY MY SYNERGY MY SYNERGY SYSTEM MY SETTINGS SETTINGS To check that the RESET was successful check that the Comfort page shows the Comfort level as being MID RANGE indicated by the green bar of the Comfort Level Screen.
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Heater Filters Contact Mode To enter into one of these pages simply press the SYSTEM tab on the Home page and then the related tab: MON 13:15 15 MAR SmartVent 13:15 19˚C Room Temperature Outside Air Source High Fan Speed...
CLIMATE SYSTEM CLIMATE ROOM TEMPERATURE Temperature measured in degrees An information page providing Celsius inside the controller room. you with up-to-date readings on Temperature, Air Source and Fan AIR SOURCE Speed. The Source of the incoming air provided to the heat exchanger. To access SYSTEM CLIMATE press the Climate tab on the SYSTEM Menu FAN SPEED...
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FILTERS SYSTEM FILTERS To Reset your Filters The Filter Resets are to be used when you have cleaned or replaced your An information page displaying fi lters and wish to reset the fi lters the usage of your 2 x G3 and 1 x F7 back to empty/new.
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HOME PAGE when either filter requires cleaning or replacing. Press the button to take you directly to the FILTER RESET page and follow the maintenance instructions on Page 40 . MON 13:15 15 MAR SmartVent 13:15 19˚C Room Temperature Outside Air Source...
MODE SYSTEM MODE f Heat Boost: For the use with Synergy systems with two or more extract points within the home. An information page providing the status of the optional upgrades Heat When this mode is enabled, excess Boost and Core By-Pass modes. heat will be transferred only from your These will be displayed as either heated area to the rest of your home,...
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HEATER SYSTEM HEATER HEATER An information page providing the status of your heater (if installed), Heater showing whether the heater is ON ENABLED Heater currently: or OFF and (if ON) which of the 3 modes (Normal, Override or Timer) Mode:Normal is active.
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HEATER Heater ENABLED Time remaining: 3hrs 15mins Mode:Override To change these settings press the Flame on the right or go back to Settings menu and press ‘Heater’. In this example the heater is in Override mode and there is currently 3 hours and 15 minutes remaining of the ON time, irrespective of room temperature.
Contact tab on the SYSTEM Menu page: The CONTACT page will appear: CONTACT Phone: (09) 259 1662 Email: enquiry@smartvent.co.nz Website: www.smartvent.co.nz Model xxxx Software V x.x For any questions on your system please fi rst refer to your Users Manual, otherwise use one of the above points of contact.
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Fans Clock Mode To enter into one of these pages simply press the SETTINGS tab on the home page and then press on the related tab. MON 13:15 15 MAR SmartVent 13:15 Room Temperature 19˚C Air Source Outside Fan Speed...
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CLIMATE SETTINGS CLIMATE The CLIMATE page is displayed: SETTINGS CLIMATE is the defi ning setting for the control over your home comfort. Some modes are dependent on these settings being setup such as tempering heater and Fan Min modes. The Climate default settings are: f Minimum Temperature = 18°C f Comfort Level = Mid Range Press the MIN TEMP tab to change the...
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COMFORT LEVEL SETTING The mid-range Comfort Level is highlighted. To choose a Warmer or Comfort Level sets target Cooler Comfort Level use the UP and warmth of the home. The system will DOWN arrows to increase/decrease the automatically adjust to get as close setting as desired.
FANS FAN SETTINGS Use the UP and DOWN arrows to alter the speed settings as required from low The Fan Speed determines how speed to high speed many air exchanges per hour takes place (in how many hours the air inside your home is replaced with new incoming air).
FAN MODE FAN BOOST There are several FAN MODE settings to Use this to control the automatic optimise your Synergy system. boost function for synergy. There are 3 settings available for FAN BOOST. When you press on the FAN tab there are two available settings The default setting for FAN BOOST when installed is Normal.
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There are 2 settings available for FAN Once the setting has been entered, Press the Home button to return to the Home Page or Press the Back button to step back to the SETTINGS Menu. If any changes have been made to the settings in this section, Synergy will prompt you to confi rm your decision.
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Press the arrows to change the FAN SEASONS seasons. Use the UP and DOWN (Dual air source version only) arrows to increase/decrease the setting as desired. To set the Seasonal months. This determines where the air source is drawn from during the summer and winter seasons The FAN SEASONS setting is available for systems that source incoming air...
MODE SETTINGS MODE installed and supply through the heat exchanger to all inlet diffusers. Synergy incorporates both a Heat To enable or disable the Heat Boost Boost Mode and Core By-Pass mode mode, press SETTINGS then select available as optional extras. These MODE: provide complete control of your system for all year round ventilation.
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NORMAL HEAT BOOST MODE Press the Home button to return to the Home Page at any time. Normal mode is driven by the BOOST TEMP setting. If the Heat Boost is Press the Back button to step enabled and this mode is active, then it back to the SETTINGS Menu.
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When you have chosen how long you To deactivate Normal Heat Boost mode wish to run the Heat Boost for, press either turn the Heat Boost OFF on the the ON/OFF button to read ON so that HEAT BOOST page or change to another border is highlighted red, indicating the Heat Boost mode.
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TIMER HEAT BOOST MODE To set the Timer(s) To turn Timer 1 ON, press the button Timer Mode is a combination of time adjacent to the Timer 1 tab labelled ‘OFF’. intervals which are conditional on the This will change to an ON button with a room temperature rising above the red border: BOOST TEMP settings.
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The Timer tab border is now highlighted blue indicating this mode is operative: To deactivate Timer Heat Boost mode either turn the Heat Boost OFF on the HEAT BOOST page or change to another Heat Boost mode. Once the setting has been entered, Press the Home button to return to the Home Page or Press the Back button to step...
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BOOST TEMPERATURE The BOOST TEMP setting is highlighted to indicate that this is the active setting. When the Heat Boost Mode has Use the arrow to decrease and the been ‘enabled’, the controller uses arrow to increase the temperature to the temperature sensed (the Boost your desired level.
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To enable or disable the Core By-pass CORE BY-PASS MODE mode, press SETTINGS then select Synergy has a optional CORE By-pass MODE: upgrade. This mode operates a damper which allows the fresh inlet air supplied into your home to by-pass the Heat Exchanger and therefore it avoids being warmed by the outgoing, warm exhaust air.
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Press the Home button to return to the Home Page at any time. Press the Back button to step back to the SETTINGS Menu. If installed, the CORE BY-PASS page will appear. The CORE BY-PASS page will display the status of the Core By-pass mode. If this Note: mode is ON then the ON button border As a safety feature, if the inlet air falls below...
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HEATER If installed, the HEATER page will SETTINGS HEATER appear. When the heater is OFF , the OFF button will have a blue border and the An in-line tempering heater is flame will be white. available as an optional extra to the Synergy system .The heater To Enable the heater ‘tempers’...
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NORMAL HEATER MODE OVERRIDE HEATER MODE Normal mode is driven by the Minimum Override mode allows you to turn the Temperature setting. If the heater is heater ON, irrespective of any other enabled and this mode is active, it will variable settings.
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TIMER HEATER MODE When you have chosen how long you wish to run the heater for, press the ON/ Timer Mode is a combination of time OFF button to read ON so that border is intervals which are conditional on the highlighted red, indicating the Override temperature falling below the minimum mode is now active.
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To set the Timer(s) Return to the HEATER page by To turn Timer 1 ON, press the button pressing the Back button adjacent to the Timer 1 tab labelled ‘OFF’. This will change to an ON button with a The Timer tab border is now highlighted red border: blue indicating this mode is operative: TIMER...
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CLOCK SETTINGS - CLOCK Once the setting has been entered, The CLOCK needs to be set before Press the Home button to return your system can correctly operate to the Home Page or the timers for the tempering heater Press the Back button to step or Heat Boost features (if installed).
6. MAINTENANCE This section covers the following maintenance information: Filter Maintenance 40 & 41 Cleaning the Controller Heat Exchanger Unit Maintenance FILTER MAINTENANCE This Filter Replacement icon will show on the HOME PAGE when either filter requires cleaning or replacing. Press the icon to take you directly to the FILTER RESET page to find out which filter is FULL: FILTER RESET F7 Filter...
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Maintenance G3 FILTER MAINTENANCE The G3 filter’s life span for Smart-Vent Synergy is approximately 1/2 year (26 weeks) before reaching 100% filter usage/ FULL. There are two G3 filters situated in the Heat Exchanger. Once the G3 filters are FULL you will need to clean the filter media by completing the following steps: 1) Turn your Synergy system OFF (refer to page 8 for instructions on turning your system OFF).
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Maintenance CLEANING THE COLOUR TOUCH SCREEN CONTROLLER 1) Turn your Synergy system OFF (refer to page 8 for instructions on turning your system OFF). 2) Clean the control screen by gently wiping the surface with a slightly dampened tissue moistened with water only, cleaning solution is not recommended. DO NOT spray cleaning solutions or water onto the control screen as it is NOT WATERPROOF.
7 . FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS f What does this symbol mean on my Home page? This Filter Replacement icon will show on the HOME PAGE when either of the filters require cleaning or replacing. Refer to page 40 for more information.
8. GLOSSARY OF TERMS Air Source The source of inlet air: either the roof cavity or outside. Heat Boost Mode When enabled, Synergy will pull warm air from just your heated room (where your controller is (Multiple extract Systems) placed), first passing through the Heat Exchanger which significantly warms the incoming air before distributing it throughout the home.
9. ERROR MESSAGES In the event of a system error, Your Colour Touch Screen Controller will display this page. SYSTEM ERROR ERROR No.1 For more information on this error press the ERROR icon for our contact details There are 6 different Error Numbers that can be displayed. f Error No.1 Real time clock error.
10. WARRANTY 5 YEAR WARRANTY Securimax warrants to the purchaser that this product is free from defects in the material and workmanship for a period of five years from the date of the original retail purchase. The warranty only operates if proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale, invoice or purchase receipt is presented at the time of request of service and if the attached warranty card is completed and returned to Securimax.
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Distributed by Simx Limited Customer Support p: (09) 259 1662 | f: (09) 259 1661 We reserve the right to alter specifications without notice. PUB0362 iss02 08/12 e: enquiry@smartvent.co.nz | w: www.smartvent.co.nz...
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