– and smart-looking – as any of the other electronics in your home, your new ultra-thin profile Preferred thermostat offers programming options to fit your lifestyle – not anybody else’s. Let this manual show you how easy it is to enjoy the newest experience in...
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Button Identification Enters the programming schedule, adjusts the clock, changes calendar, etc. SCHEDULE Choose follow schedule, hold, or vacation Selects whether the fan operates continuously (on) or only when needed for heating or cooling (auto) MODE Selects whether thermostat is set for heating, cooling, emergency heat, or auto (heat and cool as needed), or off DONE Saves settings when completing a set-up or programming step...
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Button Identification 1. Day of the week 2. Programming option; indicates which settings are being adjusted 3. Filter, UV lamp, humidifier pad reminders 4. Current temperature 5. Current program routine – follow scheduled programming, hold current settings, run vacation program 6.
Quick Start Setting the time and date You must set the time and date before you can use any of the thermostat’s programming features. 1. Open the door. 2. Press the set button on the left. The screen will show the word clock on the left and the time on the bottom.
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Quick Start 6. To set the month, press the button underneath the letter M (month), then press the up or down button on the right. Stop at the desired month. 7. To set the day of the month, press the button underneath the letter D (day), then press the up or down button on the right.
Quick Start Setting or changing the temperatures for heating and cooling Your thermostat is installed with pre-set heating and cooling temperature settings. You can use these or change them so your home is as warm or as cool as you would like it to be. You can also temporarily change the temperature after you’ve programmed your thermostat according to your specific schedule needs.
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Quick Start 4. Press the up or down button, located to the right of the display, to change the displayed setting. Stop on the desired setting. 5. When there are arrow indicators next to both the words heat and cool at the top right of the screen, the heating and cooling temperatures are also displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Quick Start Holding the temperature Here’s how to override your programmed temperature settings and hold the temperature at a specific setting without the temperature changing during the next programmed period. 1. Open the door. 2. Press the schedule button at the top. The arrow will move to the word hold under the button.
Quick Start Using the ExP – Expansion Port – to program the thermostat Your Perferred™ thermostat has an unique ExP – Expansion Port – that allows you to use a digital memory card to program the thermostat on your computer. The ExP is sold as an accessory.
Programming the Thermostat Determining your programming schedule Unlike many thermostats, this one gives you the option of program- ming every day of the week differently. It is pre-programmed at the factory with the same settings for all seven days: Monday Time Heat Cool...
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Programming the Thermostat You can change those settings easily. Each day in your schedule must have four time periods. The thermostat thinks of these time blocks in terms of when people wake up, when they leave for the day, when they return home, and when they go to sleep.
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Programming the Thermostat Tuesday Wake Tuesday Day Tuesday Evening Tuesday Sleep Wednesday Wake Wednesday Wednesday Evening Wednesday Sleep...
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Programming the Thermostat Thursday Wake Thursday Thursday Evening Thursday Sleep Friday Wake Friday Day Friday Evening Friday Sleep...
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Programming the Thermostat Saturday Wake Saturday Saturday Evening Saturday Sleep Sunday Wake Sunday Sunday Evening Sunday Sleep...
Programming the Thermostat Setting up your schedule when all days of the week will follow the same schedule Here’s how to program your thermostat when all seven days of the week will follow the same schedule. 1. Open the door. 2.
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Programming the Thermostat 6. Repeat this process for each of the three remaining time periods for Monday – day, evening and sleep – by first pressing the button under the four time periods to select the time period with the arrow. To change the start at time, press the button under the time, then press the up or down button, stopping on the desired time.
Programming the Thermostat Setting up your schedule when all days of the week won’t follow the same schedule Here’s how to program your thermostat when one or more days will follow a different schedule from the rest. 1. Open the door. 2.
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Programming the Thermostat 6. Set the cooling temperature for that time period by pressing the button under the cool set at: temperature on the right and then pressing the up or down button until you reach the desired cooling temperature. 7.
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Programming the Thermostat 11. Press the done button on the right when you’ve completed the process. 12. Close the door.
Programming the Thermostat Using the programmable fan When you use the instructions on page 47 in the Advanced Programming Options section to turn on the programmable fan feature, you can program the fan selection to “auto” or “on” for each of the program schedule periods.
Programming the Thermostat Programming a vacation schedule You can program a special heating and cooling schedule to follow when you will be gone for a vacation or an extended period of time. 1. Open the door. 2. Press the set button on the left side repeatedly until the screen shows vacation settings on the right side, your vacation heating and cooling temperatures in the lower right, and humidify* on the bottom.
Programming the Thermostat 7. Press the up or down button on the side and stop at the desired setting. 8. To change the fan from auto to on, press the fan button at the top. 9. To change the thermostat mode to heat, cool, Em heat or heat/cool (auto), press the mode button at the top until the arrow is next to the option you want.
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Programming the Thermostat 1. Press the schedule button at the top until the arrow is next to vacation. 2. You will see the next day’s date at the bottom of the screen under the words return on. There is a box around the date.
Operating the Thermostat Using the thermostat to turn the heating and cooling system off Here’s how to use the thermostat to turn the heating and cooling system off. 1. Open the door. 2. Press the mode button on the top left repeatedly until the display shows off in the upper left.
Operating the Thermostat Using the fan When the fan is on, it helps distribute air throughout your home for a more even temperature in all spaces. You can set the thermostat so that the fan runs only during your heating and cooling cycles (auto mode) or to run continuously.
Operating the Thermostat Changing the humidity level Your thermostat offers three humidity* options: normal, auto and off. It is set at the factory for “normal humidify,” which is a fixed setting based on how much humidity you want in the home. This humidity level remains constant, regardless of the outdoor temperature.
Operating the Thermostat 3. Press the up or down button to change the setting. It is factory-set at 26% for humidify and 60% for dehumidify. It there’s too much condensation on the windows, try a lower number. If the air is too dry, try a higher number.
Operating the Thermostat the factory setting for the auto humidify mode. (Auto indicates you have put the thermostat in auto humidify mode.) 3. Press the up or down button to change this auto humidify set at number (1 through 9). If there is too much condensation on the windows, select a number lower than 5.
Operating the Thermostat Using emergency heat (heat pump systems only) Emergency heat is useful when the automatic auxiliary heat system can’t keep up with demand. (Systems with heat pumps use “auxiliary heat” when it’s too cold outside for the heat pump to heat the house without help.
Advanced Programming Options Advanced programming display codes chart You can customize several features of your thermostat. This chart shows which features you can change and the codes associated with them. The codes will be shown on the display when you follow the instructions.
Advanced Programming Options Clearing the reset reminders The thermostat tells you when it’s time to change the UV light in the evaporator coil box connected to the furnace (if equipped), humidifier pad (if equipped), and furnace filter. (See page 49 for more information.) When the reminder icons are displayed on the screen, pressing and holding the done button for about three seconds clears all reminders on the screen.
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Advanced Programming Options 4. Press and hold the done button for about three seconds to remove the reminder. The percentage associated with it will go down to zero. 5. Press the done button. 6. Close the door.
Advanced Programming Options Changing from Fahrenheit to Celsius Your thermostat is preset to display the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. You can change this to Celsius. 1. Open the door. 2. Press and hold the buttons underneath the heat and cool setpoints simultaneously (the two bottom buttons on the right) until the screen displays the reset reminders and 01 in the lower right corner.
Advanced Programming Options Adjusting or turning off the continuous backlighting Your thermostat may feature a low level amount of backlighting until you press any button, which increases the lighting temporarily. You can adjust the intensity of the backlighting or turn if off completely. The range is off (OF) 1 to 5 brightness.
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Advanced Programming Options 5. Press the done button. 6. Close the door.
Advanced Programming Options Keypad lockout The keypad lockout feature lets you “lock” the thermostat at one of three levels that increasingly limit anyone’s ability to make changes by pressing buttons. The levels are: 1 – You can change the temperature settings, the time of day, and the day of the week only 2 –...
Advanced Programming Options 4. Press the rightmost lower button then press the up arrow button until the screen displays the level you want – 1, 2 or 3. You will also see a padlock icon on the screen. 5. Press the done button. 6.
Advanced Programming Options Changing from programmable to nonprogrammable It is possible to convert your thermostat’s operation from programmable to nonprogrammable. This eliminates its advanced features. When switching to the nonprogrammable format, you lose the programming, hold, vacation and Smart Recovery features. Switching to nonprogram- mable also means you’ll give up some of the thermostat’s energy saving features.
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Advanced Programming Options 4. Press the rightmost lower button then press the up arrow button until the screen displays nP (nonprogrammable). 5. Press the done button. 6. Close the door.
Advanced Programming Options Changing the number of programming periods Your thermostat is preset with four time periods. You can change this to two. Here’s how to change the number of periods in the day. 1. Open the door. 2. Press and hold the buttons underneath the heat and cool setpoints simultaneously (the two bottom buttons on the right) until the screen displays the reset reminders and 01 in the lower right corner.
Advanced Programming Options Turning on the programmable fan feature When you turn on the programmable fan feature using these instructions, you can program the fan selection to “auto” or “on” for each of the program schedule periods. (Learn more about this on page 26.) 1.
Advanced Programming Options Turning off the daylight savings time feature The thermostat will automatically change the clock according to daylight savings time procedures twice a year. Here’s how to turn off the daylight savings time feature so the clock doesn’t automatically change.
Special Features Hybrid Heat (heat pump with a furnace system only) This thermostat works with the Carrier Hybrid Heat systems offering maximum comfort and economy by automatically controlling whether your system delivers heating with the heat pump, with the furnace, or with both options working together.
Special Features Auto changeover The thermostat displays one of five modes: heat, cool, Em heat (heat pump version only), heat cool (auto mode) and off. When the mode selection is for both heating and cooling – auto mode – the thermostat is in auto changeover mode.
What If . . . “Auxiliary heat on” is displayed (heat pump and Hybrid Heat systems only) Auxiliary heat on applies only to the heat pump version. If it is on, you will see auxiliary heat on. When it is displayed, it means the system has determined that it’s too cold outside for your heat pump to heat the house without help, so it’s getting help from the electric heaters.
What If . . . You get a service reminder message Service reminder messages – check UV light, check hum pad, check filter – tell you that it’s time to change the UVC lamp in the evaporator coil box connected to the furnace (when installed), humidifier pad (when installed), and furnace filter.
Common Terms and Where to Find Them Dehumidify .........page 32 When your heating and cooling system is used to dehumidify the air and the thermostat is set up to dehumidify, the thermostat will instruct it to remove moisture from the air as necessary when the...
Common Terms and Where to Find Them thermostat automatically controls whether your system delivers heating with the heat pump, with the furnace, or with both options working together. Humidify ......... . .page 32 When your heating and cooling system includes a humidifier, the ther- mostat will instruct it to add moisture to the air as necessary when the heat is on.
Common Terms and Where to Find Them Service reminders ........page 49 The thermostat tells you when it’s time to change the UVC lamp (if equipped), humidifier pad (if equipped) and furnace filter.
Address of Installation THERMOSTAT LIMITED WARRANTY FIVE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY –Bryant Heating and Cooling Systems (hereinafter referred to as “Company”) warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship. If a defect is found within five years from date of original installation of product (whether or not actual use begins on that date) Company will provide a new or remanufactured part, at Company’s sole option, to replace any...
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Thermostat Limited Warranty in the Owner’s Manual and Company’s service information. 3. Defective parts must be returned to the distributor through a registered servicing dealer for credit. 4. All work shall be performed during normal working hours. LIMITATIONS OF WARRANTIES – ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES (INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MER- CHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) ARE HEREBY LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE PERIOD FOR WHICH THE LIMITED WARRANTY IS GIVEN AND APPLIES.
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