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  • Page 1 ComfortChoice Edge ® Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 This document is the property of Carrier Corporation and is delivered on the express condition that it is not to be disclosed, reproduced in whole or in part, or used for manufacture by anyone other than Carrier Corporation without its written consent, and that no right is granted to disclose or so use any information contained in said document.
  • Page 3 You will love this thermostat. ® You have the Edge thermostat. This unique device's state-of-the-art technology makes it easier than ever for you to keep your home comfortable. Designed to be as smart - and smart-looking - as any of the other electronics in your home, your new Edge thermostat offers programming options to fit your lifestyle - not anybody else's.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Thermostat display ................4 Thermostat buttons ................6 Setting the time and date ............... 8 Setting or changing heating/cooling temperature setpoints ....10 Holding the temperature ............... 12 Programming the Thermostat ............... 13 To Set up a different schedule when all days of the week will follow the same schedule ..............
  • Page 5 Contents Adjusting backlighting ..............27 Keypad lockout ................28 Real-time pricing ................30 Time-of-use/peak pricing ............. 33 Special Features Hybrid heat (heat pump systems only) ......... 36 Service reminders ............... 36 Auto changeover ................. 36 Smart Recovery ................37 Troubleshooting .................. 37 What If .

  • Page 6: Thermostat Display

    Thermostat display The thermostat display is shown in Figure 1. The following information can be displayed on the screen: • Day of the week • Programming option - indicates which settings are being adjusted (clock, calendar, daily schedule, vacation settings •...
  • Page 7 Thermostat display • Length of time for temporary temperature hold • Time left in utility curtailment/real-time pricing (temperature adjustment) events • Month • Time period start • Period of the day Figure 1 Thermostat Display...

  • Page 8: Thermostat Buttons

    Thermostat buttons The thermostat has buttons that are accessible on the front panel when you holiday holiday occ unocc occ3 occ2 a open the front cover. These buttons are used for various functions such as raising or lower the desired setpoint and changing the current mode. See Figure 2.
  • Page 9 Thermostat buttons Figure 2 Thermostat Buttons...

  • Page 10: Setting The Time And Date

    Setting time and date This thermostat communicates wirelessly with a communication network. It automatically obtains the current time and date from the communication network. In the event of loss of network communication, you can manually set the time and date by following the instructions below. If you notice that the time is not adjusted for daylight saving time you can adjust the hour at any time by following Steps 1,2, and 3 below.
  • Page 11 Setting time and date 6. To set the month, press the soft button below the letter M (month), then press the up or down button to adjust the value. Stop at the desired month. 7. To set the day of the month, press the soft button below the letter D (day), then press the up or down button to adjust the value.

  • Page 12: Setting Or Changing Heating/Cooling Temperature Setpoints

    Setting or changing heating/cooling setpoints Your thermostat is installed with pre-set heating and cooling temperature setpoints. 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 tempera- ture after you've programmed your thermostat according to your specific schedule needs.
  • Page 13 Setting or changing heating/cooling setpoints 4. Press the up or down button, located to the right of the display, to change the displayed setpoint. Stop on the desired setting. 5. When there are arrow indicators next to both the wordsheat and cool at the top right of the screen, the heating and cooling temperatures are also displayed at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 14: Holding The Temperature

    Holding the temperature Follow the steps below to change your programmed temperature settings and hold the temperature at a specific setting without the temperature changing during the next programmed period. 1. Open the thermostat door. 2. Press the schedule button located at the top of the display. The arrow will move to the word hold under the button.

  • Page 15: Programming The Thermostat

    Programming the thermostat Unlike many thermostats, this one gives you the option of programming every day of the week differently. It is pre-programmed at the factory with the same settings for all seven days. See the table below. Table 1 Schedule Factory Settings...

  • Page 16: The Same Schedule

    Programming the thermostat To setup a different schedule where all seven days of the week are the same: 1. Open the thermostat door. 2. Press and release the set button repeatedly until the screen displays the words daily schedule in the center of the screen. The list of the days of the week will be displayed on the left.
  • Page 17 Programming the thermostat 5. Set the cooling temperature setpoint for that time period by pressing the soft button under the cool set at: temperature on the right and then pressing the up or down button until you reach the desired cooling setpoint temperature.

  • Page 18: To Set Up A Schedule When All Days Of The Week Will Not Follow The Same Schedule

    Programming the thermostat To setup a schedule where all days of the week will not follow the same schedule. Fill in Table 2, which follows this procedure, with the desired times and setpoints for each day. Use this table as a guide during programming and for future reference.
  • Page 19 Programming the thermostat 5. Set the heating setpoint temperature for that time period by pressing the soft button under the heat set at: temperature. Then press the up or down button until the desired heat setpoint temperature is displayed. 6. Set the cooling setpoint temperature for that time period by pressing the soft button under the cool set at: temperature.
  • Page 20 Programming the thermostat Evening EveningEvening t r a Start Time/Heat/Cool Start Time/Heat/Cool t r a t r a / t a / t a / t a / t a Start Time/Heat/Cool s e u s r u i r F t a S Table 2 Daily Schedule Planner...

  • Page 21: Programming A Vacation Schedule

    Programming a vacation schedule To Program a vacation schedule: You can program a special heating and cooling schedule for times when you will be away for a vacation or an extended period of time. 1. Open the thermostat door. 2. Press and release the set button repeatedly until the screen displays vacation settings on the right side of the display.
  • Page 22 Programming a vacation schedule 8. Press the done button. 9. Close the thermostat door. Activating your vacation program: You must schedule a return date to activate your vacation settings before leaving. The thermostat will begin following the vacation schedule after you've selected the return date.

  • Page 23: Overriding A Utility Curtailment

    Overriding a Utility Curtailment The thermostat allows your local utility to remotely adjust (curtail) the operation and temperature of your air conditioning or heating system for short periods of time - only when absolutely necessary, to help minimize the load on the electric system during periods of peak usage in your area.

  • Page 24: Turning Heating/Cooling System Off/ Using Fan

    Turning heating/cooling system off / Using fan Using the thermostat to turn the heating and cooling system off: 1. Open the thermostat door. 2. Press the mode button repeatedly until the arrow under the button is next to off. 3. Close the thermostat door. Using the fan: When the fan is on, it helps distribute air throughout your home for a more even temperature in all spaces.

  • Page 25: Using Emergency Heat

    Using Emergency Heat Using Emergency Heat: 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. The thermostat display indicator for this is auxiliary heat on.) If the heat pump compressor that works with auxiliary heat fails, or if the heat pump isn't working at all, you can turn on the emergency heat for that extra...

  • Page 26: Advanced Programming

    Advanced Programming Advanced Programming: You can customize several features of your thermostat. See Table 3 on the page which follows.

  • Page 27: Advanced Programming Display Codes

    Advanced Programming i T - g i l t n i s f f i T - t n i s f f i T - t n i s f f t n i s f f Table 3 Thermostat Advanced Programming Display Codes...

  • Page 28: Reset Reminders

    Reset reminders The thermostat will display a check filter message when it is time to change the furnace filter. When the reminder is displayed on the screen, pressing and holding the done button for about three seconds will clear the reminder. To reset the check filter reminder: 1.

  • Page 29: Adjusting Backlighting

    Adjusting backlighting Adjusting or turning off the continuous backlighting: You can setup your thermostat so that it uses a low level amount of backlight- ing 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.

  • Page 30: Keypad Lockout

    Keypad Lockout The keypad lockout feature lets you "lock" the thermostat at one of three levels. These levels increasingly limit anyone's ability to make changes. The levels are: 0F - The feature is turned off. 1 - You can change temperature settings, time of day, and day of the week only 2 - You can change temperature settings only 3 - The entire keypad is locked, allowing no changes...
  • Page 31 Keypad Lockout 5. Press the done button. 6. Close the thermostat door. You will see a padlock icon on the screen. To temporarily unlock the keypad: 1. Open the thermostat door. 2. Press and hold the up and down buttons simultaneously for about five seconds.

  • Page 32: Real-Time Pricing

    Real-time pricing Your utility may offer real-time pricing, which is an electric rate pricing strategy where rates vary over short time intervals, typically hourly. You, as a con- sumer, can benefit from real-time pricing if you are able to shift or reduce your electric consumption during high cost periods.
  • Page 33 Real-time pricing To override/cancel temperature setpoint adjustment during a real- time pricing event: 1. Open the thermostat door. 2. Press the soft button below override. The words saving mode or critical saving mode will disappear. The thermostat temperature setpoint will return to your previous user-programmed value. 3.
  • Page 34 Real-time pricing 1. Open the thermostat door. 2. Press and simultaneously hold the soft buttons below the heat and cool setpoints (the two bottom buttons on the right) until the screen displays the check filter reset reminder and 01 in the lower right corner. 3.

  • Page 35: Time-Of-Use/Peak Pricing

    Time-of-use/peak pricing Your utility may offer time-of-use pricing, which is an electric rate pricing strategy where rates vary dependent on utility-designated peak and non-peak time of day. Your utility will provide you with pricing details. You, as a con- sumer, can benefit from time-of-use/peak pricing if you are able to shift or reduce your electric consumption during peak price periods.
  • Page 36 Time-of-use/peak pricing To override/cancel temperature setpoint adjustment during a peak pricing event: 1. Open the thermostat door. 2. Press the soft button below override. The words saving mode will disappear. The thermostat temperature setpoint will return to your previous user-programmed value. 3.
  • Page 37 Time-of-use/peak pricing To setup time-of-use/peak pricing temperature setpoint offsets: 1. Open the thermostat door. 2. Press and hold the soft buttons below the heat and cool setpoints simultaneously (the two bottom buttons on the right) until the screen displays the check filter reset reminder and 01 in the lower right corner. 3.

  • Page 38: Hybrid Heat (Heat Pump Systems Only)

    Hybrid heat, Service reminders, Auto change Hybrid Heat (heat pump with a furnace system only): This thermostat works with 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.

  • Page 39: Smart Recovery

    Smart recovery, Troubleshooting Smart Recovery: The Smart Recovery feature transitions your home from one temperature period (wake, day, evening, sleep) to the next so that the your home's temperature matches the temperature setpoint at the start of each time period. This means, for example, that if your sleep period temperature setting is lower than the period that precedes it, the thermostat will start cooling down the home before the beginning of the scheduled sleep period.

  • Page 40: There Is A Power Outage

    Troubleshooting is displayed. You have to turn on emergency heat manually - it doesn't happen automatically - so if you see Em heat on the display, it means someone has turned it on. • There is a Power Outage: If you lose electricity, you will not need to reprogram your thermostat. The settings are retained in memory.

  • Page 41: Thermostat Error Codes

    Troubleshooting . y l l l a e l i l l a i a f r u l l l a Table 4 Thermostat Error Codes...
  • Page 42 Notes Page...
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