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11 4. Use the drop down boxes to select the time you wake up, leave home, arrive home, and go to sleep for those days. 5. Uncheck any unneeded times 6. Select the Next button 7. Schedule additional days of the week 8. Select the Next button 9. Select the Save button Edit YourSchedule You can use the Guided Scheduling feature to edit your schedule at any time or you can edit your schedule manually. Manually editingyour schedule will also allow you to schedule any custom Comfort Profiles you’ve created. A14590 On the Thermostat and Smartphone App: 1. Touch Menu > Schedules > View or Edit Schedule 2. To edit the time, touch the time and use the up or down arrows to adjust then touch the Done button. 3. To edit the Comfort Profile scheduled, touch the Comfort Profile name then select the Comfort Profile you’d like to insert. 4. To edit the temperature settings for the Comfort Profile, touch the Heat to/Cool to temperatures and adjust your temperature and fan settings then touch Save. 5. To delete a scheduled period, touch the time then touch the Delete button. 6. To add a scheduled period, touch the Add button, select a Comfort Profile and a start time. NOTE: The schedule screen can only show 4 scheduled period at a time. If more than 4 periods are scheduled, use the left and right arrows next to the time to scroll. A150012
12 On the Web Portal: 1. Select the Schedule tile 2. To edit the time, select the icon and use the drop down boxes to select a time then select Save. 3. To edit the temperature settings for the Comfort Profile, select the Comfort Profile and adjust your temperature and fan settings then select Update. 4. To delete a scheduled period, select the icon, touch the X, then confirm by selecting Delete. 5. To add a scheduled period, select the Add Activity button, choose the day, Comfort Profile, and start time then select Save. Hint: Copying YourSchedule You can copy the entire schedule from one day to another day. A150013 On the Thermostat and Smartphone App: 1. Touch Menu > Schedules > View or edit schedule. 2. Use the left and right arrows at the top of the screen to find the day of the week you want to copy. 3. Touch on the day of the week you want to copy. 4. Touch each days you want to have the same schedule. 5. Touch Copy then Save to complete. A150014 On the Web Portal: 1. Select the Schedule Tile. 2. Select the Copy button.
13 3. Choose the day you want to copy. 4. Select Next. 5. Select the check box(es) next to day(s) you want to have the same schedule. 6. Select Save. Going on Vacation Your thermostat’s Vacation feature helps you conserve energy while you are away for extended periods of time. It also helps ensure your home is comfortable when you return. A vacation event includes a start date and time, as well as the end date and time. You can enter any number of vacations. Using the Vacation feature overrides your programmed schedule, so you can leave your regular Schedule as--is when you go away for a special or unscheduled trip. A150015 On the Thermostat and Smartphone App: 1. Touch Menu > Vacation 2. Touch Plan Vacation to create a new vacation event. 3. Enter the departure time and date. 4. Enter the hour your leaving by touching the up or down arrow then touch minute and enter minute. 5. Touch Month to enter the month. Day to enter day and year to enter year 6. Touch Next 7. Select the heat and cool temperatures you want the system to run during the vacation and the fan setting by touching the corresponding up and down arrows. 8. Repeat with the vacation end date and time. 9. If the schedule is correct, touch save. If you need to make changes, touch the area you wish to change or use the back button. 10. To delete the entire vacation, touch the delete button on the top right of the screen. The vacation event is now set. You can adjust it at any time by selecting it from the Vacation menu. To delete a vacation event: 1. Touch Menu > Vacation 2. Select the vacation you want to delete. 3. Touch Delete. To modify and existing vacation event: 1. Touch Menu > Vacation 2. Select the vacation you want to edit 3. Select the start date, the settings or the end date to edit them.
14 A150016 On Web Portal: 1. Select Schedule tile. 2. Select New Vacation 3. Enter the depart and return date and times 4. Select Heat and Cool. 5. Enable or disable heat and cool during the period as required. 6. Select the set points for heat and/or cool. 7. Select Save. 8. Select Fan and set the minimum fan run time per hour, if different than your normal settings. 9. Select Save. The vacation event is now set. You can adjust it at any time by selecting it from the Vacation tile. Humidifier The Humidifier menu enables or disables a whole home humidifier, if installed: SOn: Run the humidifier to increase the humidity to the configured set point. SOff: Do not operate the humidifier. On Thermostat and Smartphone App: Touch Menu > System > Humidifier On Web Portal: 1. Select the My System tile 2. Select Humidifier There are two options for humidity control: SManual: you select the humidity set point SWindow Protect: Creates comfortable humidity levels in the home while preventing condensation from forming on your windows. On Thermostat and Smartphone App: 1. Touch Menu > Profiles > Humidity Profiles > Humidification Setpoint 2. For manual adjustment, touch Manual then use the up or down arrows to select the desired humidity set point between 5% -- 45% 3. To use Window Protect, touch Window Protect then use the up or down arrows to select the desired level between 1 -- 7, with 7 being for the most efficient windows. 4. Touch Save
15 On the Web Portal: 1. Select the My System tile 2. Select Humidifier 3. For manual adjustment, touch On then use the slider to select the desired humidity set point between 5% -- 45% 4. To use Window Protect, touch Window Protect then use the slider to select the desired level between 1 -- 7, with 7 being for the most efficient windows. 5. Touch the X in the upper right corner to close the window Dehumidifier The Dehumidifier menu enables or disables a whole home dehumidifier, if installed: SOn: Run the dehumidifier to reduce the humidity to the configured set point. SOff: Do not operate the dehumidifier. On Thermostat and Smartphone App: Touch Menu > System > Dehumidifier On the Web Portal: 1. Select the My System tile 2. Select Humidifier To adjust the dehumidification set point: On the Thermostat and Smartphone App: 1. Touch Menu > Profiles > Humidity Profiles > Dehumidification Set point 2. Touch the up or down arrows to select the desired dehumidification set point between 46% -- 58% 3. Touch Save On the Web Portal: 1. Select the My System tile 2. Select Dehumidifier 3. Use the slider to select the desired dehumidfication humidity set point between 46% -- 58% 4. Touch the X in the upper right corner to close the window Ventilator / HRV / ERV The Ventilator/HRV/ERV menu configures the operation of a whole home ventilator, a Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV) or an Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV), if installed: SOccupied run time: Configure how many minutes per hour the device will run during occupied periods. For example, your home, wake, and sleep Comfort Profiles. SUnoccupied run time: Configure how many minutes per hour the device will run during unoccupied periods. For example, your away Comfort Profile. Ventilation devices are important to maintain indoor air quality and, depending on where you live, this might be regulated. The amount of indoor air required to maintain sufficient indoor air quality depends on how bigyour house is, how many people live there, and the capacity of your ventilation device. You should consult with a local HVAC contractor who can guide you on how often you should be running your ventilation device. For devices configured as ventilators (i.e. not HRVs or ERVs) you can enable a feature called Free Cooling onyour thermostat. Like opening your window on a cool night, your thermostat will turn on your ventilator to bring in cooler outdoor air instead of running your cooling system. On the Thermostat and Smartphone App: 1. Touch Menu > System > Ventilator 2. Adjust the Occupied Run Time and Unoccupied Run Time by selecting each option and touching the up or down arrow to adjust the values between 0 and 55 minutes per hour.. 3. If supported by your device, enable or disable Free Cooling.
16 CARING FOR YOUR THERMOSTAT Cleaning Your Thermostat You can clean your thermostat screen by spraying water on to a clean, microfiber cloth. Wipe the surface of the screen with the dampened cloth. NOTE: Never spray any liquids directly onto your thermostat Rebooting Your Thermostat You can reboot your thermostat by gently pulling the thermostat from the backplate. Rebooting will not alter programming or configuration options. Resetting Your Thermostat At some point during the life of your thermostat you may want to quickly reconfigure it or restore it to the default state. SReset Registration: Deletes your registration settings (i.e. username and password). Equipment settings and personal preferences are saved. SReset Contractor Information: Resets your HVAC contractor information in the Service menu. SReset Preferences: Resets all your preferences, reminders, alerts and programming back to the default state. SReset All: Resets the thermostat back to its default factory settings and removes any registration information. NOTE: Reset All removes all equipment settings created during installation. Have your installation instructions nearby to help you reconfigure your thermostat. On Thermostat: 1. Touch Main Menu > Settings > Reset 2. Select a reset option: dReset Registration dRest Contractor Information dReset Registration (only shows if currently registered) dReset All 3. Touch Yes to confirm the reset. Troubleshooting The Service menu shows helpful information about your thermostat including: SThermostat name SSerial number SSoftware version SContact information for your HVAC contractor SContact information for Carrier Customer support This information is useful when troubleshooting network issues or contacting Carrier technical support. On the Thermostat and Smartphone App: TouchMenu>Service On the Web Portal: Select Abouttile.
17 REMINDERS & ALERTS The Reminders and Alerts list displays the reminders and alerts that help you know when to perform periodic maintenance or if there is a potential issue with your heating and cooling system. If you have registered your thermostat, alerts and reminders can also be sent via email, to your smartphone app, and web portal. Reminders and alerts will display along with your HVAC Contractors contract information, if available. NOTE: To use and receive email alerts, this thermostat must be connected to the Internet and the web portal must have a valid email address. Viewing Reminders & Alerts A150017 Alerts on the Thermostat and Smartphone App: 1. Touch Menu > Alerts > Alerts Inbox 2. Select the reminder you want to view. 3. Touch Done to clear the alert or reminder. A150018 On the Web Portal: 1. Select Reminders & Alerts tile 2. Touch Alerts or Reminder to view. 3. Select the Ok button to clear the alert or reminder. Receiving Alerts & Reminders via Email On the Web Portal: 1. Select the Reminders & Alerts tile 2. Select Preferences then Email Alerts 3. Enable email alerts by checking the box 4. To add more email address, type the email address into the white box then select the Add Another Email button
18 Viewing Reminder Status You can quickly view the status of your reminders on the thermostat using the Reminder Status screen. The reminder status is displayed as a percentage of time used based on your reminder settings. On the Thermostat: STouch Menu > Alerts > Reminder Status Configuring Reminders & Alert Preferences Your thermostat has several types of alerts which can enabled and customized based on your preferences. NOTE: Only the options relevant to your heating and cooling system will be shown. On Thermostat: 1. Touch Menu > Alerts > Preferences 2. Configure each reminder/alert setting as needed. On Web Portal: 1. Select Reminders & Alerts tile. 2. Touch Preferences. 3. Configure each reminder/alert setting as needed. ServiceReminder Generates a reminder that regularly scheduled maintenance of your heating and cooling system is required. You can adjust: SEnable/Disable: Configures whether or not to generate an alert. SA duration between scheduled maintenance of 1 month and 12 months. SThe date maintenance was most recently performed. FilterReminder Generates a reminder that indicates it is time to clean or replace your filter. You can adjust: SEnable/Disable: Configures whether or not to generate an alert. SUnits: Adjust how the duration between filter changes is calculated. Select months orhours your heating and cooling system operated. SDuration between filter changes ranging between 1 month -- 12 months (month duration) or 800hours -- 7200 hours (operation hours duration) SThe date your filter was last changed. Ventilator FilterReminder Generates a reminder that indicates it is time to clean or replace your ventilator filter. You can adjust: SEnable/Disable: Configures whether or not to generate an alert. SUnits: Adjust how the duration between filter changes is calculated. Select months orhours your heating and cooling system operated. SDuration between filter changes ranging between 1 month -- 12 months (month duration) or 800hours -- 7200 hours (operation hours duration). SThe date your filter was last changed. UV LampReminder Generates a reminder that it is time to replace the UV bulb. You can adjust: SEnable/Disable: Configures whether or not to generate an alert. SUnits: Adjust how the duration between UV bulb changes is calculated. Select months or hours your heating and cooling system operated. SDuration between UV bulb changes ranging between 1 month -- 12 months (month duration) or 800 hours -- 7200 hours (operation hours duration) SThe date your UV bulb was last changed. Low TemperatureAlert When enabled, an alert will be sent if your home’s temperature reaches this setting. You can adjust:
19 SEnable/Disable: Configures whether or not to generate an alert. SA temperature range of 35 to 68°F(1.5to20°C). High TemperatureAlert When enabled, an alert will be sent if your home’s temperature reaches this setting. You can adjust: SEnable/Disable:Configures whether or not to generate an alert. SA temperature range of 60 to 104°F(15.5to40°C). Aux Heat RuntimeAlert When enabled, an alert will be sent to you if your system’s auxiliary heat has been running for this amount of time. You can adjust: SEnable/Disable: Configures whether or not to generate an alert. SA time from 30 min to 8 hrs Aux Outdoor TemperatureAlert If you have a heat pump with auxiliary heat, you can configureyour thermostat to generate an alert if the auxiliary heat is used when the outdoor temperature exceeds this setting. You can adjust: SDisabled: No alert will be generated. A temperature range of 32 to 79°F(0to26.5°C) SThis feature requires an Internet connection to function properly. Low HumidityAlert When enabled, an alert will be sent to you if your home’s humidity reaches this setting. You can adjust: SDisabled: No alert will be generated. SA humidity range of 5% to 95%. High HumidityAlert When enabled, an alert will be sent to you if your home’s humidity reaches this setting. You can adjust: SDisabled: No alert will be generated. SA humidity range of 5% to 95%. Display Reminders & Alerts onThermostat Touch Disable if you do not want o display reminders and alerts on the thermostat screen. Alerts and reminders will continue to be displayed your web portal and smartphone as well as sent via email. This setting can be configured on the thermostat only. Heating/CoolingAlerts When enabled, this feature alerts you if the thermostat detects there may be issues with your heating and cooling system. For example, an alert will be sent if your heating system has been heating for a long period of time but the indoor temperature is not increasing. When disabled, you will disable this category of alerts on the thermostat, web portal, smartphone app, and email. This setting can be configured on the thermostat only.
20 CUSTOMIZING YOUR SETTINGS You can further customize the operation and display of your thermostat to suit your personal preferences. NOTE: System settings are only configurable from the thermostat itself, not the Smartphone App. Some settings, where indicated, are also configurable from your Web Portal. Smart Setback Smart Setback helps take the guesswork out of balancing your comfort and energy savings. This feature learns the characteristics of your home – and the way you live in it – then uses the weather outside to intelligently adapt every day for greater efficiency while keeping you comfortable. Over time, Smart Setback determines the optimal setback and ramp time between each change inyour schedule so your home reachesyour desired comfort set point at the scheduled time through energy efficient operation. On the Thermostat: 1. Touch Menu > Settings > Preferences 2. Touch Heating Smart Setback or Cooling Smart Setback. 3. Touch Enable or Disable. Touch Save. On the Web Portal: 1. Select Settings tile. 2. Select Preferences. 3. Select Heating Smart Setback or Cooling Smart Setback. 4. Select Enable or Disable. Cool to Dehumidify This smart feature reduces “cold but clammy” home conditions by removing moisture from the air. Your cooling system will continue to cool after your cooling set point is reached to remove additional humidity from the air. On the Thermostat : 1. Touch Menu > Profiles > Humidify Profiles > Dehumidification Set point 2. Use up and down arrows to select how far you would like your system to cool past your set point to remove humidity from your home. Window Protect When a humidifier is installed in your home, this smart feature creates comfortable humidity levels in the home while preventing condensation from forming on windows. On the Thermostat and Smartphone App: 1. Touch Menu > Profiles > Humidity Profiles > Humidification Setpoint 2. Touch Window Protect then use the up or down arrows to select the desired level between 1 -- 7, with 7 being for the most efficient windows. 3. Touch Save On the Web Portal: 1. Select the My System tile 2. Select Humidifier 3. To use Window Protect, touch Window Protect then use the slider to select the desired level between 1 -- 7, with 7 being for the most efficient windows. 4. Touch the X in the upper right corner to close the window Date and Time You can configure the time to use a 12 or 24--hour format. NOTE: The current date and time are programmed during initial setup and automatically from the Internet. If you need to adjust the date and time, log in to your personalized web portal or manually adjust from the thermostat.