Goodman TSTATG4271GT Owner's Manual

Model TSTAT G 4 2 7 1 G T

Air Condition ing & Heatin

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Hig h Re so lu ti on , Fu l l Co l o r

Touch Screen Display

Dig i t al Ther m o st at

Simple as you want Operation

Switchable Programmable or
Non-Programmable

Up to 4 Heat & 2 Cool Stages
Gas Electric or Heat Pump Control
Adjustable Timers & Deadbands
Setpoint Limiting

Owner ’s Ma n u a l

&

In st all at io n In st ruc ti on s

Th a n k go od ness fo r Good m an .

Simple-Stat Operation
for ease of use

Programmable Fan
Outdoor Sensor Ready
Choice of English, Spanish or French
Customizable Screensaver*
Customizable Wallpaper*

*SD card required for set-up.
*SD card not included.

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CAUTION

Follow the Installation Instructions before proceeding.
Set the thermostat mode to “OFF” prior to changing
settings in setup or restoring Factory Defaults.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Thermostat TSTATG4271GT

Tested to Comply

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with FCC Standards

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4Z95

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

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Glossary of Terms

Auto-Changeover: A mode in which the thermostat will turn on the
heating or cooling based on room temperature demand.

Cool Setpoint: The warmest temperature that the space should rise
to before cooling is turned on (without regard to deadband).

Deadband: The number of degrees allowed past setpoint, before
energizing heating or cooling.

Differential: The forced temperature difference between the heat set-
point and the cool setpoint.

Heat Setpoint: The coolest temperature that the space should drop
to before heating is turned on (without regard to deadband).

Icon: The word or symbol that appears on the thermostat display.

Mode: The current operating condition of the thermostat (i.e. Off,

Heat, Cool, Auto, Program On).
Non-Programmable Thermostat: A thermostat that does not have

the capability of running Time Period Programming.
Programmable Thermostat: A thermostat that has the capability of

running Time Period Programming.

Temperature Swing: Same as Deadband.

Time Period Programming: A program that allows the thermostat to

automatically adjust the heat setpoint and/or the cool setpoint based
on the time of the day. Same as Schedule.

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Table of Contents

Get to Know Your Thermostat

Home Screen

1
1

Menu Screens
Care and use of your thermostat

2

Quick Start

Selecting your desired temperature and mode

3

Using the Fan button

3

Setting the time

5

Setting the date

6

6

8

Daylight Savings setup

The Main Menu Buttons

Schedule

7

Time Period Schedule On/Off

8

View My Schedule
Edit My Schedule

8

Smart Fan

10

Smart Fan On/Off

11

Smart Fan Minimum Runtime

11

Start/Stop Times

11

Days to allow Smart Fan operation.

11

Screensaver

12

Screensaver On/Off

13

Screensaver Setup

13

Screensaver Preview

13

Alerts

14

View Current Alerts

15

Reset Alerts

15

Set/Edit Reminders

15

Service Information (Who To Call For Service)

15

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Display

16

Active Brightness

17

Idle Brightness

17

Night Dimmer

17

Maintenance

18

Preferences

19

User Interface Themes

20

Custom Wallpaper

20

Heat/Cool Indicator

20

Backdrop On/Off

20

Sound Options

20

Vacation

21

Vacation Mode On/Off

22

Schedule

22

Modes & Setpoints

23

24

Security

Auto Screenlock

25

Setpoint Limits

25

Mode Restrictions

25

Information

26

Who To Call For Service

27

View Runtime Graphs

27

Settings

28

Thermostat Name

31

Available Modes

31

SD Card (Import and Export)

31

General Setup

31
31
32
32

32
33
33
33

33
33

Units (F or C)
Language
Smart Recovery ON/OFF
Simple Thermostat ON/OFF

Installation Settings

Heat & Cool Stages

Heat & Cool Stages
Compressor Stages
Aux Heat Stages

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Installation Settings (continued)

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Timers & Deadbands
Free Cooling
Heat Pump Settings

Heat Pump Lockout - Enabled/Disabled
Heat Pump Lockout Outdoor Temp

Aux Heat Lockout Enabled/Disabled
Aux Heat Lockout Temp
Dual Fuel Settings

Dual Fuel On/Off
Changeover With Outdoor Temp On/Off

Adjust Balance Point
Fan Off Delay
Calibrate Sensors
Test Outputs

Dealer Information
Reset To Factory Default Settings
Upgrade Firmware

Emergency Heat

TouchScreen Assistant

Installing the TouchScreen Assistant Software
Uploading Photos

Installation Instructions

Remove & Replace the Old Thermostat
Wire Connections
The TouchScreen Thermostat Backplate
Explanation Of the Thermostat Dip Switches
Sample Wiring Diagrams

Troubleshooting

Index

Warranty

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Get To Know Your Thermostat

Home Screen

Backlit Color Touchscreen Display

Date

&

Time

Fan

Buttons

Buttons

Main Menu Screen

Menu

Back

Button

Buttons

Scrolling

Buttons

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Sub Menu Screen

Sub Menu

Buttons

Outdoor Temperature

With high & low temps for the day

(If optional sensor is installed)

Warmer

Button

SD Card

Slot

Cooler
Button

Menu

Mode

Indicates Options

Available

Button

Scrolling

Buttons

Home

Button

Get To Know Your Thermostat

Care and Use of Your Thermostat

Pencils, pens and other sharp objects should never be used on your TouchScreen
thermostat; these may damage your touchscreen. Only use your finger tip to press
the touchscreen buttons.

Use a soft, damp cloth to clean the screen.

DO NOT USE ABRASIVE CLEANERS OR CLEANERS THAT CONTAIN
SOLVENTS. DO NOT SPRAY ANYTHING DIRECTLY ONTO THE
THERMOSTAT.

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Quick Start

Temperature, Modes & Fan

Selecting Your Desired Temperature and Mode

Press

The Heat or Cool Setpoint is the
temperature the room has to
reach before heating or cooling
will turn on.

(Without regard to deadband)

Press

HEAT will allow only heat operation.

COOL will allow only cool operation.

or

MODE

or the MODE Icon

to adjust temperature

Fan

Cool Setpoint

Heat Setpoint

Warmer

Button

Cooler
Button

AUTO will allow both Heat and Cool operation.

OFF - heating and cooling systems are turned off.

AUTO-CHANGEOVER MODE - Pressing the WARMER or COOLER buttons in Auto

mode will adjust both the heat and cool setpoints simultaneously. To adjust heat and
cool setpoints individually, choose HEAT mode to adjust the heat setpoint and COOL
mode to adjust the cool setpoint, then return to AUTO mode.

HEAT OR COOL MODE - Pressing the WARMER or COOLER buttons in Heat or
Cool mode will adjust only the heat or cool setpoints.

Using the Fan Button

Press

FAN ON fan runs constantly even in OFF Mode.

FAN AUTO fan only runs with a heating or cooling demand.

FAN

or the FAN Icon

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Quick Start

Set Time & Date

Set Current Time

Use AM/PM - ON

Set Current Date

Daylight Savings Setup

Daylight Savings Time - OFF

Start Schedule

Starts On

Day

Month

Stop Schedule

Ends On

Day

Month

Set Time & Date

(2nd)

(Sun)

(March)

(1st)

(Sun)

(November)

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Quick Start

Setting the Time

MENU

Press

Press

Set Current Time

then

Set Time & Date

to scroll down.

(12:00 AM)

Set Time & Date

Press

Press

Press

Choose

For 12 hour AM/PM clock

For 24 hour clock

Press

hr +

and

hr -

BACK

when finished.

Use AM/PM - ON

Use AM/PM - OFF

BACK

when finished.

min +

min -

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to set the current time.

Quick Start

Set Time & Date

Setting the Date

Set Current Date

Press

Daylight Savings Setup

Turn Daylight Savings
Time on or off.

Adjust when Daylight
Savings Time begins.

Adjust when Daylight
Savings Time ends.

Press

after making a change
to a selection.

Press

or the Home button
when finished.

or

Press the day on the calendar

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa

27 28 29 30 1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1211

13

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

BACK

BACK

7/8/2010

to set the current month and year.

17161514

31302928272625

Daylight Savings Time - OFF

Daylight Savings Time - ON

Start Schedule

Starts On

Day

Month

Stop Schedule

Ends On

Day

Month

Press

when finished.

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Press

(2nd)

(Sun)

(March)

(1st)

(Sun)

(November)

BACK

The Main Menu Buttons

The Main Menu Buttons

Schedule

Time Period Schedule - OFF

View My Schedule

Edit My Schedule

Information

Schedule

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The Main Menu Buttons

This thermostat features up to four programmable
time periods per 24 hour day: Morning, Day, Evening,
and Night. The start time for each time period is

Schedule

Press to turn Schedule On or Off

Time Period Schedule - OFF

adjustable. The stop time for each time period is
the start time for the next period.

Schedule

Time Period Schedule - ON

View My Schedule

Press a day of the week to view its settings. This may be repeated for each day.

Edit My Schedule

Press and select day(s) to program

Select individual day(s)

Select groups of day(s)

Then press NEXT

or

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The Main Menu Buttons

Schedule

Edit My Schedule

Press and select a Time Period (Morning, Day, Evening, or Night) to edit.

(Continued)

Next

Adjust Mode, Start Time, and Heat and Cool Setpoints to desired settings.
The Time Period may also be Enabled or Disabled. Un-check the Enabled
box for Time Periods you don’t want to use. Press DONE when finished.

Mode

TIP:

For a simpler schedule that only uses 2
time periods, un-check Enabled for Day
and Evening Time Periods.

Heat and Cool Setpoints

Enable/Disable

Start Time

When you are finished editing the
four time periods press

Review your program. Press SAVE to
keep your program. Press EDIT to
make further changes.

NEXT

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Done

Edit

Time Period

Save

The Main Menu Buttons

The Main Menu Buttons

Smart Fan

Who To Call For Service

Smart Fan - OFF

View Runtime Graphs

Smart Fan Min Runtime

Who To Call For Service

Start/Stop Times

View Runtime Graphs

Days To Run Fan

Information

Smart Fan

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The Main Menu Buttons

The fan may be programmed to turn on
automatically for a specified period

Smart Fan

Press to turn fan schedule on or off

Smart Fan - OFF

Smart Fan - ON

during the day.

Smart Fan

Smart Fan Min Runtime

Set the minimum number of minutes the fan will run from the top
of each hour. Set runtime to 60 minutes to be on continuously
from Start Time to Stop time. (5 - 60 mins.)

Start/Stop Times

Set when the Smart Fan schedule will start and stop. For example,
you may not want Smart Fan to run during sleeping hours.

Days To Run Fan

Choose which days of the week Smart Fan will run.

(7:00AM - 9:00PM)

(10m)

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The Main Menu Buttons

Screensaver

Who To Call For Service

Screensaver - OFF

View Runtime Graphs

Screensaver Setup

Screensaver Turn On Delay

Screensaver Type

Slideshow

Digital Clock

Analog Clock

Change Image After...

Show Clock - OFF

Home Screen Info - OFF

View Runtime GraphsScreensaver Preview

Screensaver

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The Main Menu Buttons

The Screensaver allows you to create custom
slideshows.

Screensaver

Screensaver

Screensaver - OFF

Screensaver - ON

Screensaver Setup

Screensaver Turn On Delay

How long after a button press for the Screensaver to appear.
1, 3, 5, or 30 minutes

Screensaver Type

Slideshow
Digital Clock
Analog Clock

Change Image After...

15, 30 seconds - 1, 5, or 10 minutes

Show Clock - OFF

Shows the time and date every 5 photos. Off or On

Home Screen Info - OFF

Shows the mode, setpoints, and temperature after every 10 photos. Off or On.

(5m)

(Slideshow )

Screensaver Preview

Press this button to preview your screensaver operation before
returning to the Home Screen.

After the preview, press anywhere on the screen to return to the sub menu.

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