
User Guide
Color Touchscreen
Programmable Thermostat
ComfortSense® 5500 (13H13)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Features 2....................................
Temperature Dial Indicator 3....................
Home Screen 5................................
Selection Mode 9..............................
Menu Screen 11...............................
Features
The ComfortSense® 5500 Series thermostat is an
electronic 7-day, single-stage, programmable,
touchscreen thermostat. Features are:
S Large, clear color display that shows the cur
rent and set temperatures and time.
S Ergonomic design.
S Smooth Setback Recovery starts system
early to achieve setpoint at start of program
period.
S Compressor short-cycle protection (5 min
utes).
S Real-time clock keeps time during power fail
ures and automatically adjusts for daylight
savings time and leap year.
S Program Hold options allow user to override
the program schedule as desired by time and
date.
S Select individual days or groups of days to set
programming.
S Programmable fan offers increased perfor
mance when combined with whole home in
door air quality products.

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Temperature Dial Indicator
2:31 am
heat−to
cool−to
80
inside
heat/cool
away
72°
78°
Schedule hold
until next period
X
waiting
0
Ⓒ
Ⓑ
Ⓐ
Ⓔ
Ⓓ
Ⓕ
Figure 1. Temperature Dial Feature

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A. This is the maximum heat position indicator
on the dial. This object will be red in color.
B. This is the maximum cool position indicator
on the Dial. This object will be blue in color.
C. This is the location area where no system de
mand is active. In figure 1, the example would
be any temperature between 73°F and 77°F.
D. When there is an active call for heating, this
area of the dial will fade back and forth from
white to red.
E. When there is an active call for cooling, this
area of the dial will fade back and forth from
white to blue.
F. The yellow line indicates the actual room tem
perature on the temperature dial indicator.

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Home Screen
2:31 am
heat−to
cool−to
inside
heat/cool
away
72°
78°
Schedule hold
until next period
X
0
Ⓒ
Ⓑ
Ⓘ
Ⓐ
Ⓘ
Ⓔ
Ⓕ
Ⓖ
Ⓗ
Ⓓ
Ⓔ
Ⓕ
80
waiting
Figure 2. Home Screen

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Press the screen anywhere - the first press turns
on the backlight.
A. OPERATING MODE - press to access the
screen that will list available modes. Selectable
modes are heat/cool, heat only, cool only, off,
schedule 1, schedule 2, and schedule 3. In
addition fan operation can be set to on, auto or
circulate.
Heat and Cool (Auto-changeover)
Heat Only
Cool Only
Following a schedule
off
System if off
B. AWAY - Selecting AWAY will allow the user to
set the heating and/or cooling mode tempera
tures when away from home.
Press cancel to exit this screen and return
to the home screen and normal system op
erations.
cancel
C. Displays current time.
D. Menu - This will allow access to notifications,
performance report, schedules and set
tings.