Roberts Gorden BZC 100, BZC 300 Operation Manual

© Copyright 2000 Roberts-Gordon

10031600NA Original Issue 08/00

Operation Manual

Roberts-Gordon

1250 William Street
P.O. Box 44
Buffalo, New York 14240-0044
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Toll Free: 800.828.7450

http://www.rg-inc.com

Roberts-Gordon Canada Inc.

241 South Service Road West
Grimsby, Ontario L3M 1Y7 Canada
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Roberts-Gordon

Oxford Street
Bilston, West Midlands WV14 7EG UK
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

WARNING

Installation must be done by a electrician qualified
in the installation and service of control systems
for heating equipment.

Improper installation, adjustment, alteration, service
or maintenance can result in death, injury or property
damage. Read the installation and operation
manuals thoroughly before installing or servicing
this equipment.

Installer

Please take the time to read and understand

these instructions prior to any installation.

Installer must give a copy of this manual to the owner.

Owner

Keep this manual in a safe place to provide your

serviceman with information should it become

necessary.

ROBERTS GORDON

®

CONTROLLER

BZC 100 &
BZC 300

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

1.1 What is a ROBERTS GORDON

®

BZC Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

1.2 General Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

1.3 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

2. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

2.1 Material Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

2.2 Electrical Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

2.3 Preset Default Factory Settings . . . . . . . .2

2.4 Keypad Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

3. Viewing Screen Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

3.1 Information Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

3.2 Temperatures Sensed by Zone . . . . . . . . .4

3.3 Hours Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

4. Programming Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

4.1 Correcting Wrong Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

4.2 Temperature Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

4.3 Switching Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

4.4 Manual Override Temperature . . . . . . . . . .6

4.5 Manual Override Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

4.6 Holiday Periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

4.7 Change the Current Time and Date . . . . . .7

4.8 Seasonal Time Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . .8

4.9 How to Clear Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

4.10 Changing the Security Code . . . . . . . . . . .8

4.11 Changing the Override Limits . . . . . . . . . . .9

5. The ROBERTS GORDON®BZC

Controller Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

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TABLE OF FIGURES

Figure 1 Keypad Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Figure 2 ROBERTS GORDON®BZC Controller Quick

Programming Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

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© 2000

All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the copyrights herein may be reproduced
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written permission of Roberts-Gordon.

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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 WHAT IS A ROBERTS GORDON®BZC

CONTROLLER?

The ROBERTS GORDON®BZC 100 and BZC 300
are micro processor based controllers designed
for the most efficient control of CORAYVAC

®

,

BLACKHEAT

®

and CARIBE®heaters.

The ROBERTS GORDON®BZC 300 controller is
capable of giving control outputs from 5 relays, 3
of which afford heating zone control capabilities.
The controller also features 6 inputs which are
used for signal condition monitoring.

The ROBERTS GORDON

®

BZC 100 controller is
capable of giving control outputs from 3 relays, 1
of which affords heating zone control capabilities.
The controller also features 2 inputs which are
used for signal condition monitoring.

1.2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The ROBERTS GORDON

®

BZC series of con­trollers are supplied pre-configured for their appli­cation and only for use with ROBERTS GORDON

®

infrared heating equipment. Failure to comply with
the installation instructions and configuration will
invalidate the limited warranty set out on

Page 11,

Section 5

.

Mount the ROBERTS GORDON

®

BZC Controller
Quick Programming Guide next to the controller
for easy reference of programming steps.

See

Page 3, Section 2, Figure 2.

1.3 SAFETY

Your Safety is Important to Us! This sym­bol is used throughout the manual to noti­fy you of possible fire, electrical or burn
hazards. Please pay special attention
when reading and following the warnings
in these sections.

For optimum heater performance and safe heating
conditions, inspect and maintain heater(s) before
every heating season and as necessary. Also,
know and maintain heater clearances to com­bustibles, see heater Installation, Operation and
Service manual for further details. If you require
additional manuals, contact your ROBERTS
GORDON

®

independent distributor or Roberts­Gordon at [phone] or [phone] in
the U.S., [phone] in Canada or at www.rg­inc.com.

1

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

Installation, Service and Annual Inspection of
controller must be done by an electrician qualified
in the installation of control systems for heating
equipment.

Installation, Service and Annual Inspection must be
done by a contractor qualified in the installation and
service of gas-fired heating equipment.

Read this manual carefully before installation,
operation, or service of this equipment.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in
death, injury or property damage.

WARNING