tekmar 512 User Manuals

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U 512

Programmable Thermostat 512

09/09

Congratulations on the installation of your tekmar Control Systems programmable thermostat. This thermostat has been designed with state of the art technology and packaged in a compact and attractive enclosure. The large display and easy to use buttons make this thermostat extremely user friendly. This tekmar Control Systems programmable thermostat is designed to increase the comfort level of your home as well as to increase the energy efficiency of your heating system. At the same time these thermostats have been designed to be simple to use.

Table of Contents

Reading the Display .........................pg 1

Viewing the Current Temperature ....pg 2

Default Display .................................pg 2

Setting the Temperatures .................pg 3

Setting the Time ...............................pg 3

Setting the Schedules ......................pg 3

Overriding the Schedules .................pg 4

Tempora ry ....................................pg 4

Permanent ....................................p g 5

Away .............................................pg 5

Display Lighting ................................pg 5

Units of Display .................................pg 6

Setting a Mode of Operation ............pg 6

Program Schedules ..........................pg 7

Warranty ...........................................pg 8

Display / Keypad Operation

The thermostat’s display has four distinct fields. These fields are the Menu field, the Item field, the Number field and the Status field. The four buttons on the face of the thermostat are used to navigate through the menus and items to view and / or adjust the desired settings.

Displays the

current

Displays the current

status of the

thermostat's inputs,

outputs and operation

Displays an abbreviated

name of the selected item

Selects Menus, Items

and adjusts settings

Displays the current value

of the selected item

Display Symbols

Warning

Displays when an error exists.

Heat One

Displays when the heat one contact is on.

Access Level

Displays when in the user access level.

Early Start

Displays when the thermostat is in early start.

Heat Two

Displays when the heat two contact is on.

Cool One

Displays when the cool one contact is on.

VIEWING THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE(S)

The View menu allows you to view the current temperature(s) being sensed by the thermostat and its auxiliary sensor(s). To view the various temperatures, begin by selecting the View menu using the

button. Next use the

Item

button to view the available

temperatures.

Room: This is the current air temperature of the room that is being controlled. At least

one air sensor must be active for this temperature to be displayed.

Outdoor: This is the current outdoor air temperature. This item is only available if the

auxiliary sensor has been set to sense the outdoor air temperature.

Slab: This is the current slab temperature. This item is only available if at least one

of the auxiliary sensors has been set to sense the slab temperature.

Remote: This is the current temperature at the remote sensor. This item is only available

if the auxiliary sensor has been set to sense a remote temperature.

DEFAULT DISPLAY

The default display for the thermostat can be either the time found in the Time menu or any item in the View menu. To select the default display, use the following procedure.

Step One: Use the

Step Two: Use the

button to select either the Time or the View menu.

Item

button to select the desired item.

SETTING THE TEMPERATURE(S)

A separate heating temperature can be set for each event of the schedule. If a slab sensor is connected to the control, a separate minimum slab temperature can be set for each event of the schedule.

Use the following procedure to set each temperature.

Step One: Press and release the

Step Two: Press and release the

button until the Adjust Menu is reached.

Item

button until the desired temperature is displayed.

Step Three: Use the or button to set the desired temperature. Record this temperature

in the schedule table found on page 7.

Repeat steps two and three for each additional temperature.

SETTING THE TIME

Step One: Press and release the

Step Two: Press the

Item

button. While the minutes are flashing, use the or

button until the Time Menu is reached.

button to set the proper minutes.

Step Three: Press and release the

Item

button. While the hours are flashing, use the

or button to set the proper hour.

Step Four: Press and release the

Item

button. While the day is flashing, use the

or button to set the proper day.

SETTING THE SCHEDULE

A schedule allows the thermostat to automatically change between several preset temperatures based on the time of day. The schedule divides the day into either two or four events. For each event, a different temperature can be set. This allows the room and / or

floor to be warm during the day and cooling during the evening and night.

To set the time of day at which each event is to begin, use the following procedure.

Step One: Press and release the

button until the Schedule (SCHD) Menu is

displayed.

Step Two: Press and release the

Item

button. Use the or button to select the desired schedule Mode. None = one temperature per day. 2 = two temperatures per day. 4 = four temperatures per day.

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