tekmar 538 User Manuals

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tekmarNet®4 Thermostat 538	Zoning Replaces: 08/10

User Manual

This brochure will provide you with the information you need to benefit the most from your tekmarNet® thermostat. Please visit www.tekmarcontrols.com for more detailed information on this or any other tekmar product.

This thermostat provides heating for one zone in your building. It will maintain your air temperature with an on board ROOM sensor, but may also have an auxiliary ROOM, FLOOR, or OUTDOOR sensor attached. A ROOM sensor will allow control of a location other than the one in which the thermostat is installed. An outdoor sensor will allow this and all other tekmarNet® thermostats in your building to display the outdoor temperature on their displays. A floor sensor will allow this thermostat to control your floor temperature. This thermostat can maintain floor temperature only, air temperature only, or floor and air temperature together.

With the addition of one of tekmar’s energy saving accessories, this thermostat can also lower its temperature setting at night or when you are away from the house.

Temperature Adjustment

This thermostat can operate at day or night temperatures (see “Day or Night Temperatures” section) for ROOM or FLOOR settings. The temperature can be adjusted as follows:

Step 1: Press theorbutton until the desired temperature is displayed.

Step 2: Release all buttons and wait for the display to return to normal operation. The adjusted settings will be saved in memory.

ROOM or FLOOR	Indicates
displays depending	whether the day
on configuration	or night
	temperature is
	being set
	(if available).
	Adjustment Buttons
	Adjust the temperature

You will be adjusting the temperature of the current operating mode. To adjust temperature settings that are not shown on the screen, you must enter into the Adjust Menu as described in the “Adjust Menu” section. There may be other symbols on the screen that affect thermostat operation. Please see the “Display Symbols” section for a description of each symbol.

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Adjust Menu

This thermostat has an Adjust Menu that allows adjustment of all of its settings. The following items can be adjusted or viewed:

•Dayand night temperatures (if available)

•Floor temperatures

•Backlight on-time

•Temperature units °F or °C

•Thermostat type (view only)

The Adjust Menu can be accessed as follows:

Step 1: Press and hold theandbuttons until the desired setting is shown (a new screen will appear every 2 seconds).

Step 2: Press theorbutton to adjust the temperature setting.

Step 3: Press and hold the and buttons again to advance to the next adjustable setting. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until all adjustments have been made.

Step 4: Release all buttons and wait for the display to return to normal operation. The adjusted settings will be saved in memory.

Indicates setting
is in the Adjust menu
Indicates the		Indicates
name of the
		whether the day
setting being
		or night
adjusted
		temperature is

	being set
Press and Hold	(if available).
and together

This thermostat has access levels. It will typically be installed and programmed by a heating professional and then locked in a “User” access level. System critical settings will not be available for adjustment. For more information on these settings, please consult your installing contractor or this product’s Installation and Operation Manual. The following pages describe the settings available to the “User”.

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Day and Night Temperatures

This thermostat is capable of running at a lower temperature setting when you are asleep or out of the building. An energy saving accessory can be added to your tekmarNet® system in order to activate these energy saving setback temperatures. If one is connected, day and nighttemperature settings will be available. They are adjusted as follows:

Step 1: Press and hold the and buttons to enter the Adjust Menu, and

wait until the desired setting is shown with the day	symbol on the
screen (a new setting will appear every 2 seconds).

Step 2: Press theorbutton to adjust the temperature setting.

Step 3: Press and hold theandbuttons until the same setting is shown with the night symbol on the screen.

Step 4: Press theorbutton to adjust the temperature setting.

Step 5: Release all buttons and wait for the display to return to normal operation. The adjusted settings will be saved in memory.

Setting

Dayor Night

Press and Holdand together

tekmarNet® Energy Saving Accessories ----------------------------

479 User Switch	033 Timer
With the touch of a button,	Program a night
tell every thermostat in	setback schedule for
your house to operate at	all of your thermostats
their night setback or	with one device.

Away temperature.

Examples of these settings are as follows:

Mode of Operation	day	night
ROOM example:	70°F (21°C)	65°F (18°C)
FLOOR MINIMUM example:	72°F (22°C)	OFF

Note: The presence of a schedule is indicated by the clock symbol.

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