Venstar ColorTouch T6800 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

HIGH

HIGH

Digital

Digital

COMMERCIAL

THERMOSTAT

RESOLUTION

RESOLUTION

Thermostat

Thermostat

FULL

FULL

COLOR

COLOR

TOUCH

TOUCH

SCREEN

SCREEN

DISPLAY

DISPLAY

HEAT
COOL

OWNER’S

OWNER’S

MANUAL

MANUAL

AND

AND

INSTALLATION

INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS

T6800

HEAT
PUMP

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 T6800

Tested to Comply

c

with FCC Standards

C

F

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

Using the Override button

4

Setting the time

5

Setting the date

7

7

9

Daylight Savings setup

The Main Menu Buttons

Schedule

8

View My Schedule

9

Edit My Schedule
Time Period Schedule On/Off

10

Fan Settings

11

Fan On/Auto

12

Occupied Fan State

12

Preoccupancy Fan Purge

12

Preoccupancy Fan Purge Time

12

Screensaver

13

Screensaver On/Off

14

Screensaver Setup

14

Screensaver Preview

14

Alerts

15

View Current Alerts

16

Reset Alerts

16

Set/Edit Reminders

16

Service Information (Who To Call For Service)

16

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Table of Contents

Display

17

Active Brightness

18

Idle Brightness

18

Night Dimmer

18

Maintenance

19

Preferences

20

User Interface Themes

21

Custom Wallpaper

21

Heat/Cool Indicator

21

Backdrop On/Off

21

Sound Options

21

Holidays

22

Holiday Schedule On/Off

23

Edit Holidays

23

Preset Holidays

24

26

Security

Auto Screenlock

27

Setpoint Limits

27

Information

28

My Thermostat

29

View Runtime Graphs

29

Who To Call For Service

29

Settings

30

Thermostat Name

33

Available Modes

33

SD Card (Import and Export)

33

General Setup

33
33
34
34
34

34
34
34
34

Units (F or C)
Language
Smart Recovery 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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36

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37
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39

40

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41

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45
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48

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Timers & Deadbands
Heat Pump Settings

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

Sensor Settings

Control Sensor
Secondary Sensor Use

Calibrate Sensors
Fan Off Delay
Test Outputs
Dealer Information
Reset To Factory Default Settings
Delete Custom Images
Upgrade Firmware

Emergency Heat

ColorTouch Assistant

Installing the ColorTouch Assistant Software
Uploading Photos

Installation Instructions

Remove & Replace the Old Thermostat
Wire Connections
The Color Touch Thermostat Backplate
Explanation Of the Thermostat Dip Switches
Sample Wiring Diagrams
Outdoor and Remote Sensor Wiring Diagrams

Troubleshooting

Index

Warranty

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Get To Know Your Thermostat

Home Screen

Backlit Color Touchscreen Display

Date

&

Time

Fan

Button

Override

Button

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

Button

Mode

Buttons

Scrolling

Indicates Options

Available

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 ColorTouch
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.

TM

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Quick Start

Temperature, Modes & Fan

Selecting Your Desired Temperature and Mode

WARMER

MODE

or

or the MODE Icon

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.
AUTO will allow both Heat and Cool operation.

OFF - heating and cooling systems are turned off.

SCHEDULE RUN/STOP - turns time period schedule on or 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

FAN

Press

FAN ON fan runs constantly, except in OFF or Schedule

Run Mode.

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

NOTE: FAN button is disabled during Program Run Mode.

or the FAN Icon

to adjust temperature

COOLER

Fan

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Override

Cool Setpoint

Heat Setpoint

Warmer

Button

Cooler
Button

Quick Start

Override

Using The Override Button

NOTE: Override may only be
used when the thermostat is
set to Program RUN or
Holiday ON modes.

Override

Unoccupied Operation - During programmed, unoccupied periods, pressing the
OVERRIDE button will force the thermostat into Occupied 1 settings. When the OVER­RIDE button is pressed, a timer screen will appear and allow the user to choose from

30 minutes to up to 4 hours of override time.
To turn off the override timer, press the OVERRIDE button and when the timer screen
appears, press CANCEL OVERRIDE.

Occupied Operation - During programmed, occupied periods, pressing the OVER­RIDE button will force the thermostat into an unoccupied period for the rest of the day.
During this forced unoccupied period the OVERRIDE button will operate as described
above.

Holiday Operation - During Holiday Mode, pressing the OVERRIDE button will force
the thermostat into Occupied 1 settings.
timer screen will appear and allow the user to choose from 30 minutes to up to 4 hours
of override time. To turn off the override timer, press the OVERRIDE button and when
the timer screen appears, press CANCEL OVERRIDE.

When the OVERRIDE button is pressed, a

OVERRIDE

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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.

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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

View My Schedule

Edit My Schedule

Unoccupied Settings

Information

Schedule

Mode

Off

Auto

Heat

Cool

Heat Setpoint

Cool Setpoint

(Auto)

(55 )

(85 )

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The Main Menu Buttons

This thermostat features up to 3 Occupied time periods
per 24 hour day.

Schedule

Schedule

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

Press and select a Time Period
(Occupied 1, Occupied 2, or
Occupied 3) to edit.

TIP:

Occupied 2 will override
Occupied 1 and Occupied 3
will override Occupied 1 & 2.

or

Next

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Continued

The Main Menu Buttons

Schedule

Edit My Schedule

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

Mode

Start Time

Stop Time

When you are finished editing the
time periods press

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

Unoccupied Settings

Choose your Mode and Heat and Cool setpoints for the Unoccupied period.

Press

Mode

Heat Setpoint

Cool Setpoint

MODE

or the MODE Icon

On the Home Screen to select to
Run or Stop Schedule

Heat and Cool Setpoints

NEXT

Edit

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Done

(Auto)

(55 )

(85 )

(Continued)

Enable/Disable

Time Period

Save

The Main Menu Buttons

The Main Menu Buttons

Fan Settings

Who To Call For Service

Fan - Auto

Information

Fan Settings

Occupied Fan State

On

Auto

View Runtime Graphs

Fan Purge - OFF

Preoccupancy Purge Time

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(Auto)

(15 mins)

The Main Menu Buttons

The fan may be set to run continuously during
Heat, Cool, Auto, and Occupied modes. A Pre-

Fan Settings

Press to turn fan On to run continuously or Auto for fan to run only with heating or
cooling.

Fan - ON

Occupancy Fan Purge schedule may also be
set.

Fan Settings

Fan - Auto

Occupied fan state

Press to turn fan On to run continuously during Occupied mode or Auto for fan to run
only with heating or cooling.

(On)

Fan Purge - OFF

Press to turn on Preoccupancy Fan Purge. This feature allows the fan to run for a
preset amount of time before Occupied 1 begins.

Preoccupancy Purge Time

The Preoccupancy Fan Purge timer may be set from 15 minutes to 3 hours in
15 minute increments.

(15 mins)

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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...

Use Theme Images - On

Show Clock - OFF

Home Screen Info - OFF

View Runtime GraphsScreensaver Preview

Screensaver

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