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TABLE OF CONTENTS
WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
CONTROL PANEL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
CONTROL PANEL LAYOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
RUN WIRE FOR THE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
MOUNT THE CONTROL PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
SET THE CONTROL CONFIGURATION
SWITCHES/JUMPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
WIRE THE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Select and Wire the Transformers to the Control Panel . . . .8
Install the Model 8570 Thermostats and Wire to the
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Wire the HVAC Equipment to the Control Panel . . . . . . . .10
Wire the Zone Dampers to the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . .12
Wire a Plenum Sensor to the
Control Panel – OPTIONAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Wire an Outdoor Sensor to the
Control Panel – OPTIONAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Wire an Aprilaire Automatic Humidifier Control (AHC)
to the Control Panel – OPTIONAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Wire an EAC, ERV or Ventilation Damper to the
Control Panel – OPTIONAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
START UP AND TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
SEQUENCE OF OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Automatic Changeover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Initial Power Up or Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Damper Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Heating Equipment Outputs – Configured for
HEAT/COOL Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Heating Equipment Outputs – Configured for
HEAT PUMP Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Emergency Heat Equipment Outputs – Applies Only
When Configured for HEAT PUMP Operation . . . . . . . . . . .25
Cooling Equipment Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
EAC Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
ERV/Vent Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
AHC Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
CONTROLS:
• Up to four zones
• Separate two-stage heating and two-stage cooling
equipment
• Two stage heat pumps with one stage of auxiliary heat
• Energy Recovery Ventilators or Model 6506 Ventilation
Damper
• Electronic Air Cleaners
• 2-wire or 3-wire dampers
REQUIRES:
• Two 24-volt transformers: one for control panel and
thermostats, and one for dampers
• One Aprilaire Model 8570 Thermostat per zone
• Standard thermostat wire
OPTIONAL:
• Plenum Temperature Sensor (Aprilaire Model 8052)
• Model 56 Aprilaire Automatic Humidifier Control
• Outdoor Temperature Sensor (Aprilaire Model 8052 – not
needed if installed with an AHC)
INTEGRATES WITH:
• Aprilaire Automatic Humidifier Control (AHC) to enhance
humidity control
• Aprilaire Model 8570 Thermostat
