Energate Pioneer Z100 Smart Thermostat Specification sheet

AW000655-E
Z100 Pioneer 2 Smart Thermostat
Operating and
Installation Manual

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Operating and Installation Manual
Congratulations on the purchase of your new thermostat. It has been designed for easy
programming to save on energy costs and allow a comfortable living environment.
Features:
Auto programming mode for your yearly heating and cooling needs
Easy adjustment of temperature and schedule
Energy efficient presets to help reduce heating and cooling costs
Wirelessly communicates with your utility
Notifies you and automatically responds to utility demand response events
Provides you with the current price of energy or rate tier
Lets you select from a range of comfort and savings levels when energy prices increase
Large, easy to read backlit display
Silent operation
Protection against short circuits during installation

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Table of Contents
OPERATING THE THERMOSTAT............................................................................................. 7
Navigating the Controls .............................................................................................................. 7
Home Screen............................................................................................................................. 8
Heat / Cool / Fan Icons ......................................................................................................... 10
Setpoint Value Display.......................................................................................................... 10
HELP button............................................................................................................................. 11
Title Bar.................................................................................................................................... 11
Default Schedule...................................................................................................................... 12
Temporary Temperature Hold................................................................................................... 14
Heating and Cooling Modes...................................................................................................... 16
Fan Modes............................................................................................................................... 16
Main Menu ............................................................................................................................... 17
Temperature Settings............................................................................................................... 18
Quick Schedule........................................................................................................................ 18
Advanced Schedule.................................................................................................................. 19
Schedule Type...................................................................................................................... 20
Setpoints .............................................................................................................................. 21
Schedule .............................................................................................................................. 22
Hold Screen - Permanent, Timed, and Temporary Temperature Holds...................................... 23
Setting the Date & Time............................................................................................................ 26
Energy Events and Price Events............................................................................................... 28

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Energy Events (also known as DRE / DRLC events)................................................................. 28
Voluntary and Mandatory Energy Events............................................................................... 29
Starting a Temporary Temperature Hold during an Energy Event.......................................... 30
Energy Options Screen............................................................................................................. 31
Price Conservation Event ......................................................................................................... 31
Conservation Screen................................................................................................................ 33
Indicators of Energy Events and Savings.................................................................................. 35
Utility Text Messages................................................................................................................ 36
User Options............................................................................................................................ 37
Price Display Options............................................................................................................ 37
Filter Reminder..................................................................................................................... 38
Time..................................................................................................................................... 38
Temperature Units and Calibration........................................................................................ 39
Languages............................................................................................................................ 39
Service Information............................................................................................................... 40
Power Outages......................................................................................................................... 40
INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE.................................................................................... 41
Mounting the Thermostat.......................................................................................................... 41
Mounting the Thermostat (continued)........................................................................................ 42
Mounting the Thermostat (continued)........................................................................................ 43
Mounting the Outdoor Sensor................................................................................................... 44
Cleaning the Thermostat........................................................................................................... 44
Removing Thermostat Front Housing from Backplate ............................................................... 45

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Replacing the Battery ............................................................................................................... 46
Wiring Configuration................................................................................................................. 47
Setup Menu Options................................................................................................................. 48
Password.............................................................................................................................. 48
Setpoint Range..................................................................................................................... 49
Equipment Type.................................................................................................................... 49
Equipment Settings............................................................................................................... 50
Conventional Systems....................................................................................................... 50
Heat Pump Systems.......................................................................................................... 51
Control Options..................................................................................................................... 52
Device Info Screen................................................................................................................ 53
ZigBee Link Info Screen........................................................................................................ 55
Reset Screen........................................................................................................................ 57
Thermostat Reset.............................................................................................................. 58
User Configuration Reset.................................................................................................. 60
Security Keys Reset.......................................................................................................... 60
Conventional System Test........................................................................................................ 61
Heat-Pump System Test........................................................................................................... 62
Product Conformity................................................................................................................... 63
Caution..................................................................................................................................... 63
Note:........................................................................................................................................ 64

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OPERATING THE THERMOSTAT
Navigating the Controls
The function of the LEFT and RIGHT TAB buttons appears on the bottom of the display screen.
Use the SCROLL (▲ ▼) buttons to adjust the temperature, move through the menus options, and
change highlighted values. Press the MENU / SELECT (√) button to access the menu as well as to
select or accept highlighted menu items.

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Home Screen
The Home screen displays current temperature and operation data. When the Home screen is in
Idle mode, the backlight is on with low brightness. Please note that icons such as heat or fan are
animated when the equipment is running.
Note: A SETPOINT (e.g., LEAVE) is identified by a name and specifies both heating and
cooling target temperatures. See the Temperature Settings section for additional information.

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By just pressing any of the buttons, the Home screen becomes Active, the backlight brightens and
the MODE and FAN tabs are shown.
Pressing the LEFT TAB button changes the thermostat mode (COOL/HEAT/AUTO/EMERG/OFF).
The available options for the thermostat mode will depend on the type of heating or cooling
equipment at your home. Pressing the RIGHT TAB button changes the fan mode (ON/AUTO)
Pressing the SCROLL (▲ ▼) buttons makes the temperatures of the SETPOINTs higher (warmer)
or lower (cooler). You can accept the changes by pressing the LEFT TAB, which will be displaying
ACCEPT, or you can walk away after making the changes. They will be automatically accepted
when the screen goes to the Idle mode (i.e. the backlight diminishes to low).
To see the different menu items displayed, the MENU / SELECT (√) button needs to be pressed
once when the screen is active or twice when it is in the Idle mode.

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Heat / Cool / Fan Icons
Icon
Description
Heating mode (animated when furnace or heat pump is on).
Cooling mode (animated when air conditioning or heat pump is on).
Auxiliary heating on (animated).
More than one heating stage on (animated).
More than one cooling stage on (animated).
Fan (animated when on).
Setpoint Value Display
The thermostat is controlling the HVAC equipment to keep the home at the
displayed setpoint temperature, and will heat or cool accordingly.
The thermostat is anticipating the next scheduled SETPOINT temperature,
which is higher than the displayed value, and turning on heating.
The thermostat is anticipating the next scheduled SETPOINT temperature,
which is lower than the displayed value, and turning on cooling.

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HELP button
The thermostat’s HELP button provides you with information on how to navigate through the
individual menu screens. It will help you to quickly change settings without having to refer to this
user manual; however, it does not replace this manual, so please keep this manual for future
reference.
Title Bar
The left hand side of the Title Bar displays an icon showing the state of the communications link
with the utility’s network (signal quality).
means Link OFF, means Link ON, and varies from lowest signal quality (1 bar) to
highest signal quality (5 bars).
When the communications link is on, the network automatically updates the date and time in your
thermostat periodically. If the communications link is off, you need to set the current date and time
as explained in Setting the Date & Time section (page 26)
The Title Bar also displays the current electricity rate if your utility company provides energy price
information over the communication link. The price is displayed either in $ value/KWH (default) or
by the price tier name. This is assigned by your utility to different rates (e.g. normal, low, medium,
high, critical peak). By pressing the MENU / SELECT button and selecting the USER OPTIONS
menu item in the MAIN MENU, and then selecting PRICE DISPLAY, you can choose which of the
two ways the current price is displayed.
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Default Schedule
The thermostat’s schedule is factory programmed with Energy Efficient START TIMES and
SETPOINTS (listed below).
Note: A SETPOINT has a pre-set name and specifies both heating and cooling target
temperatures, as explained in detail in the Temperature Settings section.
This default schedule may be modified as desired to meet your comfort and schedule requirements.
The thermostat anticipates the time required to reach a desired temperature prior to the start of the
SETPOINT time; therefore, you only need to set the desired time for the SETPOINT temperature.
SCHEDULE –Fahrenheit Scale
Monday to Friday
Saturday & Sunday
START
TIMES
SETPOINT
START
TIMES
SETPOINT
NAME
HEAT
COOL
NAME
HEAT
COOL
6:00 am
Wake
70.0°F
78.0°F
8:00 am
Wake
70.0°F
78.0°F
8:00 am
Leave
62.0°F
85.0°F
6:00 pm
Return
70.0°F
78.0°F
11:00 pm
Sleep
62.0°F
82.0°F
10:00 pm
Sleep
62.0°F
82.0°F

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Default Schedule (continued)
SCHEDULE –Celsius Scale
Monday to Friday
Saturday & Sunday
START
TIMES
SETPOINT
START
TIMES
SETPOINT
NAME
HEAT
COOL
NAME
HEAT
COOL
6:00 am
Wake
21.1°C
25.6°C
8:00 am
Wake
21.1°C
25.6°C
8:00 am
Leave
16.7°C
29.4°C
6:00 pm
Return
21.1°C
25.6°C
11:00 pm
Sleep
16.7°C
27.8°C
10:00 pm
Sleep
16.7°C
27.8°C

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Temporary Temperature Hold
ATemporary Temperature Hold allows you to temporarily make the temperature warmer or cooler
without affecting the pre-set programming. The thermostat will remain at the Temporary Hold
temperature until the next scheduled SETPOINT.
From the Home screen, press either of the SCROLL buttons to
adjust either the HEAT (if the current operating mode is HEAT) or
the COOL (if the current operating mode is COOL) of the active
target SETPOINT, shown below the room temperature, with two
arrows beside it.
To accept the adjusted SETPOINT press the LEFT TAB .To cancel,
press the RIGHT TAB. Note that even if you don’t press the
ACCEPT tab, the Temporary Hold will take effect when the screen
goes on idle (i.e. the screen backlight diminishes to low).
When the thermostat mode setting is AUTO, pressing the MENU /
SELECT button will switch between the HEAT and COOL
SETPOINTS (i.e. the screen will show “ADJUST HEAT” or “ADJUST
COOL” respectively). The LEFT TAB accepts the Temporary Hold
settings and the RIGHT TAB cancels them.

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Temporary Temperature Hold (continued)
Once the Temporary Hold is in effect, the SETPOINT name will be
replaced by TEMPORARY. Note that a Temporary Hold can also be
set by scrolling to the HOLD menu item at the Main Menu and
selecting TEMPORARY as the Type of Hold, as it is explained
further in the section describing the HOLD screen.
To CANCEL a Temporary Hold, press any of the SCROLL buttons
to return to this screen.
Press the RIGHT TAB to cancel the HOLD, or LEFT TAB to accept it
(continue the hold) and return to the normal Home screen.

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Heating and Cooling Modes
The thermostat is pre-set for heating operation (HEAT) but, as explained when describing the
HOME SCREEN, you can manually (by pressing the LEFT TAB) change the thermostat mode
between AUTO, HEAT, COOL, OFF, and EMERG.
The available options for the thermostat mode will depend on the type of heating or cooling
equipment at your home.
AUTO:
The thermostat automatically selects heating or cooling based on the indoor
temperature.
HEAT:
The thermostat controls only the heating system.
COOL:
The thermostat controls only the cooling system.
OFF:
Heating and cooling systems are off.
EMERG:
This setting only applies to heat pumps with auxiliary heat. The thermostat only
controls the Emergency (Auxiliary) heat, leaving the heat pump’s compressor
locked out. Use this setting only when you suspect the heat pump is out of service
or the outdoor conditions may lead to an inefficient operation of the heat pump.
Fan Modes
You can manually change the fan mode between AUTO and ON, by pressing the RIGHT TAB.
AUTO:
The fan runs only when the heating, cooling, or emergency systems are on. As
described in detail in the Installation section of this manual, for conventional
systems, under EQUIPMENT SETTINGS, with FAN ON IN HEAT set to NO, the fan
is not controlled by the thermostat, but by the furnace.
ON:
The fan runs continuously.

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Main Menu
From the Home Screen, pressing the MENU / SELECT button once
(if the screen is active) or twice (if it is in the idle mode), the MAIN
MENU appears as it is shown on the left.
Using the SCROLL buttons, you can scroll to the desired menu
item, as shown in the two screen shots on the left.
Press the MENU / SELECT button to select the desired menu item.

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Temperature Settings
A SETPOINT is identified by a NAME and specifies heating and cooling target temperatures.
Example: If the SETPOINT is set to WAKE, with COOL temperature of 78°F and HEAT temperature
of 70°F, a thermostat operating in AUTO mode will keep your dwelling’s temperature at the
predefined HEAT or COOL temperature. In the summer, the thermostat will COOL your dwelling
down to 78°F. In the fall, the thermostat will engage the HEAT mode, heating your dwelling up to
70°F throughout the winter. In the spring, when temperatures rise again, the thermostat will change
back to COOL mode.
The SETPOINTs HEAT and COOL temperatures can be changed either from the Quick Schedule
screen or from the menu item SETPOINTS selected from the ADVANCED SCHEDULE menu, as
explained below.
Quick Schedule
The QUICK SCHEDULE screen allows you to quickly modify the
temperatures and starting times of the SETPOINTS. You can get
into this screen from the Main Menu. Use the MENU / SELECT
button to select the starting time or HEAT or COOL temperature that
you wish to change, and use the SCROLL buttons to obtain the
desired value. Press the LEFT TAB that will show SAVE CHANGES
and then continue with the NEXT DAY (shown now on the LEFT
TAB).

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Advanced Schedule
The Advanced Schedule menu is reached by selecting the menu item ADV. SCHEDULE on the
Main Menu
By pressing the MENU / SELECT button, takes you to the
ADVANCED SCHEDULE menu, where you can choose one of three
menu items: SCHEDULE TYPE, SETPOINTS and SCHEDULE.

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Schedule Type
The SCHEDULE TYPE screen allows you to choose among three different weekly schedule types.
These are:
5/2 DAYS
Monday –Friday schedules are the same.
Saturday & Sunday schedules are the same
7 DAYS
Every day of the week has an individual schedule.
5/1/1 DAYS
Monday –Friday schedule is the same. Saturday has an individual schedule, and
Sunday has an individual schedule.
By pressing the MENU / SELECT button, while in the ADV.
SCHEDULE menu you get access to the Schedule Type screen.
Use the SCROLL buttons to change the weekly schedule type.
Press the LEFT TAB to SAVE CHANGES.