Honeywell Home RTH9600WF User manual

User Guide
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RTH9600WF
Smart Series
M37768
72
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Color Touchscreen
Programmable
Thermostat
In the box you will find
• Thermostat
• Wallplate
• Screws and anchors
• Quick Start Guide
• Thermostat ID Card
• Wire labels
• User Guide
• C-wire addendum
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Welcome
Congratulations on your purchase of a color touchscreen programmable thermostat. When
registered to Total Connect Comfort, you can remotely monitor and control the heating and
cooling system in your home or business—you can stay connected to your comfort system
wherever you go.
Total Connect Comfort is the perfect solution if you travel frequently, own a vacation home,
a business, or manage an investment property or if you are simply looking for peace of
mind.
This thermostat works with common 24 volt systems such as forced air, hydronic,
heat pump, oil, gas, and electric. It will not work with millivolt systems, such as a gas
fireplace, or with 120/240 volt systems such as baseboard electric heat.
MERCURY NOTICE: Do not place your old thermostat in the trash if it contains
mercury in a sealed tube. Contact your local waste management authority for
instructions regarding recycling and proper disposal.
NOTICE: To avoid possible compressor damage, do not run air conditioner if the
outside temperature drops below 50°F (10°C).
CAUTION: ELECTRONIC WASTE NOTICE: The product should not be disposed of
with other household waste. Check for the nearest authorized collection centers or
authorized recyclers. The correct disposal of end-of-life equipment will help prevent
negative consequences for the environment and human health.
Need help?
Visit resideo.com or call 18006333991 for assistance before returning the thermostat to
the store.
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About your new thermostat
Home screen quick reference......................2
Business screen quick reference ...............3
Installation
Installing your thermostat..........................14
Connecting to your WiFi network..........15
Registering your thermostat online.......18
Operation
Setting the time/date....................................19
Setting the fan..................................................19
Setting system mode ....................................20
Preset energy-saving schedules.............20
Adjusting program schedules...................21
Overriding schedules–home.....................22
Overriding schedules–business..............22
Viewing equipment status..........................23
Setting vacation hold–home.....................23
Setting holiday/event schedules–
business............................................................24
Setting custom events–business ...........25
Setting holiday schedule–business.......25
Setting holiday override–business.........26
Initiating occupancy mode–business.......26
Customizing screen color...........................27
Setting preferences........................................27
Cleaning the thermostat screen..............28
Adjusting security settings.........................28
Software updates ............................................29
Unregistering your thermostat.................29
Smart Response Technology ....................30
Pre-occupancy purge....................................31
Compressor protection.................................31
Auto changeover..............................................31
Setting advanced preferences .................34
Changing system setup...............................35
Appendices
Frequently asked questions.......................36
Getting help and responding to
alerts...................................................................37
Troubleshooting...............................................38
Limited warranty..............................................41
Table of contents
With your new thermostat, you can:
• Connect to the Internet to monitor and control your heating/cooling system.
• View and change your heating/cooling system settings.
• View and set temperature and schedules.
• Receive alerts via email and get automatic upgrades.
• View outdoor temperature and humidity (requires WiFi set up and registration).
Features of your thermostat
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Quick reference: home use
FAN. Select fan mode.
HOME. Touch to
display Home screen.
Current time.
Outdoor conditions.
Outdoor temperature
and humidity appear
after registration.
Current status.
Shows system mode
(heat/cool).
MODE. Select system mode
(heat, cool, auto, em heat).
SETTINGS. Touch to
display options. Start here
to set a program schedule.
Current setting. Change
temperature setting
and select temporary or
permanent hold.
Indoor conditions. Shows
indoor temperature and
humidity.
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Quick reference: business use
FAN. Select fan mode.
HOME. Touch to
display Home screen.
Current time.
Outdoor conditions.
Outdoor temperature
and humidity appear
after registration.
Current status.
Shows system mode
(heat/cool).
Override. Touch to
temporarily override
the program schedule.
MODE. Select system mode
(heat, cool, auto, em heat).
SETTINGS. Touch to
display options. Start here
to set a program schedule.
Thermostat location.
Quickly identify which
thermostat is in control of a
specific area.
Current setting. Change
temperature setting
and select temporary or
permanent hold.
Indoor conditions. Shows
indoor temperature and
humidity.
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Setting up your thermostat
Setting up your programmable touchscreen thermostat is easy. It is preprogrammed and
ready to go as soon as it is installed and registered.
Install your thermostat.
Connect it to your home wireless network.
Register online for remote access.
Before you begin, you may want to watch a
brief installation video.
Use the QR Code®at the front of this guide, or go to
resideo.com
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Installing your thermostat
You might need the following tools to install this thermostat:
• No. 2 Phillips
screwdriver
• Pen
• Pencil
• Level (optional)
• Drill and bits
(3/16” for drywall,
7/32” for plaster)
(optional)
• Hammer (optional)
• Electrical tape
(optional)
1 Switch OFF power to your
heating/cooling system.
Important! To protect your equipment, switch
OFF the power to your heating/cooling system
at the breaker box or the system switch.
or
M31535
Circuit breaker
box
Heating/
cooling system
power switch
C
M33823A
If you have an older thermostat with a
sealed mercury tube, turn to page ii for
proper disposal instructions.
Terminal designation
2 Remove old thermostat faceplate and leave
wires connected.
2a Take a picture of the wire
connections for later reference.
Note: You will need a
picture of your wire
connections to wire the
new thermostat.
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Installing your thermostat
3 Label the wires.
Use the supplied sticky tags to label
each wire as you disconnect it. Label
wires according to the old thermostat
terminal designations, not by wire color.
Note: If no tag matches a terminal
designation, write the appropriate
letter on a blank sticky tag.
Blank tags
Sticky tag
Terminal
designation
C
C
MCR31537
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Note: Wrap the wires around a pencil
to prevent them from falling back into
the wall.
LEVEL
HERE
R
Y
C
W
G
MCR34499
C
K
Rc
R
W-
O/B
Y
G
W2-
Aux/E
Y2
L
4 Mount wallplate for thermostat.
Mount your new wallplate using
screws and anchors included with
the thermostat.
If necessary:
Drill 3/16-in holes for drywall.
Drill 7/32-in holes for plaster.
Note: You may be able to use your
existing wall anchors. Hold the
wallplate up to the existing anchors to
check for alignment. Wallplate
Important! This thermostat requires a C, or common, wire for power. The C, or common, wire
brings 24 VAC power to the thermostat. If you are replacing an existing thermostat, it might
not have a C wire connected to it. Many older mechanical or battery operated thermostats do
not require a C wire. See the C Wire Addendum document included in this package for more
information.
Note: Not all heating/cooling systems label the 24 VAC common C. Check your system
manual or contact the manufacturer to find out which terminal is the 24 VAC common.
View the Alternate Wiring videos at resideo.com
Wiring
For conventional heating/cooling systems (natural gas, oil or electric furnace, air
conditioner), see page 8. See “Glossary” on page 39 for further definition.
For a heat pump system, see page 9. See “Glossary” on page 39 for further
definition.
Installing your thermostat
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Wiring (Conventional System)
6A Wire the thermostat to your
conventional system.
a Starting with the C Wire, match the sticky tag
on the wire to the terminal labels.
You must have a C wire.
b
Straighten wire and gently slide into terminal
hole until it clicks into place. (If you need to
remove a wire, use a pen tip to press the
terminal release and then pull wire out.)
Note: Refer to the wiring picture you took
in Step 2.
Tip: To make it easier to slide the wire into place,
use a pen tip to hold down the terminal release.
MCR34540
C
K
Rc
R
W-
O/B
Y
G
W2-
Aux/E
Y2
L
W
Y
G
R
C
Labels don’t match?
See alternate wiring
keys on page 11 -
page 12.
Terminal release
Remove jumper loop ONLY if
you have both R and Rc wires.
EXAMPLE WIRING
Yours may look different
Note: The wiring for your application might
be different than the wiring shown below.
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