Honeywell EConnect TL9160AR User manual

EConnect™ Wireless Thermostat Kit TL9160AR
With Equipment Interface Module
System
Installation
Guide
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69-2474EFS-01
Installation guide for
• Wirelessequipmentinterfacemodule
• EConnect™wirelessthermostat
• Wirelessremotecontrol
• Wirelessoutdoorairsensor
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
ELECTRICALHAZARD
Cancauseelectricalshockorequipmentdamage.Disconnectpowerbefore
beginninginstallation.
Mustbeinstalledbyacertiedelectrician.Readtheseinstructionscarefully.
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscandamagetheproductorcausea
hazardouscondition.

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System installation at a glance
Theequipmentinterfacemodule(EIM)allowsyoutocontrolabaseboardheater,a
convectororafan-forcedheaterina120-volt,208-voltor240-voltapplicationfroma
EConnect™wirelessthermostat.
Installation procedure
1 Installtheequipmentinterfacemodule(EIM).......................................Pages3-6
2 Installbatteriesinwirelessdevices............................................................. Page7
3 Linkalldevicestowirelessnetwork...................................................Pages7-10
4 Exitwirelesssetup..................................................................................... Page11
5 Customizethermostat(installersetup).............................................Pages11-19
6 Mountthermostatandoutdoorsensor.............................................Pages20-21
Forerrorcodes,seepage21.
Toverifythesignalstrength,seepage22.
Toreplaceawirelessdevice,seepages22-23.
Forspecicationsandreplacementparts,seepage24.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Remote
control
Thermostat
Outdoor
air sensor
Thermostat
EIM in remote
junction box
EIM in heater
Electrical
panel
Heater
Supply wires Wireless connection

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1 Install the Equipment Interface Module (EIM)
Determinethelocation
Theequipmentinterfacemodule(EIM)consistsofarelayandanantenna.Theycanbe
installedeitherinthewiringcompartmentofthebaseboardheaterorina4-11/16”square
junctionbox.
InstallEIMsataminimumdistanceof2feet(0.6m)ofeachother.Thisminimum
distancestillapplieseveniftheEIMsareonoppositesidesofawall.
• InstallingtheEIMinabaseboardheater
YoucaninstalltheEIMinthewiring
compartmentofthebaseboardheaterifyou
haveanyoftheheaterslistedinthefollowing
table:
Manufacturer/brand Series
Cadet F
GlobalCommander CCB
KingElectrical K,CB,KP,M
Marley 2500,BKOC,QMKC
Ouellet ODBA,ODI,ODIA,OFM,OPR
Stelpro CBB,N,SCA,SCAS
TPI 2900C,2900S,3700,3900
Theproducthasbeentestedforcompatibilitywiththeheaterslistedabove.Ifyourheateris
notonthelist,installtheEIMona4-11/16”squarejunctionboxorreplaceyourheaterwith
onelisted.
• InstallingtheEIMina4-11/16”squarejunctionbox
Youcanusea4-11/16”squarejunctionboxineitherof
thefollowingconditions:
• Youhaveaconvectororfan-forcedheater.
• YoucannotinstallordonotwishtoinstalltheEIM
inthewiringcompartmentofthebaseboardheater.
Thejunctionboxcanbeinstalledanywhereinthe
house;forexample,nearthemainelectricalpanel.
Relay
Antenna
AntennaRelay

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Installationinabaseboardheater
ELECTRICALHAZARD
Cancauseelectricalshockorequipmentdamage.DisconnectACpower
beforebeginninginstallation.Wiringmustcomplywithlocalelectrical
codes.UsespecialCO/ALRsolderlessconnectorsifsupplywiresaremadeof
aluminum.
Disconnecttheheaterwiresfromthesupplywires.Iftheheaterhasabuilt-in
thermostat,removeit.
1 Removetheknockoutonthesideoftheheater. 2 Removethelocknutfromtheantennaandpeel
offtheadhesivebacking.Feedtheantennacable
throughtheknockoutandinstalltheantenna
verticallyasshown.Putthelocknutandtighten.
Relay wires must be at the top
3 Cleanthebackpanelinsidethewiring
compartmentwheretherelaywillbeinstalled.Peel
theadhesivebackingofftherelayandstickthe
relayonthebackpanel.
L2 L1 : For 240V application
N L : For 120V application
Blue
Black
Red
4 Connecttheheaterwiresandthesupplywiresto
therelay.
Seepage6ifyouareconnectingmorethanone
heater.
5 Inserttheantennaplugintotherelayreceptacle
untilyouhearaclick.
6 Puttheheatercoverback.(Ifabuilt-inthermostat
wasremoved,installoneofthesuppliedplugsto
covertheholeontheexistingcover.)Applypower
totheheater.Donotinstalltheantennacoveryet.
ELECTRICALHAZARD
Cancauseelectricalshock.Installheatercover
platebeforeapplyingpower.
Installplugif
applicable.

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Installationina4-11/16’’squarejunctionbox
ELECTRICALHAZARD
Cancauseelectricalshockorequipmentdamage.DisconnectACpower
beforebeginninginstallation.Wiringmustcomplywithlocalelectrical
codes.UsespecialCO/ALRsolderlessconnectorsifsupplywiresaremadeof
aluminum.
1 Mountthejunctionboxonthewall.Punchout
knockout(s),installstrainreliefbushing(s)andfeed
thesupplywiresandtheheaterwires.Punchout
anotherknockouttoinstalltheantenna(step2).
2 Removethelocknutfromtheantennaandpeel
offtheadhesivebacking.Feedtheantennacable
throughtheknockoutopeningandmountthe
antenna.Putthelocknutandtighten.
Relay wires must be at the top
3 Cleantheinteriorsideofthejunctionboxwhere
therelaywillbeinstalled.Peelofftheadhesive
backingoftherelaymoduleandsticktherelay
insidethejunctionbox.
To heater
L2 L1 : For 240V application
N L : For 120V application
Blue
Black
Red
4 Connectthesupplywiresandheaterwirestothe
relay.
Seepage6ifyouareconnectingmorethanone
heater.
5 Inserttheantennaplugintherelayreceptacleuntil
youhearaclick.
6 Installacoverplateonthejunctionboxand
applypowertotheheater.Donotputtheantenna
coverbackyet.
ELECTRICALHAZARD
Cancauseelectricalshock.Installjunctionbox
coverplatebeforeapplyingpower.

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ConnectingmultipleheaterstothesameEIM
ConnectingmultipleEIMsonthesamecircuit
L2 L1 : For 240V application
N L : For 120V application
Blue
Black
Red
The maximum number of heaters per EIM
is limited to a maximum load of 12.5 A
Remote junction box or
heater wiring compartment
L2 L1 : For 240V application
N L : For 120V application
Blue
Black
Red
Blue
Black
Red
The maximum number of EIMs is 8 per thermostat.
Remote junction box or
heater wiring compartment
Remote junction box or
heater wiring compartment

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2 Install batteries in wireless devices
3 Link all devices to wireless network
Thermostat
Install2AAalkaline
batteries
Remotecontrol
(optional)
Install3AAalkaline
batteries
Outdoor air sensor
(optional)
Install2AAlithium
batteries
Start wireless setup
PresstheEIMConnectbuttonontheantennatoplaceitinwirelesssetup.Whenthe
amberlightchangestoagreenashinglight,youcanbegintolinkdevicestothewireless
network(seepages8-11).
Iftheamberlightchangestoaredlight
instead,thereisanotherEIMcurrentlyin
wirelesssetup.PresstheConnectbuttonon
theotherEIMtoexititswirelesssetup.
Ifthegreenashinglightdisappears(after
adelayof15minutes)beforeyouhavetime
tolinkallyourdevices,presstheconnect
buttonagain.
Connect button
Connect LED *
*Flashinggreen:Readyforconnection
Steadygreen:Connectionestablished
Steadyred:Connectionfailure

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LinkthermostatandEIMtowirelessnetwork
Performthefollowingstepsonthethermostat:
#Display Button Step
1) TheLinkmenuappears
whenyouconnectthe
thermostattowireless
networkforthersttime.
PressOKtoselectZone.
2) Press or tochangethe
zonename(optional;see
page17)andpressOK.
3) PressOKtoselectConnect.
4) DONEconrmsthe
connectionissuccessful.
PressExitoncetolink
anotherEIM(seepage9)
or3timestoreturntohome
screen.
Ifanerrorcode(Efollowedbyanumber)appearsonthescreen,seeitsexplanation
onpage21.

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LinkadditionalEIMtowirelessnetwork(optional)
Performsteps1to6foreachadditionalEIM.Youcanlinkamaximumof8EIMsto
thewirelessnetwork:
1 Ifthegreenlightonthepreviously-linkedEIMisflashing,pressitsConnectbutton.The
greenlightwillbecomesteady.
2 PresstheConnectbuttononthenextEIMyouwishtolinkandwaitforitsgreen
flashinglight.
Skipsteps3and4ifthethermostatisdisplayingtheLinkmenu
(asshowninstep5).
#Display Button Step
3) Pressandholdtheright
centerbuttonfor5secs.
4) Fromtheinstaller’ssetup
menu,press toselectLink
andpressOK.
5) Press toselectConnect
MoreandpressOK.
6) DONEconrmsthe
connectionissuccessful.
PressExitonceandgo
backtostep1tolinkanother
EIMorpressExit3timesto
returntohomescreen.

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Linkoutdoorsensortowirelessnetwork(optional)
1 MakesuretheConnectlightontheEIMis
flashing(seepage7).
Ifyouhavemorethanonewirelessthermostat,
makesuretoactivatethewirelesssetupfrom
anEIMlinkedtothethermostat.Forexample,to
displaytheoutdoortemperatureonthermostat
Y,youmustactivatethewirelesssetupfrom
eitherEIMBorC,notA.
2 PresstheCONNECTbuttononthebackofthesensor.
3 After15seconds,checkifthethermostatisdisplayingavaluefortheoutdoor
temperaturereading.
Ifyouhavemorethanonewirelessthermostat,repeatsteps1and3foreach
thermostat.
Press and
release
Linkremotecontroltowirelessnetwork(optional)
1 MakesuretheConnectlightontheEIMisflashing(seepage7).
Ifyouhavemorethanonewirelessthermostat,makesuretoactivatethewireless
setupfromanEIMlinkedtothethermostat.Forexample,tolinktheremotecontrolto
thermostatY,youmustactivatethewirelesssetupfromeitherEIMBorC,notA.
2 PressCONNECTattheremotecontrol.
3 WhentheremotecontroldisplaysConnected
(afterashortdelay),pressDONE.
4 PressNOatthenextscreentosaveandexit.
(OrpressYESandrepeatsteps1-4tolinkto
anothernetwork).
Remote
control
Thermostat X Thermostat Y
EIM A EIM B EIM C
Outdoor
sensor
Bathroom
wireless network
Bedroom
wireless network
CONNECT
WIRELESS SETUP
NOYES
CONNECT MORE?
Press to save
and exit
Press to link to
another network

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1 PresstheEIMConnectbutton.Itsgreenflashinglightwillchangetoasteadygreen
light.
Ifyoudonotpresstheconnectbutton,theEIMwillautomaticallyexitwirelesssetup
after15minutesofinactivity.
2 Putthecoverbackontheantennamodule.
Accessingtheinstallersetupmenu
• Toaccesstheinstallersetupmenufromthehomescreen,
pressandholdtherightcenterbuttonfor5secs.
Navigatingthemenus
• Press or tonavigatethemenusandsetupfunctions.
• PressOKtoselecttheflashingmenuorsetupfunction.
Modifying the settings
• Press or totomodifythedisplayedsetting.
• PressOKtosavethedisplayedsetting.Thesettingwill
flashtoconfirmthatithasbeensaved.
Exitingthemenus
• PressExitoncetoreturntothepreviousmenuoras
manytimesasnecessarytoreturntothehomescreen.
IfyoupressExitafteryouhavechangedasetting,the
newsettingwillnotbesaved.MakesureyoupressOK
tosavethenewsettingbeforeyoupressExit.
4 Exit wireless setup
5 Customize the thermostat

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Installersetuptable
Setup function Options Defaultsetting Tomodify,see
Temperatureunit °C/°F °F Page12
Timeformat 12h/24h 12h Page12
Minimumsetpoint 41°Fto86°F(5°Cto30°C) 41°F(5°C) Page13
Maximumsetpoint 41°Fto86°F(5°Cto30°C) 86°F(30°C) Page13
Anti-freeze On/Off On Page14
Keypadlock None/Partial/All None Page15
Zonename 1,...,57 52 Pages16-17
AdaptiveIntelligentRecovery On/Off On Page18
Programmablemode On/Off On Page18
Tosetthedate&time,thescheduleandtheautomaticdaylightsavings,referto
User’sGuide.
Temperatureunit/Timeformat
Followthisproceduretoselectthetemperatureunit(°Cor°F)andtimeformat(12hor
24h).
Thetimeformatselectionisavailableonlyifthethermostatisinprogrammablemode.
#Display Button Step
1) Fromtheinstaller’ssetup
menu,pressOKtoselectthe
Formatmenu.
2) Press or tochangethe
temperatureunit.PressOK.
3) Press or tochangethe
timeformat.PressOK.

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Minimumandmaximumsetpoints
Followthisproceduretosettheminimumandmaximumsetpointtemperature.
#Display Button Step
1) Fromtheinstaller’ssetup
menu,press toselect
SetpointsandpressOK.
2) PressOKtoselectMin.
3) Press or tochangethe
minimumsetpoint.PressOK.
4) PressOKtoselectMax.
5) Press or tochangethe
maximumsetpoint.PressOK.
6) PressExitoncetoreturn
toinstaller’ssetupmenu
ortwicetoreturntohome
screen.

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Anti-freeze
Whenthisfunctionison,theEIMwillmaintaintheroomtemperatureat55°F(13°C)ifit
losescommunicationwiththethermostatorifthethermostatsensorisdefective.
LeavetheprotectiononunlesstheEIMisinstalledinajunctionboxinaseparate
roomfromtheheater.
Toturnofftheprotection,proceedasfollows:
#Display Button Step
1) Fromtheinstaller’ssetup
menu,press asneededto
selectAnti-Freezeandpress
OK.
2) Press or tosettoOFF.
PressOK.

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Keypadlock
Bydefault,thekeypadlockisdisabled.
#Display Button Step
1) Fromtheinstaller’ssetup
menu,press toselectLock
andpressOK.
2) Press or toselectAll,
Part(partial)orNone.Press
OK.
IfyouleaveatNone,
theuserwillhave
fullaccesstoall
thermostatfunctions.
IfyouselectPart
(Partial),theuser
canchangetheroom
temperatureonly.
IfyouselectAll,the
buttonswillnotappear
onthescreen.Tounlock,
gotoInstallerSetup(see
page11).

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Zonename
Thezonenameisusedtoidentifythethermostatonthewirelessremotecontrol.By
default,thezonenameisThermostat(zonename52).Ifyouhaveawirelessremote
controlandmorethanonewirelessthermostat,changethezonenameofthethermostat
toidentifyitfromtheotherthermostats.Forexample,ifthethermostatisinthelivingroom,
setthezoneto31.
#Display Button Step
1) Fromtheinstaller’ssetup
menu,press toselectLink
andpressOK.
2) PressOKtoselectZone.
3) Press or tosetthezone
name(seepage17).Press
OK.
4) PressExitoncetoreturn
toinstaller’ssetupmenu
ortwicetoreturntohome
screen.

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Zonenamelist
Zone Name Zone Name Zone Name Zone Name
1 Basement 16 ExerciseRoom 30 Library 44 Porch
2 Bathroom 17 FamilyRoom 31 LivingRoom 45 RecRoom
3 Bathroom1 18 Fireplace 32 LowerLevel 46 SewingRoom
4 Bathroom2 19 Foyer 33 MasterBath 47 Spa
5 Bathroom3 20 GameRoom 34 MasterBed 48 StorageRoom
6 Bedroom 21 Garage 35 MediaRoom 49 Studio
7 Bedroom1 22 GreatRoom 36 MusicRoom 50 SunRoom
8 Bedroom2 23 GuestRoom 37 Nursery 51 Theater
9 Bedroom3 24 Gym 38 Ofce 52 Thermostat
10 Bedroom4 25 Kid’sRoom 39 Ofce1 53 UpperLevel
11 BoatHouse 26 Kitchen 40 Ofce2 54 UtilityRoom
12 BonusRoom 27 Kitchen1 41 Pantry 55 WalkInCloset
13 ComputerRoom 28 Kitchen2 42 PlayRoom 56 WineCellar
14 Den 29 LaundryRoom 43 PoolRoom 57 Workshop
15 DiningRoom

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AdaptiveIntelligentRecovery
Programmablemode
Availableonlyifyouusethethermostatinprogrammablemode.
WhenAdaptiveIntelligentRecoveryison,thethermostat“learns”howlongyourheater
takestoreachthesettemperature.Thethermostatwillthendeterminewhentoactivate
heatingsothedesiredtemperatureisattainedatthedesiredtime.Thethermostat
reassessestheheatingstarttimedailybasedonthepreviousday’sperformance.When
AdaptiveIntelligentRecoveryisoff,heatingstartsatthesettime.
#Display Button Step
1) Fromtheinstaller’ssetup
menu,press toselect
RecoveryandpressOK.
2) Press or toselectOFF
andpressOK.
Thethermostatisfactory-setasa7-dayprogrammablethermostat.Tosetitasanon-
programmablethermostat,proceedasfollows:
#Display Button Step
1) Fromtheinstaller’ssetup
menu,press toselect
ScheduleandpressOK.
2) Press or toselectOFF
andpressOK.

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Copy
Usethisfunctiontocopythecongurationsettings,theschedulesettingsorbothtoother
EConnect™wirelessthermostatsinyourhouse.Thisfunctionisavailableonlyifthe
thermostatisconnectedeithertoaremotecontroloroutdoorsensor.Thesettingsare
copiedtootherthermostatsconnectedtotheremotecontroloroutdoorsensor.
#Display Button Step
1) Fromtheinstaller’ssetup
menu,press asneededto
selectCopyandpressOK.
2) Press or toselect
Schedule,Congurationor
both.PressOK.
3) Waitmayappearforseveral
minutes.WhenDONE
appears,pressExittoreturn
tohomemenu.
System test
1 FromtheHomescreen,press untilthesetpointtemperatureisabovetheroom
ambienttemperaturebyatleast2°.PressTemporary.
2 WaitforHeatOntodisplayonthethermostat.
3 Verifyiftheheaterbecomeshot.
4 PressCanceltoreturnthethermostattoitspreviousmode.

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Followtheguidelinesbelowwhenmountingthethermostat:
• DoNOTinstallthethermostatinanareawhereitcanbeexposedtowaterorrain.
• Avoidlocationswherethereareairdrafts(topofstaircase,airoutlet),deadairspots
(behindadoor),directsunlightorconcealedchimneyorstovepipes.
• Foranewinstallation,choosealocationabout1.5m(5ft.)abovethefloor.
• Installthethermostatonaninsidewallfacingtheheater.
• Keepthethermostat’stopandbottomairvents(openings)cleanandunobstructedat
alltimes.
Twomountingplatesareprovidedformountingthethermostatonthewalloronajunction
box.UseMethodAforaslimmerthermostatlook.ChooseMethod Bifyouprefernotto
makeanopeninginthewall.MethodCmustbeusedforinstallationonajunctionbox.
Recessedmountingonawall(MethodA)
6 Mount thermostat and outdoor sensor
Markthefourcornersandjoin
themtocreatearectangular
outline.
Cutalongtheoutlinetocreate
anopeninginthewall.
Securethemountingplateto
thewallusingprovidedwall
anchorsandscrews.
Mounting on a
wall (Method B)
Mountingonajunction
box(MethodC)
Installing
faceplate
Usemountingplatewithnoopening.

Securethemounting
platetothewallusing
providedwallanchors
andscrews.
Securethemountingplatetoajunction
boxusingprovidedmechanicalscrews.
Completethethermostat
installationbypressing
thefaceplateagainstthe
mountingplate.