Vantage Hearth Equinox 40 User manual

a user’s guide

simplify the complex
enhance your experience at the
touch of a button
Meet Equinox 40, a beautiful always on, always there LCD keypad that provides intuitive control of your lighting, climate,
and audio environment through its single layer user interface (UI). This single-gang keypad combines many of the
advantages of a full-sized touchscreen with the simplicity of a multi-gang keypad; reducing the need and clutter of
separate local audio keypads and thermostats.
With its minimalistic on wall presence Equinox 40 functions as part of a Vantage system and allows personalized control
of a specific room or area. Key to accomplishing this is the on screen mini widget environment that allows for the creation
of control profiles through Vantage’s Design Center Software. Profiles can be created based on time of day, location,
function, or individual.
This guide is designed to lead you through the unique capabilities of Equinox 40—simplify the complex.
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Three mini widgets
combine the functionality of
thermostats, lighting and audio
keypads...simplicity yet ultimate
sophistication
User defined and integrator programmable
scenes automate combinations of home
systems functions...powerfully designed
Swipe to reveal three profile
pages based on person, time,
function or room...your custom
interface simplified
Create a unique atmosphere
with your music choices as you
swipe left or right...all just a flick
and tap away
Proximity sensor wakes the
keypad upon approach; tactile
home button takes you back to
the home profile page...quick
and easy access
Glass to edge aesthetic
and intuitive graphical user
interface...reliable as a light
switch but so much more
Four mini widget combinations
provide the most appropriate
room-based blend of climate,
scenes, and audio control...
custom flexibility
The only system available
that provides the perfect
blend of prescribed UI and
dealer custom programming...
personalization through profiles
Programmable tactile switch can
provide traditional “on” function
or personalized scene control...
the always available keypad

multiply your options
enable personalization of lighting, comfort and
audio via mini widget combinations
Equinox 40 oers three mini widgets that provide the ultimate in custom flexibility. Blend scenes with temperature or
audio, both or neither, for four dierent combinations. Mini widgets aren’t like anything else. That’s because each mini
widget is designed specifically for Equinox 40. With mini widgets you can do things like make a room more comfortable,
a morning routine more interesting, or a party more entertaining.
Discover more details of each mini widget on the following pages.
Temperature /
Climate / Clock /
Weather
Scenes /
Lighting
Audio
Temp + Scenes +
Audio
Temp + Scenes Scenes + Audio Scenes Only
MINI WIDGETS FOUR MINI WIDGET COMBINATIONS
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Quickly view the
room temperature
TEMPERATURE
With a quick glance, you can
accurately tell what time it
is to keep on schedule
CLOCK
Keep an eye on the weather
with a visual weather
display and numerical
temperature reading
WEATHER
For a minimal look, simply
opt for a blank area
BLANK
Temporarily override your temperature
setpoint and enjoy active real-time
feedback
ADJUSTABLE TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE / CLIMATE / CLOCK / WEATHER MINI WIDGET
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SCENES / LIGHTING MINI WIDGET
+ / - BUTTONS
Easily raise or lower the
lighting levels
CUSTOMIZED SCENES
Enjoy personalized
naming of buttons
STATUS INDICATOR
Determine what scenes
are active
PAGE INDICATOR
Shows which page out
of three you are on
5 SCENES
Scenes can be simple
ON/OFF, dimmable or
can contain conditional
logic for convenience
and energy savings
3 SCENES + AUDIO
When using audio, Equinox 40
allows for three scenes per page
See scene examples on page 9
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AUDIO MINI WIDGET
SWIPE BETWEEN
SOURCES
SOURCE INDICATOR
SOURCE CONTROLS
Choose
AM/FM/XM
Choose
Service
Current Playlist/
Cycle Playlist
Current Channel/
Cycle Channel
Current
Preset
Current Station/
Cycle Preset
VOLUME
TUNERPLAYLISTS INTERNET RADIO
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choose a profile
design three profile pages
for your environment
Each of us is dierent and Equinox 40 acknowledges that. A fluid environment allows you to swipe
left or right through your personalized pages to reveal scenes based on your preference of person,
time, function or room.
evening scenesmorning scenes day scenes
TIME
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Create a page for mom with her preferred scenes
while she gets dinner ready, works on a project or
reads and relaxes. A page for the kids to study, play a
game or listen to their music and a page for dad for
oce work, entertaining guests or browsing the web.
Set up your Equinox 40 according to your needs and habits
during a specific time of day. Create scenes that help you
prepare in the morning, work throughout the day and then
relax at night. A page for each time slot that automatically
knows when you need them. That’s Equinox 40.
Focus your scenes on a solution such as lighting, shades or
security. A page for enhanced lighting scenes, a page for
shades and security as well as a page for energy management.
In today’s open floorplans, each
room likely has dierent scene
needs. Create your scenes to fit a
page for the kitchen, a page for
the family room and a page for
the dining nook or back patio.
person
room time
function
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• Turns o certain interior and/or exterior lights slowly over a specied amount of time or starts turning
o lights after a set number of minutes have elapsed
• Turns on lights used for security and pathways; lights may be set to lower levels or fade o after 2 AM
• Shuts garage door if not shut already
• Sets motorized shades and blinds to predened positions and locks them
• Arms security system to ‘Home’
• Turns on motion sensors to activate lights to lesser levels when tripped
• Noties all main keypad buttons in designated areas to automatically turn lights to a lesser level when pressed
• Button LEDs are automatically dimmed to lesser levels or dierent colors
• Sets back thermostats to night time occupied settings
• Sets lighting to pre-determined levels for both exterior and interior; emphasizing features
and rooms for entertaining
• Freezes control of the motion sensors and landscape sprinklers
• Sets motorized shades and blinds to predened positions and locks them
• Sets A/V equipment to ‘Entertain’ mode and starts a predened selection of music and volumes
• Disables keypads from curious ngers and secures lights in unused parts of the home or oce
• Fades selected lights on to certain values in a specic order allowing for the time
it takes to get from one point of the home or oce to the other
• Conditional logic varies programming to day or night operation
• Exterior and specic interior lighting automatically shuts o
• Set thermostats to day time occupied settings
• Main living area lighting slowly ramps to a preset value
• Sets motorized shades and blinds to predened positions
• Television turns to your favorite wake-up program, for example “Good Morning America”
• Button LEDs are automatically brightened
• Upon leaving home or oce select lights are turned o or on to predetermined values
• Turns o all A/V devices
• Turns o hot water heaters, recirculating pumps and instant hot water devices
• Puts system into Vacation Mode so that loads replay activity to simulate occupied state
• Selected keypads are no longer functional
• Arms security system to ‘Away’
• Sets back thermostats
entertain
wake up
vacation
path
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programmable scene examples
good night

• Sets lighting to pre-determined levels for both exterior and interior; emphasizing features
and rooms for entertaining
• Freezes control of the motion sensors and landscape sprinklers
• Sets motorized shades and blinds to predened positions and locks them
• Sets A/V equipment to ‘Entertain’ mode and starts a predened selection of music and volumes
• Disables keypads from curious ngers and secures lights in unused parts of the home or oce
engage vantage & our premier partners
vantage and our premier partners work in harmony to create
ideal mini widgets and personalized scenes
Whether you’re using the full Vantage product line and premier partners with mini widgets or your
own components with personalized scenes, they will look great on Equinox 40. Together the new
mini widgets and Equinox 40 transform control of your environment into something simply delightful.
VANTAGE
You can implement Vantage’s music, lighting
and temperature product lines with the mini
widgets as well as with custom scenes
PREMIER PARTNERS
The mini widgets work with all supported equipment
from premier partners, including popular systems from
NuVo, Aprilaire and Autonomic CUSTOM COMPONENTS
If using your own custom equipment, you’ll control them right
from the scenes widget. You can even work with your installer to
customize the perfect scenario - close the shades, dim the lights,
turn on the TV, all with one touch
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