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INSTALLATION
REMOVE OLD THERMOSTAT
3HUTOFFELECTRICITYATTHEMAINFUSEBOXUNTILINSTALLATIONIS
complete. Ensure that electrical power is disconnected.
2. Remove the front cover of the old thermostat. With wires
still attached, remove wall plate from the wall. If the old
THERMOSTATHASAWALLMOUNTINGPLATEREMOVETHETHERMOSTAT
and the wall mounting plate as an assembly.
3. Identify each wire attached to the old thermostat using
the labels enclosed with the new thermostat.
4. Disconnect the wires from old thermostat one at a time. DO
NOT LET WIRES FALL BACK INTO THE WALL.
5. Install new thermostat using the following procedures.
ATTENTION!
4HISPRODUCTDOESNOTCONTAINMERCURY(OWEVERTHISPRODUCT
may replace a unit which contains mercury.
$ONOTOPENMERCURYCELLS)FACELLBECOMESDAMAGEDDONOT
TOUCHANYSPILLEDMERCURY7EARINGNONABSORBENTGLOVESTAKE
up the spilled mercury and place into a container which can be
SEALED)FACELLBECOMESDAMAGEDTHEUNITSHOULDBEDISCARDED
-ERCURYMUSTNOTBEDISCARDEDINHOUSEHOLDTRASH7HENTHEUNIT
THISPRODUCTISREPLACINGISTOBEDISCARDEDPLACEINASUITABLE
container. Refer to www.white-rodgers.com for location to send
the product containing mercury.
ATTACH THERMOSTAT BASE TO WALL
2EMOVETHEPACKINGMATERIALFROMTHETHERMOSTAT'ENTLYPULLTHE
cover straight off the base. Forcing or prying on the thermostat
will cause damage to the unit.
2. Connect wires beneath terminal screws on base using ap-
PROPRIATEWIRINGSCHEMATICSEElGSTHROUGH
0LACEBASEOVERHOLEINWALLANDMARKMOUNTINGHOLELOCATIONS
on wall using base as a template.
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MOUNTING SCREWS 0LACE A LEVEL AGAINST BOTTOM OF BASE
ADJUSTUNTILLEVELANDTHENTIGHTENSCREWS,EVELINGISFOR
appearance only and will not affect thermostat operation.)
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ARETOOLARGEANDDONOTALLOWYOUTOTIGHTENBASESNUGLY
use plastic screw anchors to secure subbase.
0USHEXCESSWIREINTOWALLANDPLUGHOLEWITHAlRERESISTANT
MATERIALSUCHASlBERGLASSINSULATIONTOPREVENTDRAFTSFROM
affecting thermostat operation.
ELECTRIC/GAS JUMPER (Fan Option)
Read the following information before clipping the nonelectric
HEATJUMPER )FYOU ARE UNSUREOFYOUR APPLICATIONCONTACTA
QUALIlEDSERVICEPERSON
)FYOUREMERGENCYORAUXILIARYSYSTEMWILLENERGIZETHEBLOWER
THENJUMPER7ONTHETHERMOSTATBASEMUSTBECUTSEE
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)FYOUREMERGENCYORAUXILIARY HEATSYSTEMREQUIRES THAT THE
THERMOSTATENERGIZETHEFANCIRCUITDONOTCUTJUMPER7
OPTIONAL BATTERIES
7ITHTWO!!BATTERIESINSTALLEDYOURTHERMOSTATWILLMAINTAIN
time and continuously display the temperature during a loss of
AC power. Installed batteries will also allow programming prior
TOINSTALLATION&ORBESTRESULTSUSENEWPREMIUMBRANDBATTERIES
such as Duracell®or Energizer®.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT RECOVERY
(EMR)
7HENTHE%-2FEATUREISACTIVATEDTHETHERMOSTATgSMICROCOMPUT-
ERCALCULATESTHETIMEITWILLTAKETOCHANGETHEROOMTEMPERATURE
TOTHENEXTHEATORCOOLPROGRAMSETTING4HENTHETHERMOSTAT
WILLSTARTTHESYSTEMBEFORETHENEXTPROGRAMMEDPERIODSOTHAT
the desired temperature is reached at or near the beginning of
the period (the thermostat calculates 15 minutes for every 1°F
TEMPERATURECHANGE4HISMINIMIZESTHEUSEOFAUXILIARYSTAGES
during the transition period to reduce energy costs.
&OREXAMPLE4HETHERMOSTATISPROGRAMMEDTOPROVIDEANOVER-
NIGHTHEATINGTEMPERATUREOF&ANDDURINGTHENEXTPROGRAM
PERIOD BEGINNING AT !- THE PROGRAMMED TEMPERATURE
IS&7ITH%-2ACTIVATEDTHETHERMOSTATWILLAUTOMATICALLY
STARTTHEHEATINGSYSTEMAT!-SOTHATTHEPROGRAMMED
TEMPERATUREOF&ISREACHEDBYABOUT!-
)FTHEOVERNIGHTROOMTEMPERATUREDROPSONLYTO&THETHER-
mostat will start the system at 5:30 to reach the programmed
temperature of 70°F at 6:00.
4HETHERMOSTATISSHIPPEDWITHTHE%-2FEATUREactiveWHICH
means that the thermostat will start the heating system before
THEBEGINNINGOFTHENEXTPROGRAMPERIOD4HISFEATUREPROVIDES
BETTEREFlCIENCYBYALLOWINGGRADUALTEMPERATURECHANGESUSING
ONLYTHElRSTSTAGEOFHEAT
To deactivate the EMR function, seeTHE#ONlGURATIONMENU
on Page 5). The thermostat will then wait until the programmed
time to start the system for a temperature change.
O/B TERMINAL SWITCH SELECTION
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4HISWILLACCOMMODATETHEMAJORITYOFHEATPUMPAPPLICATIONS
WHICHREQUIRETHECHANGEOVERRELAYTOBEENERGIZEDIN#//,
If the thermostat you are replacing or the heat pump being in-
STALLEDWITHTHISTHERMOSTATREQUIRESAh"vTERMINALTOENERGIZE
THECHANGEOVERRELAYIN(%!4THE/"SWITCHMUSTBEMOVED
TOTHEh"vPOSITION
Optional (2) "AA" batteries
Mounting
hole
Mounting
hole
W904
Electric/Gas
jumper
O/B
switch
Screw anchors
W904
Figure 1. Thermostat Base