White Rodgers SuperStat Pro SuperStat Pro Programmable... User manual

SuperStat®
Pro
Programmable
Thermostat
User Guide

Copyright April 2008
Data, drawings, and other material contained herein are proprietary to Comverge, Inc., and may not be reproduced or
duplicated in any form without the prior permission of Comverge, Inc.
SuperStat is a registered trademark of Comverge, Inc.
Thermostat manufactured in partnership with White-Rodgers.

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Contents
Getting Started with Your Thermostat...............................................................3
Overview......................................................................................................................3
Thermostat Buttons .....................................................................................................4
Thermostat Display......................................................................................................6
Selecting Heating or Cooling ........................................................................................7
Setting the Current Day and Time ................................................................................9
Replacing the Batteries in Your Thermostat ...............................................................12
Resetting the FLTR Display ........................................................................................14
Programming Your Thermostat ........................................................................15
Planning Your Program...............................................................................................16
Programming Heating and Cooling.............................................................................18
Setting Holds .............................................................................................................22
Setting Temporary Holds............................................................................................23
Setting Permanent Holds ...........................................................................................24
Clearing Holds............................................................................................................25
Critical Event Periods .......................................................................................27
Overriding Critical Events...........................................................................................28

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Displaying Energy Price and Usage Information .............................................29
Energy Price, Estimated Bill, and Energy Usage Information......................................29
Viewing Energy Price, Estimated Bill, and Energy Usage Information ........................30
Viewing Energy Price, Estimated Bill, and Energy Usage Information ........................31
Troubleshooting Assistance Guide ..................................................................33
Index .................................................................................................................49

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Getting Started with Your Thermostat
Overview
Your SuperStat®Pro thermostat consists of two main parts: the cover and the keypad door (lower portion of thermostat
front as shown below). You open the cover to access the buttons to operate and program the thermostat.
Open the keypad door:
•Flip the keypad door down.
Close the keypad door:
•Push the door up until it lines up with the base.
Press gently until the door snaps into place.
Cover
Keypad door
(
shown o
p
en
)

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HOLD
Holds system at current
temperature setting until you
release by pressing RUN.
INFO
Displays energy price,
estimated bill, and energy
usage information.
Thermostat Buttons
RUN
•Cancels holds and
returns system to
programmed settings.
•Exits programming
and saves all settings.
DAY/PERIOD
Toggles between day of
week and time period you
want to program.
Not used.

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SYSTEM
Selects the mode in which you want the system to
operate: cooling, heating, auto-changeover,
emergency heat (applies to heat pumps only), or OFF.
PRGM
Allows you to program
your thermostat
FAN
Controls your system’s indoor
fan. For energy efficiency, this
is normally set to AUTO but
can be set to ON.
DEVICE/MODE
Toggles between COOL and
HEAT for programming.
TIME/SET
Toggles between the period
start time and temperature
setpoint you want to program.

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Thermostat Display
Day of the week
Indicates the current day of the week.
HOLD
Indicates a system temperature hold:
•Flashing HOLD – temporary hold.
•Solid HOLD – permanent hold.
Current Temperature
Displays the current room temperature.
System indicator
Indicates the current system status:
•COOL – Air conditioning
•HEAT – Heat
•HEAT/COOL – Auto-changeover
•EMER – Emergency heat (heat pump only)
•STG 1 – Low speed of 2-stage compressor
•STG 1+2 – High speed of 2-stage compressor
Time / Temperature Setpoint
Display alternates between the current
time and the current temperature
setpoint.
Message Area
Indicates the current period of the day,
AUX (if strip heat in heat-pump
system is called), and displays energy
price, estimated bill, and energy usage
information.

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Selecting Heating or Cooling
Use the SYSTEM button to select your thermostat system mode. The possible system modes are:
•Heating – Displays on the thermostat as HEAT.
•Cooling – Displays on the thermostat as COOL.
•Auto-changeover (see below) – Both HEAT and COOL icons are on.
•Emergency heat – Displays EMER (flashing) and HEAT.
•Off – Displays on the thermostat as OFF.
When heating or cooling is On, STG 1 or STG 1+2 will display (depending on how many speeds your heating/cooling
system is capable of using).
Auto-Changeover Mode
When the thermostat is in auto-changeover mode, it automatically switches between your heating and cooling
programmed schedules to maintain your home temperature within your heating and cooling programs. The thermostat will
call for heating or cooling as needed, but never both at the same time. Auto-changeover is convenient during the fall and
spring when days may be cool in the early morning hours and hot in the afternoons.
Important:
•In auto-changeover mode, the programmed heat setpoint must be 2 degrees lower than the cool setpoint.
•Keep the windows in your home closed when auto-changeover mode is in effect, to avoid wasting heating or cooling
energy.

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Selecting Heating or Cooling
Quick Guide Description Thermostat Display
Press one or more
times to select the
desired mode.
Press the SYSTEM button one or more times to select the desired
mode.
•When heating is selected, HEAT is displayed.
•When cooling is selected, COOL is displayed.
•When auto-changeover mode is selected, HEAT and COOL
are both displayed.
•When emergency heat is selected, EMER HEAT is displayed
(EMER flashes).
•When the system is Off, OFF displays to the left.
When heating or cooling is called (compressor turned On), STG 1
or STG 1+2 will display (depending on how many speeds your
heating/cooling system is capable of using).
Cooling On:
System Off:

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Setting the Current Day and Time
Typically the current day and time on your thermostat will be set automatically by the system. In case the system does not
set the day and time, you may need to set it yourself manually.
Quick Guide Step Description Thermostat Display
Press twice. 1 Press the TIME/SET button twice. The display shows the
hour and AM or PM flashing.
Hour and AM/PM will
flash:
Press to select the
hour. 2 Press and hold the up arrow or down arrow button
until you reach the correct hour and AM or PM.
Note: AM begins at midnight and PM begins at noon.

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Setting the Current Day and Time
Quick Guide Step Description Thermostat Display
Press again. 3 Press the TIME/SET button again. The display shows
minutes flashing.
Minutes will flash:
Press to select the
minute. 4 Press and hold the up arrow or down arrow button
until you reach the correct minutes.

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Setting the Current Day and Time
Quick Guide Step Description Thermostat Display
Press once. 5 Press the DAY/PERIOD button. The display shows the day
of week flashing.
Day of week will flash:
Press to select the
day of week. 6 Press and hold the up arrow or down arrow button
until you reach the current day of the week.
Press once. 7 Press the RUN button to save your settings.

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Replacing the Batteries in Your Thermostat
If BATT appears on your thermostat display, the batteries are low and need to be replaced.
Batteries are not required to keep your programming or menu data. However, with batteries installed, your thermostat will
maintain the time and continuously display the temperature during a loss of AC power.
Required Battery Type
AA alkaline batteries
Install batteries here.

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Replacing the Batteries in Your Thermostat
Quick Guide Step Description Thermostat Display
Press until OFF is
displayed. 1 Turn the system off by pressing the SYSTEM button
one or more times until OFF is displayed in the area
where the time is normally displayed.
Remove cover. 2
Gently pull the cover straight off the base.
Note: Forcing or prying on the thermostat can cause
damage to the unit.
Install batteries. 3 Remove old batteries. Install fresh AA alkaline
batteries along the top of the base with the positive (+)
end to the left (see diagram on page 12).
Press to select the
desired mode. 4 Turn the system back on by pressing the SYSTEM
button one or more times until the desired mode
(COOL, HEAT, or AUTO) is displayed.

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Resetting the FLTR Display
If FLTR appears in your thermostat display, this is a reminder that you need to change or clean the filter in your heating
and cooling system. After you change or clean the filter, you can reset the display so FLTR no longer appears.
Quick Guide Description Thermostat Display
Press both
buttons at the
same time.
Press the RUN and HOLD buttons at the same time.
The FLTR display no longer appears on the thermostat.

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Programming Your Thermostat
This chapter explains how to program your thermostat, including programming heating and cooling, and setting and
clearing holds.
Your thermostat offers the following options for flexible programming:
•Separate programs for heating and cooling.
•Separate programs for each weekday separately or all weekdays together, Saturday, and Sunday.
•Four time periods per day – Morning, Day, Evening, and Night. You can specify start times and temperatures for each
time period.
Conserve Energy While Maximizing Comfort
The SuperStat’s programming options help you maximize comfort during the times when you are typically at home. You
can also conserve energy during the times when you are typically away from home or sleeping by allowing the
temperature in your home to increase (summer) or decrease (winter).

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Planning Your Program
Before you begin programming your thermostat, you can use one of the charts below to help you plan your program.
Programming Chart for Weekdays and Weekend
Use this chart if you want all weekdays (MO TU WE TH FR) to be the same and weekend days (SA SU) to be the same.
Weekdays Weekend
Period Start Time Temp Start Time Temp
MOR
DAY
EVE
HEAT
NGT
MOR
DAY
EVE
COOL
NGT

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Planning Your Program
Programming Chart for All Days of the Week
Use this programming chart if you want to specify different start times and/or temperatures for each day of the week.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Period Start
Time Temp
Start
Time Temp
Start
Time Temp
Start
Time Temp
Start
Time Temp
Start
Time Temp
Start
Time Temp
MOR
DAY
EVE
HEAT
NGT
MOR
DAY
EVE
COOL
NGT

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Programming Heating and Cooling
Quick Guide Step Description Thermostat Display
Press once. 1 Be sure your screen shows the normal display.
Press the PRGM button to enter programming.
Press until
HEAT flashes. 2 Press the DEVICE/MODE button until the desired mode
(HEAT or COOL) begins to flash on your display.
Current mode will
flash: