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  • Page 1

    UP400 Programmable Thermostat Installation Instructions & User Guide Congratulations on the purchase of your White-Rodgers ™ thermostat! Save these instructions for future use! Questions? Contact White-Rodgers ™ customer service at 1-877-654-9394 For Installation Help 1- 877-654-9394 White-Rodgers.co m F F F F F Fo r In stallation Hel p Fo [...]

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    1 1 A TTENTION: MERCUR Y NO TICE This product does not contain mercury . However , this product may replace a product that contains mercur y . Mercury and products containing mercury must not be discarded in household trash. Do not touch any spilled mercury. Wearing non-absorbent gloves, clean up any spilled mercury and place in a sealed container [...]

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    2 3 P art 1 Before Getting Started 1.1 Check package contents Open the package and verify that the follo wing items are included: • Wallplate (A) thermostat (B) white cover (C) • 4 color inserts (D) • Clear plastic cover (E) • 2 mounting screws and wall anchors (F) • Wire Labels • Installation Instructions and User Guide Before getting [...]

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    4 5 C AUX G E L Y W RC R P art 2 Remove Old Thermostat and Install New Thermostat Do not disconnect wires from the old thermostat until you label all the wires according to this manual. 2.1.1 After turning off power to your heating & cooling system, expose wallplate with wires and wire terminals. The required steps vary depending on your old th[...]

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    6 7 ✔ Ignore wire colors. There is no standard color code for thermostat wires. ✔ Ignore existing wire labels, if they are present. ✔ Use the pro vided labels to label/re-label the thermostat wires. ✔ The new labels must remain on the wires a t least until the installation process is complete. ✔ No two wires can have the same label. 2.2.1[...]

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    8 9 If the OLD thermostat’ s terminal is wired into the wall and identifi ed by this letter… …Then label its wire with this letter: Y ou’ll need this informa tion further in the installation process! 2.2.2 Label each wire that comes out of the wall and attaches to terminals on the old thermostat. Use labels provided with your new thermosta[...]

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    10 11 W W2 G RH RC C L O B Y Y2 2.2.3 After labeling all the wires, use a screwdriver to disconnect each wire from its terminal. Remove the old thermostat. Make sure that the wires don’t fall into the wall after you detach them from the old thermostat. Y ou may choose to tape them to the wall or tightly wind them around a pencil or screwdriver . [...]

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    12 13 Install 2 AA alkaline batteries (not included) into the battery compartment at the top of the thermostat. 2.6 Snap thermostat to the wallplate 2.5 Install batteries Do not restore power to the heating and cooling system until instructed. P art 3 Quick setup 3.1 Get to know your thermostat System Switch Cool - air -conditioning Off - system tu[...]

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    14 15 Options Default Setting Additional Information 1. Do you want the OFF Select default OFF for now. keypad lock (no key lockup) T o lock the keypad, see turned on or off? Additional Functions section 4.8. 2. Do you want to be ON Select default ON for now. reminded when it (13 weeks) T o modify a fi lter -change is time to change reminder , see[...]

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    16 17 T o customize this schedule, continue to the ne xt page (section 4.1). 3.4 T urn on power to y our heating and cooling system. 1. Press the MENU icon and then press the SET TIME icon. 2. Using the arrows, adjust the hour then press SET . 3. Adjust the minutes, and press SET . 4. Repea t the process to set the year , month and date. The day of[...]

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    18 19 Y ou can change the day , time period or tempera ture settings of the pre-programmed schedule. 1. Press the SY STEM icon to set to COOL (to program the cooling schedule), or to HEA T (to program the heating schedule). 2. Press the MENU icon, then press SET SCHEDULE . The screen will look like this: 3. The schedule for Monday ( MON ) is displa[...]

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    20 21 Y ou can set your three most frequent tempera tures (Home, Sleep, Away). Y ou can then select the settings an ytime with one touch of an icon. 4.2.1 T o set Home / Sleep / Away temperatures: 1. Press the MENU icon, then press SET F AVORITES . 2. T oggle between HOME, SLEEP , and AWA Y by pressing the F AVORITE TEMPS icon. Select the one you w[...]

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    22 23 Y ou can override a preset tempera ture for up to 60 days. 1. Use the to set the desired temperature for V aca tion Hold. 2. Press the Day  icon to switch to vacation hold mode. 3. Using the select the number of days for the vacation hold. 4. The vacation hold will automatically cancel at 8:00 am on the fi nal day (in this example on the [...]

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    24 25 The thermostat can display a reminder when it is time to change the air fi lter on your heating and cooling unit. 4.9.1 T o adjust Change Filter reminder settings: 1. Press the MENU icon, then press MORE OPTIONS twice to access the CHANGE FIL TER option. 2. Press SET , and use the to select the number of weeks until the next Change Filter re[...]

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    26 27 Use this if both heating and cooling may be required in the same day . The thermostat will automatically change the system setting from heating to cooling. For example: In the morning heating is required. During the day , the temperature gets warmer and you want the air conditioner to run. 1. Press the MENU icon, then press MORE OPTIONS . 2. [...]

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    28 29 Y ou can customize the look of the thermosta t by changing the faceplate color . 1. Remove the white facepla te. Insert a small screwdriver into each of the 4 slots located on both sides of the thermostat, and pop up the white cover in all 4 spots . 2. Select a color from the inserts provided in the packa ge. 3. Put the clear cover on a fl a[...]

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    30 31 P art 5 T roubleshooting Guide Problem Possible Cause Action T empera ture set 2-minute lockout No action needed: should point icon blinking enabled to protect stop blinking after compressor 2 minutes No Heat, No Cool, Blown fuse / Replace fuse or reset or No Fan tripped circuit breaker breaker Furnace power T urn s witch to ON switch to OFF [...]

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    32 Appendix: Heat Pump Identifi cation 1. How do I know if I have a Hea t Pump? 2. How do I know if I should select On1 or On2 for my Heat Pump? • Check the documentation for your hea ting and cooling system or contact your HV AC contractor . • Confi rm that you have a Heat Pump by checking the labels of the wires coming out from the wall (la[...]