Trane TCONT900AC43UA manual

69-1817-04 OWNER’S GUI DE Pub No. 22-521 1-02 TCONT900AC43UA Communicating, Programmable Comfort Control[...]

22-521 1-02 2 69-1817 —04 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Page Contents 3F e a t u r e s 4 Home Screen 6 Programming Y our Heating and Cooli ng Schedule 14 Operating Y our Comfort Co ntrol 21 Cleaning Y our Comfort Control Screen 22 Reading Y our Outdoor T emperature 26 Reading Y our Inside Humidity Level 27 Controlling Y ou r Inside Dehumidification Setting [...]

22-521 1-02 3 69-1817 —04 FEATURES • Large, Clear Display with Backlighting – current temperature, set temperature and time are easy-to-read and all are displayed on the home screen. • Menu Driven Programming – Guides you through the scheduling process, showing only necessary information and cho ices on each screen. • Ability to Select [...]

22-521 1-02 4 69-1817 —04 HOME SCREEN Key Description SC HE D H O L D C L OCK SC REE N M O R E T U E AM FAN A U T O S Y S TE M HEA T Followin g Sc h edu l e In s i de S et T o M19952 FAN SELECTS ON/AUTO/CIRC SYSTEM SELECTS EM. HEAT/HEAT/OFF/COOL/AUTO SCHED ENTERS SCHEDULING MODE HOLD SETS A PERMANENT HOLD AND ACTIVATES VACATION HOLD SCREEN LOCKS [...]

22-521 1-02 5 69-1817 —04 HOME SCREEN Display Description SC HE D H O L D C L OCK SC REE N M O R E T UE AM FAN A U T O S Y S TE M HEA T Followin g Sc h edu l e In s i de S et T o M19953 FAN SHOWS FAN SETTING T UE S H O W S CU RRENT DAY O F THE WEE K SYSTEM SHOWS CURRENT SYSTEM POSITION TIME DISPLAY CURRENT TIME OF DAY, HOLD TIME REMAINING OR NUMB[...]

22-521 1-02 6 69-1817 —04 PROGRAMMING Y OUR HEATING AND COOLING SCHEDULE Y our Comfort Control can control up to four different schedule periods per day: W ake – Period when you awaken and want y our home at a comfor table te mperature. Leave – Period when you are away from home and want an energy-saving temperature. Return – Period when yo[...]

22-521 1-02 7 69-1817 —04 NOTE: Schedule times are in 15-minute intervals. Preprogrammed Energy Star Settings T able 1 shows default program settings. Visit the Energy S tar web site at www .energystar .gov for additional education and resources on programmable Comfort Controls. T able 1. Energy S tar Defaul t Program Settings. Schedule Period T [...]

22-521 1-02 8 69-1817 —04 EDITING SCHEDULE 1. Press Sched key . 2. Press Edit key . SCHED HOLD CLOCK SCREEN FRI AM PM FAN AUTO SYSTEM HEAT Following Schedule Inside Set M22445 SCHED SCHED HOLD HOLD CLOCK SCREEN DONE WAKE LEAVE RETURN SLEEP CANCEL MON TUE WED THU FRI SA SUN AM PM PM FAN AUTO SYSTEM EM HEAT HEAT OFF COOL AUTO CANCEL PERIOD HEAT COO[...]

22-521 1-02 9 69-1817 —04 3. It is OK to pick multiple days . Select any combination of days to edit. Thes e days are sched- uled with the same times and temperatures. Check marks appear next to days selected. 4. Press W ake key . Once pressed, Wake fl ashes to sh ow it is selected. 5. Press Up and Down ke ys to modify time an d heat and cool tem[...]

22-521 1-02 10 69-1817—0 4 6. Press Leave key and repeat step 5. 7. Press Return key and repeat step 5. 8. Press Sleep key and repeat step 5. 9. When complete, press Done key . “Saving Changes” appears on the screen to indicate changes are being saved to the day(s) modified. NOTE: T o set a Program Schedule for the rema ining days of the week[...]

22-521 1-02 1 1 69-1817—04 CANCELING A SCHEDULE PERIOD NOTE: Y ou may want to cancel a period to match your lifestyle; for example, if someone is always home during the day on T uesday , you can canc el the Leave and Return periods (the Com- fort Control would then control to the Wa ke temperature until the Sleep period). 1. Press Sched key . 2. [...]

22-521 1-02 12 69-1817—0 4 NOTE: Note that the time, temper ature(s) and fa n settin g disappear . The bar above the sele cted period is removed, indica ting the scheduled pe riod was cancelled. T o reinstate a schedule period, press arrow keys to set desired time and temperatures. 6. Press Done key . NOTE: When changing from non-programmable to [...]

22-521 1-02 13 69-1817—0 4 SETTING TI ME 1. Press Clock. 2. Use arrows to set current time. 3. Press Done key . IMPORT ANT The current day of the week should al ready be set correctly . If not, see “Advanced Settings” on page 34 to set the day . SC HE D SC HE D H O L D H O L D C L OCK SCR EEN DO NE T U E AM PM PM M 19958[...]

22-521 1-02 14 69-1817—0 4 OPERATING Y OUR COMFORT CONTROL Setting Fan and System Keys SETTING F AN KEY The Fan key selections vary based on your heating and/or cooling system type. On – Fan runs continuously . Use this setting for improv ed air circulatio n or for more efficient central air cleaning. The T rane Proprietary Humidity Control mig[...]

22-521 1-02 15 69-1817—0 4 Setting T emperature Overrides Y our Comfort Control has three temperature over ride options: Hol d T emper ature Until, Permanent Hold and V acation Hold. HOLD TEMPERA TURE UNTI L (TEMPORAR Y HOLD) Holds temperature temporarily until the next sched ul ed period time or until the time the user sets. 1. Press Up or Down [...]

22-521 1-02 16 69-1817—0 4 3. Press the Cancel or Sched key to cancel “Hold T em- perature Until” and resume schedule. NOTE: Once “Hold T emperature Until” time is reached, the comfort control shows “F ollowing Schedule” o n the screen to indicate that “T emporary Hold” has ended. PERMANENT HOLD Permanent Hold changes the temperat[...]

22-521 1-02 17 69-1817—0 4 V ACA TION HOLD Changes temperature setting for a select ed number of days, from 1 to 365 days. 1. Press the Up and Down arrow keys to set the desired te mperature while away on vaca tion. Notice that “Hold T emperature Until” time is shown on the screen. (This is th e time the V acation Hold override expires after [...]

22-521 1-02 18 69-1817—0 4 4. T o cancel the V acation Hold override early , press the Cancel key . SCHED CLOCK SCREEN CANCEL THU FA N AUTO SYSTEM HEA T Inside DA YS Hold Temperature Until Set T o M19961[...]

22-521 1-02 19 69-1817—0 4 Fan Schedule Press Fan key while in the Scheduling Screen to program the System Fan. Choice s available from the Scheduling Screen: On – Fan runs continuously . Use this setting for improv ed air circulatio n or for more efficient central air cleaning. Auto – (default position) Fan runs with equipment. Programmabl e[...]

22-521 1-02 20 69-1817—0 4 Fan Status Displaye d on Home Screen If the Fan program is scheduled, Auto is shown and any programmable mode th at is set; for example, if during W ake period, Fan is set to Auto, only Auto is shown in the Fan area. However , if during the W ake period, fan is scheduled to On, both Auto and On are shown. Auto indicates[...]

22-521 1-02 21 69-1817—0 4 CLEANING Y OUR COMFORT CONTROL SCREEN The Comfort Con trol has a touch scree n interactio n. Follow these steps to clean the screen without making comfort control changes: 1. Press Screen key . Comfort Cont rol locks out touch keys for 30 seconds to allow for cleaning. 2. Use damp cloth slightl y moistened with water an[...]

22-521 1-02 22 69-1817—0 4 READING Y OUR OUTDOOR T EMPERATURE If the communicating Comfort Control has discove red an outdoor temperature sensor , th e comfort control displays the outdoor temperature. VIEW OUTSIDE TEMPERA TURE The outside temperature is located in the lowe r right corner of the Home Screen. NOTE: If the communicating Comfo rt Co[...]

22-521 1-02 23 69-1817—0 4 Reminder Timers These reminders noti fy you when to change your furnace filters, humidifier pad, or other accessories. When the time you set expires, the Comfort Control flashes “C hange” and then “Filter” or “Change” and “Humidifier Pad” until you reset th e timer . NOTE: See S teps 1 1 through 13. Rese[...]

22-521 1-02 24 69-1817—0 4 View or Reset T imer Settings Before They Exp ire 1. Press More key until the T imer you want to modify appe ars on the screen. 2. Press Edit key to change the T i mer reload value. Use Up and Down arrow keys to change the number of Run T ime Da ys. See Advanced Settings, steps 1 1 through 13, for approximate calendar d[...]

22-521 1-02 25 69-1817—0 4 Partially Locked Screen When partially locked, the screen indi cates Screen Locked for 5 to 7 seconds whene ver the user attempts to press a key that is locked. Pressing a locke d key while Screen Locked is sho wn flashes Screen Locked on the screen. Pressing an unlocked key while Screen Lo cked is active removes the sc[...]

22-521 1-02 26 69-1817—0 4 Fully Locked Screen In this mode, all keys are locked and not functi on al. T o unlock screen, see “Advanced Settings” on page 34. The screen continuously displa ys “Screen Locked”. READING Y OUR INSIDE HUMIDITY LEVEL The communicating Comfort Control can sense the hum idity level in the home. Th e humidity leve[...]

22-521 1-02 27 69-1817—0 4 CONTROLLING Y OUR INSIDE DEHUMIDIFICATION SETTING If the dehumidification contro l has been enabled, the commu nicating Comfort Control will read the inside humidity level and set a desired humidi ty level to help dehumidify the house. 1. Press the More key until the inside humidity perc ent and dehumidificati on setpoi[...]

22-521 1-02 28 69-1817—0 4 NOTE: The dehumidification setpoint can rang e from 40% to 80% in 5% increments. The default dehumidification setpoint is 50%. 3. Press Done key to save your changes and return to the Home Screen. 4. Press Cancel key to return to Home Screen without saving any cha nges. Dehumidification Control If the dehumidification c[...]

22-521 1-02 29 69-1817—0 4 CONTROLLING Y OUR INSIDE HUMIDIFICATION SETTING If the humidification control ha s been enabled, the communicating Comfort Control will read the inside humidity level and set a desired humidi ty level to help humidify the house. 1. Press the More key until the inside humidity perc ent and humidification setpo int are sh[...]

22-521 1-02 30 69-1817—0 4 NOTE: The Humidification setpoin t can range from 10% to 60% in 5% increments. The default humidification setpoint is 50 %. 3. Press Done key to save your changes and return to the Home screen. 4. Press Cancel key to return to Home screen without saving any cha nges. Humidification Control If the humidification control [...]

22-521 1-02 31 69-1817—0 4 T emperature Recovery Y our Comfort Control comes with a feature calle d Adaptive Intellig ent Recovery (AIR), which eliminates all guesswork when setting your schedule. How long does it take the furnace to warm your house in th e morning befo re you get o ut of bed or how long does it take the air conditioner to cool y[...]

22-521 1-02 32 69-1817—0 4 IMPORT ANT It takes about a week for the Co mfort Control to adjust to lo cal weather , your sch edule, the construction of your home and your heating and/or cooling system. Y our Comfort Control learns from experience. Each day it checks how closely it reached the recovery time and adjusts the next day’s recovery sta[...]

22-521 1-02 33 69-1817—0 4 Advanced Heat Pump Features If you have a heat pump heating system, your Comfort Control can use some special features when used with an Outdoor T emperature Sensor , such as compressor and/or backu p heat lockout based on outside temperature. For example, if your backup heat does not turn on above a designated outside [...]

22-521 1-02 34 69-1817—0 4 ADVANCED SETTINGS Y our Comfort Control has many advanced settings to match your heati ng and cooling system. But you can change these settings to match your lifestyle: 1. From the Home Screen, press the System key . Five blank touch keys s how on the bottom of the screen between the Done and Cancel keys. 2. Press and h[...]

22-521 1-02 35 69-1817—0 4 3. Release the center key when the display on your Comfort Control matches the displa y below . DO NE O MO N W E D TH U F R I SA T A A T SU N US E R S ET U P N UM BE R CURR ENT S ETTING AD V A N C E T O NEXT US E R S ET U P P R E SS T O EXIT US E R S ET U P C H A NGE THE CURR ENT S ETTING M2265 4 A U[...]

22-521 1-02 36 69-1817—0 4 USER SETUP MENU Step 1. User Setup Number 0120: Fi rst T wo Digits of Current Calendar Ye a r T o change current setting, press th e Up or Down arrow key to the righ t of the two-digit numbe r in the lower right corner of the screen. Options: 20 - Equals years 20 xx . 21 - Equals years 21 xx . T o advance to the next Se[...]

22-521 1-02 37 69-1817—0 4 Step 3. User Setup Number 0140: Current Calendar Month T o change Options, press the Up or Down arrow key to the ri ght of number in lower right corner of the screen. Options: 1 through 12 - equals January through Dece mber . T o advance to the next Setup Number , press the Up arrow key to the right of 0140. T o go back[...]

22-521 1-02 38 69-1817—0 4 T o advance to the next Setup Number , press the Up arrow key to the ri ght of 0160. T o g o back to the previous Setup Number , press the Down arrow key . Step 6. User Setup Number 0165 : Restore Energy Star Schedule T o reset the programmed heating and coolin g schedul e back to the default Energy S tar program schedu[...]

22-521 1-02 39 69-1817—0 4 Step 8. User Setup Number 0280: Continuous Backlight T o change Options, press the Up or Down arrow ke y to the right of the nu mber in the lower right corner of the screen. Options:| 0 - No. Continuous backlight OFF .| 1 - Y es. Contin uous backlight ON. Backlig ht will dim to half brightness 45 seconds after last key [...]

22-521 1-02 40 69-1817—0 4 Step 10. User Setup Number 0330: Daylight Savings On or Off T o change Options, press the Up or Down arrow ke y to the right of the nu mber in the lower right corner of the screen. Options: 0 - Off: No adjustment for Daylight Savings in Fall and S pring. 1 - On: T ime i s automatica lly adjusted for Dayl ight Savings in[...]

22-521 1-02 41 69-1817—0 4 T r ane Droop is a feature that cycles the compressor on to improve indo or comfort by removing moisture from the air . The Droop cycle is activa ted when the indoor humidity is above the user ’s dehumidification setpoint. Step 12. User Setup Number 03 83: Dehumidification Maximum Droop. T o change Option, press the U[...]

22-521 1-02 42 69-1817—0 4 6 - 180 fan run time days (about one yea r and six months). 7 - 270 fan run time days (about two years). 8 - 365 fan run time days (about th ree years). 9 - 30 fan continuo us time days (one mon th). 10 - 60 fan continuous time days (two months). 1 1 - 90 fan continuous time days (three months). 12 - 120 fan continuous [...]

22-521 1-02 43 69-1817—0 4 7 - 270 fan run time days (about two years). 8 - 365 fan run time days (about th ree years). 9 - 30 fan continuo us days (one month). 10 - 60 fan continuous days (two months). 1 1 - 90 fan continuous days (three months). 12 - 120 fan continuous days (four months). 13 - 180 fan continuous days (six months). 14 - 365 fan [...]

22-521 1-02 44 69-1817—0 4 Step 16. User Setup Number 05 30: Adaptive Intelligent Recovery T o change Options, press the Up or Down arrow key to the ri ght of the number in lower right corner of the screen. Options: 0 - Conventional recovery 1 - Adaptive intelligent recovery T o advance to the next Setup Number , press the Up arrow key to the rig[...]

22-521 1-02 45 69-1817—0 4 Step 18. User Setup Number 0640: Clock Format T o change Options, press the Up or Down arrow ke y to the right of the nu mber in the lower right corner of the screen. Options: 12 - 12 hour clock. 24 - 24 hour clock. T o advance to the next Setup Number , press the Up arrow key to the right of 0640. T o go back to the pr[...]

22-521 1-02 46 69-1817—0 4 Step 20. User Setup Number 07 00: T emperature Display Offset T o change Options, press the Up or Down arrow ke y to the right of the nu mber in the lower right corner of the screen. Options: -3 - Offset temperature display by -3°F (-1.5°C). -2 - Offset temperature display by -2°F (-1.0°C). -1 - Offset temperature d[...]

22-521 1-02 47 69-1817—0 4 -2 - Offset humidity display by -2% -1 - Offset humidity display by -1% 0 - Offset humidity display by 0% 1 - Offset humidity display by 1% 2 - Offset humidity display by 2% 3 - Offset humidity display by 3% 4 - Offset humidity display by 4% 5 - Offset humidity display by 5% NOTE: Offsetting the indoor humidity display [...]

22-521 1-02 48 69-1817—0 4 Error Codes The Comfort Con trol can alert the homeown er and installer to problems with the HV AC equipment or Comfort Control by using error codes. When displ aying an Error Code, the screen will display “Err” and a bright red light will appe ar in the top-right cor ner of the comfort control. Refer to the Alert C[...]

22-521 1-02 49 69-1817—0 4 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q: Some or all keys on the display do not work; why? A: Comfort Control screen is locked. See “Advanced Settings” on page 34 to unlock keys on the screen. Q: Comfort Control is aski ng for heating or cooling to come on (screen shows “Heat On” or “Co ol On” in display) b[...]

22-521 1-02 50 69-1817—0 4 LIMITED W ARRANTY LOW V OLTAGE ROOM COMFORT CONTROLS (PARTS ONLY) This limited warranty is extended by the manufacturer to the original purchaser and to any succeeding o wner of the real property to which the low voltage room comfort control is originally affi xed and applies to products purchased and retained for use w[...]

22-521 1-02 51 69-1817—0 4 malfunctions or failures resulting from fire, water , st orms, lightning, earthquake, theft, riot, misuse, abuse, increased utility usage costs, or (4) performance problems due to impr oper selection / equipment match-up, installation, or application. THE LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN ARE IN LIEU OF AL[...]

Pub. No. 22-521 1-02 69-1817—04 M. S. Rev . 1 1-08 American Standard Inc. Troup Highway Tyler, TX 75711-9010 ® U.S. Registered T rademark Copyright © 2008 Amer ican S tandard Inc. All Rights Reserved Printed in Mexico This comfort control contains a Lithium battery which may contain Perchlorate material. Due to S tate Law in Californi a, the fo[...]