User Manual: Thermostat 560
Model: T-560
Home Screen
After 60 seconds of inactivity, the thermostat home screen displays only the time and the temperature.
Diagram Description: A visual representation of the thermostat's home screen shows the 'tekmar' logo at the top. The current time is displayed as '10:30 AM'. The outdoor temperature is shown as 'Outdoor 60°'. The main display prominently shows the floor temperature as '70°' with the status 'Heat On'. Below these are interactive elements: 'Mode Heat' button, navigation arrows (implied ⬆️/⬇️ for temperature adjustment), and a settings gear icon ⚙️.
Navigating the Home Screen
- Go to schedule
- Swipe to view: Outdoor temperature, Floor temperature, Heat To setting
- Change operating mode (Heat, Off)
- Touch ⬆️ or ⬇️ to adjust temperature
Temperature Adjustment
Diagram Description: A pop-up dialog for 'Temperature Adjustment' displays 'Heat To 70°' and an option to 'Hold Until 5:00 PM'. This 'Hold' function overrides the programmed schedule until the specified time. Buttons include 'Save to Schedule' ✔️, up/down arrows ⬆️/⬇️, and a cancel button ❌.
The 'Save to schedule' option applies the new temperature to the current schedule event.
Menu Selection
Diagram Description: A 'MENU SELECTION' dialog presents options: AWAY, SCHEDULE, DISPLAY, TIME, SETUP. Navigation is indicated by a left arrow ⬅️.
User Settings
Away Setting
Use the Away setting to save energy when the building is unoccupied.
Diagram Description: The 'Home / Away' screen offers two operational modes via radio buttons: 'At Home' (operates normally) and 'Away' (operates using the Away temperature set in the Setup menu). A note clarifies that the Away temperature can be adjusted in the 'Setup / Temps' menu.
Options include Save ✔️ and Info ℹ️.
Schedule
The schedule displays the current group of program days (Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri).
Diagram Description: A schedule table lists program events with times and temperatures: Wake (6:00 AM, 70°), Leave (8:00 AM, 65°), Return (6:00 PM, 70°), Sleep (10:00 PM, 65°). Options for 'Early Start' (On/Off) and 'Schedule' (On/Off) are available for each event.
Early Start anticipates the time required to heat a room and begins heating in advance. The 'Schedule On/Off' setting determines if the programmed temperature is followed.
A 'New Schedule' option allows for creating a new schedule. Navigation arrows ➡️ allow moving to the next group of program days.
Schedule Setup
Diagram Description: The 'Schedule Setup' screen for Mon-Fri allows users to set the schedule start time (e.g., 6:00 AM) and heating temperature (e.g., Heat to 70°). For each event, users can select 'On' or 'Skip' to indicate whether a temperature change should occur.
Select 'Skip' if you do not want a temperature change for a specific event.
Display Settings
DISPLAY 1/2
Configure display options:
- Select Temperature Units: °F or °C
- Energy Use: Monthly (Refer to the Energy Use section below)
- Brightness - Active: 80%
- Brightness - Inactive: 50% (Brightness after a 60-second timeout of no use)
- Theme: Light
- Language: English (Options include English, French, or Spanish)
DISPLAY OPTIONS 2/2
- Clean Screen: Off (Initiates a 10-second countdown to allow cleaning the screen with a moist cloth)
- Inactive Time Display: On (Select if the time is shown when the screen is inactive)
- Inactive Outdoor Display: Off (Select if the outdoor temperature is shown when the screen is inactive)
Energy Use
Diagram Description: A 'Daily Usage' table lists the run time for heating for each day: Today, Yesterday, Tue, Mon, Sun, Sat, Fri, all showing '0 hrs'. A button for 'Monthly Usage' is available.
This section allows viewing each day's run time for heating and toggling between Daily and Monthly Usage views.
Time Settings
TIME & DATE
Diagram Description: The 'TIME & DATE' input screen displays fields for Month (e.g., Aug), Day (e.g., 25), Year (e.g., 2016), Hour (e.g., 1), Minute (e.g., 30), and AM/PM (e.g., PM). Up/down arrows ⬆️/⬇️ are used to adjust the values in each field.
The time and date are manually set by highlighting a field and then using the ⬆️ or ⬇️ buttons.
Time Options
- 12 hour or 24 hour time format
- Daylight savings time
An 'OPTIONS' button and an info icon ℹ️ are present.