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OPERATION GUIDE  
1F97-51  
7-Day Programmable Electronic  
Digital Thermostat  
WHITE-RODGERS  
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About Your New Thermostat . . .  
Your new White-Rodgers Digital Thermostat uses the technology of a solid-state microcomputer  
to provide precise time/temperature control. This thermostat offers you the flexibility to design  
heating and cooling programs that fit your needs.  
Please read this manual thoroughly before operating or programming your thermostat. If you have  
questions, write to us at the address shown on the back cover of this manual.  
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In This Guide . . .  
YOUR NEW THERMOSTAT’S  
ENTERING YOUR PROGRAM  
Set Current Time and Day  
FEATURES ........................................... 4  
OPERATING YOUR THERMOSTAT ........ 5  
PARTS OF THE THERMOSTAT  
The Back Of the Thermostat Body  
The Display  
SelectHeatingandCoolingTemperatures  
Program Heating/Cooling Times and  
Heating Temperatures  
Program Cooling Temperatures  
Using the HOLD/COPY Button  
The Thermostat Buttons  
CHECK YOUR PROGRAMMING  
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS................ 31  
OPERATING FEATURES  
PROGRAMMING YOUR  
THERMOSTAT ................................... 16  
PLANNING FOR YOUR NEEDS  
Operator: Save this  
booklet for future use!  
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YOUR NEW THERMOSTAT’S FEATURES  
• Seven independent day programming  
• Adjustable cycle times  
• Simultaneousheatandcoolprogramstorage  
• Compressor short cycle protection  
• Programmable blower control  
• Blower delay in the cooling cycle  
• Audio and visual prompting during operation  
• Two hour temperature override  
• Fourseparatetime/temperaturesettingsper  
24-hour period  
• Computed Energy Management Recovery  
(EMR)  
• Armchair programming capability  
• Manual program override (HOLD tem-  
perature)  
• Backlit LCD displays continuous set point,  
time, and room temperature  
• 1.5 volt “AA” Energizer® alkaline battery  
backup  
°F/°C convertibility  
• Temperature range 40° to 99°F  
• Preprogrammed temperature control  
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OPERATINGYOURTHERMOSTAT  
Before you begin programming your thermo- The subbase is attached to the wall, but you can  
stat, you should be familiar with its features remove the thermostat body for easy program-  
and with the display and the location and ming. To remove the thermostat body from the  
operation of the thermostat buttons. The in- subbase, grasp the thermostat body and gently  
formation in this section will help you become pull it straight out from the subbase. To attach  
familiar with your new thermostat so that you the thermostat body, line up the two terminal  
can easily program it.  
pins on the lower section of the thermostat back  
with the matching connector on the subbase.  
Insert these, then gently pivot the thermostat  
body up to connect the six pin connectors on the  
upper portion of the thermostat back. Gently  
push until the snap connectors engage. DO  
NOT FORCE OR PRY THE THERMOSTAT, as  
this may damage the unit.  
Your thermostat consists of two parts: the ther-  
mostat body and the subbase.  
CAUTION  
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Remove power from the system at the  
circuit breaker/fuse box before remov-  
ing or attaching the thermostat body.  
Equipment damage and/or personal in-  
jury could occur.  
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Batteries  
PARTS OF THE THERMOSTAT  
6-pin connector  
The Back of The Thermostat Body  
Turn the thermostat body over. On the back are  
the 3 “AA” Energizer® alkaline batteries.  
The “AA” Energizer® alkaline batteries provide  
powertothethermostatwhenthe24VACpower  
is interrupted (for example, when you remove  
the thermostat from the wall for programming).  
Fresh batteries will maintain the stored program  
for approximately a year. If power loss is long  
enough for the program to be lost, the thermo-  
stat will automatically return to the factory pro-  
grammed temperatures (64°F heating and 82°F  
cooling) when power is restored. You must  
reprogram the thermostat if this happens.  
2-pin connector  
BACK OF THERMOSTAT BODY  
window, the batteries are low and should be  
replaced with fresh “AA” Energizer® alkaline  
batteries.  
If the word BATTERY is flashing in the display  
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On the following pages there are brief descrip-  
tions of the display and the thermostat buttons.  
CAUTION  
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SYSTEM  
SWITCH  
Use  
to turn thermostat OFF be-  
fore removing thermostat from the wall  
to replace the batteries.  
Other than  
and  
, the buttons are  
locatedbehindthethermostatdoor. Toopenthe  
door, use your fingernail in the indentation at the  
top of the door to pull it out from the top, then  
swing it down on its hinges.  
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The Display  
The word BATTERY flashes on the display  
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Continuouslydisplayssystemmode(HEAT,  
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2
when the “AA” alkaline batteries are weak  
and should be replaced. The word BAT-  
TERY is displayed continuously (non-flash-  
ing) when thermostat is running on battery  
power only.  
OFF, COOL, HOLD). During programming,  
the day of the week is displayed (MON,  
TUE, WED, etc.).  
Alternately displays room temperature (F  
FAN ON is displayed when the blower is  
denotesdegreesFahrenheitand Cdenotes  
degrees Celsius) and time of day (A de-  
notes AM time and P denotes PM time).  
operating continuously. FAN AUTO is dis-  
playedduringautomaticfanoperation(when  
theblowercycleswiththeheatingorcooling  
system).  
Displays the setpoint temperature.  
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InVIEWTEMPmode,A,B, C, andDarethe  
1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th heating or cooling  
temperatures available for programming.  
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FAN AUTO  
WHITE-RODGERS  
DIGITAL COMFORT SET II  
TIME  
FWD  
SET  
VIEW  
HOLD  
COPY  
SYSTEM  
SWITCH  
CLOCK  
PRGM  
HEAT-OFF-COOL  
FAN  
SWITCH  
TIME  
ADV  
DAY  
VIEW  
TEMP  
RUN  
BACK  
PRGM  
ON-AUTO  
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2
3
3
A
FAN AUTO  
B
FAN ON  
BATTERY  
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6
4
6
2
5
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The Thermostat Buttons  
Used to initiate or review thermostat pro-  
gramming.  
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13  
14  
Sets the system mode (HEATing, OFF, or  
COOLing).  
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8
Used to select heating and cooling tem-  
peratures to be programmed.  
Selects fan operation (see #6, above). This  
button is also used to program the fan to run  
continuously during a program period.  
Used to manually override programming to  
holdataselectedtemperature(whenHOLD  
is displayed). Also used to copy one day’s  
programming into another (when COPY is  
displayed).  
Runs display forward or backward through  
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time, day, or anticipation settings during  
programming.  
TIME  
FWD  
TIME  
Used to start program operation after pro-  
Used with  
and  
to set current time  
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16  
10  
11  
BACK  
gramming. Also used to return thermostat to  
programoperationafterbeinginHOLDmode.  
and day of the week.  
Used during programming to set the day of  
(Red arrow) Raises temperature setting  
the week to be programmed. Also used with  
(99°F or 37°C maximum).  
SET  
to enter anticipation setting mode.  
CLOCK  
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(Blue arrow) Lowers temperature setting  
Theredindicatorlightglowswheneverheat-  
ing, cooling, or fan are in operation.  
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(40°F or 4°C minimum).  
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FAN AUTO  
WHITE-RODGERS  
DIGITAL COMFORT SET II  
TIME  
FWD  
SET  
VIEW  
HOLD  
COPY  
SYSTEM  
SWITCH  
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CLOCK  
PRGM  
HEAT-OFF-COOL  
FAN  
SWITCH  
TIME  
ADV  
DAY  
VIEW  
TEMP  
RUN  
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BACK  
PRGM  
ON-AUTO  
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10 11 12 13 14 15  
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you have programmed a temperature of  
70°F. The thermostat will automatically ac-  
tivatetheheatingsystemat5:00AM,sothat  
the programmed 70°F temperature is  
reached by about 6:00 AM.  
OPERATING FEATURES  
Now that you are familiar with the thermostat  
display and buttons, read the following informa-  
tion to learn about the many features of the  
thermostat.  
The thermostat is configured at the factory  
so that this feature is disabled. If you wish to  
have this feature, refer to the installation  
instructions for this thermostat, or contact  
your local heating/cooling contractor.  
COMPUTED ENERGY MANAGEMENT  
RECOVERY (EMR) — The thermostat’s  
microcomputer can be set to automatically  
calculate the time it will take to change the  
temperature to the next program setting.  
Then the thermostat will activate the heat-  
ing or cooling system to change the tem-  
perature so that the desired temperature is  
reached at the beginning of the next pro-  
gram period. As an example of this feature,  
assume that you have programmed your  
thermostat to provide an overnight heating  
temperature of 62°F, and that during the  
next program period, beginning at 6:00 AM,  
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TWO HOUR TEMPERATURE OVERRIDE  
— Press  
or  
until the display  
shows the temperature you want. The ther-  
mostat will override current programming  
and keep the room temperature at the se-  
lected temperature for two hours. After two  
hours, the thermostat will automatically re-  
vert to the program.  
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HOLD TEMPERATURE — The thermostat  
can hold any temperature within its range  
for an indefinite period, without reverting to  
HOLD  
ADJUSTABLE HEATING AND COOLING  
CYCLE TIMES (ANTICIPATION) — If the  
heating/cooling system is turning on and off  
too often (short cycles) or not often enough  
(long cycles), you may want to adjust the  
anticipation setting.  
the program. Press  
. HOLD will be dis-  
COPY  
played. Then choose the desired hold tem-  
perature by pressing or . The  
thermostat will hold the room temperature  
CAUTION  
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RUN  
attheselectedsettinguntilyoupress  
to  
PRGM  
Acoolinganticipationsettingoflessthan  
10maycausedecreasedcompressorlife.  
start program operation again. This feature  
is ideal for energy conservation when the  
building is unoccupied for an extended pe-  
riod of time.  
SET  
To adjust heat anticipation, press  
and  
CLOCK  
ADV  
at the same time. The display will show  
DAY  
TIME  
HEAT 5 (this is the factory preprogrammed  
heating anticipation setting). You may se-  
lect any anticipation setting from 4 to 40  
(note that for hydronic systems, a mini-  
mum anticipation setting of 15 is recom-  
°F/°C CONVERTIBILITY — Press  
and  
FWD  
TIME  
at the same time until the temperature  
BACK  
display is in °C (Celsius). To display °F,  
repeat the process.  
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Whenever adjusting anticipation, increase  
or decrease the displayed number by only  
one or two digits, then let the system run for  
a while to see if the adjustment is sufficient.  
TIME  
LOW BATTERY INDICATOR — The three  
“AA” alkaline batteries will maintain thermo-  
stat programming for approximately one  
year if power to the thermostat fails. The  
word BATTERY will flash on the display if  
theAAalkalinebatteriesarelowandshould  
be replaced. The thermostat will also make  
a beeping sound every five minutes when  
batteries need replacing. To override the  
beeping, press any button on the keypad.  
Thebeepingwillstopfor15hours,thenstart  
again. You may again stop the beeping by  
pressing any button on the keypad. After  
turningthebeepoffthreetimes, thethermo-  
stat will quit beeping. However, you should  
always change the batteries as soon as  
possible to ensure that programming will  
not be lost in the event of a power outage.  
You should also change the batteries at  
least once a year.  
If the heat cycles are too short, press  
to  
FWD  
increase the cycle time. If the heat cycles  
TIME  
are too long, press  
to decrease the  
BACK  
cycle time. To set cooling anticipation,  
SET  
ADV  
DAY  
press  
and  
at the same time again.  
CLOCK  
The display will show COOL 14 (factory  
preprogrammed cooling anticipation). Use  
TIME  
FWD  
TIME  
the  
and  
buttons to adjust anticipa-  
to return to your program.  
BACK  
RUN  
PRGM  
tion. Press  
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The word BATTERY will be displayed con-  
tinuously (non-flashing) when 24 VAC power  
isnotbeingsuppliedtothethermostatandthe  
thermostatisoperatingonbatterypoweronly.  
COMPRESSORSHORTCYCLEPROTEC-  
TION — To protect your compressor from  
potential damage due to rapid cycling, this  
thermostat has a built-in delay of 5 minutes  
between cooling cycles. The following may  
cause a time delay in COOL:  
AUDIO PROMPTING — Each time you  
press a button, the thermostat will beep.  
a) Return of power after a power outage.  
BACKLIT DISPLAY — When you press  
any button on the thermostat, the display is  
lit for approximately eight seconds.  
SYSTEM  
SWITCH  
b) Pressing  
modes.  
to change operating  
SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT — The red  
lightontheupperrightpartofthethermostat  
indicatessystemoperation(seePARTSOF  
THE THERMOSTAT).  
c) Pressing  
, creating a call for COOL  
too soon after a previous call.  
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PROGRAMMINGYOURTHERMOSTAT  
Now you are ready to program your thermostat. thermostatforacommercialapplication(astore,  
This section will help you plan your thermostat’s officebuilding,etc.),answerquestions1through  
program to meet your needs.  
4. If you are using the thermostat in your home,  
answer questions 5 through 8.  
For maximum comfort and efficiency, keep the  
following guidelines in mind when planning your FOR COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS:  
program.  
1a. What time does the first person arrive at the  
building in the morning?  
• When heating (cooling) your building, pro-  
gramthetemperaturestobecooler(warmer)  
when the building is vacant or during peri-  
ods of low activity.  
b. What temperature should the building be at  
this time? (heating? cooling?) These will be  
your MOR (morning) temperature settings.  
• During early morning hours, the need for  
cooling is usually minimal.  
2a. What time do the building occupants reach  
amaximumactivitylevel(usinglights,equip-  
ment, meeting rooms, etc.)?  
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b. What temperature should the building be at  
this time? These will be your DAY tempera-  
ture settings.  
First, answer the following questions to help you  
decide what your needs are. If you are using the  
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3a. What time do the building occupants reach 6a. What time does the last person leave the  
a minimum activity level (limited personnel  
in building)?  
house in the morning?  
b. What temperature should the house be at  
this time? These will be your DAY tempera-  
ture settings.  
b. What temperature should the building be at  
this time? These will be your EVE (evening)  
temperature settings.  
7a. What time does the first person arrive home  
in the evening?  
4a. Whattimedoesthebuildingbecomevacant?  
b. What temperature should the building be at  
this time? These will be your NHT (night)  
temperature settings.  
b. What temperature should the house be at  
this time? These will be your EVE (evening)  
temperature settings.  
IN YOUR HOME:  
8a. What time does the last person go to bed at  
night?  
5a. What time does the first person get up in the  
morning?  
b. What temperature should the house be at  
this time? These will be your NHT (night)  
temperature settings.  
b. What temperature should the house be at  
this time? These will be your MOR (morn-  
ing) temperature settings.  
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Now look at the factory preprogrammed times  
and temperatures shown at right. If this program  
FACTORY PREPROGRAMMING CHART  
Cooling Program for  
ALL Days of the Week:  
Heating Program for  
ALL days of the Week:  
TEMP  
RUN  
PERIOD  
TIME  
TEMP  
PERIOD  
TIME  
will suit your needs, simply press  
to begin  
PRGM  
70  
70  
70  
64  
1
2
3
4
5:00 AM  
9:00 AM  
4:00 PM  
10:00 PM  
1
2
3
4
5:00 AM  
9:00 AM  
4:00 PM  
10:00 PM  
78  
82  
78  
78  
running the factory preset program.  
If you want to change the preprogrammed times  
and temperatures, follow these steps.  
However, you may use the same heating  
and cooling temperatures for consecutive  
time periods. Also keep in mind that, for any  
given day, you can only program one set of  
times for both heating and cooling (for ex-  
ample, if you select 5:00 AM to begin heat-  
ing period 1 on Monday, then your cooling  
period 1 for Monday will also begin at 5:00  
AM). However, you may choose different  
time periods for each day separately (for  
example, heating/cooling period 1 on Mon-  
day may begin at 5:00 AM, but heating/  
cooling period 1 on Saturday may begin at  
1. Determine the heating and cooling tempera-  
tures you want to use. You may select up to  
fourheatingtemperatures(HEATA,HEAT B,  
HEATC,andHEATD),anduptofourcooling  
temperatures (COOL A, COOL B, COOL C,  
and COOL D). Use the table on the following  
page to write down the temperatures you  
have selected.  
2. Determine the time periods during which  
youwillprogramthetemperaturesyouhave  
just selected. You must program four peri-  
ods for each day (periods 1, 2, 3, and 4).  
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9:00 AM). Use the table on the following  
pagetoplanyourprogramtimeperiods,and  
the temperatures you want during each  
period. You may also want to look at the  
sample program table to get an idea of how  
the thermostat can be programmed.  
Your  
Selected  
Temperatures*  
Factory  
Preprogrammed  
Temperature  
Temperature  
Designation  
HEAT A  
HEAT B  
HEAT C  
HEAT D  
70  
70  
70  
64  
COOL A  
COOL B  
COOL C  
COOL D  
78  
82  
78  
78  
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You may only program heating temperatures you have selected  
into the heating program and cooling temperatures into the  
cooling program (for example, you cannot program the COOL A  
temperature into your heating program). You may program the  
temperatures you choose in any order, and you may use the  
same temperature in consecutive program periods (for example,  
you may program period 1 with temperature B and periods 2, 3,  
and 4 with temperature A). You do not have to use all possible  
temperature choices (for example, you may want to select  
temperatures for HEAT A and HEAT B only – in this case, the  
HEAT C and HEAT D temperatures would stay the same as  
previously programmed).  
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Heating/Cooling Schedule Plan  
THIS THERMOSTAT ALLOWS ONE SET OF TIMES FOR BOTH HEATING AND COOLING  
Period 1  
Period 2  
Period 3  
Period 4  
Heat Cool  
Heat Cool  
Heat Cool  
Heat Cool  
Time Temp. Temp. Time Temp. Temp. Time Temp. Temp. Time Temp. Temp.  
Monday  
Tuesday  
Wednesday  
Thursday  
Friday  
Saturday  
Sunday  
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HEAT A = 65° COOL A = 80°  
HEAT B = 68° COOL B = 78°  
HEAT C = 70° COOL C = 76°  
HEAT D = 72° COOL D = 74°  
SAMPLE  
Heating/Cooling Schedule Plan  
THIS THERMOSTAT ALLOWS ONE SET OF TIMES FOR BOTH HEATING AND COOLING  
Period 1  
Period 2  
Period 3  
Period 4  
Heat Cool  
Heat Cool  
Heat Cool  
Heat Cool  
Time Temp. Temp. Time Temp. Temp. Time Temp. Temp. Time Temp. Temp.  
Monday  
Tuesday  
5:00 AM 65° (A) 80° (A) 9:00 AM 65° (A) 80° (A) 3:30 PM 65° (A) 80° (A) 11:30 PM 65° (A) 80° (A)  
5:00 AM 65° (A) 80° (A) 9:00 AM 70° (C) 76° (C) 3:30 PM 72° (D) 74° (D) 11:30 PM 65° (A) 80° (A)  
Wednesday 5:00 AM 65° (A) 80° (A) 9:00 AM 70° (C) 76° (C) 3:30 PM 72° (D) 74° (D) 11:30 PM 65° (A) 80° (A)  
Thursday  
Friday  
5:00 AM 65° (A) 80° (A) 9:00 AM 70° (C) 76° (C) 3:30 PM 72° (D) 74° (D) 11:30 PM 65° (A) 80° (A)  
5:00 AM 65° (A) 80° (A) 9:00 AM 70° (C) 76° (C) 3:30 PM 72° (D) 74° (D) 11:30 PM 65° (A) 80° (A)  
5:00 AM 65° (A) 80° (A) 9:00 AM 70° (C) 76° (C) 3:30 PM 72° (D) 74° (D) 11:30 PM 65° (A) 80° (A)  
5:00 AM 70° (C) 78° (B) 9:00 AM 70° (C) 76° (C) 3:30 PM 68° (B) 76° (C) 11:30 PM 65° (A) 80° (A)  
Saturday  
Sunday  
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reach the correct minutes.  
ENTERING YOUR PROGRAM  
SET  
Follow these steps to enter the heating/cooling  
program you have selected.  
3. Press  
once. The display window will  
CLOCK  
show the hour only.  
We recommend that you remove the thermostat  
from the wall for programming (especially for  
entering cooling programming). Fresh “AA” Ener-  
gizer® alkaline batteries must be installed to per-  
form off-wall programming. BE SURE SYSTEM  
SWITCH IS SET TO OFF POSITION BEFORE  
REATTACHINGTHERMOSTATTOSUBBASE!  
EXAMPLE:  
TIME  
FWD  
TIME  
4. Press and hold either  
or  
until you  
BACK  
reachthecorrecthourandAM/PMdesigna-  
tion (AM begins at midnight; PM begins at  
noon).  
Set Current Time and Day  
SET  
5. Press  
once. The display will show the  
CLOCK  
SET  
1. Press  
once. The display will show min-  
CLOCK  
day of the week as an abbreviation (MON  
for Monday, TUE for Tuesday, etc.).  
utes only.  
TIME  
FWD  
TIME  
EXAMPLE:  
6. Press and hold either  
or  
until you  
BACK  
reach the current day of the week.  
TIME  
FWD  
TIME  
2. Press and hold either  
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until you  
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RUN  
SYSTEM  
SWITCH  
7. Press  
once. The display will show the 1. Press  
until HEAT is displayed.  
PRGM  
correct time and room temperature alter-  
nately.  
VIEW  
TEMP  
2. Press  
once. Thedisplaywillcontinueto  
show HEAT. Below HEAT is the letter A,  
representing the first programmed heating  
temperature (HEAT A). At the right of the  
display is the currently programmed HEAT  
A setting.  
Select Heating and Cooling Temperatures  
During programming, if you don’t press any  
buttons for 5 minutes, the thermostat will enter  
the HOLD mode and will maintain a constant  
temperature. The display will revert to the alter-  
natingtime/temperaturedisplay.Toresumepro-  
VIEW  
3. Press either  
or  
to change the  
temperature to your selected HEAT A set-  
ting. (Ifyouonlywanttoprogramatempera-  
ture for HEAT A, skip to step 7.)  
gramming after this happens, press  
until  
PRGM  
youareatthepointwhereyoustoppedprogram-  
ming. Then you may continue to enter your  
programs normally. If you want to stop program-  
RUN  
VIEW  
4. Press  
once. The letter A will change to  
TEMP  
the letter B, representing HEAT B.  
ming at any time, simply press  
to resume  
PRGM  
program operation.  
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5. Press either  
or  
to change the  
VIEW  
TEMP  
11. Press  
once. Press  
or  
to set  
temperaturetoyourselectedHEATBsetting  
(if you only want to program temperatures for  
HEAT A and HEAT B, skip to step 7).  
your selected COOL B setting (if you only  
want to program temperatures for COOL A  
and COOL B, skip to step 13).  
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to select HEAT C and  
HEAT D temperature settings, if desired.  
12. Repeat step 11 to select COOL C and  
COOL D temperature settings, if desired.  
RUN  
7. Press  
8. Press  
9. Press  
.
PRGM  
RUN  
13. Press  
.
PRGM  
SYSTEM  
SWITCH  
until COOL is displayed.  
Program Heating/Cooling Times and  
Heating Temperatures  
VIEW  
TEMP  
once.ThedisplaywillshowCOOL  
SYSTEM  
SWITCH  
1. Press  
until HEAT is displayed.  
and A, representing the first programmed  
cooling temperature (COOL A).  
VIEW  
2. Press  
once. MON, the abbreviation for  
PRGM  
10. Press either  
or  
to change the  
temperature to your selected COOL A set-  
ting (if you only want to program a tempera-  
ture for COOL A, skip to step 13).  
Monday, and the number 1, representing  
the first heating/cooling period, will be dis-  
played. Also displayed are the currently  
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programmed start time for heating/cooling  
period 1 and the currently programmed  
HEATA, B, C, orDtemperatureforheating/  
cooling period 1.  
B, C, or D temperatures you have already  
programmed).  
5. If you want the fan to run continuously  
FAN  
SWITCH  
during this time period, press  
until  
EXAMPLE:  
PRG FAN appears in the display (if you skip  
this step, the fan will cycle automatically  
with the heating/cooling system).  
3. To change the displayed start time to your  
selected start time for Monday’s period 1,  
TIME  
FWD  
TIME  
6. Afterselectingthedesiredheatingtempera-  
ture for Monday’s heating/cooling period 1,  
press  
or  
until your selected time  
BACK  
appears. The time will change in 15-minute  
increments. The time that you program  
will be the start time of Monday’s period  
1forbothheatingandcoolingprograms.  
VIEW  
press PRGM . The currently programmed start  
time and heating temperature for Monday’s  
period 2 will be displayed.  
4. IfthetemperaturedisplayedisnottheHEAT  
A, B, C, or D temperature you want for  
7. Repeat steps 3 through 5 to select the start  
time, heating temperature, and fan opera-  
tion for Monday’s heating/cooling period 2.  
Monday’s period 1, press  
you continue to press  
or  
(if  
, the  
or  
8. Repeat steps 3 through 7 for Monday’s  
display will alternately display the HEAT A,  
heating/cooling periods 3 and 4.  
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9. To enter Tuesday’s through Sunday’s heat-  
NOTE  
HOLD  
ing programs, use the  
button as de-  
COPY  
The thermostat has a built-in COPY feature.  
Thisfeatureautomaticallycopiestheheating  
andcoolingprogramsyouselectforMonday  
intoTuesday’sthroughSunday’sprograms.  
If you want to have the same programming  
every day, after you program Monday’s  
RUN  
ADV  
DAY  
scribed below, or press  
until the correct  
day’s abbreviation appears in the display  
andrepeattheabovestepstoprogrameach  
day’s heating/cooling periods and heating  
temperatures.  
schedule, you simply press  
to start the  
PRGM  
10. When you have completed programming  
thermostat’sprogrammedoperation. Everyday  
will then use the same program you set for  
your heating/cooling periods and heating  
RUN  
temperatures, press  
.
PRGM  
HOLD  
Monday. You may also use the  
button to  
COPY  
copy any day’s program into any other day (see  
USING THE HOLD/COPY BUTTON).  
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Program Cooling Temperatures  
1. To program cooling temperatures for the  
heating/cooling periods you have already  
SYSTEM  
CAUTION  
!
set, press  
until COOL is displayed.  
SWITCH  
If outside temperature is below 50°F, we  
recommend that you remove the ther-  
mostat from the wall before proceeding  
withthefollowingstepstoprogramcool-  
ingtemperatures.Personalinjuryand/or  
property damage could result from air  
conditionercompressorslugging.Fresh  
“AA” alkaline batteries (such as Ener-  
gizer® brand) must be installed to per-  
form off-wall programming. Program-  
ming away from the wall should prevent  
accidental compressor operation. BE  
SYSTEM  
VIEW  
2. Press  
once. The Monday heating/cool-  
PRGM  
ing period 1 start time you programmed  
earlier will be displayed, along with the  
currently programmed COOL A, B, C, or D  
temperature.  
3. Press  
or  
to display the COOL A,  
B,C,orDtemperatureyouwantforMonday’s  
heating/cooling period 1. If you want the fan  
to run continuously during this period, press  
FAN  
until PRG FAN is displayed.  
SWITCH  
SURE TO PRESS  
UNTIL OFF IS  
SWITCH  
VIEW  
4. Press PRGM , then press  
or  
to  
DISPLAYED BEFORE REATTACHING  
THE THERMOSTAT TO THE SUBBASE!  
select Monday’s COOL A, B, C, or D tem-  
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perature for period 2. If you want the fan to  
Using the HOLD/COPY Button  
run continuously during this period, press  
You can use the button to copy any day’s entire  
heating/cooling program into any other day’s  
program. However, you must perform each  
copy function separately. Each time you begin  
aCOPYoperation, youmuststartwiththeday’s  
program you wish to copy FROM. A COPY  
HOLD  
FAN  
SWITCH  
until PRG FAN is displayed.  
5. Repeat step 4 for Monday’s heating cooling  
periods 3 and 4.  
HOLD  
COPY  
ADV  
DAY  
6. Use the  
button, or press  
to choose  
operation is not complete until  
has been  
COPY  
other days to program. Remember, once  
youenterMonday’sprogram,Monday’spro-  
gramisautomaticallycopiedintoTuesday’s  
through Sunday’s programs.  
pressed twice.  
NOTE  
For most efficient programming, you should  
enter both the heating and cooling programs for  
thedayyouwishtocopyFROMbeforeusingthe  
COPYfunction, sincethe COPYfunctioncopies  
the entire day’s programming to other days.  
7. After you enter or copy heating and cooling  
RUN  
programs for all seven days, press  
begin program operation.  
to  
PRGM  
VIEW  
1. Press  
once.  
PRGM  
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ADV  
DAY  
HOLD  
COPY  
2. Press  
until the day you want to copy 5. Press  
. COPY will disappear from the  
from is displayed. If you have not com-  
pleted programming for this day, do so  
before proceeding.  
display, andthedisplaywillshowthecopied  
heating/cooling time and temperature for  
the day you copied to.  
6. Repeat the above steps to copy any day’s  
programming into any other day’s program.  
HOLD  
3. Press  
once. COPY will appear on the  
COPY  
display. A number from 1 to 7 will also be  
displayed, representing the day you have  
selected to copy from (Monday is 1, Tues-  
day is 2, etc.). For example, if in step 2 you  
selected to copy Wednesday’s program,  
HOLD  
RUN  
7. Press  
to begin program operation.  
PRGM  
CHECK YOUR PROGRAMMING  
Follow these steps to check your thermostat  
programming one final time before beginning  
thermostat operation.  
when you press  
, COPY 3 will be dis-  
COPY  
played.  
SYSTEM  
SWITCH  
1. Press  
until HEAT is displayed.  
ADV  
4. Press  
toselectthedayyouwanttocopy  
DAY  
the program TO.  
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8. Repeat steps 2 through 5 to check cooling  
temperatures.  
VIEW  
2. Press and hold  
to view the heating/  
PRGM  
cooling period times and heating tempera-  
tures for Monday.  
RUN  
9. Press  
to begin program operation.  
PRGM  
ADV  
YOURTHERMOSTATISNOWCOMPLETELY  
PROGRAMMEDANDREADYTOAUTOMATI-  
CALLYPROVIDEMAXIMUMCOMFORTAND  
EFFICIENCY!  
3. Press  
once to advance to Tuesday.  
DAY  
VIEW  
4. Press and hold  
to view heating/cooling  
PRGM  
periods and heating temperatures for Tues-  
day.  
SYSTEM  
Press  
until OFF is displayed. Reattach  
SWITCH  
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to review all remaining  
days’ programming. If you find an error in any  
day’s programming, go back to the program-  
ming instructions to correct the error.  
SYSTEM  
SWITCH  
thermostat to subbase. Then press  
to  
select the operation mode you want (HEAT or  
FAN  
COOL). Press  
until FAN AUTO is dis-  
SWITCH  
RUN  
played (automatic cycling).  
6. Press  
7. Press  
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PRGM  
SYSTEM  
SWITCH  
until COOL is displayed.  
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS  
1. How can I permanently change a part of  
from COOL A when period 2 begins. See  
PROGRAMMING YOUR THERMOSTAT.  
my program?  
VIEW  
ADV  
DAY  
3. How can I finish my programming if the  
display has already changed to time/  
temperature?  
Press  
and  
until you reach the time/  
PRGM  
temperaturescheduleyouwant.Thenpress  
TIME  
FWD  
TIME  
or  
and  
or  
to change the  
BACK  
During programming, if no buttons are  
pressed for five minutes, the thermostat will  
enter the HOLD mode and maintain a con-  
stant temperature. The display will change  
to the time/temperature mode. To resume  
program. See PROGRAMMING YOUR  
THERMOSTAT.  
2. How can I have no change in tempera-  
ture from one time period to another?  
VIEW  
ADV  
DAY  
programming, press  
and  
until you  
PRGM  
Simply select the same temperature for  
eachconsecutivetimeperiod. Forexample,  
youmayselectthesameCOOLA tempera-  
ture for period 2 as you did for period 1,  
whichmeansthetemperaturewillnotchange  
return to the point where you stopped pro-  
gramming. Then you may continue to pro-  
gramthethermostatnormally. Ifyouwantto  
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tained for about one year with no 24 VAC  
power present to the thermostat. See OP-  
ERATING YOUR THERMOSTAT.  
RUN  
stopprogrammingatthispoint,press  
to  
PRGM  
startthenormalprogramfunction.SeePRO-  
GRAMMING YOUR THERMOSTAT.  
5. Why is the fan running constantly, re-  
gardless of system operation?  
4. What happens if the electricity goes off  
or is manually shut off?  
You have programmed the fan to run con-  
If you have not installed 3 “AA” alkaline  
batteries, the display will go blank and the  
program will be lost in approximately one  
minute. When electricity is restored, the  
clock will reset itself to 12:00 PM (noon) and  
the thermostat will maintain a heating tem-  
perature of 64°F and a cooling temperature  
of 82°F until you reenter your program.  
Setpoint temperature will not be displayed.  
tinuously during this program period. To  
FAN  
SWITCH  
overridetheprogrammedfan,press  
until FAN AUTO is displayed. To change  
the programming, see PROGRAMMING  
YOUR THERMOSTAT.  
6. What can cause the thermostat display  
to freeze or go blank?  
A completely blank display may indicate  
that power has been lost to the thermostat  
and the backup batteries are also dead.  
However, if there is power to the thermostat  
If fresh “AA” Energizer® alkaline batteries  
are installed, the program will be main-  
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and the display is blank or frozen, static  
discharge is probably the cause.  
RUN  
to begin the factory preset program. Or  
PRGM  
you may reprogram the thermostat, then  
replace it on the wall.  
During periods of low humidity (especially  
during cold weather), you may feel or see a  
spark discharge when you touch the ther-  
mostat. This may cause the program to be  
lost or the thermostat to display incorrectly.  
To correct this, remove the thermostat from  
the wall and disconnect the batteries. Wait  
about two minutes, then reconnect the bat-  
teries. The thermostat will revert to the fac-  
tory preset program until you reprogram the  
thermostat. If you don’t want to reprogram  
SYSTEM  
To prevent further static discharge prob-  
lems, touch another object to release static  
build-up before touching the thermostat.  
See OPERATING YOUR THERMOSTAT.  
7. The display is flashing BATTERY. What  
does this mean?  
The “AA” batteries installed in the thermo-  
stat are low and should be replaced with  
freshAAEnergizer® alkalinebatteries.See  
OPERATING YOUR THERMOSTAT.  
the thermostat immediately, press  
SWITCH  
until OFF is displayed and replace the ther-  
SYSTEM  
SWITCH  
mostat on the wall. Press  
until  
HEAT or COOL is displayed, then press  
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8. The thermostat beeps every few min- 9. The display shows a continuous (non-  
utes. What does this mean?  
flashing) BATTERY. What does this  
mean?  
The thermostat will beep every five minutes  
when the batteries are low and need replac-  
ing. To override the beeping, press any  
button on the keypad. The beeping will stop  
for 15 hours, then start again. You may  
again stop the beeping by pressing any  
buttononthekeypad. Afterturningthebeep  
offthreetimes,thethermostatwillquitbeep-  
ing. However, you risk losing your thermo-  
stat programming if you continue to turn off  
the beep and do not change the batteries.  
See OPERATING YOUR THERMOSTAT.  
Thethermostatisnotbeingsuppliedwith24  
VAC power. The thermostat is operating on  
battery power alone. See OPERATING  
YOUR THERMOSTAT.  
10. Why won’t the compressor turn on, even  
though the thermostat display is func-  
tioning normally?  
Either the compressor lockout feature is in  
operation or the thermostat is not currently  
calling for cool. Wait about 5 minutes for the  
compressor lockout to expire. If the system  
isstillnotrunning,readthecautionarystate-  
ment below. Then, if conditions permit,  
use the  
button to move the tempera-  
ture below the setpoint temperature. See  
OPERATING YOUR THERMOSTAT.  
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You have programmed the incorrect day  
or time. Check your programming (be  
sure that the times you programmed are  
correct AM or PM times). See PRO-  
GRAMMING YOUR THERMOSTAT.  
CAUTION  
If the outside temperature is below 50°F,  
DO NOT use the button to move the  
temperaturebelowthesetpointtempera-  
ture. Property damage may result due to  
compressor slugging.  
!
The thermostat is in the HOLD mode.  
RUN  
Press  
tostartprogramoperation.See  
PRGM  
11. Why doesn’t the temperature change at  
the time I programmed?  
OPERATING YOUR THERMOSTAT.  
There may be a number of causes for this  
situation. The following are primary reasons.  
The compressor lockout feature is oper-  
ating; wait about 5 minutes for system to  
begin running. See OPERATING YOUR  
THERMOSTAT.  
The EMR function is operating. The EMR  
function will automatically bring on the  
system automatically to bring the tem-  
peraturetotheselectedlevelbythebegin-  
ning of the next program period. See  
OPERATING YOUR THERMOSTAT.  
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12. Why does the blower fan keep running 14. Between heating and cooling seasons, I  
after the system has turned off?  
want to turn my system off. Can I do this  
withoutaffectingmythermostatprogram-  
ming?  
You have programmed the fan to run  
continuouslyduringthisperiod.SeePRO-  
GRAMMING YOUR THERMOSTAT.  
Any time you wish to turn your system off,  
SYSTEM  
SWITCH  
The blower delay feature is operating.  
This energy saving feature continues to  
blow conditioned air through the ducts  
after the system has turned off, rather  
than letting the air dissipate.  
simplypress  
untilthedisplayshows  
OFF. This will not affect your thermostat’s  
programming in any way. To turn the sys-  
SYSTEM  
tem back on, press  
until HEAT,  
SWITCH  
COOL, etc. is displayed. The system will  
automatically begin operating according to  
the current thermostat program, unless the  
thermostat is in the HOLD mode. See OP-  
ERATING YOUR THERMOSTAT.  
13. Why is the system turning on and off so  
frequently (seldom)?  
The anticipation setting is too low (high). To  
change anticipation settings, see OPER-  
ATING YOUR THERMOSTAT.  
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15. I live in an area where daylight savings  
time is observed. How do I change the  
thermostat clock twice a year without  
affecting thermostat programming?  
after seeing a flashing BATTERY on the  
display, theinstalledbatteriesmaybedead.  
If you remove the old batteries and install  
fresh ones within one minute, you should  
not lose your thermostat programming. Af-  
terinstallingnewbatteries, followtheproce-  
dures in CHECK YOUR PROGRAMMING  
to determine whether your programming  
wasmaintained. Ifthethermostatmaintains  
SYSTEM  
To change your clock, follow the instruc-  
tions for setting current time and day. See  
ENTERING YOUR PROGRAM. Thermo-  
stat programming is not affected when you  
change the clock.  
16. Do I have to reprogram my thermostat  
after I change the batteries?  
programming, press  
until OFF is  
SWITCH  
displayed, put the thermostat back on the  
When the thermostat is on the wall and the  
system has power, the thermostat is being  
powered by a 24 VAC source. If power is  
lost, or if the thermostat is removed from the  
wall, the program will be retained for ap-  
proximately one minute if there are no  
batteriesinstalledoriftheinstalledbatteries  
are dead. If you are changing the batteries  
SYSTEM  
SWITCH  
wall, press  
to select the operating  
RUN  
mode you want, then press  
to start  
PRGM  
program operation. If the program is lost,  
reprogramthethermostat.SeePROGRAM-  
MING YOUR THERMOSTAT.  
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NOTES  
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NOTES  
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If you need further information on programming or operation, write to:  
White-Rodgers Division, Emerson Electric Co.  
9797 Reavis Road  
St. Louis, MO 63123-5398  
Attn: Technical Service Department  
Part No. 37-5101B  
Replaces 37-5101A  
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