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Operation Guide CT100

The CT100 communicating Z-Wave thermostat
operates via a high-quality, easy-to-use touch screen.
To set or adjust your CT100, simply touch your finger
firmly to the screen. The screen will automatically light
up and you will hear a beep. Do not use a sharp or
metallic device; it will scratch the screen.

top cover

Reset
button

Wire
terminals

Power Grid
status
indicator

MENU
button

Mode
button

Statement of use: 100% Compatible with all popular

residential HVAC systems; 24VAC single, two stage
conventional heating systems (gas/oil/electric), heat pumps
with up to two stages of heat and two stage auxiliary
heat(electric or fossil), zoned forced air and zoned hot water
(2 or 3 wire), millivolt systems (with a 12-24 AC or DC source),
one or two stage cooling, and hybrid systems.
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HVAC
selections
switches

Touch screen

bottom
cover

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HOME Screen

Control Screens

Before you operate the CT100 please get familiar with these basic control screens. All the CT100
functions are accessed through these screens: HOME, MENU, and MANUAL. The CT100 touch
screen technology allows you to select (by touching) an item and change it using the +/- arrows or the
time arrows.
The HOME screen is displayed
when the unit is operating. Touching

Time Current Room

of Day Temperature

the HOME icon

on another
screen will always return you to this
screen.
To set a Mode:
Press the mode button on the front.
The CT100 will step through the
modes HEAT, OFF, COOL, OFF,
AUTO, OFF in order.

Fan
Status
AUTO

RADIO

Temperature
Controls

LINK

HEAT
TARGET TEMP

Target
Temperature

Radio
Indicator

Thermostat
Mode

MENU Screen The MENU screen is the gateway to many functions or settings of the
CT100. It is displayed when you press the MENU button. [See page 10 for details]

Differential to set
RECOVERY set
Set Time
for 2nd Stage start.
FAST or ECON
Touch this area to set
the time of day.
Left arrow goes back,
ECON RECOVERY DIFF
right arrow goes forward.
FAST RECOVERY SWING
Temperature
Swing set

Return
to HOME
screen.

F
C

RADIO
2

RADIO icon
Shows radio status
and connection

Chirp set
Touch this to turn the
audible chirp on or off.

LINK
MATE

HVAC
SETUP

Lock Program
Touch for 5 sec
to lock or unlock.

CALIBRATE ON

.
Calibration
control
Use this to calibrate your
LCD display match to
another thermometer

Set C - F
Touch this
to set temp
display units
o

HVAC SETUP
Touch this in OFF mode to
configure the unit to work with
your HVAC system.
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MANUAL Screen The Manual Screen control screen is where you can make

temporary changes to your CT100s operation. From the HOME screen, touch the main temperature
display to use this screen. [See page 13 for details]

AUTO

Temp Up / Temp Down arrows

Touch these to raise and lower
the manual override Target Temp.
Return HOME

EMER

HEAT
Room
Temperature

EMER heat for

HEAT PUMP systems.

Target
Temperature

Initial Settings
Press MENU to access the following commands (from HOME screen).
Set time of day
Touch the Time of Day arrows to move the time selection forward or backward until
it displays the current time. Touch and hold for faster setting.
Set oF-oC display
Touch the oF and it will toggle to oC.

Backward Forward

Set audible chirp

Touch the musical note icon to select the chirp
or no chirp.
Return HOME by touching the home icon.

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MENU Screen Functions

Press MENU to bring up MENU screen.

TIME of DAY

Touch the left (down) or right (up) arrows next to the time display to set the current time (1 minute per
touch). Touch and hold the arrow for fast time set (15 minute jumps).

SWING (HVAC cycling rate) This feature allows you to set the desired variance in temperature

between the CT100 setting and the room temperature required before the heating or cooling system
will turn onSwing range: 0.5 to 4.0F (.25 to 2C). For example, if SWING is set to 2.0 F and the
CT100 is set to 70F Target Temperature, the heat cycle will start when room temperature drops to
68F. Similarly, the cooling system will start when the room temperature increases to 72F. The HVAC
then runs and will shut off at the Target Temperature.
To set SWING:
Touch SWING.
Touch the left/right arrows to set the SWING from 0.5 to 4.0F (.25 to 2C).
The HVAC will run more frequently at 0.5F and less at 4.0F. Default is 1F.
Touch

to return to the MENU screen.

Chirp set - Touch this to turn the audible chirp sound on or off.

F
C

Set - Touch this to switch the temperature display scale from oF to oC .

LOCK (The CT100 has 2 lock modes)

Touch icon for 5 seconds; the unit will go into the PARTIAL lock mode. The user can temporarily
override the CT100 target with the +/- buttons only. (1 bar)
For FULL lock : Touch the (1 bar) icon again for 5 seconds to go to full lock. No changes can be
made in full lock (2 bars). Once locked, the CT100 will respond just to MENU.
To UNLOCK , Press MENU.
Touch and hold icon for 5 seconds for 2 bars (if not there already).
Then touch and hold the icon for another 5 seconds. Each 5 second touch and hold must be separate.
Touch

to return to the Home screen.

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CALIBRATE

Your thermostat was accurately calibrated at the factory to 1 F of actual ambient

temperature. You do have the option, however, to change the display temperature to match that of a
previous thermostat, or to match another thermostat already in your home. The range of change is
from -6F to +6F or -3C to +3C.
To change your Thermostat Calibration, touch MENU and then touch CALIBRATE.
Use the + / - to adjust the displayed temperature up or down, as desired.
The DELTA FACTOR that appears on the screen will also automatically increase or decrease
for each 0.5 (F or C) adjustment so you can see your change. The large display will show the
modified temperature reading that will be displayed on the HOME screen and used as the new room
temperature.
Touch

to return to the Home screen.

DIFF (Used for multiple stage systems only, not on screen for single stage)
The differential is the number of degrees between the room temperature and the Target Temperature
at which the 2nd stage will be used. Default is 2F , range is 2F to 6F (1- 3C).
Touch MENU and then DIFF. Use the arrows to set the DIFF.
Recommend 2F for very cold climates and the 6F for warm climates.

MANUAL Screen Functions

The CT100 has 2 manual override commands. The manual screen is accessed by touching the large
current temperature display in the middle of the HOME screen.
IMPORTANT: The Mode must be in HEAT or COOL to access the manual screen.
TEMPERATURE Touch the +/- arrows tot select your desired Target Temperature. Touch HOME to
return to operation.
EMER (in HEAT PUMP type)
If you set your CT100 for HEAT PUMP with auxiliary heat, EMER function is available on the
MANUAL screen. If you touch EMER, it displays EMER|ON. Your HEAT PUMP is disabled and
auxiliary heat is your sole source of heat. This manual override stays active until you toggle EMER
off. Auxiliary heat is more expensive than the heat pump so use EMER only if the heat pump cannot
keep up or is defective.

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Other Functions
MODE Button

The mode button sets the CT100 to HEAT, COOL, AUTO, or OFF modes. Press it once to step to the
next mode. If the CT100 is in OFF and you want to return to the mode you were previously in, touch
the OFF indicator on screen.

FAN Button

The fan control is normally in AUTO mode, meaning that the fan operates automatically with the
HVAC system and the thermostat. When the fan button is pressed the fan goes ON; the fan will run
continuously in this manual override until switched back to AUTO by pressing the FAN button again.
[NOTE: Fan ON function is available in the OFF mode to allow simple ventilating.]

RESET button The RESET button re-boots the CT100 processor. It does not effect the target
temperatures that have been stored in permanent memory.

Compressor Protection The CT100 has a minimum cycle time of 4 minutes to protect your

compressor in cool and in heat pump (if you have one). The Home screen will show a small clock and
A/C during this time and the compressor will not come on until the 4 minute delay is over.

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Communicating Thermostat
The CT100 has a built in Z-Wave radio. This allows your thermostat to
communicate with other systems.
Network INCLUSION
1. Set your primary controller to INCLUDE mode, to add the thermostat as a node on your network
(see your specific controllers User Manual for detailed instructions.)
2. Press and release the MENU button on the thermostat.
3. Press the MATE button - This will bring you to the network screen and a large r1 will be displayed.
4. Press the MATE button, this will initiate the mating process. When a device has joined a network
the word LINK will appear under the radio tower.
Your controller will indicate the thermostat was successfully added to its network (see your specific
controllers User Manual for details).
Network EXCLUSION
1. Set your primary controller to EXCLUDE mode, to remove the thermostat as a node on your
network (see your specific controllers User Manual for detailed instructions.)
2. Press and release the MENU button on the thermostat.
3. Press the MATE button - This will bring you to the network screen and a large r1 will be displayed.
4. Press the MATE button, this will initiate the mating process. When a device been removed from a
network the word LINK below the radio tower will disappear.
Your controller will indicate the thermostat was successfully removed from its network (see your
specific controllers User Manual for details).
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Z-Wave and Battery Power

When your thermostat is running on battery power, the Z-Wave radio will turn off to help conserve
battery life. The CT100 Z-Wave radio module supports Z-Wave beaming, which allows other devices
in the network to wake up the Z-Wave module and accept commands, and then go back to sleep.
The node type is fixed during network inclusion. If C-Wire is not present and the thermostat is battery
powered during network inclusion, the thermostat will remain a frequent listening routing slave
(FLiRS) node until the thermostat is removed from the network via network exclusion.
Z-Wave and C-Wire Power
When your thermostat is running on C-Wire power, the Z-Wave radio will stay on and actively help
in routing messages within the z-wave network. The node type is fixed during network inclusion.
If C-Wire is present and powered during network inclusion, the thermostat will remain an always
listening node until the thermostat is removed from the network via network exclusion.

Caution

HVAC Setup and Z-Wave

Do not change the HVAC setup or HVAC selection switches if the thermostat is included to Z-Wave
network. The HVAC system must be changed, first EXCLUDE the thermostat from the network,
change the HVAC setup, and INCLUDE the thermostat to the network.

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