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Wire Labeling

RH

G

Y

W

RC

RH

RH

RC

RC

G

G

Y

Y

W

W

and connect to thermostat
Terminal shown

then mark wire 
with label shown

If the code letter on your
existing thermostat is

RH, R,
VR or 4 
24 Volt

G or F
Fan

RC, VC
24 Volt Cool

Y, C or M 
(See Note)
Air Conditioning

W or H
Heating

RED

BLUE

GREEN

YELLOW

WHITE

This table will help you
match the labels to the
wires so you can attach
them to your Hunter
Thermostat.

NOTE: Follow the labels
when connecting wires
since many installations
do not follow color
coding of wires.

TABLE A

Summary of Contents for 44300

Page 1: ...OwnerÕs Manual S I N C E 1 8 8 6 44300 44350 ...

Page 2: ...Other Quality Products from Hunter Fans Humidifiers Air Purifiers ...

Page 3: ...nk you for buying a Hunter product Table Of Contents Installation Operation Features 6 Remove Old Thermostat 8 Labeling Wires 10 System Selector Switches 14 Connecting Wires and Mounting Thermostat 14 Programming Setting Clock 16 Personal Program Schedule 20 Reviewing Program Settings 26 Manual Overide 27 Temperature Span 30 Backlighting 30 Filter Monitor 31 Trouble Shooting Guide 32 Typical Wirin...

Page 4: ...ter Thermostat is designed to operate with most gas oil electric or 2 wire hot water heating and air conditioning systems that have 24 volt or millivolt control This Hunter Thermostat will not control multi stage heating or cooling systems 110 220 V systems or 3 wire zone systems COMPRESSOR PROTECTION 5The thermostat provides a 4 minute delay after shutting off the compressor before it can be rest...

Page 5: ...Y WARNING 8When the batteries are low the LOW BATT indicator on the display will flash When this happens install new batteries immediately Once the LOW BATT indicator appears the thermostat will continue to operate for approximately 30 days Only alkaline batteries should be used in your thermostat Rechargeable batteries have different properties which may cause the thermostat to not operate proper...

Page 6: ...an operation Battery door for easy access Soft touch programming buttons see below Display shows time day temperature program number hold usage and low battery indicator Reset button for resetting computer back to 12 00 A M and clearing all programs Individual pushbuttons for raising or lowering temperature settings M T W TH F SA SU SET TEMP HOLD TEMP 88 88 88c AM PM HEAT COOL 1234 FILTER LO BAT ...

Page 7: ...eekend programs Picks the day days for programs Returns display to current time and temperature Automatically programs thermostat for weekday and weekend program settings For entering day of week Reviews filter usage in hours and minutes Also resets filter counter to zero For entering hour of day MIN AUTO PROGRAM HOUR PROG DAY FILTER 12 24 HRS PROG DAY RETURN ...

Page 8: ...t be labeled prior to removal IMPORTANT Turn off the power to the furnace at the main power panel or at the furnace Remove existing thermostat cover and thermostat See Figure 1 Some thermostats will have screws or other locking devices that must first be removed Once wall mounting plate is exposed look for wires If wires are not visible they may be connected to the back of the wallplate Again look...

Page 9: ...TYPICAL HOME THERMOSTATS FIGURE 1 Wall Mounting Plate Thermostat Cover Wall Mounting Plate Thermostat Cover ...

Page 10: ...nect the other wire to the W terminal to complete the circuit IMPORTANT BEFORE DISCONNECTING ANY WIRES APPLY THE SELF ADHESIVE LABELS PROVIDED TO THE WIRE AS SHOWN IN TABLE A ON PAGE 11 For example attach the label marked W to the wire which goes to the W or H terminal on your existing thermostat IGNORE THE COLOR OF THE WIRES since these do not always comply with the standard After labeling wires ...

Page 11: ...thermostat is RH R VR or 4 24 Volt G or F Fan RC VC 24 Volt Cool Y C or M See Note Air Conditioning W or H Heating RED BLUE GREEN YELLOW WHITE This table will help you match the labels to the wires so you can attach them to your Hunter Thermostat NOTE Follow the labels when connecting wires since many installations do not follow color coding of wires TABLE A ...

Page 12: ...C terminals Otherwise if you have separate RH and RC wires 5 wire system then remove the jumper wire between the RH and RC terminals NOTE Do not connect a Common wire sometimes labelled C to any terminal on this thermostat Tape up the wire and do not use This wire provides electricity to non battery powered thermostats Wire Labeling ...

Page 13: ...evel for appearance Mark holes for plastic anchors provided if existing holes do not line up with Hunter Thermostat holes Drill holes with 3 16 bit and gently tap anchors into the holes until flush with wall Reposition wallplate to wall pulling wires through large opening Insert mounting screws provided into wall anchor and tighten See Figure 2 Mount Wallplate and Thermostat Figure 2 ...

Page 14: ...effect in the cooling mode NOTE HG position is for gas and most other systems HE position is for certain electric systems having a fan relay F C selector Fahrenheit Centigrade Your thermostat is set for F mode from the factory In order to change to C mode slide the switch to C and press reset button on front of the thermostat with a paper clip The reset button is located near the display NOTE Unle...

Page 15: ...hermostat body to snap it into the wallplate NOTE Do not force the thermostat onto the wallplate as the terminal pins may be damaged If it does not snap properly the thermostat may not work Insert the two AA size batteries observing the polarity marked on the unit Switch on the main power Press the reset button See Figure 5 The LCD display indicates the current room temperature of your house If it...

Page 16: ... in heat mode and 78 in cool mode Press the reset button after installing new batteries The first data you should enter is the current time and day of week As the keys are pressed the display will show the data being entered Initial read out after pressing reset button Current room temperature is 72 No indication of program number M T W TH F SA SU SET TEMP HOLD TEMP I2 00 72c AM PM HEAT COOL 1234 ...

Page 17: ... is not pressed it will return automatically in 10 seconds HOUR MIN DAY RETURN M T W TH F SA SU SET TEMP HOLD TEMP I9 00 72c AM PM HEAT COOL 1234 FILTER LO BAT M T W TH F SA SU SET TEMP HOLD TEMP I9 I5 72c AM PM HEAT COOL 1234 FILTER LO BAT M T W TH F SA SU SET TEMP HOLD TEMP I9 I5 72c AM PM HEAT COOL 1234 FILTER LO BAT M T W TH F SA SU SET TEMP HOLD TEMP I9 I5 72c AM PM HEAT COOL 1234 FILTER LO B...

Page 18: ...s Monday to Friday to the same 4 programs as shown in the table or each weekday can have a different set of 4 programs Similarly weekend programs Saturday and Sunday can be the same 4 programs or each weekend day can have a different set of 4 programs A typical set of programs is shown in Table 3 Typical Suggested Summer and Winter Programs for Maximum Savings 18 19 PROG TIME TEMP IN F C 1 5 00AM ...

Page 19: ... preset to 68 F for heat and 78 F for air conditioning So if you want a temperature other than 68 F or 78 F right away use the temporary manual override feature described on page 28 to enter your desired temperature setting When your program becomes effective at the next time temperature setting the appropriate corresponding program number will appear on the display ...

Page 20: ...IME TIME TEMP TEMP TEMP TEMP WEDNESDAY TIME TIME TIME TIME TEMP TEMP TEMP TEMP THURSDAY TIME TIME TIME TIME TEMP TEMP TEMP TEMP FRIDAY TIME TIME TIME TIME TEMP TEMP TEMP TEMP SATURDAY TIME TIME TIME TIME TEMP TEMP TEMP TEMP SUNDAY TIME TIME TIME TIME TEMP TEMP TEMP TEMP PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 2 3 4 MONDAY TIME TIME TIME TIME TEMP TEMP TEMP TEMP TUESDAY TIME TIME TIME TIME TEMP TE...

Page 21: ...be programmed automatically according to Table 4 If the slide switch is in the heat mode only heat program is effective In order to activate cool program slide the switch to cool mode and press Auto Prog Manual method In this method each program is inserted according to your personal programming schedule When the battery is first inserted the thermostat is programmed for 68 F 20 C in heat mode and...

Page 22: ...displayed 0 00 space for time is displayed M to F is displayed PROG M T W TH F SA SU SET TEMP HOLD TEMP 80 00 68c AM PM HEAT COOL 1234 FILTER LO BAT NOTE 1 The program time is set in increments of 15 minutes 2 The program temperature is set in increments of 1 F 3 When setting PM time make sure the PM indicator appears on the display Programming Your Thermostat Continued 22 23 Press Display Reads S...

Page 23: ...LTER LO BAT Use to insert or change time and temperatures of other programs HOUR MIN Selects weekend days SA SU for same set of 2 programs each weekend day Follow steps 2 4 to enter programs PROG DAY M T W TH F SA SU SET TEMP HOLD TEMP 86 00 68c AM PM HEAT COOL 1234 FILTER LO BAT Press Display Reads Step 4 Continue for Weekend Programs PROG HOUR MIN Similar to weekday programming to insert weekend...

Page 24: ...234 FILTER LO BAT HEAT COOL 24 25 M to F are selected M to F will have same programs M T W TH F SA SU SET TEMP HOLD TEMP 80 00 68c AM PM 1234 FILTER LO BAT PROG DAY PROG DAY PROG DAY HEAT COOL Individual Day Programming To program for each individual day separately by a different set of programs first select day by displaying the day of program then insert the desired times and temperatures Press ...

Page 25: ... to be programmed and use NOTE Another approach to programming is to first program all weekdays M through F and SA and SU as same programs Then display and change the programs of only those days which will have different programs NOTE If program time remains 0 00 that particular program will not be effective e g if Program 2 has time 0 00 the thermostat will jump from Program 1 to Program 3 to ent...

Page 26: ...inue pressing to review programs NOTE The temperatures you have entered will NOT take effect immediately but at the next program time change The Thermostat is pre set to 68 F in heat mode and 78 F in cool mode If you want a temperature other than 68 F or 78 F right away you must use the manual override feature described below to enter the temperature you want When your entered program becomes effe...

Page 27: ... room temperature as 68 F If held for more than 2 seconds you will manually override your present temperature to a new setting as explained below M T W TH F SA SU SET TEMP HOLD TEMP 86 70 68c AM PM HEAT COOL 1234 FILTER LO BAT If You Want to Change the Temperature Without Affecting Your Program Press and hold to raise temperature The new temperature will hold until the next program time is reached...

Page 28: ...ssing arrow After 2 seconds the set temperature digits will blink and begin to increase until the button is released at the desired setting in this case 70 F Program number flashes Press return or in 10 seconds it will return to showing current time and temperature SET TEMP HOLD TEMP To display a manual override setting press either arrow for less than 2 seconds When arrow is released the display ...

Page 29: ...LEAR until program number appears HOLD will disappear if you were in permanent manual override From temporary or permanent manual override state NOTE You can also return the current program by pressing HOLD TEMP once in permanent override mode M T W TH F SA SU SET TEMP HOLD TEMP 89 55 72c AM PM HEAT COOL 1234 FILTER LO BAT M T W TH F SA SU SET TEMP HOLD TEMP 89 15 55c AM PM HEAT COOL 1234 FILTER L...

Page 30: ...ry mode NOTE Move system selector slide switch to OFF before removing thermostat from wall and changing 12 24 hour clock mode 12 24 Hour Clock 30 31 Press Your thermostat comes with an electrolumi nescent lamp for easy viewing of the display in the dark To activate press the light button between the up and down arrow keys The display will remain backlit for approximately five 5 seconds If another ...

Page 31: ... Indicates the usage of filter or total usage in hours and minutes For example 145 hours and 38 minutes If held for more than 2 seconds the counter will reset to zero M T W TH F SA SU SET TEMP HOLD TEMP 8I 45 38c AM PM HEAT COOL 1234 FILTER LO BAT Back to normal display of time and temperature Auto return after 10 seconds if no key is pressed M T W TH F SA SU SET TEMP HOLD TEMP 89 I5 72c AM PM HEA...

Page 32: ...UTO FAN DOES NOT COME ON 1 Remove clear mylar sticker 1 Check battery connections and batteries 2 Press reset button once with a small pin and hold in for two seconds 1 Replace batteries 1 Check that time is set properly to AM or PM 2 Check that thermostat is not in HOLD mode 3 Check for correct day setting 1 Move HG HE system selector to opposite position 32 33 ...

Page 33: ...ck your circuit breakers and switches to ensure there is power to the system 4 Replace batteries 5 Make sure your furnace blower door is closed properly 6 If your system only uses 4 wires be sure the jumper wire is installed between the RC and RH terminals 1 Press the reset button once with a small pin and hold in for two seconds Then reprogram 1 Replace unit 1 Replace unit If you experience any o...

Page 34: ... Cool System 5 wire Heat Cool System THERMOSTAT G W Y RH RC Heat Relay or Valve Heat Cool Transformer Fan Relay Cool Contactor Jumper THERMOSTAT G W Y RH RC Heat Relay or Valve Heat Transformer Fan Relay Cool Contactor Cool Transformer ...

Page 35: ...e Cool Only 3 wire Heat Only THERMOSTAT G W Y RH RC Heat Relay or Valve Heat Transformer THERMOSTAT G W Y RH RC Heat Relay or Valve Heat Transformer Fan Relay THERMOSTAT G W Y RH RC Cool Contactor Fan Relay Cool Transformer ...

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