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Installation Guide 

 

Model TBZ48  

Battery Powered Z-Wave Thermostat

 

 

This thermostat is compatible with most HVAC systems, including the following: 

 

 

24VAC systems  Note: requires both the R and C wires unless battery powered. 

 

Standard gas/oil/electric heating systems   

o

 

1 stage heating and cooling 

o

 

2 stage heating and cooling 

 

Heat Pump systems: 

o

 

1 stage heating and cooling 

o

 

2 stage heating and cooling 

o

 

2

nd

 or 3

rd

 stage Auxiliary heating (heat strips)  

 

Do NOT use for line voltage controls (120/240VAC) 

 

The thermostat can be powered by batteries or 24VAC.   

 

Battery Power 

The thermostat can be powered by either two AA Alkaline batteries or four AA Alkaline 

batteries.  The thermostat will operate for approximately one year on two AA Alkaline 

batteries depending on the frequency of user operations and backlight operation.  

Operation on four AA Alkaline batteries will be approximately twice as long.  Always use 

Alkaline batteries and replace in complete sets (2 or 4) at a time with new batteries. 

 

Z-Wave Operation when Battery Powered 

Important Note:  If the thermostat is installed on a Z-Wave network, 

while it is battery

 

powered

,

 it will not work as a Z-Wave repeater. 

 

24VAC Power 

Powering the thermostat with 24VAC power 

requires 

both the C wire (24VAC common 

wire - typically blue) and the R wire (24VAC hot wire - typically red). If the C wire is not 

available, then batteries are required. 
 

 

Note! If the thermostat is powered from 24VAC, batteries are not required.   

 

Z-Wave Operation when 24VAC powered 

If the thermostat is installed on a Z-Wave network 

while it is 24VAC powered

, it operates 

as an always-on Z-Wave repeater. 

 

 

Installation Steps 

 

 

Remove old thermostat. 

 

Install TBZ48. 

 

Set up the thermostat for the HVAC system

 

 

Enroll on ADT Pulse

®

 Network

 

 

Remove old thermostat 

 

 

Turn off power. Usually at the heating/cooling system or circuit- breaker panel. 

 

Remove cover of old thermostat to expose the wiring terminals 

 

Take a picture of the wiring terminals! Note: This will help with 

troubleshooting later if needed.

 

 

DCN: 140-02121-06 

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Summary of Contents for TBZ48

Page 1: ...line batteries and replace in complete sets 2 or 4 at a time with new batteries Z Wave Operation when Battery Powered Important Note If the thermostat is installed on a Z Wave network while it is batt...

Page 2: ...nd RH Connections Typical installations will have a common heating and cooling system 24VAC transformer in the HVAC system For these systems there is only one R wire and it can connect to either the R...

Page 3: ...sh all the excess wiring back into the wall RC RH JUMPER Cut jumper to allow connection of separate RC and RH wires Y2 Y1 G RC C RH W1 W2 O Y G R C Connect the wires as marked from the HVAC system to...

Page 4: ...e base Install the batteries if the thermostat is not 24VAC powered no common C wire Open the front door and install 2 or 4 AA alkaline batteries Turn on the power at the HVAC system or breaker panel...

Page 5: ...heat fan on with heat call For Two Stage Heat Cool Systems Go to ADVANCED SYSTEMS SETTINGS menu From the Setup menu screen press and hold the Fan and Down arrow buttons for 5 seconds Use the Down arr...

Page 6: ...ire to the thermostats W2 O terminal For Two Stage Heat Cool Systems Go to ADVANCED SYSTEMS SETTINGS menu From the Setup menu screen press and hold the Fan and Down arrow buttons for 5 seconds Use the...

Page 7: ...Control Screen To change the thermostats HVAC system settings select the Menu Screen and then select the SYSTEM menu Follow instructions below to access the SYSTEM menu Note To conserve battery life t...

Page 8: ...h Cooling or with Heating When SYSTEM is selected in the Menu options the following setup options will be displayed in the text line Use the UP Down arrow buttons to scroll to the desired setting Pres...

Page 9: ...ting comes on when cooling is expected or vice versa change the Change Over Type to the opposite setting Advanced System Settings Menu The Advanced System Settings Menu provides for addition system se...

Page 10: ...15C Sets the minimum cooling setpoint value Will not ramp or accept setpoints lower than this minimum Heat Blower Off Delay Range 0 90 seconds Default 0 off Sets the system blower delay off time afte...

Page 11: ...a from setpoint that stage 1 cooling stops Stage 1 turns off at setpoint Delta Stage 1 Cooling Stage 2 On Threshold Range 2 to 8 degrees Default 2 Sets the delta from setpoint that stage 2 cooling sta...

Page 12: ...em is ON and cooling blinking System is ON and heating Minimum Run Time MRT delay is active blinking System is ON and cooling Minimum Run Time MRT delay is active Temperature Setting Warmer Cooler Fan...

Page 13: ...mp Mode Emergency Heat Heat E An additional system mode Heat E for Emergency Heat will be displayed if the HVAC System Type is set to Heat Pump If there is a compressor failure with the Heat Pump syst...

Page 14: ...ee separation is maintained between the heating and cooling setpoints The same is true for raising the heating setpoint above the cooling setpoint The thermostat will push the cooling setpoint up to m...

Page 15: ...n mode Fan Modes Auto Fan automatically operated by the HVAC system normal setting On Manual Fan mode Fan stays on until mode is changed back to Auto independent of the heating or cooling system opera...

Page 16: ...ptions SETUP User preference settings SYSTEM Thermostat HVAC system settings ZWAVE Z Wave network install or remove CLOCK Setting the thermostat time and day INFO Displays thermostat version and setup...

Page 17: ...s only Select fan type GAS typical default setting or ELECTRIC CHANGE OVER TYPE Heat Pump systems only Select the Changeover type Changeover WITH COOL typical default setting Changeover WITH HEAT See...

Page 18: ...tpoint room temperature or you change the setpoint to a temperature that would satisfy the call until the MRT expires Changing the Mode to OFF will cancel the MRT and the system will turn off immediat...

Page 19: ...network while powered by 24VAC it will be enrolled as an always listening device and can act as a router node in the Z Wave network Caution Once installed in a Z Wave network if you change how the the...

Page 20: ...ick the Manage Devices button 2 In the Manage Devices Assistant click Lights Thermostats more 3 Select the RCS Battery Powered Thermostat Model TBZ48 from the drop down list then click the Continue bu...

Page 21: ...status line Press Select to install in the network Wait until SUCCESS or FAILED is shown on the status display 8 Press Done on the Thermostat to exit the ZWAVE screen 9 Press Done on the Thermostat ag...

Page 22: ...en is displayed 2 Press the UP arrow button to scroll to the ZWAVE menu 3 Press Select to select the ZWAVE screen 4 The display will show REMOVE in the text line 5 Press Select to perform the Reset De...

Page 23: ...to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment...

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