VIP3000 Visually Impaired Programmable Thermostat / Customer Information
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Move down about an inch more until you feel another small round button. This is the
REPORT
button. Press it and you’ll hear the indoor temperature, the system setting
and the temperature setting.
Now move your right thumb up along the right side until it meets the top curved edge.
Move down about an inch and you’ll find a one inch round protrusion for the speaker.
Move to the immediate left of the speaker and you’ll find a crescent shaped button.
This is the
BACKLIGHT
button. Briefly press and, for sighted users, the display
screen will light up. Hold down the button for about 7 seconds and you will hear the
software version of your VIP3000 thermostat. Move your thumb slightly to the left
and you’ll find two extended half round buttons, one above the other, separated by
about quarter inch space. These are the
UP
and
DOWN
buttons used to adjust
temperature settings. The top button is the
UP
button and the bottom button is the
DOWN
button. Briefly press the
UP
button and, with each press, the temperature
setting is raised by one degree. Briefly press the
DOWN
button and, with each
press, the temperature setting is lowered by one degree
Move your right thumb down one inch and then a little to your left until you find a thin
one inch horizontal, raised plastic tab. This is the pull used to open the panel door.
Gently pull it down with your thumb and the front panel door will swing open. You
can now access the buttons that operate the thermostat.
Place the VIP thermostat, front side up, on a flat surface. Place your finger inside
the open panel door and move it right until you feel two large, side by side, half
round buttons. The one on the right is the
SYSTEM
button. It controls which mode
your system’s running. Press it and you’ll hear “
OFF”
. Press again and you’ll hear
“
COOL”
. Press again and you’ll hear “
HEAT”
. Press it one more time and you’ll
hear it return to “
OFF”
.
Move your finger just a little left of the
SYSTEM
button and you’ll feel another large
half round button. This is the
FAN
button. It’s used to control your system’s fan.
Press this button once and you’ll hear
“FAN AUTO”.
In the AUTO position the Fan
runs only when your heating or cooling system is operating. Press the Fan button
again and you’ll hear
“FAN ON”.
In the ON position the fan will constantly run.
Press it one more time and you’ll hear it return to
“FAN AUTO”.
Move your finger a little left and
you’ll feel a vertical plastic ridge. Move past it, left
another half an inch, and you’ll find two half round buttons; one above the other. The
top one is the
YES
button. Below it is the
NO
button. These are used to accept or
decline programming changes.
Move your finger left about one quarter inch until you find two more half round
buttons one above the other. The upper button is the
WEEKEND
button. The
