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2)  Press and hold the scene button until controller beeps again.

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Controller’s LED will continue blinking.

 

3)  Press and hold Set button on thermostat until it double-beeps (about 3 seconds). 

Thermostat’s LCD will flash all its characters twice. 

Thermostat’s LED will flash once and return to steady 

green

Controller’s LED stop blinking.

 

4)  Confirm that Unlinking was successful by tapping the button you just unlinked from on the controller. 

Thermostat will no longer respond. 

 

Removing Venstar Thermostat as an INSTEON Controller 

If you are no longer going to use the Venstar thermostat as a scene controller, or if you are removing a 
scene responder from the home, it is important that you remove the scene memberships. 

 

1)  Activate the scene controller mode. 

a. A/C: Tap thermostat mode button until only cool setpoint is displayed. 

b. Heat: Tap thermostat mode button until only heat setpoint is displayed. 

c. Fan: Open thermostat door and tap the Fan button until “Fan On” is displayed on the LCD. 

2)  Press and hold thermostat’s INSTEON Set button until LCD screen flashes. 

Thermostat’s INSTEON LED will blink 

green

3)  Press and hold thermostat’s INSTEON Set button again time until LCD screen flashes a second time. 

Thermostat’s INSTEON LED will continue to blink 

green

4)  If scene responder is a multi-scene device, tap the scene responder button. 

5)  Press and hold the responder’s Set button until it beeps and/or LED flashes. 

Thermostat’s INSTEON LED will stop blinking. 

 

6)  Confirm that scene  removal  was successful adjusting the temperature setpoints up or down (or 

toggling fan mode) until heating, cooling or fan mode status changes.  

The responder will no longer respond.

 

Other Features 

Report Readings to Automation Controllers 

The Venstar thermostat will report the new status of the following variables to an INSTEON controller 
(after 2 minutes at same level): 

Temperature  

Humidity  

Thermostat Mode  

Fan Mode  

Setpoints  

Note: Thermostat will only report readings to the last device it was linked to, using the instructions below. 

For example, to change the controller or interface to which you'd like readings to be reported, simply 

follow the “enable” instructions, with the new controller or interface as the responder. While thermostat will 

                                                      

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 For devices without beepers hold until its LED begins blinking (this may take 10+ seconds). 

Summary of Contents for INSTEON 2491T1E

Page 1: ...Page 1 of 8 Venstar INSTEON Thermostat Owner s Manual INSTEON Remote Control Venstar Thermostat Model s 2491T1E 2491T7E ...

Page 2: ...ies needed As an INSTEON responder can easily recall all settings upon a scene trigger As an INSTEON responder will adjust temperature setpoint s up or down one degree upon receiving a bright or a dim command As an INSTEON controller can easily control INSTEON responders when o Heat is turned on and or off o A C is turned on and or off o Fan mode is switched Reports changes in thermostat modes tem...

Page 3: ...tpoints etc on the thermostat to the desired scene settings 3 If you wish to link to Scene Off double tap thermostat s Set button Otherwise proceed to step 4 4 Press and hold thermostat s Set button until it double beeps Thermostat will flash all its LCD characters twice Thermostat s INSTEON LED will flash once and return to green 2 Controller will double beep 3 and its LED will stop blinking 5 Co...

Page 4: ...gs Adjust Temperature Up or Down by a Degree Some devices such as RemoteLinc have specific dim brighten buttons which can be used to adjust the current thermostat setpoint s up or down by a single degree To adjust your thermostat s setpoint by a single degree 1 Recall a mode setpoint by pressing On from the desired linked controller 2 Tap the brighten button to increase or dim button to decrease t...

Page 5: ...en flashes Thermostat s INSTEON LED will blink green 3 Press and hold thermostat s INSTEON Set button again time until LCD screen flashes a second time Thermostat s INSTEON LED will continue to blink green 4 If scene responder is a multi scene device tap the scene responder button 5 Press and hold the responder s Set button until it beeps and or LED flashes Thermostat s INSTEON LED will stop blink...

Page 6: ...t LED will continue blinking green 5 Press and hold the Set button on the desired automation controller or interface for 3 seconds The thermostat s INSTEON LED will stop blinking Restoring Power to Thermostat This INSTEON device stores all of its settings such as links to other INSTEON devices On Levels Ramp Rates etc in non volatile memory Because settings are saved in this non volatile memory th...

Page 7: ...hree times then return to normal The INSTEON LED will flicker for a few moments and then turn solid Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Solution Thermostat does not respond to Off commands Did not link to off See Adding Thermostat as an INSTEON Responder and link to Scene Off LED won t come On Difficulty viewing LED Turn off room lights Hold a piece of white paper at a 45 degree angle up agains...

Page 8: ...onsult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician WARNING Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment ETL UL Warning CAUTION To reduce the risk of overheating and possible damage to other equipment do not install this device to control a receptacle a motor operated appliance a ...

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