6000-Series Zone Control System Owner’s Manual READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 1
WARNING Do not use sharp instruments to press touch screen. Only use your fingertips. TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURES FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 DISPLAY OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DISPLAY OVERVIEW HOME SCREEN CURRENT DATE AND TIME (AUTOMATICALLY UPDATED IF CONNECTED TO INTERNET) WI-FI INDICATOR (STROBES IN SETUP MODE) HEAT SETTING COOL SETTING ZONE SELECTION MAIN MENU ROOM TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY HUMIDIFIER AND OR DEHUMIDIFIER INDOOR AIR QUALITY SCREEN & SIMPLE STATUS HEATING AND COOLING EQUIPMENT STATUS OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE AIR CLEANING INDOOR AIR QUALITY SCREEN & SIMPLE STATUS FAN MODE SELECTION FRESH AIR INDOOR AIR QUALITY SCREEN & SIMPLE STATUS SYSTEM MODE SELECTION HOL
WI-FI SETUP – iOS iOS DOWNLOAD THE APP 1. Search and install the Aprilaire Wi-Fi Thermostat App from the App Store. iOS CREATE A NEW APRILAIRE ACCOUNT 2. Open the app on your device. 3. Tap New User. 4. Fill out the form and tap Create. 5. A confirmation email will be sent to you. Click the confirmation link in the email to complete the registration. If you do not receive the email, check your junk mail folder. 3 4 Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S.
WI-FI SETUP – iOS iOS CONNECT YOUR WI-FI THERMOSTAT TO YOUR HOME NETWORK 6. Confirm your thermostat is in Wi-Fi setup mode. The signal indicator will be strobing. 7. Open the app and select Connect a New Thermostat from the Login screen. If you have already logged in, select Connect a New Thermostat from the Main Menu. 8. Select Switch to Wi-Fi Settings. 9. Select Wi-Fi. 10. A Wi-Fi network including “APRILAIRE” in the title 8 7 should appear in your list of network options.
WI-FI SETUP – iOS iOS ADD THERMOSTAT TO USER ACCOUNT 16. Enter your Email Address and Password. 17. Tap Login. The MAC ID for the thermostat will be filled in the box. Do not change it. 18. Enter a name for your thermostat (i.e. Office, Den, Kitchen), thermostat location (i.e. House, Cabin, Cottage), Zip Code and Time Zone. 18 16 19. If you know your HVAC contractor’s contact information, enter it and then tap Done. 17 19 20. Congratulations! You have successfully registered your thermostat.
WI-FI SETUP – Android Android DOWNLOAD THE APP 1. Search and install the Aprilaire Wi-Fi Thermostat App from Google Play. Android CREATE A NEW APRILAIRE ACCOUNT 2. Open the app on your device. 3. Tap New User. 4. Fill out the form and tap Create. 5. A confirmation email will be sent to you. Click the confirmation link in the email to complete the registration. If you do not receive the email, check your junk mail folder. 3 4 Google Play is a trademark of Google Inc.
WI-FI SETUP – Android Android CONNECT YOUR WI-FI THERMOSTAT TO YOUR HOME NETWORK 6. Confirm your thermostat is in Wi-Fi setup mode. The signal indicator will be strobing. 7. 8 Open the app and select Connect a New Thermostat from the Login screen. If you have already logged in, select Connect a New Thermostat from the Main Menu. 8. A list with available thermostats will appear on the screen. Select the thermostat you wish to connect to your network. 7 Select your home network. 9.
WI-FI SETUP – Android Android ADD THERMOSTAT TO USER ACCOUNT 13. Enter your Email Address and Password. 14. Tap Login. The MAC ID for the thermostat will be filled in the box. Do not change it. 15. Enter a name for your thermostat 15 13 (i.e. Office, Den, Kitchen), thermostat location (i.e. House, Cabin, Cottage), Zip Code and Time Zone. 16. If you know your HVAC contractor’s contact information, enter it and then tap Done. 16 14 17.
CONTROL OPERATION SELECT SYSTEM MODE 1. Touch MODE to open the Thermostat Mode screen. 1 2 2. Select the desired mode. 3. Touch Done to save any changes. Touch Back to discard your changes. The control will automatically discard your changes if one minute elapses without touching Done. 3 Note: Em Heat (Emergency Heat) is only applicable to heat pump installations. CHANGE TEMPERATURE SETPOINT 1. Touch the or arrows to adjust the temperature setpoint. The Set Temporary Hold pop-up will appear. 2.
CONTROL OPERATION SELECT FAN SETTING When the fan mode is changed during a scheduled event, it remains in that mode until the next event starts. To learn about scheduled events, see pages 14-17. 1. Touch FAN to open the Fan Mode screen. 2 1 3 2. Select the desired mode. 3. Touch Done to save any changes. Touch Back to discard your changes. The control will automatically discard your changes if one minute elapses without touching Done.
CONTROL OPERATION SET TIME AND DATE 1 The control will automatically retrieve Time and Date from the internet (if connected and registered). If the control is used without an internet connection the time can be manually adjusted. 2 To set the time: 1. Touch Menu to open the Menu screen. 2. Touch Clock And Date to open the Clock and Date screen. 3. Touch the current time. The Set Time pop-up will appear. 4. Touch the or arrows to set the correct hour, minutes and AM/PM. 5.
CONTROL OPERATION SET TIME AND DATE (continued) To set the date: 6. Touch the current date. The Set Date pop-up will appear. 7. Touch the or arrows to set correct month, date and year. 8. Touch Done to save any changes. Touch Back to discard your changes. The control will automatically discard your changes if one minute elapses without touching Done.
ZONE/SENSOR OPERATION ZONE CONTROL Additional zones can be controlled and scheduled similar to the primary zone by touching Zone. 1. 1 For example, to select Zone 2, press the Zone once. Note: The control will revert to Zone 1 if no changes are made for 40 seconds. SENSOR CONTROL The 6000 Series sensor displays room temperature, heating/cooling or idle status and current set point. Only the set point can be adjusted from this sensor. All other zone functions can be accessed through the control. 1.
SCHEDULE AND HOLDS UNDERSTANDING SCHEDULES The daily schedule is split into four events: WAKE: Temperature when you wake up in the morning. LEAVE: Temperature when you are away from the house. RETURN: Temperature when you return home. SLEEP: Temperature you would prefer while sleeping. The times shown in the table below are the defaults. These are the recommended settings, since they can reduce your heating/cooling expenses. The fan mode is pre-set to AUTO for all events.
SCHEDULE AND HOLDS CHANGING SCHEDULES 1. Touch Menu to open the Menu screen. 2. Touch Schedule to open the Set 1 Schedule screen. The current day of the week will be displayed on the Set Schedule screen. From this screen you can change the start time, heat and cool setpoints, and fan mode for each event for this day of the week. See page 17 for instructions on how you can copy this day's schedule to other days. 2 To set the start time: 3 3. Touch the event start time.
SCHEDULE AND HOLDS CHANGING SCHEDULES (continued) To set the temperature: 6. Touch the event heat or cool setpoint. The Set Temperature pop-up will appear. 7 6 7. Touch the or arrows to set the desired event temperature. 8. Touch Done to save any changes. Touch Back to discard your changes. 8 To set the fan mode: 9. Touch the event fan mode. The Set Fan Mode pop-up will appear. 10 9 10. Select the desired fan mode. 11. Touch Done to save any changes. Touch Back to discard your changes.
SCHEDULE AND HOLDS CHANGING SCHEDULES (continued) To copy one day's schedule to other days: 1. Touch Copy this Day to open the Schedule Menu screen. 2 1 3 2. Select the day(s) you want to copy the schedule to. 3. Touch Done when finished. You will then be prompted to confirm your selections. 4. Touch Yes to copy the schedule to the desired days. Touch No to return to the Schedule Menu screen without performing the schedule copy.
SCHEDULE AND HOLDS SCHEDULE HOLDS Temporary Hold 1. Touch the or arrows to set your desired temperature. The Set Temporary Hold pop-up will appear. 2. The temporary hold will run until the current schedule event ends. You can select a different time by touching the or arrows on the Set Temporary Hold pop-up. 1 2 3. Touch Done to close the Set Temporary Hold pop-up. 4. To cancel the hold, touch HOLD on the main screen then Cancel Hold on the Set Temporary Hold pop-up. 4 3 4 Permanent Hold 1.
SCHEDULE AND HOLDS SCHEDULE HOLDS (continued) Heat Blast® Heat Blast will raise the current room temperature by 3°F to 5°F once, and then resume normal operation. This feature is only available if it was enabled by your installer and the control is in Heat or Emergency Heat mode. 1. Touch HEAT BLAST to activate Heat Blast. 2 2. Touch HEAT BLAST again, or adjust the temperature with the arrows to cancel Heat Blast.
STATUS The Operating Status screen shows you the current status of all equipment controlled by this system. ON indicates that the equipment is currently active. OFF indicates that the equipment is not active and cannot become active without changing its corresponding mode. IDLE means that the equipment is not currently active but could become so if measured conditions change. 1. Touch STATUS to open the Operating Status screen. 2. Touch Back to return to the Home screen.
ALERTS Alerts are used to communicate special information to you. Some of the alerts are controlled by your settings (i.e. High/Low Temperature, High/Low Relative Humidity [RH]), and others are system alerts that may require a specific action by you or your installer to resolve. If any alerts are active, a red badge with the number of alerts will be displayed on the home screen. 1. Touch ALERTS to view the active Alerts screen.
ALERTS 4. Touch Off to disable the High RH or Low RH limit. Touch On to enable the High RH or Low RH limit. 5. Touch the or arrows to adjust the corresponding limit. 6. Touch Done to save your changes. Touch Back to close the pop-up without saving any changes. 7. Touch Temperature Limits to open the Temperature Alert pop-up. 8. Touch Off to disable the High Temperature or Low Temperature limit. Touch On to enable the High Temperature or Low Temperature limit. 9.
ALERTS MAINTENANCE REMINDERS Maintenance reminders appear when it is time to service your equipment, based on the limits set by your installer. In some cases, you may need to service your installed equipment before the maintenance reminder has appeared on the control. Any maintenance reminders that have been configured by your installer but have not expired can be viewed in the Settings screen. 1. 2 3 Touch ALERTS to open the Alerts screen. 1 2.
WEATHER The Weather screen displays the current weather, two-day forecast and current pollen information, if available. The information displayed is based on your postal code. 1. Touch WEATHER to open the Weather screen. 2. Touch Settings to open the Weather Settings screen. 3. Touch the postal code box, enter your local postal code and touch Done when finished. Note: Pollen information is only displayed when available.
INDOOR AIR QUALITY FUNCTIONS HUMIDITY CONTROL This system can control the relative humidity (RH) in your home when you have an additional humidifier and/or dehumidifier installed. Dehumidification can be achieved one of two ways, either with a whole-home dehumidifier or with your air conditioning equipment. See page 27 for details. If a humidifier is installed, it can be controlled in one of two modes, Automatic or Manual. These settings are configured by your installer.
INDOOR AIR QUALITY FUNCTIONS HUMIDITY CONTROL (continued) Manual Mode In manual mode, it is important to anticipate a drop in outdoor temperature and to reduce the setting accordingly to avoid excessive condensation. Use the table on the right side of the Humidifier Control screen to determine the proper RH setting. 4 4. Touch the or arrows to adjust the RH accordingly, and then touch Done when finished.
INDOOR AIR QUALITY FUNCTIONS EVENT BASED™ AIR CLEANING If an air cleaner is installed, the control will activate the fan for the purpose of air cleaning. 1. Touch Air Cleaning on the home screen to open the Air Cleaner Control screen. TEMPORARY EVENTS 1 Event Clean (3 Hour): When you need the fan to run non-stop for a short while, such as while vacuuming, choose this option. When selected, the air cleaner will run continuously for 3 hours and then return to the previous Permanent Mode.
INDOOR AIR QUALITY FUNCTIONS FRESH AIR If ventilation is installed, fresh air is periodically drawn into your home through your heating and cooling system. The schedule is based on installercalculated requirements. Occasionally, you may need more fresh air than what is scheduled. This control offers several options. 1. Touch Fresh Air to open the Fresh Air Control screen.
USER PREFERENCES This control comes with a programmable schedule, a temperature scale set to Fahrenheit, default Away settings and with no screen lockout in place. These settings may not suit every homeowner’s needs and can be adjusted in the User Preferences screen. 1 1. Touch Menu to open the Menu screen. 2. Touch User Preferences to open the User Preferences screen.
USER PREFERENCES AWAY BUTTON While this control has heating and cooling setpoints pre-programmed for use with the Away feature, you may prefer other temperatures. The steps below do not activate or deactivate the Away mode, but they do tell the control what setpoints to use when you choose to activate it. 1. Touch Away Button to open the Away Settings screen. 1 The current Heat and Cool setpoints and Fan modes are shown and can be changed by touching their respective settings.
USER PREFERENCES AWAY BUTTON (continued) 5. Touch FAN to open the Set Fan Mode pop-up. 6. Select the fan mode to be used when Away is active. 7. Touch Done to save any changes. Touch Back to discard your changes. 8. Touch Done to save all changes. Touch Back to discard all changes.
USER PREFERENCES LOCKOUTS A lockout is used to prevent any changes to the control from the Home screen. 1. Touch Lockouts to open the Lockouts screen. 2. Select Full to enable the control lockout. Select None to disable the control lockout. 3. Touch Done to save the changes. 1 Note: To temporarily override the full lockout for 30 seconds, hold Menu on the home screen for 10 seconds.
USER PREFERENCES TEMPERATURE SCALE The temperature scale on the control can be set to Fahrenheit or Celsius. This affects all settings in the control and sensors. 1. Touch Temperature Scale to open the Temperature Scale screen. 1 2. Select Fahrenheit or Celsius. 3. Touch Done to save any changes. Touch Back to discard any changes.
USER PREFERENCES SCHEDULE SETTINGS While the schedule settings can be user‑adjusted, it may become necessary to reset the schedule to the factory defaults or to disable the schedule entirely. 1. Touch Schedule Settings to open the Schedule Settings screen. 2. Select Off to disable the schedule. 1 The control will maintain its current setpoints indefinitely or until you set a new temperature. Hold modes will not be available as long as the schedule remains off. Select On to re-enable the schedule.
CLEAN SCREEN The touch screen can be temporarily disabled in order to clean it. Use a damp cloth with water or household glass cleaner. Do not spray liquids directly on the screen. 1 1. Touch Menu to open the Menu screen. 2. Touch Clean Screen to disable the touch screen for 30 seconds. The control will return to the Menu screen when the timer finishes.
WI-FI MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING WI-FI STATUS INDICATOR Connected, operating normally. You should have one to four bars. Internet connection lost. System is connected to the access point/router, but not the internet. Wi-Fi connection lost. System is not connected to the Wi-Fi access point/router. Strobing icon. System has not been configured to be used with a Wi-Fi network or the settings have been cleared as described on page 38.
WI-FI MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING CLEARING ROUTER SETTINGS 1 If you purchase a new Wi-Fi router or change the security settings on your existing router, the router settings in the control need to be cleared so the new Wi-Fi router settings can be entered. To clear router settings: 1. Touch Menu to open the Menu screen. 2. Touch Wi-Fi Settings to open the 2 Wi-Fi Settings screen. 3. Touch Wi-Fi Disconnect & Clear Settings to clear all Wi-Fi settings in the control.
WI-FI MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING REMOVING THE SYSTEM FROM A USER ACCOUNT 1 This system can only be registered to one User Account. If this system has previously been registered to an account that is no longer active or no longer applicable to this home, it will need to be unregistered before it can be added to a new User Account. The system must have internet access through your router in order to be unregistered. 2 1. Touch Menu to open the Menu screen. 2.
WI-FI MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING DISABLING THE WI-FI RADIO 1 The Wi-Fi radio can be manually disabled while maintaining all other network settings. To disable the control's Wi-Fi radio: 1. Touch Menu to open the Menu screen. 2. Touch Wi-Fi Settings to open the 2 Wi-Fi Settings screen. 3. Touch Advanced to open the Wi-Fi Advanced screen. 4. Touch Off to disable the Wi-Fi radio. Touch On to re-enable the Wi-Fi radio.
FIVE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Your Research Products Corporation Aprilaire® Zoned Comfort Control® is expressly warranted for five (5) years from date of installation to be free from defects in materials or workmanship.
FCC DECLARATION Compliance Statement (Part 15.19) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning (Part 15.21) Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
