Thermostat Module Installation and Configuration
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1. Navigate to Standard 1H 1C e Press the Up or Down key This will scroll the selection to Heat pump SS The second line of the display will also change to ChOv Heat Preah FUME Ln Heat NOTE you must set the correct active Changeover valve setting Heat pump systems do not have a consistent standard in this regard ex Changeover valve ON Heat or Changeover valve ON AC If the active changeover valve state places your system in Heat mode you do not need to change this setting Otherwise navigate to Heat and press the Up or Down key FREEVOLVE LLC Copyright 2008 Heat Fume S Badia PH i ane The system sets the active changeover valve state to AC When finished navigate to Done and press Select The system will return to the main screen and the Thermostat Module is now configured to work with a single stage heat pump HVAC system e Remove the top cover and the 9V battery Continue with the installation procedure 182. as a template to mark the mounting holes on the wall Remove the thermostat and drill two leading holes in the marked locations Drive the two mounting screws in and out of the wall once to shape the holes and make securing the thermostat easier Do not mount the thermostat on the wall at this time housEvolve Network Wiring Considerations the Thermostat Module must connect to the housEvolve Telephone Interface Module in order to provide remote monitoring and control capabilities This involves use of the network cable provided You may choose to run this network cable behind the wall next to the existing thermostat cable or on the outside of the wall simplifies installation This guide illustrates the installation procedure running the network cable on the outside of the wall e From the back of the Thermostat Module enclosure insert one end of the network cable provided through the Cable Entry opening as shown FREEVOLVE LLC Copyright 2008 e Plug the network cable into the NETWORK CONNECTOR securely make sure the connector clicks into place e Turn the device over again Twist the network cable sideways and slide it completely into the surface access channel This cable position allows the Thermostat Module to be mounted flush against the wall FREEVOLVE LLC Copyright 2008 e Place the thermostat against the wall and feed the thermostat cable through the Cable Entry opening If the network cable were mo
3. in about 15 minutes The raceway surface may even be painted to match your wall color 13 FREEVOLVE LLC Copyright 2008 2 Configuring the housEvolve Thermostat Module The only configuration required at installation time is selecting the appropriate HVAC system type The Thermostat Module is preconfigured for standard non heat pump heat cool systems If your HVAC system is of this type no configuration 1s necessary From this point forward we re going to assume you have a single stage heat pump HVAC system and we ll show the steps required to configure the Thermostat Module for this setup Before we get to that however it is time for a few words on how to interact with it All features offered by the Thermostat Module features are accessed and altered through the use of the 5 button navigation keypad shown below in conjunction with the display Most of the information displayed on the screen is selectable and configurable You simply navigate to the feature of interest and then act upon it General guidelines the Left Right keys lt gt are used to drag the selection markers to the feature of interest while the UP Down keys v are used to scroll up down through the available settings for the selected feature The Select key is used to confirm the feature chosen or to act upon a navigation selection Ex sending the display to the Menu screen The Thermostat Module enters a stand by mode
4. alls in one of the above categories before attempting installation The housEvolve thermostat may be able to accommodate certain other types of heaters Please contact us to determine compatibility The housEvolve Thermostat Module is pre configured for non heat pump HVAC systems If your HVAC system is single cycle heat pump please go to the Configuring the housEvolve Thermostat Module section of this document page 14 at this time and perform the necessary changes When you re done return here FREEVOLVE LLC Copyright 2008 e Turn off power to the HVAC system Open the top cover of your existing thermostat and examine its current wiring Standard thermostat cable is color coded and should be connected as follows 1 Non heat pump systems 1 24VAC return Red wire terminal R 2 Fan Green wire terminal G 3 Heat White wire terminal W or W1 4 A C Yellow wire terminal Y or Y1 11 Single cycle heat pump systems 1 24VAC return Red wire terminal R 2 Fan Green wire terminal G 3 Auxiliary heat White wire terminal W or W1 4 A C Yellow wire terminal Y or Y1 5 Change over Orange wire terminal C O or O There may be an additional wire usually Blue which is either not connected older thermostats or connected to the 24VAC Common and is used to supply AC power to modern digital thermostats If this wiring map is followed in your current thermostat everything is OK On rare occasions the previous insta
5. housEvolve Thermostat Module Installation Guide FREEVOLVE LLC Copyright 2008 Introduction Thank you for purchasing a FREEVOLVE product We designed it to provide you with years of reliable service The following setup instructions will help you get up and running quickly and while we hope all our products are self explanatory the enclosed user guide should cover all questions you may have Please refer to the Support section of our website www freevolve com for additional information Warranty Information All FREEVOLVE products are covered against manufacturing defects for a period of 2 years from the date of purchase During the warranty period we will replace any defective unit free of charge The warranty does not cover any problem caused by accident abuse neglect improper installation operation or modification any misuse contrary to the instructions in the user guide FREEVOLVE LLC Copyright 2008 Installation and Configuration The Thermostat Module 1s supplied with a 25ft network cable two mounting screws and a 9V battery FREEVOLVE LLC Copyright 2008 I Installation e We recommend that this installation be performed by a qualified person The housEvolve Thermostat Module can support the following common return 24VAC HVAC systems i Standard non heat pump cycle heat cool 1i Single stage heat pump systems with or without auxiliary heat Please make sure your HVAC system f
6. in the absence of user action identified by the main screen displayed in a low backlight setting the screen is dimly lit and without any selection markers Any button press in this mode causes the system to enter the user mode defined the screen switching to a bright backlight setting and FREEVOLVE LLC Copyright 2008 the selection markers appearing around the default main screen feature As an example we will go through setting the clock on the main screen The default value at startup is Wed 12 00A You first need to turn the thermostat on Please remove the Thermostat Module cover Connect the 9V battery provided and stow it as shown Ji my oH PVP EERE Ns ATTY P K The Thermostat Module will go through a brief startup procedure then the display will show the current temperature with a No power indicator in the upper right side Replace the top cover With the system in stand by mode press any key The screen will light up and the default feature is selected as shown below Weed 1 vies Lite a Peer a Use the Left or Right key to move the selection markers until they surround the clock day feature 15 FREEVOLVE LLC Copyright 2008 Use the Up or Down button to scroll through the days of the week until reaching the desired day oF bFridig 12P r4F Heat Meny Press the Right button to select the clock hour feature Use the Up or Down button to incre
7. ller may not have followed this wiring map and the terminals listed above are connected to wires of different colors In these cases it is important to either write down what color wire is connected to each thermostat terminal as you will need to connect everything the same way on your housEvolve Thermostat Module or change the wiring connections at the HVAC control board so that the standard mapping applies and you won t have to worry about it in the future FREEVOLVE LLC Copyright 2008 e Disconnect and remove your existing thermostat from its current location NOTE This installation guide will illustrate the procedure for a standard heat cool system The procedure for a heat pump system is similar e Open the cover of your housEvolve Thermostat Module by removing the 4 retaining screws Please identify areas of interest as shown in the image below ALL MOUNTING HOLES py Raa LAAS SEER Lye Se eres py state g R Ht w w a ik 5 t s E F AN a i ib GY od ie 7 Bin is rS IN 7 So zko x gt si of a zim 5 z J gt a prg J 5 r f KEYPAD 9V BATTERY NETWORK HVAC CONNECTOR CONNECTOR ICONNECTOR CONNECTOR FREEVOLVE LLC Copyright 2008 e In order to make the installation job easier we recommend unplugging the keypad connector cable from the circuit board This allows you to get the top cover out of the way entirely e Prepare the mounting location by using the open thermostat
8. ment decrement the hour field Note keeping the Up Down key pressed will allow the system to scroll through the hour field _ Press the Select button to toggle between 12 24 clock display mode Note that in 24hr mode the AM PM marker at the end of the time field disappears Press the Right button to select the clock minute feature Use the Up or Down button to increment decrement the minute field Note keeping the Up Down key pressed will allow the system to scroll through the minute field That s it The Thermostat Module will return to stand by mode after a few seconds of user inactivity keeping the newly chosen time Now that interacting with Thermostat Module is hopefully no longer a mystery let s finish the configuration process First switch the current HVAC mode to OFF Failure to do so will result in the Thermostat Module refusing to change its operating mode to single stage heat pump This feature is discussed 1n more detail in the User Manual FREEVOLVE LLC Copyright 2008 NTa l ot Ap HOFFA Meru e Next navigate to Menu and press Select The display will switch to the Menu screen Navigate to Setup Freagram Fhe PHN HULO e Press Select The display will switch to the Setup screen Navigate to HVAC syst type a a owd doe e Press Select The display will show the current HVAC system type which is Standard 1H 1C
9. unted behind the wall it would also feed in at this time one of the prepared mounting holes is visible in the picture e Fix the Thermostat Module to the wall using the screws provided FREEVOLVE LLC Copyright 2008 e OK we re ready to connect the thermostat cable Refer to the HVAC connector detail below and note the connector grouping indicated on the board 1 ii iii The top and bottom connections are common for both types of HVAC system supported They are COMB Common BLUE and RR Return RED Standard non heat pump HVAC systems will need to use the STANDARD group of connectors marked by the bracket shown below HW Heat WHITE FG Fan GREEN and ACY AC YELLOW Heat pump HVAC systems will need to use the HEAT PUMP group of connectors marked by the J bracket shown below FG Fan GREEN ACY AC YELLOW VO Change over Valve ORANGE and AHW Auxiliary Heat WHITE FREEVOLVE LLC Copyright 2008 A few notes Connection names indicated on the circuit board are used to indicate both the function and standard color of a particular wire This was done to assist the installer in cases where non standard wiring is in place The ACY and FG connections are common to both HVAC types If your housEvolve Thermostat Module 1s part of a housEvolve system the COMB connection 1s optional If your thermostat cable has this wire we recommend you use this connection Other
10. wise the device will draw power from the housEvolve network connection If you are using the housEvolve Thermostat Module as a stand alone device that is not part of a housEvolve system you must connect the COMB terminal The device will not operate without it e In this installation example we re using a non heat pump heat cool HVAC system Therefore the connections used are RR HW FG ACY and COMB making sure the wire retaining screws are securely tightened 11 FREEVOLVE LLC Copyright 2008 e Reconnect the top cover keypad and the 9V battery Please stow the battery as shown After a brief start up sequence the Thermostat Module will show the screen below e Replace the front cover and 4 retaining screws Turn on power to your HVAC system The screen will look like this indicating that the installation is complete e The next step is optional and only shown here for illustrative purposes Even though running the network cable on the outside of the wall is much simpler and economical than the alternative some users find the sight of an exposed cable undesirable However there are simple and economical ways to easily conceal a cable run Using a common cable management raceway available at most hardware stores the particular one used here is the CORDMATE made by The Wiremold 12 FREEVOLVE LLC Copyright 2008 Company and purchased from the local Home Depot we went from this to this
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