Wayne-Dalton Z-WAVE WDTC-20 - Manual (Page 4)

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Basics
The Wayne-Dalton Z-Wave
®
Enabled Thermostat is compatible with most standard 24 Volt heating and cooling
systems including:
• 1 and 2 stage heat pump systems
• 1 or 2 stage normal heating systems
• 1 stage cooling systems
The Wayne-Dalton Z-Wave
®
Enabled Thermostat also features:
• Support for all Z-Wave
®
controllers
• “Home” and “Away” programs via Z-Wave
®
or manual operation
• “Heat” and “Cool” modes via Z-Wave
®
or manual operation
• Temperature setting up or down via Z-Wave
®
or manual operation
• Easy Energy Savings buttons and Mode Switch
• Low Battery indicator
The Z-Wave
®
Enabled Thermostat is a new arrival into the Wayne-Dalton Z-Wave
®
product line and contains
many new features that were not conceived when some Z-Wave
®
controllers were initially developed. The
Wayne-Dalton Z-Wave
®
Enabled Thermostat has a special compatibility mode and is designed to work with
your Z-Wave
®
network regardless of the manufacturer of your controller or its date of manufacture. When
programming your thermostat to your controller, if it does not respond to the commands, reprogram it using
the alternate programming method.
The Z-Wave
®
Enabled Thermostat is designed to live by your schedule rather than forcing you to live by the
rigid schedule it was programmed with. Now you can program it to the “Away” Scene on a controller such as
the Wireless Gateway and when you leave the house you can activate that Scene from your car to set-back
your thermostat, then when you arrive home, you can activate the “Home” Scene to return the thermostat to
your normal setting.
To begin using Z-Wave
®
Home Control technology it is helpful to understand that each Z-Wave
®
module,
including the Z-Wave
®
Enabled Thermostat, communicate with each other using a low power radio transmitter
and receiver. Large metal objects, house wiring, walls, furniture, refrigerators, microwaves and similar items
can interfere with communication between the modules to reduce the range or even prevent communication.
Placement of the Z-Wave
®
Enabled Thermostat and other Z-Wave
®
modules is very important to obtain a
reliable network.
A Z-Wave
®
network is a collection of Z-Wave
®
modules in a mesh type of network. Each Z-Wave
®
module,
regardless of manufacturer, communicates with other modules within range to route and repeat the signals
from one device to the next, this creates a highly reliable and robust transmission throughout the home.
A Z-Wave
®
network can have only one primary controller. The primary controller establishes network security
to ensure your network will not operate a neighbors network and vice-versa. It is a good practice to label
and protect your primary controller since it is the only Z-Wave
®
controller that can add modules to or remove
modules from your network. It is easy to add secondary controllers as your network grows. Your Z-Wave
®
Enabled Thermostat can belong to only one network, and therefore only one primary controller, but it can be
added to as many secondary controllers or Scenes as you wish for added convenience.
For more tips and great ideas on how to use and expand your network please visit our web site,
www.wayne-dalton.com/access.
Z-Wave
®
Enabled Thermostat Basics