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TableofContents
SystemRequirements ............................................................................................................................. 3
Installation................................................................................................................................................. 3
QuickStartGuide...................................................................................................................................... 4
TextFormattingandSpecialCharacters ............................................................................................. 7
ConfiguringProgrammableThermostats ........................................................................................... 8
ImportingDatatotheComputer.........................................................................................................10
Uninstallation..........................................................................................................................................11
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SystemRequirements:
Toinstallandusethissoftware,yourcomputermustmeetthefollowingrequirements.
ForPC:
• Windows2000orlater• 1Ghzorfasterprocessor• 512Mb+ofRAM• 15Mbormoreoffreediskspace
ForMAC:
• OSX10.5orlater(Leopard)• 1Ghzorfasterprocessor• 512Mb+ofRAM• 25Mbormoreoffreediskspace
Adobepdfreader(orequivalent)isrequiredtoviewthehelpmaterials.YoumayinstallthepdfreaderfromtheincludeddiscordownloaditdirectlyfromAdobe’swebsite:
http://get.adobe.com/reader/
Installation:
Insertthebundledminicdintoyourcomputertobegintheinstallation.OncomputersrunningtheWindowsoperatingsystem,awelcomewindowwillappearwithanoptiontobegintheinstallationprocess.IfyoursystemissettodisallowCDauto‐runyouwillnotseethewelcomewindowandyoumustlaunchtheinstallermanuallybybrowsingtheCDcontentsin“MyComputer”.Ifyoursystemisnotphysicallycompatiblewiththebundledminicdyoumaydownloadtheprogramfortheoperatingsystemofyourchoicefromthefollowingwebsite:
http://www.source1thermostats.com/downloadapp.html
• ForMaccomputers,downloadandrunlxusb_win_setup.pkg• ForWindowscomputers,downloadandrunlxusb_osx_setup.exe
Followallinstructionsgivenbytheinstallerandcompletetheprograminstallation.
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QuickStartGuide:
ThequickstartguidewillhelpyoustartprogrammingtheS1‐LXUSBprogrammerwithyourcomputer.Besuretohavetheprograminstalledonyourcomputerbeforeproceeding.Followtheinstallationinstructionsaboveifyouhavenotalreadyinstalledtheprogram.
1. Launchtheinstalledprogram
2. ConnectingtheUSBProgrammerModule:ConnecttheUSBProgrammerModuletooneofyourcomputer’sUSBportsusingtheincludedUSBcableasshownbelow:
Theprogramshouldautomaticallyrecognizeyourconnectedprogrammerandlistitunderthe"Programmers"tab.
3. Selectingathermostattoconfigure:ClickonthesettingstabtolistalltheLXSeriesthermostatsthatcanbeprogrammedusingthisprogram.Findthethermostatmodelthatyouwouldliketoprogramandclickonits"ChangeSettings"button.Forexample,toprogramtheTHSU32HP7,clickonthefollowingbutton:
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4. Configuringathermostat:Youwillnowseeascreenfilledwithalltheconfigurableoptionsforthatparticularthermostat.Thecurrentstep,thetotalnumberofstepsavailable,andthetitleofthecurrentstepareshownonthetopleftcornerofthescreen.Intheimagebelow,theuseriscurrentlyviewingthefirstof8stepsandhe/sheisconfiguringtheGeneralSettingsofthethermostat.
Onthelowerleftandrightcornersofthescreenare2buttonslabeledPreviousandNext.Thesebuttonsallowtheusertonavigatetothenextstepandtothepreviousstep.Therearealso2buttonsonthetoprightcornerofthescreenlabeled"SetDefaults"and"Close".Clickingthe"SetDefaults"buttonwillrevertallofthesettingsforthecurrentstepbacktothefactorydefaultvalues.Theclosebuttonwillreturnyoutothemain"Settings"screen.Configurethethermostat'ssettingsonebyonetoyourdesiredliking.Toexittothemain"Settings"pageclickonthe"Close"button.
5. Configuringotherthermostats:RepeatStep4foreachthermostatmodelthatyouwouldliketoprogram;theapplicationwillremembereachmodel'sconfiguration
6. Settingserviceinformationandscrollingmarquee:Theserviceinformationisthetextdisplayedwhenserviceisrequiredandmarqueetextisthetextdisplayedatothertimes.Fortheserviceinformation,youcaneitherusethedefaultsettings,yourowncustomtext,orchoosetonotdisplayanyserviceinformationonthethermostat.Forthescrollingmarqueetext,youmayuseyourowncustomtext,ornotdisplayanytext.
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RefertotheTextFormattingandSpecialCharacterssectionformoreinformationonformattinganddisplayingspecialcharacters.
7. SendingthesettingstotheUSBProgrammerModule:Oncesatisfiedwiththethermostatconfiguration,clickonthe"SendSettings"buttononthe"Settings"screen.
Selecttheprogrammerthatyouwouldliketoprogramandclick"Send".Oncethesettingsaresuccessfullysent,clickonthe"OK"buttontoreturntothe"Settings"screen.Clickonthe“Programmers”tabandclick“Eject”ontheprogrammerinuse.Onceithassuccessfullyejected,youmayunplugtheUSBProgrammerModulefromthecomputer.
8. Savingyourconfiguration:Ifyouwouldliketosaveyourconfigurationtoafile,specifyadescriptivenameinthe"Name"inputboxlocatedinthe"Settings"screen.Oncefinished,clickonthe"SavetoFile"button.SelectalocationforthefileandclickOK.Afilecontainingallofyoursettings,includingtheServiceInformationandscrollingmarqueetext,willbecreated.Youmayloadthisfileinthefutureusingthe"LoadfromFile"buttontoloadalloftheconfigurationsettingsthatyou'vesaved.Note:The"SavetoFileAs"buttonwillsavethecurrentsettingasanewfile.Thisisusefulifyouwouldliketosaveasadifferentfileratherthansavingittothesamefilethatyou'veloaded.
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TextFormattingandSpecialCharacters:
ThescrollingmarqueedisplayoftheLXSeriesthermostatcandisplaytextualinformationtotheuser,includingcustomizedmessagesthatyoucanprogramintothethermostat.Anumberofformattingoptionsareavailablesothattextualinformationispresentedthewaytheyareintended.
BecausetheLXSeriesthermostatislimitedtodisplaying10charactersatatime(includingspaces),youmayusespecialcharacterstocorrectlyformatyourmessage.Youmaypreviewtheminthedifferentscrollingmodesbyclickingonthe“Preview”buttonbeforeprogrammingthethermostat.
&‐Usetheampersand(&)todenoteanon‐breakingspace.Wordsjoinedby"&"willbeconsideredasinglewordbywholewordscrollingmodes.Thisprovidesformatcontrolforsmallwords.
Example:
"THISISATEST”willbedisplayedas
• "THISISA"• "TEST"
"THIS&ISA&TEST"willbedisplayedas
• "THISIS"• "ATEST"
#‐Usethepoundsign(#)toaddasmartwordbreak.Thewordwillbebrokenatthe#characterandreplacedwitha"‐"whenawholewordscrollmodeisactive.Thewordwillnotbebrokeniftheactivescrollmodeisletterbyletter.Thisprovidesawaytosplitwordsthatarelargerthan10characters.
Example:
"PERIODIC#ALLY"willbedisplayedas
• "PERIODIC‐"• "ALLY"
Note:Theactualspecialcharactersthemselveswillnotbedisplayedonthethermostat.
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ConfiguringProgrammableThermostats:AlloftheLXSeriesthermostats,withtheexceptionoftheTBSU22HN,canbeconfiguredtobeprogrammable.Thisallowstheusertoconfiguretimeperiodsetpoints(morning,day,evening,andnight).YoucaneasilyconfigurethisfortheprogrammableLXSeriesthermostatsusingthecomputertosavetime:Residential:TheresidentialmodelsoftheLXSeriesareallprogrammable.BoththeTHSU32P7andTHSU32HP7support1,5/2,and7dayprogrammablemodeswhereastheTHSU21P1onlysupports1dayprogrammablemode.Commercial:TheprogrammablecommercialmodelsoftheLXSeriesincludetheTBSU32HP7andtheTBSU32P7.Theybothsupport1,5/1/1and7dayprogrammablemodes.Programmingviacomputer:Clickonthe“ChangeSettings”buttonfortheparticularthermostatyou’dliketoconfigureandnavigatetothe“ThermostatModeandProgram”page.
Note:Ifyouareconfiguringacommercialmodel,youwillnoticethatadditionalfieldsareavailabletoconfiguretheUnoccupiedcoolandheatsetpoints.Furthermore,theresidential5/2programmode(weekday/weekend)isnow5/1/1(weekday/Saturday/Sunday)toaccommodatemostcommercialapplications.Youmayconfiguretheavailablemodesofthethermostat(autochangeover,manualchangeover,heatonly,orcoolonly)viathefirstdropdownmenu.Additionally,youcanalsoconfigurethemaximumheat/coolsetpointdifferenceviathenumericstepper.Tobeginprogramming,firstselecttheprogrammodeyou’dlikethethermostattobein.Selecting7daywilldisplayalistofMonday‐Sundaywhereas5/2daywilldisplayWeekday‐Weekendand1dayissimplyasingleday.Selectthedaythatyouwouldliketoprogramtoexpandit’stimeperiodsalongwiththestarttimes,coolsetpoint,heatsetpoint,andstoptime(ifcommercial).Clickingonthesame
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daywillthencollapsethoserows.YoumaycollapseorexpandalldaysbyclickingontheCollapseAllandExpandAllbuttons.Onceexpanded,youmaybeginmodifyingtheprogramparametersbyclickingontheitem.Intheimagebelow,clickingonthe“StartTime”forMondayMorningopensalistofavailabletimesfromwhichyoumaypick.Similarly,youmayclickonthesetpointstoopenanumericstepperwhereyoucanincrement/decrementthesetpointvalueorinputdirectlybytypingthenumberonyourkeyboard.
Dothisforeachofthedayandtimeperiodthatyouwanttoprogram.Youmayalsocopyandpasteaday’sprogramintoanotherdaytospeeduptheprocess.Todothis,simplyclickonthedaythatyouwouldliketocopytodisplaytheCopyandPastebuttons.Ifyouclickonatimeperiodofaday,youwillnotseetheCopyandPastebuttons.
ClickingtheCopybuttonwillcopytheselectedday’sprogramtomemory.YoumaythenselectadifferentdayandclickonthePastebuttontoduplicatethecopiedprogramtothatparticularday.
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Note:Themaxheat/coolsetpointdifferenceandthesecuritylimitheat/coolsetpoint(ifenabled)areenforcedwhileconfiguringyourthermostatprogram.Changingtheheat/coolsetpointdifferenceafterconfiguringyourthermostatprogrammayresultinsomesetpointsbeingchangedtomeetthenewsetpointdifferencerequirement.Ifyounoticethefollowingicon,hoverthemousecursoroverittoviewthechangesautomaticallyapplied.
ImportingDatatotheComputer:YoumayimportdatafromtheS1‐LXUSBUSBProgrammerModuletothecomputerformodificationand/orarchivingpurposes.WhenaUSBProgrammerModuleisconnectedtothecomputer,clickonthe“Programmers”tabintheprogramtoviewalistofconnectedProgrammerModules.ClicktheimportbuttonontheProgrammerModuleyouwouldliketoimportdatafrom:
Confirmtheimportandwaituntiltheimportingprocessfinishes.Oncecomplete,thesettingsforalloftheLXSeriesthermostatsarenowloadedontheapplication.Youmaythenmodifythesesettingsand/orsavethemtoafile.
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Uninstall:ToremovetheLXSeriesUSBProgrammerApplicationfromyourcomputer,followthestepsoutlinedbelow:WindowsVista:Accessthe“ControlPanel”ofyourcomputerandclickon“ProgramsandFeatures”.FindandselecttheLXSeriesUSBProgrammerapplicationinthelist.Onceselected,clickontheAdd/RemoveProgramsbuttontobegintheuninstallprocess.
WindowsXP&EarlierVersions:Accessthe“ControlPanel”ofyourcomputerandclickon“AddorRemovePrograms”.FindandselecttheLXSeriesUSBProgrammerapplicationinthelist.Onceselected,clickonthe“Remove”buttontobegintheuninstallprocess.MacOSX:ToremovetheLXSeriesUSBProgrammerapplication,dragit’sicontothetrashcan.