Smart Thermostat

User Guide

ADC-T2000
 Installation precautions
• Before installing or servicing the • An amperage higher than 1 amp to each
thermostat, turn off power to the system thermostat terminal may cause damage to
at the circuit breaker. the thermostat.

• Leave power off until you have finished • Verify that the system is 24 VAC. If the old
installing or servicing. system is labeled as 120 or 240 volts or has
wire nuts, the system is high voltage.
• Shorting the electric terminals at the Do not install the thermostat to a high
control on the heating or cooling system voltage system. Contact a local HVAC
may damage the thermostat. Do not test professional for help.
the system this way.

• You must follow all local codes and Questions?

ordinances for wiring the system.
Visit answers.alarm.com
• This thermostat should only be powered by or contact your service provider.
4 AA alkaline batteries or a listed Class 2
power supply at 24 VAC (C-Wire or wall
transformer).

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In the box Thermostat overview
Buttons Display

UP: Adjust target temperature up. HEAT: Illuminated in HEAT, EMER

or AUTO mode.
MODE: Change thermostat between
HEAT, COOL, AUTO, EMER COOL: Illuminated in COOL
Thermostat Back plate Trim plate and OFF modes. or AUTO mode.

DOWN: Adjust target temperature. RADIO: Illuminated during the

Also include and exclude from wireless configuration.
the network.

Modes
➊ Display

Drywall screws (3) Drywall anchors (3) AA batteries (4)

HEAT: Will activate the heating system.
➋ Heat ➎
COOL: Will activate the air conditioner.
➌ Cool ➏
Recommended tools
AUTO: Will select either the HEAT
or COOL mode automatically. ➍ Radio
➊ ➐
➎
➍
EMER: For use with heat pumps only. Up

➌
Will bypass the heat pump and
➏
➋
enable auxiliary/emergency heat. Mode

OFF: The system will not heat or cool. ➐ Down

Phillips screwdriver Power drill (3⁄16” drill bit) Pencil Needle-nose pliers

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 Location Preparation
If replacing an old thermostat, the new • Be aware of what is on the other side Test the system Remove the thermostat cover
thermostat can be mounted in its place. of the wall where the thermostat is
If a new location is desired it will be being installed. Do not install on walls Verify that the heating and/or cooling system is Remove the cover from the existing thermostat.
necessary to move the wiring. adjacent to unheated rooms, stoves, operating properly before you try to install the Do not disconnect the wires yet.
or housing hot water pipes. new thermostat.
New installation and relocation should Take a picture of the wires before you detach
follow the accompanying guidelines to • Damp areas will not only affect the CAUTION: Do not test the system by them from the existing thermostat for
ensure the most accurate temperature humidity reading of the thermostat, but shorting electric terminals at the furnace or future reference.
reading and ease of use. could lead to corrosion and shorten the life air conditioner. This may damage
of the thermostat. the thermostat.
• Mount thermostat on an inside wall,
approximately 5 ft. (1.5m) above the floor • Install in a location with good air circulation.
in a frequently used room. Stagnant air will not accurately reflect the Turn the power off
rate of temperature change in the room.
• Do not install in locations near appliances Turn all heating and cooling systems off.
or devices that affect the local temperature • Avoid areas behind open doors, corners, This can be done at the circuit breaker.
such as televisions, lamps, or dryers. and alcoves.
CAUTION: Do not remove the existing
• Avoid areas that are exposed to large • Wait until construction and painting are thermostat until power has been turned off
temperature variances, such as: finished before installing. at the circuit breaker.
direct sunlight, near an AC unit,
above or below auxiliary heat and Once power to the heating and cooling systems
air vents, and drafts from windows. is off, perform the following steps:

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 Prepare the wires Install the back plate
Installation
Disconnect all of the wires and remove the Use the bubble level provided on the back plate
existing thermostat. Remember to secure as a guide. Mark where the screws will go with
the wires so they don’t fall into the wall. a pencil through the screw holes on the Wire your new thermostat • If you have RH & RC, remove the black
back plate. Ensure the top of the back plate is jumper in the lower left corner of the back
Follow these guidelines for safe and secure facing up. Reconnect the wires to the new thermostat plate terminal board with needle-
wire connections: and indicate the connected wires with a nose pliers.
If necessary, use the trim plate to cover pencil in the image below. This information
• Ensure the wires are a proper gauge up any marks or holes left from the will be needed when configuring • Z can be used for W3, H, DH, or O/B Zoning.
between 18-24 AWG. old thermostat. Attach the trim plate before the thermostat.
securing the back plate to the wall.
• Make sure wires have exposed straight ends
about 1⁄8” long. Drill holes with a 3⁄16” drill bit to tap in the
drywall anchors for added support RC C RC C
RH Y
CAUTION: Verify that the system is 24 VAC.
RH Y
RC C
Z Y2 Z Y2
RH Y
If the old system is labeled as 120 or 240 Z Y2
W2 G W2 G
O/B O/B
volts or has wire nuts, the system is W2 G
W W
O/B
high voltage. Do not install the thermostat W

to a high voltage system. Contact a local

HVAC professional for help.

Jumper On Jumper Off

If you have extra wires, do not install them

in the new thermostat. Please contact
your local HVAC professional for
additional assistance.

• If you have R, connect it to RH.

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Terminal designations Install the batteries

The thermostat can be powered by battery • If the home is unoccupied for a month or
Conventional system Heat pump
or 24 VAC. If a wall transformer is used to more, such as with vacation homes, you
Terminal Description Terminal Description power the thermostat, connect between should replace the batteries as a preventive
C and RH. measure against battery failure while you
RC Cooling power RC Cooling power are away.
Ensure the batteries are installed following
RH Heating power RH Heating power the specified polarity markings on • Always use new batteries as replacements.
the thermostat.
Configurable W3, H, DH or
Z Z Configurable W3, H, or DH
O/B zoning
CAUTION: SPECIAL BATTERY WARNING

W Heat stage 1 W Aux stage 1 • Always replace the batteries as soon as

W2 Heat stage 2 W2 Aux stage 2 you have low battery levels, indicated by
“LOW” then "BATT" flashing on the display.
W3 Heat stage 3 W3 Aux stage 3 If the batteries drain, the thermostat
could leave the HVAC system on or off,
Common wire from secondary
Common wire from secondary overheating or freezing the home.
C side of heating transformer C
side of cooling transformer
(if 2 transformers)
• Always replace the batteries at least once a
year. This will protect the thermostat from
Y Cool stage 1 Y Pump stage 1 damage and corrosion by leaking batteries.
Y2 Cool stage 2 Y2 Pump stage 2
G Fan G Fan relay
H Whole home humidifier H Whole home humidifier
DH Whole home dehumidifier DH Whole home dehumidifier
O/B Energized in cool mode O/B Reversing valve

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Attach the body and back plate Turn the power on Connect to the system

Verify that any excess wire is tucked back into Restore power to all the heating and ➊ Put the thermostat in OFF mode
the wall to allow room for the thermostat to sit cooling systems. This can be done at the (no mode icons are lit).
flush against the back plate. circuit breaker.
➋ Put the Z-wave controller in inclusion mode.
Return the thermostat to the wall plate by Refer to the controller documentation
pressing the thermostat body firmly into the for more information.
back plate mounted to the wall. Ensure that
the pins on the body are correctly aligned with ➌ Press and hold the DOWN button
the back plate. Failure to do so could cause on the thermostat to begin inclusion mode.
damage to the thermostat. Release the button when the RADIO
icon lights up.

➍ When the RADIO icon becomes solid,

the thermostat has been included.

➎ Log in to your online customer account

to sync the thermostat with the system
or contact your service provider for
professional installation setup.

NOTE: Write your login information below

once you have chosen a personal password.

User ID

Password

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Configure the system Configuration System Type Description/Note

Normal electric heating system, thermostat

The thermostat configuration will be done on Manual configuration of HVAC system
your online account. Here you can configure the on thermostat
NORM Normal 2-heat 2-cool system turns on fan with heat. Two or fewer stages
of heating and of cooling are allowed.
parameters of the system, such as: Heat Pump
or Normal, number of heat and cool stages, The system type listed in the table below
heating fuel, calibration temperature, and can be physically set on the thermostat by Normal fossil heating system, thermostat
configurable terminal (Z). In your online doing the following: Fossil 2-heat 2-cool system
FOSL does not turn on the fan using the G wire when
account, you will have to enter the thermostat (for hydronic heat w/no fan)
heating. Gas furnace or hydronic usually.
configuration. Refer to page 7 for the ➊ Put the thermostat in OFF mode.
appropriate diagrams when you set up
the thermostat. ➋ Press and hold the UP button for
5 seconds until the display shows Heat pump using O in the O/B termina with
PUMP Heat pump (O terminal) two or fewer stages of electric aux heating.
While the default settings online will be a version number.
sufficient in most cases, you also have the
option to change advanced configuration ➌ Press and hold the UP button again
settings, such as: Swing, Differential, Recovery for 5 seconds until the display shows
Heat pump using B in the O/B termina with
Setting, Fan Circulation Period, Fan Circulation your HVAC setup. PMPS Heat pump (B terminal) two or fewer stages of electric aux heating.
Duty Cycle, Maximum Setpoints, Minimum
Setpoints, and Thermostat Lock. ➍ Press the UP/DOWN buttons
to select the thermostat configuration
CAUTION: Be careful when changing advanced from the table below. Heat pump with two or fewer stages of fossil
DUAL Dual fuel system (O terminal) aux heating using O in the O/B terminal.
configuration settings. These configuration
settings should only be changed by those ➎ Press the MODE button to confirm
familiar with heating and cooling systems’ your selection.
parameters. Contact a local HVAC Heat pump with two or fewer stages of fossil
professional for help. DULB Dual fuel system (B terminal) aux heating using B in the O/B terminal.

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 Operation
Changing the mode and set point • In AUTO, the brighter icon will indicate Changing the batteries
which set point is currently displayed
➊ Press the UP/DOWN buttons and active HEAT or COOL . If the thermostat batteries are low, replace
once to display the current set point. the batteries with four new AA batteries.
• After 5 seconds the display will return to the
• The modes icon HEAT or COOL current room temperature. The mode icon ➊ Remove the thermostat from the back
will begin to pulse. will become solid to indicate this. If powered plate by pulling the thermostat straight
by the “C” wire, the thermostat display will out and off the wall.
➋ Press the UP/DOWN buttons remain lit. If the thermostat is running on
again to adjust the desired set point. battery power only, the display will turn off ➋ Take out the existing batteries.
after 5 seconds to conserve energy.
➌ Press the MODE button at any time The thermostat will continue to operate ➌ Insert the new batteries following the
to change the mode. while the display is off. specified polarity markings on
the thermostat.
Display • The modes are HEAT , COOL , AUTO,
EMER and OFF. ➍ Return the thermostat to the wall plate
➊ Press any button to wake up by pressing the thermostat body firmly
the thermostat. • EMER mode is available for Heat Pump into the back plate mounted to the wall.
systems. Press and hold the MODE Ensure that the pins on the body are
➋ After waking, the display will show the button while in Heat Mode to enter EMER. correctly aligned with the back plate.
current mode and room temperature. Failure to do so could cause damage to
• When in EMER mode, the display will the thermostat.
read EMER when the thermostat wakes
up and the HEAT icon will be displayed.
Changing the mode will leave EMER mode.

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Troubleshooting
Heating or cooling doesn’t turn on when Exclude the thermostat from the Batteries drain quickly
the set point is above or below the Z-Wave network
room temperature If a thermostat is included using a “C” Wire,
If for some reason the thermostat must be that information is saved in the network and
To prevent damaging the compressor, excluded from the network, follow the cannot be changed unless excluded and included
the thermostat inserts a delay when cycling steps below: again without a “C” Wire connected. The same
the compressor. If you think the system should applies to thermostats included on
be on and it’s not, change the set point to ➊ Set the thermostat to OFF mode. battery power.
2 degrees beyond the current set point and wait
5 minutes to see if the system turns on. ➋ Press and hold the exclusion button on the If you find your thermostat batteries are
If not, contact a local HVAC professional. Z-Wave controller. Refer to controller draining unusually fast, make sure the “C” Wire
documentation for more information. connection is still intact. If a device is included
using the “C” Wire, the Z-Wave communication
Heat pump is “cooling when it should ➌ Press and hold the DOWN button on never sleeps, and the thermostat will act as a
be heating” or “heating when it the thermostat to enter exclusion mode. repeater, sending messages for other devices
should be cooling” Release the button when the RADIO as well. If the “C” Wire is removed, this kind of
icon lights up. activity will drain the battery very quickly.
Because both types of heat pump reversing
valves share a single terminal on your ➍ When the RADIO icon flashes red,
thermostat back plate, you need to be sure the thermostat has now been successfully
you have the thermostat configured for excluded from the network.
the correct wire. Try switching the O/B
configuration setting through your
online account. Contact a local HVAC
professional for further help with this issue.

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 Notices
FCC • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation technician for help.
is subject to the following two conditions:
IC
1. This device may not cause harmful interference. Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio transmitter
may only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum
2. This device must accept any interference received, including (or lesser) gain approved for the transmitter by
interference that may cause undesired operation. Industry Canada. To reduce potential radio interference to
other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the (EIRP) is not more than that necessary for
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable successful communication.
protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and Conformément à la réglementation d’Industrie Canada, le
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and présent émetteur radio peut fonctionner avec une antenne
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful d’un type et d’un gain maximal (ou inférieur) approuvé pour
interference to radio communications. However, there is no l’émetteur par Industrie Canada. Dans le but de réduire les
guarantee that interference will not occur in a risques de brouillage radioélectrique à l’intention des autres
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful utilisateurs, il faut choisir le type d’antenne et son gain de
interference to radio or television reception, which can be sorte que la puissance isotrope rayonnée équivalente (PIRE)
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is ne dépasse pas l’intensité nécessaire à l’établissement d’une
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more communication satisfaisante.
of the following measures:
NOTE: The grantee is not responsible for any changes or
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
• Increase the separation between the equipment for compliance. Such modifications could void the user’s
and receiver. authority to operate the equipment.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected.

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