Scheduling

Video: Automate Your Home's Temperature

Watch this video for instructions on using Scheduling, Auto Away (Geofencing), Priority feature and Vacation Mode.

Setting a Schedule On the Thermostat

Touch the Menu icon at the bottom of the home screen display. Then touch Schedule.

Residential

  • The schedule menu lets you group days or set days individually.

  • After choosing the schedule type, Touch the period you wish to edit (Wake, Away, Home or Sleep)

  • Touch Time to edit the time for that schedule period.

  • Touch Priority to select which sensors will be used for that period. (S900 does not have this setting)

  • Touch Temperature to set the Heat and Cool setpoints for that period.

  • Touch Fan to select Fan On, Auto, or Circulate for that period

Commercial

  • The schedule menu lets you group days or set days individually.

  • After choosing the schedule type, Touch the period you wish to edit (Occupied or Unoccupied)

  • Touch Time to edit the time for that schedule period.

  • Touch Temperature to set the Heat and Cool setpoints for that period.

NOTE: When set for commercial, the thermostat runs the fan continuously throughout the occupied schedule period.

Scheduling Through the App (App images are subject to change)

Flexible scheduling: You can choose to use location-based temperature control (Auto-Away / geofence technology), time-based scheduling, or use a combination of both to make sure your home is always comfortable.

  • Location-based temperature control: Using Auto-Away/Geofencing technology, the thermostat will automatically use your smartphone’s location, which can save energy when you leave and make your home comfortable by the time you return.

  • Smart scheduling: Adds a Sleep period to location-based temperature control.

  • Time-based scheduling: You can program a schedule where every day is different, a schedule where weekdays and weekends are different, or a schedule where every day is the same. There are four adjustable periods per day: Wake, Away, Home, and Sleep.

  • No schedule: You can also choose not to set a schedule and adjust the thermostat manually.

  • Sensor Priority: Select which sensors are used for each program period or when used manually.

  1. In the First Alert App, select the thermostat you wish to schedule. Touch the Calendar icon in the lower right of the display.

  2. Select Grouped Days for all days the same or Single day if you want some days to be scheduled different than others.

  3. Select Options to turn schedule off, create a new time-based schedule, or switch to Auto-Away/Geofencing.

  4. Set priority sensor(s) for each program:

Location-Based Scheduling

When location-based temperature control is used, the thermostat active home screen display will show Using Home settings, Using Away settings, or Using Sleep settings below the room temperature.

If you manually change the temperature when location-based temperature control is active, the new temperature will remain in effect until you cross the geofence.

NOTE: To utilize Auto-Away (Geofencing), set the schedule through the app.

Auto-Away Scheduling

  1. Select Auto Away.

  2. Set Auto Away Radius.

  3. Drag edge of radius to expand. This determines how far away from the home all occupants phones should be to trigger away settings.

  4. Set Auto Away Schedule.

  5. Set Home and Away Settings.

  6. Set the Sleep Period Time and Temperatures.

Schedule Override on Device

With thermostat in Heat, Cool, Auto, or Em Heat mode, touch the up or down arrow to change the set-point. If thermostat is in Auto mode, select either the Heat or Cool set-point you wish to adjust.

If scheduling is enabled, you'll see Hold until [time] at the bottom of the screen — touch this option.

The display will show: "Use current temperature, fan, and comfort priority settings until…"

Options are:

  • Next Period

  • A Specific Time

  • Permanently

  • Remove hold

Choose the appropriate option. If you chose A Specific time, select the time you want to hold to.

Touch Save to return to Home screen.

Vacation Hold

Set a vacation hold time on the First Alert app and the home thermostat(s) will save you money while on vacation.

Fan Scheduling

If scheduling is used, there is a fan setting associated with each schedule period.

Example: the Sleep schedule period may be set to fan auto. If you change the fan setting from the home screen during an earlier period, the setting will go back to auto at the sleep schedule period.

If you want to change the fan setting and have the new setting be permanent, then make the change to the fan setting in the schedule settings for each period rather than from the home screen.