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Glossary of Terms
Air Patrol: Feature that turns on the fan when measured air quality is below
what is desired.
Auto-Changeover: A mode in which the thermostat will turn on the heating or
cooling based on room temperature demand.
Cool Setpoint: The warmest temperature that the space should rise to before
cooling is turned on (without regard to deadband).
Deadband: The number of degrees the thermostat will wait, once a setpoint
has been reached, before energizing heating or cooling.
Dehumidify: To reduce the amount of moisture in the air.
Differential: The forced temperature difference between the heat setpoint and
the cool setpoint.
Heat Setpoint: The coolest temperature that the space should drop to before
heating is turned on (without regard to deadband).
Humidify: To increase the amount of moisture in the air.
Icon: The word or symbol that appears on the thermostat display.
Mode: The current operating condition of the thermostat (i.e. Off, Heat, Cool,
Auto, Program On).
Non-Programmable Thermostat: A thermostat that does not have the capability
of running Time Period Programming.
Programmable Fan: Feature that turns on the fan for certain time each hour
between certain hours.
Programmable Thermostat: A thermostat that has the capability of running
Time Period Programming.
Reheat: Running the cooling and 2nd stage strip heaters at the same time in
order to dehumidify the air without cooling down the room temperature.
VenNet: wireless transmission using different scheme/frequency than
Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
Temperature Swing: Same as deadband.
Time Period Programming: A program that allows the thermostat to
automatically adjust the heat setpoint and/or the cool setpoint based on the
time of the day.
