In "vacation mode", does timer give you option to bracket a certain time of day for the random on/off or does it just turn on/off all thru the day?
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I never used "vacation security" in practice, but I did go through all levels of the menu and there is no place where one could possibly set the bracket, i.e., the lower limit and the upper limit. Also, the manual reads: << SET VACATION SECURITY: Pressing the "TIME" and "PROG" buttons simultaneously will activate security mode. If "SEC" is to the right side of the display the timer will turn on randomly during different parts of the day. Simply press "TIME" and "PROG" simultaneously to disable "SEC". >> This clearly says that it turns on randomly during any time of day. I never used "vacation security" in practice, but I did go through all levels of the menu and there is no place where one could possibly set the bracket, i.e., the lower limit and the upper limit. Also, the manual reads: << SET VACATION SECURITY: Pressing the "TIME" and "PROG" buttons simultaneously will activate security mode. If "SEC" is to the right side of the display the timer will turn on randomly during different parts of the day. Simply press "TIME" and "PROG" simultaneously to disable "SEC". >> This... » Read More I never used "vacation security" in practice, but I did go through all levels of the menu and there is no place where one could possibly set the bracket, i.e., the lower limit and the upper limit. Also, the manual reads: << SET VACATION SECURITY: Pressing the "TIME" and "PROG" buttons simultaneously will activate security mode. If "SEC" is to the right side of the display the timer will turn on randomly during different parts of the day. Simply press "TIME" and "PROG" simultaneously to disable "SEC". >> This clearly says that it turns on randomly during any time of day. « Show Less
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You can set the time for each day of the week. I don't think you can do random in the midst of a vacation
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First of all, I have to say that it looks like this is an updated model from the one I have, which might explain why I've never heard of "vacation mode". Mine has something I think is called "Security Mode". When I engage it, the letters SEC appear in the display to the right of the time, and the unit does that bracketing thing you describe: only within my ON/OFF times, it appears to operate my lamp randomly. I really like it. I would imagine that this updated version carries on with the same behavior, but I don't know for sure. You know you have one like mine if your six buttons read (L to R): (1st row): WEEK, HOUR, MIN and (2nd row): TIME, ON/OFF AUTO, PROG, and if you have a RESET button under all six recessed in a hole made for a pen or something like a paperclip.
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just purchased this and have not set any daily modes for the week, but activated the vacation security mode to see how the random on and off light feature worked. I've also set the day and correct time in this unit,, so far for the last 2 nites, the unit has turned on the lamp at around 6PM but I've manually turned off the unit late at nite before I go to bed because it stays on. during the day, it stays off. I can only surmise that I have to set on and off times for each day & that the random timer works off of that,, otherwise it does not appear to do the random on and off.
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No you can't! It can be set to time start@end with a maual on off switch it can't be set by day. Hope this helps.
1780019
No, not really. You can only set it to go off a certain number of hours and minutes from the time that you set it. If it was the same number of hours everyday from when you were setting it to when you wanted it to go off you can just re-start easily to count down again once it has gone off.
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Sir, you can set it for whatever particular time you want. So you specify when it comes on and when it goes off. Robert
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No. The timer has a 24 hour dial so it will only turn on / off once or twice per day. Sounds like you need some sort of programmable timer.
902389
I don't think it works like that, if I'm reading you right - like a timer you set to turn off. It goes by an internal clock you set ahead of time where you set the "on" time and "off" time for each event. I suppose you could set the timer right up until the moment you need it to turn on (maybe a few minutes leeway), but again, you'd have to program it to turn off also at a specific time. Hope that helps.
712620
Sorry for the delay, Yes the mode stays on a timer, mine is on a timer and it holds whatever pattern mode I choose.
592682
Yes, you can set up to 3 on/off times on either different days or all on the same day.
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Yes or more times. We have ours set to turn on in the morning mon thru fri and in the afternoon/evening all week. It took me a little time to figure out how to do it, but once I played with it for a week or so, it all makes sense. Good luck!
1238423
Yes it does. I don't think you can pick a specific amount of time but there are varying timers to choose from.
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Oh yes - definitely !! You choose the date and the specific time. In fact, you can even program it to turn on (and off) for up to eight different times during various days (and times) of the week.
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There's more than one mode, the one your looking for is "cat activation" but it's also based on a timer,.. so if you set it for the sleep mode at 1am, the it allows x hours before it will run again, or it allows x hours till it sleeps ( I think it's 10?) so in that case it would only *not* run from 1am-11am. Call in, their phone support is super helpful and they'll walk you through it.
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There is a vacation mode you can trigger by wiring a pair of wires to the thermostat and using a contact switch which can presumably be controlled by the multi-zone system. I ran the wires to control mine but I haven't hooked it up to anything yet.
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i don't quite understand your question but i can tell you that you can set many different on off scenarios which is awesome. In fact, i have two tree zones that i now turn on for 5 minutes each day then the other stations on fixed days of the week as normal controller. The app function is very nice as well. i hope this helps.
666284
Over ride the time settings? You mean turn it on/off at will? Yes! But its a timer so you can turn it on/off or hange the times when you wish.
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Yes, it needs to be on auto. Did you set the active days for both on and off schedules?
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The short answer is that you can program on-off events for all the days of the week in one shot. By pressing the mode button, you can get it into a state that all days of the week are displayed at the bottom. Then you can set the timer to do the same thing every day. I found it difficult to decipher the instructions; for me they were written by tech writers and developers, without input from users. Also, the display on the unit is tiny, so it is hard to read the many things it can show. The good news is you can always restart the procedure if you think something is not right.