HVAC ZONE CONTROL PANEL
First Claim
1. A zone control panel having a user interface, the user interface comprising:
- a display;
a controller coupled to the display for displaying a menu on the display, wherein the menu is configured to allow a user to set one or more parameters of the zone control panel; and
two or more buttons coupled to the controller, wherein each of the two or more buttons has a unique and constant function for manipulating the menu and/or for setting one or more parameters of the zone control panel via the menu.
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Abstract
A zone control panel that is easy and intuitive to use and to program. In some embodiments, a zone control panel may be configured to have an easy to use, single level menu structure with, for example, a configuration mode and/or a checkout mode. The configuration mode may, if present, include a number of menu screens sometimes without any sub-menu levels. Likewise, the checkout mode may, if present, include a number of menu screens sometimes without any sub-menu levels. A mode selector may be provided to select a particular mode, after which, the menu screens that correspond to the selected mode may be sequentially displayed to the user. Other features and aspects are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A zone control panel having a user interface, the user interface comprising:
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a display; a controller coupled to the display for displaying a menu on the display, wherein the menu is configured to allow a user to set one or more parameters of the zone control panel; and two or more buttons coupled to the controller, wherein each of the two or more buttons has a unique and constant function for manipulating the menu and/or for setting one or more parameters of the zone control panel via the menu. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A zone control panel having a user interface, the user interface comprising:
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a display; a controller coupled to the display for displaying a menu on the display, wherein the menu includes two or more menu modes, and for each menu mode, the menu includes a series of menu screens that are at a common menu level with no sub-menu screens; and two or more buttons coupled to the controller, wherein each of the two or more buttons has a unique and constant function in relation to each of the menu screens regardless of the menu mode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A zone control panel having a user interface, the user interface comprising:
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a display; a controller coupled to the display for displaying a menu on the display, wherein the menu includes two or more menu screens used by a user for configuring the zone control panel; two or more buttons coupled to the controller, wherein each of the two or more buttons has a unique and constant function in relation to the menu screens that are used for configuring the zone control panel; and the two or more buttons having distinct markings disposed on or near the respective buttons that provide an indication of the unique and constant function of the corresponding button. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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