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HVAC zone control panel with constant function buttons

  • US 7,693,583 B2
  • Filed: 04/09/2007
  • Issued: 04/06/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A zone control panel having a user interface, the user interface comprising:

  • a display;

    a controller configured to control a plurality of HVAC zones, the 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;

    two or more buttons separate from the display and coupled to the controller, wherein each of the two or more buttons has a unique and constant function, wherein a first subset of the two or more buttons have a unique and constant function for manipulating the menu, and a second subset of the two or more buttons have a unique and constant function for setting one or more parameters of the zone control panel via the menu; and

    wherein the menu comprises a sequence of menu screens, wherein the first subset of the two or more buttons include a BACK button to move backwards in the sequence of menu screens and a NEXT button to move forwards in the sequence of menu screens.

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