CHATSWORTH, CA — (Marketwired) — 12/11/13 — , a leading thermostat and energy management systems supplier, today announced the release of its new Firmware 3.08 update for its residential (T5900) and commercial (T6900) color touch screen, programmable thermostats. This update delivers many new enhancements to the industry-s top-ranked residential and commercial thermostat, including user-friendly shortcuts, built-in Application Protocol Interface (API), supply air alerts, improved screen graphics with new slideshow options, and the local outdoor temperature on the top bar of the thermostat.
“Giving existing ColorTouch users an easy upgrade path to the latest, innovative features with firmware updates is exciting. This allows our current ColorTouch users to enjoy all the new features of the latest ColorTouch thermostats by downloading a convenient firmware update,” said Steve Dushane, CEO of Venstar. “At Venstar, we are committed to continually creating new technology to ensure that ColorTouch users, installers and contractors always have the very best in indoor climate control.”
For residential ColorTouch thermostats, new “Home” and “Away” buttons give users easy, one-touch access. The “Home” and “Away” buttons make it easy for users to instantly set their ColorTouch thermostats to pre-set settings with just one touch. Users simply press the “Home” button when they arrive home, and the ColorTouch instantly goes to the pre-set occupied, comfort settings. When users press the “Away” button when they leave, the thermostat will instantly go to the pre-set unoccupied status, which helps users save on their utility bills.
Residential ColorTouch users can now press the Mode button to instantly turn the Time Period Program on or off without having to go thru the Menu. This gives users a quick shortcut to instantly start or stop the programmed schedule.
Venstar-s new firmware update has a built-in API (Application Protocol Interface), which gives third-party programmers the ability to monitor and control ColorTouch-s Schedule, Mode, Temperature and other settings from their own products. For example, this enables ColorTouch thermostats to be integrated with home automation systems, allowing users to control lighting, temperature settings and more through a single interface. Control 4 () and Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) ) currently have drivers to interface their home automation systems with ColorTouch thermostats. For more information, visit .
The Supply Air Alert feature is also now enabled for both ColorTouch residential and commercial thermostats. The Supply Air Alert will send an email alert to the designated user or contractor when the supply air temperature (the air coming out of the HVAC equipment) is not within the pre-set thresholds for both heating and cooling. Thresholds for supply air temperatures can be set by the user or installer. A Supply Air Alert may be an early indication that the equipment may need to be serviced, which helps avoid increasing utility bills.
Venstar also updated the thermostat screen graphics, making it even easier to monitor, access and control ColorTouch features. New with the update is the option to randomize slideshow images. Users can easily import up to 100 graphic files, such as photos, logos or ads, which can now be randomized or played in order. Built-in themes for residential ColorTouch thermostats now include a Yosemite theme. This theme has beautiful photos for both daytime and nighttime.
The outdoor temperature is shown on the top bar of the Home Screen of the ColorTouch thermostat. The daily high and low temperatures can be found on the drop down weather screen. In addition, for installations where there is not a local, outdoor temperature sensor, Venstar has enabled the outdoor temperature information to be captured from the Internet using the Wi-Fi card.
The 3.08 firmware update is now factory-standard in new . Previous ColorTouch residential and commercial models can be updated via Wi-Fi at the thermostat or through Venstar-s mobile app with Venstar-s cloud services. Every time a new ColorTouch update is available, a notification will appear on the thermostat screen along with simple prompts to help the user make the update.
The thermostat has won top awards for ease of programmability, its color touch screen and the ability to post up to 100 photos or graphics on the screen. Consumer Reports rated ColorTouch Number 1 in thermostats for the second year in a row in its November 2013 issue. Also available are free mobile apps for Android, BlackBerry® and Apple® iOS® mobile devices, so contractors or homeowners can remotely access and control their ColorTouch thermostats via their online accounts. Compatible with virtually every type of heating and air conditioning system, ColorTouch can be configured to display one of three languages: English, French or Spanish. ColorTouch is the thermostat that thinks it-s a digital picture frame!
The award-winning ColorTouch programmable commercial thermostat is multi-functional, simple-to-use and richly featured. Its programmable scheduler and holiday feature keeps occupied periods comfortable while reducing energy use for unoccupied periods. Its color touch screen can be programmed to show company logos, ads and promotions as well as a picture gallery of up to 100 files to be used as a slideshow. It can be configured to display one of three languages: English, French or Spanish.
Compatible with virtually every type of commercial heating and air conditioning system, ColorTouch is compatible with Venstar-s Skyport Cloud services, which allows commercial users to use Venstar-s free mobile app on their Android, BlackBerry and Apple iOS mobile devices or directly from the Web to instantly access and control up to 100 commercial locations and much more.
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Founded in 1992, Venstar Inc. is a leading thermostat and energy management system (EMS) supplier, known for providing value to its customers via ease of use and installation, proven cost savings, improved energy efficiency, quality and reliability. Venstar is one of the largest thermostat suppliers in the world and designs and produces Venstar-branded products, as well as OEM thermostat products for the biggest names in HVAC. Venstar-s Surveyor is a leading energy management system, typically saving small-box retailers 25-35 percent of their energy costs, which translates to tens of millions of dollars in savings each year and dramatic reductions in CO2 emissions. Surveyor currently controls the energy usage of more than 20,000+ retail locations across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico.
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