Lifestyle

Dual Channel
Programmer
for heating AND hot water

Installation and User Instructions

DUAL CHANNEL 06490197001 ISSA

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
PLEASE NOTE: INSTALLATION MUST ONLY BE
CARRIED OUT BY A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN OR
HEATING ENGINEER.
MAKE SURE MAINS INPUT HAS A 3 AMP FUSE.
The Lifestyle Programmer conforms to the essential
requirements of these Directives:
2004/108/EC – Electromagnetic compatibility
2006/95/EC – Low voltage

BEFORE INSTALLATION

First, make sure the mains supply is switched off!

USING AN EXISTING WALL-PLATE

Loosen the securing screws on the old programmer and unplug

it. Check that there’s 70mm clearance to the right of the
wall-plate, and 25mm above it. Now plug the Lifestyle unit into
the wall-plate and tighten the securing screws. Check the 3A
fuse, and switch on the mains.

FITTING A NEW WALL-PLATE

The ideal location is 1.4m above floor level, with reasonable

lighting, good access, no condensation, no extremes of
temperature, and a supporting surface that fully covers the back
of the unit.

Position with 70mm clearance to the right, 25mm above, and

sufficient room to access the securing screws underneath.

Fix, with terminals at the top, either direct to a flat wall using wall
plugs and no. 6 x 1" woodscrews, or on a flush mounting single
conduit box type UA1 (BS4662) using M3.5 x 14 bolts. DO NOT
USE A SURFACE MOUNTING BOX.
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WIRING THE WALLPLATE

For surface wiring, snap out the cable entry strip on the bottom
edge of the wall-plate. Lifestyle units are double-insulated and
need no earth connection, but an earthing continuity (loop)
terminal is provided for convenience.

Internal wiring

PRIOR TO MOUNTING THE PROGRAMMER SELECT THE PROGRAM SETTING

The Universal Programmer is selectable, which means it must

be set to the customer’s requirements as part of the installation
procedure. There are 3 options:

24-hour Program – same times, 7 days a week.

5/2-day Program – weekends different to weekday times.

7-day Program – every day of the week can be different

Linked operation – central heating and hot water switch on and

off at the same time.

Independent operation- central heating and hot water switch on

and off at different times

The factory setting is a 24-hour program with independent

operation and a fully-pumped system. Any changes are made
with the 3 plastic headers on the back of the unit - simply pull
off the header and repace it in the new position.

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 L = Linked times.
I = Independent times

1 = 24-hour program.
7 = 7-day program
No header = 5/2-day program.

P = Pumped
G = Gravity

Plug in the unit and tighten the securing screws. Check the
mains input has a 3A fuse, and switch on the mains.

ALWAYS SWITCH OFF THE MAINS BEFORE

REMOVING THE UNIVERSAL PROGRAMMER
– AND NEVER FIT IT TO A LIVE WALL-PLATE!

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 USER’S INSTRUCTIONS
If the engineer has set your program and timings – you
won’t need to do anything else. Just keep this guide in a
safe place for future reference.

INTRODUCTION

The Lifestyle Programmer will automatically control your

central heating and hot water by switching them on and off at
times that suit you. The two lights on the front of the
Programmer show when they’re on.

Your programmer Instructions for the

Models
is set as(1) model are on page
24-hour 8
5/2-day 9
7-day 12
(1) Model to be ticked by the installer

PREPARING TO PROGRAM YOUR SYSTEM

As your programmer has a built-in, factory set, clock, there is no

need to set the time. However, should you need to, go to section
“Setting the Clock” page 14.

If the timings haven’t been set for you, then this is how your
programmer has been set at the factory. It’s easy to make
changes. Just go to the section on the program that’s already
been selected – 24-hour, 5/2 day or 7-day – and follow the
simple instructions.
. Your programmer has been set with these standard times.
They’re based on the 5/2-day program, with different settings
for the weekend, and central heating and hot water linked.
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 SWITCHING WEEKDAYS WEEKENDS

ON 1 – start of first timed period 6.30am 7.00am

OFF 1 – end of first timed period 8.30am 9.00am

ON 2 – start of second timed period* 12.00pm 12.00pm

OFF 2 – end of second timed period* 12.00pm 12.00pm

ON 3 – start of third timed period 4.30pm 4.00pm

OFF 3 – final switch-off of the day 10.30pm 11.00pm

* Notice that the second period has the same ON and OFF
times, which means neither your central heating nor hot water
will respond. If you want to activate this middle period, simply
set different ON and OFF times.

Remember:
Make your changes using the SET?, YES/-, and + buttons on
the programmer, found under the bottom flap.

You can’t set ON1 as the last timing before midnight, but you
can set OFF3 after midnight – providing it’s not more than 23
hours and 59 minutes after ON1.

You need to set the timings in sequence – i.e. ON1, OFF1,

ON2, OFF2, ON3, OFF3. If you get out of sequence, the display
will flash a warning.

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 DAY-TO-DAY VARIATIONS

Sometimes you might need to change the way you use your
central heating or hot water temporarily – perhaps due to an
unusually cold day, or exceptional demand for hot water.
Here’s how to do it – without affecting your program.

Switching on and off

On the front of the programmer there are two Advance/Boost
buttons – one for central heating and one for hot water. They
allow you to switch your system either on or off, irrespective of the
program. So if the heating or hot water is off, and you want
warmth or hot water now, you can either –
1. Press Advance to switch it on (ADV will be displayed), and it will
stay on until the end of the next period. Or if the heating/hot water
is on and you don’t need it, press Advance and it will go off until
the beginning of the next ON period.
Advance will only operate in TIMED or ONCE modes.
2. Press & Hold Boost to switch on for an extra hour ( & BST will
be displayed), then Press again for two ( ) or three ( ) hours.
To cancel Boost, Press Boost again ( ). Or if the heating/hot
water is already on, using Boost will extend the ON time by one,
two or three hours.
Over-riding the program
On each side of the display there
are four operating modes-
one group for central heating, the
other for hot water. You can
change modes with immediate effect by using the appropriate
SELECT button. This won’t alter the timings in your program,
which you can return to by selecting TIMED.
OFF = continuously off.
TIMED = on for up to 3 periods a day.
ONCE = on for 1 period a day, from the start of ON1
to the end of OFF3.
ON = continuously on.
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 THE 24-HOUR PROGRAM

This is the simplest program – every day’s the same. Just

follow the sequence, setting the central heating times first –
then the hot water.

Want to leave a timing as it is? Just press SET? and move on

to the next one.
Need to delete your timings and start again? Press ‘SET’ and
‘+’ together to go back to the pre-set program.
If you don’t press anything for two minutes, the programmer
automatically goes back to normal operation.

These instructions are for setting the central heating and hot
water independently on a 24-hour cycle that will be the same for
every day of the week. If your settings are linked, then CH and
HW won’t appear in the display and you’ll only need to go
through the procedure once.

Set the central heating

Press the SET? button and you’ll see

‘SET PROG?’.
SET
PROG?

Press the YES button, and the display will ask ‘SET CH PROG?’

SET
CH

PROG?

Press YES and you’ll see ON1, the start of your first central
heating period. Adjust it in 1-minute steps using the – and +
buttons. If the – and + buttons are held down, the time
changes in 10-minute steps.

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 Press SET?, and you’ll see OFF1, the end of your first central
heating period. Adjust this in the same way, press SET?, then
repeat the procedure for ON2, OFF2, ON3 and OFF3.

Set the hot water

When you press SET? after setting OFF3 for the central heating,
the display will ask ‘SET HW PROG?’

Press YES, then set your times in the same way. Remember, in
this mode you can have different times to your central heating if
you wish.

When you press SET? after setting OFF3 for the hot water, the
programmer will return to normal operation.

THE 5/2 DAY PROGRAM

Here you’ve got the option of changing times for the

weekends to cope with different demands. Just follow the
sequence, setting weekdays first.

Want to leave a timing as it is? Just press SET? and move on

to the next one.

Need to delete your timings and start again?Press ‘SET’ and

‘+’ together to go back to the pre-set program.

If you don’t press anything for two minutes, the programmer

automatically goes back to normal operation.

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 These instructions are for setting your central heating and hot
water independently, with the same timings for weekdays and
different ones for the weekend. If your settings are linked, then
CH and HW won’t appear in the display and you’ll only need to
go through the weekday and weekend phases once.

Set weekday central heating

Press the SET? button and you’ll see ‘SET PROG?’.

SET
PROG?

Press the YES button, and the display will ask ‘SET CH MON to
FRI PROG?’

CH

MON TUE WED THU FRI

PROG?

Press YES and you’ll see ON1, the start of your first central
heating period. Adjust it in 1-minute steps using the – and +
buttons. If the – and + buttons are held down, the time
changes in 10-minute steps.

Press SET?, and you’ll see OFF1, the end of your first central
heating period. Adjust this in the same way, press SET?, then
repeat the procedure for ON2, OFF2, ON3 and OFF3.

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Set weekday hot water

When you press SET? after setting OFF3 for the central heating,
the display will ask ‘SET HW MON to FRI PROG?’ .

Press YES, then set your times in the same way. Remember, in
this mode you can have different times to your central heating if
you wish.

Set weekend central heating

When you press SET? after OFF3 for the weekday hot water, the
display will ask ‘SET CH SAT SUN PROG?’.

CH

SAT SUN

Press YES to confirm, and alter the times in the same way.

Set weekend hot water

When you press SET? after OFF3 for the weekend central
heating, the display will ask ‘SET HW SAT SUN PROG?’. Press
YES, and follow the procedure.
When you press SET? after OFF3 for HW SAT SUN, the
programmer will return to normal operation.

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 THE 7-DAY PROGRAM

This is where you can have different timings for every day of
the week, if necessary. Just follow the sequence, setting
weekdays first.
Want to leave a timing as it is? Just press SET? and move on
to the next one.
Need to delete your timings and start again? Press ‘SET’ and
‘+’ together to go back to the pre-set program.
If you don’t press anything for two minutes, the programmer
automatically goes back to normal operation.
These instructions are for setting your central heating and hot
water independently, with the possibility of having different
timings for each day of the week. If your settings are linked, then
CH and HW won’t appear in the display and you’ll only need to
go through process once.

Set all weekdays

First you set the times that are going to be the same for each
weekday, then you can select each day individually and make
any further adjustments. If you want each day to be quite
different, go straight to ‘Set each day.’

Press the SET? button and you’ll see ‘SET PROG?’.

SET
PROG?

Press the YES button, and the display will

ask ‘SET MON to FRI PROG?’ MON TUE WED THU FRI
PROG?

Press YES, and the display will ask ‘SET CH MON to FRI PROG?’

CH

MON TUE WED THU FRI

PROG?

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 Press YES, and you’ll see ON1, the start of your first central
heating period. Adjust it in 1-minute steps using the – and +
buttons. If the – and + buttons are held down, the time
changes in 10-minute steps.

Press SET?, and you’ll see OFF1, the end of your first central
heating period. Adjust this in the same way, press SET?, then
repeat the procedure for ON2, OFF2, ON3 and OFF3.

When you press SET? after setting OFF3 for

the weekday central heating, the display will
ask ‘SET HW MON to FRI PROG?’ .

Press YES, then set your hot water times in the same way.
Remember, in this mode you can have different times to your
central heating if you wish.

Set each day

If, after you’ve set OFF3 for your hot water, you want to fine-tune
one or more weekdays, press SET? until you find the first day
you want to adjust – then go through the procedure, altering any
time you wish. Press SET? to move on to the next day. When
you’ve finished, press SET? until you see ‘SET SAT SUN PROG?’

MON
PROG?

If you don’t want to alter any individual days, keep pressing

SET? until you see ‘SET SAT SUN PROG?’
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Set weekend

SAT SUN

Press YES, and alter the central heating and hot water times in
the same way.

Set each day

If, after you’ve set OFF3 for your weekend hot water, you want to
fine-tune Saturdays or Sundays, press SET? until you find the
first day you want to adjust – then go through the procedure,
altering any time you wish. Press SET? to move on to the next
day. When you press SET? after setting your hot water for
Sundays, the programmer will go back to normal operation.

SAT

If you don’t want to alter either day, keep pressing SET? until the
programmer goes back to normal operation.

SETTING THE CLOCK AND DATE

Applicable to all models

Setting the Clock

The clock in your programmer has been set at the factory, and
automatically keeps time and date, even during power loss,
and accounts for British Summer Time. However, should you
wish to set the clock or date proceed as follows:

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 Press the SET? button twice and you’ll see SET CLOCK?.

SET
CLOCK?

Set the hour

Press YES once, and then the hour will start to flash. Use the
– and + buttons to set the hour, checking for AM and PM.

Set the minute

Press SET?, and the minutes will start to flash. Use the – and +
buttons to set the exact time.

Press SET?, and ‘SET DATE?’ appears in the display.

If you want to change the date, then carry on to the next section.
If not, press SET? to go back to normal operation.

SETTING THE DATE

The weekday is automatically calculated from the date, so if

the weekday is incorrect you’ll need to reset the date.

Press the SET? button three times and you’ll see SET DATE?.

SET
DATE?

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Set the year

Press YES and the year will start to flash. Use the – and +
buttons to adjust.

Set the month

Press SET? and the month will start to flash. Use the – and +
buttons to adjust.

Set the day

Press SET? and the day will start to flash. Use the – and +
buttons to adjust.

Set the Day Light Saving

Press SET? and the current DLS status will start to flash for day
light saving (British Summer Time). Use the – and + buttons to
turn on or off.

Press SET? to go back to normal operation.

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