Patent ID: 7693583
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: F24F,G05B

Abstract:
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.