# Operate the Alarm.com Smart Thermostat

**GoSafer Security Knowledge Base**

*This operational reference is organized for GoSafer Security customers and staff. Alarm.com product names are retained where required for technical accuracy.*

## Overview

The Alarm.com Smart Thermostat (Smart Thermostat HD, ADC-T3000, and ADC-T2000) can be operated locally in addition to the remote control features on the GoSafer Security customer portal and Customer app.

<table id="bkmrk-platformmobile-app-c"> <tbody> <tr><th>Platform</th><td>Mobile App</td></tr> <tr><th>Content type</th><td>How-to / Configuration</td></tr> <tr><th>Source last updated</th><td>2023-12-13</td></tr> </tbody></table>

## Procedure

<div class="gosafer-inline-media">**Step-by-step guide:** Screenshots and videos are placed with the instruction they illustrate.

The Alarm.com Smart Thermostat (Smart Thermostat HD, ADC-T3000, and ADC-T2000) can be operated locally in addition to the remote control features on the GoSafer Security customer portal (powered by Alarm.com) and Alarm.com app.

<div><span></span>### Locally operate Alarm.com Smart Thermostats

<div>Expand all</div><div><div><span></span>### ****To locally operate the Smart Thermostat HD (T40K):****<span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Icn Chevron Up</span>

<div><div><div><div><div><div><span></span>### **Thermostat**

❶ Status LED

❷ Reset Button

</div><div><span></span>### **Display**

❸ Settings menu

❹ Current setpoint

<div>**Note**: To change the setpoint, tap on the up or down arrow.</div>❺ Indoor temperature

❻ Current mode

<div>**Note**: To change the mode, tap on the current mode icon.</div>For more information about each component of the Smart Thermostat HD, see [<u>What are the components of the Smart Thermostat HD (ADC-T40K-HD)?</u>](https://answers.alarm.com/Partner/Installation_and_Troubleshooting/Thermostats/Alarm.com_Smart_Thermostats/Alarm.com_Smart_Thermostat_HD_(ADC-T40K-HD)/What_are_the_components_of_the_Smart_Thermostat_HD_(ADC-T40K-HD)).

</div></div><div><figure class="gosafer-step-image" style="margin: 1em 0 1.25em; padding: 0.75em; text-align: center; background: #fafafa; border: 1px solid #d9e0e5; border-radius: 6px;">![Overview](https://answers.alarm.com/@api/deki/files/24449/Overview.png?revision=1)<figcaption style="margin-top: 0.55em; color: #555; font-size: 0.92em;">Overview</figcaption></figure></div></div></div></div><div><span></span>### Wake up the device

1. Tap the screen to wake the thermostat up.
2. After waking, the thermostat will display the current temperature, mode, and a greeting.

</div><div><span></span>### Change the setpoint

1. In the desired mode, tap <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Up</span> or <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Down</span> ​​​ to adjust to the desired *Target* temperature.

<div>**Note**: In *Auto* mode, two sets of arrows will appear to control both *Cool* and *Heat* targets. The icon that appears in *Mode* will display the current performing mode.</div></div><div><span></span>### Change the mode

1. Tap **Mode** on the screen at any point to change the mode.
2. In the *Mode* menu, tap to select the desired mode. 
    - The modes are: 
        - *Heat*
        - *Cool*
        - *Auto*
        - *Emer*  
            <div>**Note**: *EMER* mode is available for some Heat Pump systems.</div>
        - *Off*
3. Tap **Save**.

</div></div></div></div><div><div><span></span>### **To locally operate the ADC-T3000:**  
<span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Icn Chevron Up</span>

<div><div><figure class="gosafer-step-image" style="margin: 1em 0 1.25em; padding: 0.75em; text-align: center; background: #fafafa; border: 1px solid #d9e0e5; border-radius: 6px;">![T3000 overview](https://answers.alarm.com/@api/deki/files/15940/T3000_overview.png?revision=1)<figcaption style="margin-top: 0.55em; color: #555; font-size: 0.92em;">T3000 overview</figcaption></figure></div><div><span></span>### **Wake up the device**

1. Press any button to wake the thermostat up.  
    <div>**Note**: The ADC-T3000 display cannot stay on permanently, but it can be configured to wake when motion is detected nearby. For more information about enabling motion-detected wake, see <a><u>Enable or disable motion-detected wake on an Alarm.com Smart Thermostat (ADC-T3000)</u></a>.</div>
2. After waking, the display will show the current mode, room temperature, and setpoint.

</div><div><span></span>### **Change the mode and setpoint**

1. Press the <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Minus</span> button.
2. Select **MODE**. 
    - The thermostat will only show the modes that are available based on the system configuration.
    - The modes are: 
        - <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Heat Mode</span> Heat
        - <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Cool Mode</span> Cool
        - <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Heat Mode</span><span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Cool Mode</span> Auto
        - <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Heat Mode</span> **EMER**   
            ****Note****: When in **EMER** mode, the thermostat will flash **EMER** when the display wakes up, and it will show <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Heat Mode</span> at the top of the screen. Changing the mode will leave **EMER** mode.
        - Off
3. Select the desired mode.
4. Once in the desired mode, press the <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Up</span> and <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Down</span> buttons to adjust the desired setpoint. 
    - In AUTO mode when the system is idle, the screen will display AUTO. The thermostat will display HEATING when calling for heat and COOLING when calling for cool.

</div><div><span></span>### **Changing the fan mode**

1. Press the <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Minus</span> button.
2. Select the **FAN MODE** option. 
    - The fan modes are AUTO, ON, and CIRCULATE. The thermostat will only show the fan modes if it has been configured to control a fan.
    - AUTO mode will automatically turn the fan on when your system is either heating or cooling.
    - ON mode will turn the fan on indefinitely.  
        <div>**Note**: ON will only appear if the *Enable fan ON mode* setting has been enabled in the thermostat's configurations remotely. For more information about configuring the thermostat, see <a><u>Enroll and configure the Alarm.com Smart Thermostat</u></a>. </div>
    - CIRCULATE will turn the fan on for 15 minutes every hour by default. The duration for CIRCULATE can be configured from the online account.

</div></div></div></div><div><div><span></span>### **To locally operate the ADC-T2000:**<span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Icn Chevron Up</span>

<div><div><figure class="gosafer-step-image" style="margin: 1em 0 1.25em; padding: 0.75em; text-align: center; background: #fafafa; border: 1px solid #d9e0e5; border-radius: 6px;">![ThermstatOverview](https://answers.alarm.com/@api/deki/files/15941/ThermstatOverview.png?revision=1)<figcaption style="margin-top: 0.55em; color: #555; font-size: 0.92em;">ThermstatOverview</figcaption></figure></div><div><span></span>### Wake up the device

1. Press any button to wake the thermostat up.  
    <div>**Note**: To configure the thermostat display to always be on, see <a><u>Can the Alarm.com Smart Thermostat display stay on permanently?</u></a>.</div>
2. After waking, the display will show the current mode and room temperature.

</div><div><span></span>### Change the setpoint

1. Press <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Up</span> or <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Down</span> once to display the current setpoint. 
    - The mode icon <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Heat Mode</span> Heat or <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Cool Mode</span> Cool will begin to pulse.
2. Press <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Up</span> or <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Down</span> ​​​​again to adjust to the desired set point.
3. Press <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Mode</span> at any time to change the mode. 
    - The modes are: 
        - <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Heat Mode</span> Heat
        - <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Cool Mode</span>Cool
        - <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Heat Mode</span><span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Cool Mode</span> Auto   
            ****Note****: In Auto, the brighter icon will indicate which setpoint is currently displayed and active <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Heat Mode</span> Heat or <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Cool Mode</span> Cool.
        - <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Heat Mode</span> **EMER**  
            ****Note****: **EMER** mode is available for some Heat Pump systems. Press and hold <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Mode</span> while in Heat Mode to enter **EMER**.  
               
             When in **EMER** mode, the display will read **EMER** when the thermostat wakes up and the <span style="display: inline-block; padding: 0.05em 0.4em; margin: 0 0.1em; background: #eef4f7; border: 1px solid #c9d7df; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: 600;">Heat Mode</span> icon will be displayed. Changing the mode will leave **EMER** mode.
        - Off

After 5 seconds the display will return to the current room temperature. The mode icon will become solid to indicate this. If powered by the C wire, the thermostat display will remain lit. If the thermostat is running on battery power only, the display will turn off after 5 seconds to conserve energy. The thermostat will continue to operate while the display is off.

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</div></div>## Source and support

For GoSafer Security assistance, visit [gosafersecurity.com](https://gosafersecurity.com/).

Original Alarm.com reference: [https://answers.alarm.com/Customer/Website\_and\_App/Home\_Automation/Thermostats/Operate\_the\_Alarm.com\_Smart\_Thermostat](https://answers.alarm.com/Customer/Website_and_App/Home_Automation/Thermostats/Operate_the_Alarm.com_Smart_Thermostat)

<small>Always verify safety, installation, compatibility, and current UI details against the original manufacturer documentation before operational use.</small>