Fantec ECO-TOUCH Operating Instructions

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

ECO-TOUCH

TM

 PROGRAMMABLE TOUCH SCREEN WALL CONTROL

*Compatible with SHR/VHR (HRV), SER (ERV) and FLEX Series units

The 

OPTIONS menu enables you to customize the operation of your 

wall controller. To enter the menu, you need to first press anywhere in 

the bottom portion of the 

OPTIONS screen section. The icon NEXT will 

first appear with a 5 second countdown timer. If you wish to continue 

and change the available options, press the 

NEXT button before the 

timer reaches 0 (zero). 

Once in the 

OPTIONS menu, you will have the possibility to change 

the options listed on the right. To change the values of each option, 

use the 

up or down arrow buttons. To navigate to the next available 

option, press the 

NEXT button . When doing so, any changes made to 

the values of the previous option will be automatically saved and will 

then become your own personal operating preferences.

To exit the 

OPTIONS menu and return to normal operation, use the 

NEXT button to advance to the original 5-second timer. The controller 

will resume its operation with your new preferences once the time 

has elapsed.

If for any reason you cannot find the 5 second timer, the controller 

will automatically exit the

 OPTIONS menu after 1 minute of inactivity.

PARAMETERS OPTION

POSSIBLE VALUES

DEFAULT VALUE

Night Preferences

Ventilation mode and fan speed during night

Ventilation Mode /

Fan Speed Level

Air Exchange 

Mode & Medium 

Speed 

Day Preferences

Ventilation mode and fan speed during day

Ventilation Mode /

Fan Speed Level

Air Exchange 

Mode & Reduced 

Speed  

Relative Humidity

Desired indoor relative humidity selection

30 to 80 %

45%

Maintenance Reset

*See Maintenance Section for details.

Reset Timer & Icon 

Display

n/a

MAINTENANCE REMINDER

The Maintenance Icon will display every 

3 months (90 days) of runtime as a reminder that maintenance to the 

ventilation system is recommended. Refer to ventilation system maintenance instructions. In order to reset the 

Maintenance timer, enter the 

OPTIONS menu and advance to the Maintenance Reset option, which will be indicated 

by a blinking Maintenance icon. To reset the Maintenance reminder, hold the 

NEXT button for 3 seconds until the 

controller returns to its normal operation.

Item #: 422528

Rev Date: 060214

OPERATION INDICATORS

Air Exchange

mode Animation

Recirculation

mode Animation

System stand-by

Fan speed level  

and timer

Fan operation  

Animation

Icon activation

USE & OPERATION

OPTIONS & PREFERENCES

AUTOMATIC OPERATION (ECO MODE)

Pressing the 

ECO mode touch area enables the AUTOMATIC operation of the ventilation 

system to optimize its performance. It uses the indoor and outdoor conditions and the user 

preferences to automatically select the proper Ventilation Mode and Fan Speed. You can 

customize the operation of

 ECO mode to meet your individual needs using the OPTIONS & 

PREFERENCES menu.

20-40-60 MINUTES TIMER OVERRIDE

You can activate an internal timer to force the ventilation system to run at the maximum 

speed by pressing the 

MAX button. When MAX mode is activated, the ventilation system 

will exchange indoor air with outdoor air for a period of 

20, 40 or 60 minutes, which will be 

indicated above the Fan speed level indicator. Repeatedly pressing the 

MAX button will cycle 

through the time periods.

Ventilation Mode 

Selection

Ventilation system 

exchanges indoor 

air for outdoor air.

The indoor air is 

circulated within the 

house.

The ventilation 

system is on 

stand-by.

Exchange 

Fan Speed 

Selection

1

Reduced 

20 min/hr

1

Reduced 

40 min/hr

Reduced

Medium

Normal

Recirculation

Fan Speed 

Selection

2

Reduced

2

Medium

2

Normal

MANUAL OPERATION

There are simply two (2) selections required to 

operate your ventilation system – 

Ventilation Mode 

selection and

 Fan Speed selection. These can be 

selected either manually, via the manual section of 

the touch screen, or automatically by activating the 

ECO mode.

To select a specific mode or speed, simply press 

the corresponding

 Touch Area, indicated in the above 

diagram. A blue backlight activates each time a touch 

area is pressed.

Reduced

Medium

Normal

1 

The unit will ventilate for 20 or 40 minutes, then go into Stand-by for the rest of the 

hour.

2

 When the 

VENT icon flashes and the RECIRC icon is displayed the unit will ventilate for 20 

minutes then recirculate for 40 minutes at the selected speed.