Carrier 51FP User Manual
Carrier
Owner's
Handbook
Model 51FP
Easy to follow
instructions for
storting and operating
your new...
Electronic Control
Room Air
Conditioner
® Carrier Corporation 1^1
Form 0M51 -79
The New Carrier Electronic Control
Room Air Conditioner Puts Spee'd
And Simplicity At Your Fingertip!
Your new Carrier roonn air condirioner feorures on omozing control panel
rhor gives you instant, electronic operating response to your fingertip
commonds. It even remembers your particular comfort commands!
When you touch the control pods, according to the simple directions
in this manual, o slight beep tone will signal that your command has
registered and your new Carrier unit will obey your wish. But, before
you do anything.. .
FIRST, FOLLOW THESE INITIAL STEPS
1Read and become completely familiar with this
Owner's Handbook and separate Installation In
structions booklet before installing and operating
your unit.
2 After unit is removed from carton, instoll it where
you want it, making sure yau use the correct electricol outlet.
3. Once installed, you con hove cooling imme
diately, before beginning your programming
operations. Go oheod. Turn it on and enjoy instant
cooling os you reod this monuol. Take your time
reoding. You should understand these instructions
thoroughly for efficient operation.
4. Plug unit in Floshing 8'swill
^ oppeor.
5. Moke sure bottom slide
lever is positioned oil the
woy over to the right on
COOL.
6. Be sure top lever for oir
exchange control is positioned in the middle on
SHUT.
7. Fon will begin to operate immediately
8 In 3 minutes, compressot will begin to operote
and cooling begins. Corrier provides this quick
stort-up feoture to give you medium cooling right
owoy while you become familiar with your unit's
operating procedures. The 3-minute deloy also
provides compressor protection.
STOP! DON'T TOUCH ANY OF THE OTHEP> CONTROLS.
WHILE YOUR UNIT IS COOLING INITIALLY, READ THIS
HANDBOOK. AT THIS POINT, WINDOW DISPLAY IS STILL
SHOWING FLASHING 8's.
mmm' ~ ^
CHECK LIST OF DO'S AND DONTS
1. Read instructions carefully
2. Be sure air conditioner sleeve is firmly onchored.
Once in place, check for looseness ond rocking.
3. Use the cotrect outlet type. Consult yout Catrier
dealer and Installation Instructions fot correct
type. It should be wired according to locol elec
tric codes. It should be o 3-prong, grounded,
115-volt or 230/208-volt (depending upon
model), a-c outlet.
4. To ovoid shock or injury, use only a grounded
receptacle.
5. Do not use a plug odapter.
6. If you must use on extension cord, consult your
Carrier deoler for the right size ond plug type.
7. To protect your worronty, ond for safety, do not
altet the power cord or plug.
8. Use only time-deloy fuses or circuit breakers.
9. Avoid running your oir conditioner neor any
thing fiammobie.
10. Lift ond hondle unit corefully, ovoiding ony shatp
edges Obtoin ossistonce when lifting.
11. If you use an outside ait conditioner cover during
off-season, be sure to remove cover during cool
ing season. Don't run air conditioner with outside
cover on.
12. Touching control padswith sharp objects (pencils,
utensils, fingernails, etc.) may domoge or scratch
pods. Use only your fingertip for touching
control pads.
Operating Your Air
Conditioner
WINDOW DISPLAY
The vYindow display gives you
The rime of day. Also, small ' Lj
marker lights lighr up in rhe
windaw display To show you
whor settings hove been progrommed. For instance,
if you set fan speed for HI, o small orrow morker will
oppeor in the window display over rhe word HI.
How To Set Clock
Now that unit is plugged in, figure 8's ore flashing ond
initial cooling hos started os described in opening
section of this hondbook (page 2, Initial Steps), set
your dock first
1 Touch pod Ir should olreody be in AM
mode. Check morker light in window disploy or
AM or PM. If you wont rhe PM mode, touch
pod ogoin. Note rhe morker light chong-
ing to PM. With each touch of p^l^^pod. you
will chonge mode from AM to PM or vice verso.
NOTE. With each touch of ony pod, you will heor
o slight beep, indicating your touch has recorded
If you do not hear beep, touch again!
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Air Exchange Gjniroi
VE^П■ brings in fresh, ourcioof oir.
SHUT ciraJares cooied, indoor oir.
EXHAUST expeis stole oír.
Window Display
Sxjws rime of day.
Shews seleced setrings.
Sets dock and AM or RM
Sets fon speed — lO. MED. Hi or VARIABLE.
Selects cooling levels
Seieaor numerols for clock, ton ond
comfort settings
Progromming controis
Avvoy-from-home controller.
Adjusts — resets.
Enters commands
Seieaor switch — OF, FAJ^ ONLY. COOL
See specific operoting instructions irsside for individuoi
seleoor pods. .
2 When you touch , floshing 8's disoppeor
ond ^ 2:00 AM appears in window display.
3 A morker lighr will blink under CLOCK in window
display While marker lighr is blinking, insert correct
time You hove 10 seconds between eoch touch
If you do not moke next touch within 10 seconds,
you must begin ogoin.
EXAMPLE: For 6:45, touch 'J, jjpOj ,
4. Touch jiiisilSliiiiiii AAorker light, under CLOCK in
window disploy, stops blinking. Time is entered.
NOTES: 1. Clock does nor ser seconds. 2. To erose
rime, touch S Touches!■ Time dis-
oppeors from screen. Touch to keep time off
screen Although time remains off screen, time is
memorized To check time, touch Time is
displayed for 10 seconds, then disappears. 3. To bring
time bock to screen, touch , touch
FAN SPEED
There ore 3 fan speeds, LO (1), MED (2) and HI (3).
Fan speed effects amount ond speed of cooling. HI
gives more cooling, etc.
Fan speed con also be set ot VAR (4). In VAR, fan
operates otoll 3 speeds intermittently, depending on
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