GE ATM05, ATM04, ATM06 Use and Care Manual
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Adapter Plug
Air Direction
Air Filter
Appliance Registration
Careand Cleaning
Condenser Coils
Consumer Services
Control Settings
Electrical Requirements
Energy-SavingTips
Extension Cords
Grille and Cabinet
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Grounding
Installation Instructions
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ATM05
ATM06
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Moisture Removal
Problem Solver
SafetyInstructions
User Maintenance Instructions 5
Warranty
Back Cover
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Itis intended to help youoperate
maintainyournew air
and
conditioner
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAfiairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
W.ik dom themodel
You’llfmdthemonalabelonthe
frameoftheairconditionerbehind
the air filter.
ThesenumbersarealsoonL%e
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourairconditioner.Beforesending
inthis card, pleasewritethese
numbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
IJsethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourairconditioner.
Whenusingtiis appliance,.always
exercisehdsicsafetyprecautions,
includingthefa~owing:
@Rep* or replacetietiately
eiwtficSefice cor& that
dl
havebwome fmyedor
damqed.
Donotuseacordthat
Othetie
showscracksorabrasiondamage
alongitslengthor ateitherthe
plugor connectorend.
~unplug your tircon&tioner
beforemwgany reptia.’s.
Note:Westronglyrecommend
that.anyservicingbeperformed
byaqualifiedindividud.
@Eoryour safety...donotstoreor
usecombustiblematerials,gasoline
orotier flammablevaporsor liquids
inthevicinityofthisor anyother
appliance.
Toobtainservice,seetheConsumer
Servicespageinthe backofthis
book.
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.If forsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfirtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvethe problem.
NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to: -
Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisvfile,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
not resolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPaneI
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,~linois60606
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Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyoutheair
conditioner.
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miSTRUCTIONS
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Thepowercordofthisappliance
isequippedwithathree-prong
(grounding)plugwhichmateswith
a-standard-three~prong(grounding)
walloutlet(Fig.1)tominimizethe
possibilityofelectricshockhazard
fromthisappliance.
PREFERRED
METHOD
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Havethe walloutletandcircuit
checkedbyaqualifiedelectrician
tomakesuretheoutletisproperly
grounded.
Wherea standardtwo-prong
walloutletisencountered,itis
yourpersonalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.
BEFOREUSE
useofa@p*rplug
(w-voltUnifi)
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstuse
ofanadapterplug. However,ifyou
stillelecttouseanadapter,where
CONNE@IONmaybemadetoa
properlygroundedtwo-prongwall
outletbyuse ofa ULlistedadapter
(Fig.2)availableatmostlocal
hardwarestores.
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Thelargerslot in theadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslotin
thewalloutlettoprovideproper
polmityintheconnectionofthe
powercord.
~mON: Attachinganadapter
groundterminalto walloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundappliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,and
notinsulated,andwalloutletis
groundedthroughhousewiring.You
shouIdhavecircuitcheckedbya
qualifiedelectriciantomakesure
theoutletisproperlygrounded.
tJseofetiemioncoT&
motrecomnemded
Becauseofpotentialsafety
huards undercertainconditions,
westrong~yrecomend againstthe
useofanextensioncord.However,
ifyousti~elect~ useanextension
cord,itisabsolutelynecessarythat
itbeaULlisted3-wiregrounding
ty~ appfianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtypeplugandoutlet
andthat theelectricalratingofthe
cordbe Mamperes(minimum)and
120volts.
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men &wonnMtingthe Wwer
Cordfrom the adapter9always
holdtie adapterwithonehind. If
tiis isnotdone,theadap@rground
tetind is ve~ Ikely tobra witi
repeateduse.
Shodd the adapter giromd
&Tw&21bml%yDo NOTUSRthe
applianceuntil a proper gromwd
ilasag~n been
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selectorSwikh
OFFturnsairconditioneroff.
~ FkNprovideshighfanspeed
operationwithoutcooling.
~ F.provides lowfanspeed
operationwithoutcooling.
~ COOLprovidescoolingwith
highfanspeedoperation.
~ COOLprovidescoolingwith
lowfanspeedoperation.
WhenyouturntheThermostat
Controltothedesiredsetting,the
thermostatwillautomaticallycontrol
thetemperatureoftheindoorair.
Thehigherthenumberselected,the
coolerthe indoorairwillbe.
SaveEnergyWnge (onmodels
The
soequipped),isavisualreminder
thatyoucanconserveenergyby
selectingahigherroomtemperature
butstillkeeptheroomcoolerand
lesshumidthanoutside.
The ventdoorinyourair
conditionerisclosedwhenthe
VENTpushbuttonisoutandtothe
left.Whentheventisclosed,only
the airinsidetheroomcanbe
circulatedandconditioned.Pushing
the VENTbuttoninandslidingit
totherightopenstheventdoor,
allowingasmallamountofindoor
airtobeexhaustedfromthe room.
Fornormalcooling
1. SetSelectorSwitchatHICOOL.
2. SetThermostatControlat
desirednumber(usuallythe midpoint
isagoodstartingposition).Ifroom
temperatureisnotsatisfactoryaftera
reasonabletime,setthe Thermostat
Controlatahighernumberfora
coolerroomoratalowernumber
forawarmerroom.
3. BesureVENTdoor isclosed.
VENTbuttonshouldbeout andto
theleft.
Forqtieteroperation
1. SetSelectorSwitchat LOCOOL.
2. SetThermostatControlat
desirednumber.
WhentheThermostatControlisset
on9or 10andtheFanissetonlow
speed,moisturemayfreezeonthe
coilsandpreventthe unitfrom
cooling.Ifthishappens,settheFan
athighspeedandsettheThermostat
Controltoalowernumber.
ForairCirculationand
fiRterhgwithoutCooting
SettheSelectorSwitchatLOFAN
orHIFAN.
Themoisturethatyourairconditioner
removesfromtheairdtis totherear
ofthecabinetwhereit ispickedup
byafananddispersedagainstthe
condenser.Occasion~y,morelikely
duringstart-up,a “pinging”noise
maybe heard.Thisisnormalfora
shorttimeinlesshumidareasand
longerinveryhumidareas.This
methodofmoistureremovalimproves
theoperationalefficiencyofyour
airconditioner.
Note:Beforemovingyourair
conditionertoanotherlocation,
turnitoffandwait5or 10tinutes.
Thiswillallowthecondensateto
drainfromthecoilintothe base
pan.Then,keepingafirmgripon
theairconditioner,carefiUyraisethe
windowandtilt
theaircondfiioner
totileoutsidetodrainthewater
fromthebasepan.
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