Hitachi RAS-51CHA3 User Manual

SPLIT TYPE AIR CONDITIONER

INDOOR UNIT/OUTDOOR UNIT

MODEL

RAS-51CHA3/RAC-51CHA3 RAS-63CHA3/RAC-63CHA3

OUTDOOR UNIT INDOOR UNIT

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RAS-51CHA3 RAS-63CHA3

RAC-51CHA3 RAC-63CHA3

Instruction manual Page 1~26

To obtain the best performance and ensure years of trouble free use, please read this instruction manual completely.

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SAFETY PRECAUTION

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Please read the “Safety Precaution” carefully before operating the unit to ensure correct usage of the unit.

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Pay special attention to signs of “ Warning” and “ Caution”. The “Warning” section contains matters which, if not observed strictly, may cause death or serious injury. The “Caution” section contains matters which may result in serious consequences if not observed properly. Please observe all instructions strictly to ensure safety.

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The sign indicate the following meanings.

Make sure to connect earth line.

Indicates the instructions that must be followed.

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Please keep this manual after reading.

PRECAUTIONS DURING INSTALLATION

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Do not reconstruct the unit. Water leakage, fault, short circuit or fire may occur if you reconstruct the unit by yourself.

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WARNING

CAUTION

Please ask your sales agent or qualified technician for the installation of your unit. Water leakage, short circuit or fire may occur if you install the unit by yourself.

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Please use earth line. Do not place the earth line near water or gas pipes, lightning-conductor, or the earth line of telephone. Improper installation of earth line may cause electric shock.

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A circuit breaker should be installed depending on the mounting site of the unit. Without a circuit breaker, the danger of electric shock exists.

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Do not install the unit near a location where there is flammable gas. The outdoor unit may catch fire if flammable gas leaks around it.

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Please ensure smooth flow of water when installing the drain hose.

The sign in the figure indicates prohibition.

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PRECAUTIONS DURING SHIFTING OR MAINTENANCE

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Should abnormal situation arises (like burning smell), please stop operating the unit

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and turn off the circuit breaker. Contact your agent. Fault, short circuit or fire may occur if you continue to operate the unit under abnormal situation.

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Please contact your agent for maintenance. Improper self maintenance may cause electric shock and fire.

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Please contact your agent if you need to remove and reinstall the unit. Electric shock or fire may occur if you remove and reinstall the unit yourself improperly.

PRECAUTIONS DURING OPERATION

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Avoid an extended period of direct air flow for your health.

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Do not insert a finger, a rod or other objects into the air outlet or inlet. As the fan is rotating at a high speed, it will cause injury. Before cleaning, be sure to stop the operation and turn the breaker OFF.

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Do not use any conductor as fuse wire, this could cause fatal accident.

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During thunder storm, disconnect and turn off the circuit breaker.

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This unit has UV LED which emits ultra violet light. AVOID DIRECT EYE EXPOSURE.

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PRECAUTIONS DURING OPERATION

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The product shall be operated under the manufacturer specification and not for any other intended use.

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Do not attempt to operate the unit with wet hands, this could cause fatal

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accident.

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When operating the unit with burning equipments, regularly ventilate the room to avoid oxygen insufficiency.

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Do not direct the cool air coming out from the air-conditioner panel to face household heating apparatus as this may affect the working of apparatus such as the electric kettle, oven etc.

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Please ensure that outdoor mounting frame is always stable, firm and without defect. If not, the outdoor unit may collapse and cause danger.

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Do not splash or direct water to the body of the unit when cleaning it as this may cause short circuit.

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Do not use any aerosol or hair sprays near the indoor unit. This chemical can adhere on heat exchanger fin and blocked the evaporation water flow to drain pan. The water will drop on tangential fan and cause water splashing out from indoor unit.

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Please switch off the unit and turn off the circuit breaker during cleaning, the high-speed fan inside the unit may cause danger.

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Turn off the circuit breaker if the unit is not to be operated for a long period.

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Do not climb on the outdoor unit or put objects on it.

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Do not put water container (like vase) on the indoor unit to avoid water dripping into the unit. Dripping water will damage the insulator inside the unit and causes short-circuit.

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Do not place plants directly under the air flow as it is bad for the plants.

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When operating the unit with the door and windows opened, (the room humidity is always above 80%) and with the air deflector facing down or moving automatically for a long period of time, water will condense on the air deflector and drips down occasionally. This will wet your furniture. Therefore, do not operate under such condition for a long time.

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If the amount of heat in the room is above the cooling or heating capability of the unit (for example: more people entering the room, using heating equipments and etc.), the preset room temperature cannot be achieved.

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NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF EACH PART

INDOOR UNIT

Air filter

To prevent dust from coming into the indoor unit. (Refer page 21)

Front panel

Indoor unit indicators

Light indicator showing the operating condition. (Refer page 5)

Horizontal deflector (Air Outlet)

(Refer page 16)

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Vertical deflector

OUTDOOR UNIT

Remote controller

Send out operation signal to the indoor unit. So as to operate the whole unit. (Refer page 6)

Drain pipe

Condensed water drain to outside.

Connecting cord and insulation pipe for piping

Air inlet (Back and Left side)

Air outlet

CAUTION

• When heating operation, drain or defrosted water flows out from outdoor unit. Don’t close drain outlet portion

in chilly area so as not to freeze these.

MODEL NAME AND DIMENSIONS

MODEL

RAS-51CHA3/RAS-63CHA3

RAC-51CHA3/RAC-63CHA3

WIDTH (mm)

1030

850

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HEIGHT (mm)

295

650

DEPTH (mm)

183

298

INDOOR UNIT INDICATORS

HITACHI

OPERATION LAMP

This lamp lights during operation. The OPERATION LAMP flashes in the following cases during heating.

(1) During preheating

For about 2–3 minutes after starting up.

(2) During defrosting

Defrosting will be performed about once an hour when frost forms on the heat exchanger of the outdoor unit, for 5–10 minutes each time.

TIMER LAMP

This lamp lights when the timer is working.

FILTER LAMP

When the device is operated for a total of about 200 hours, the FILTER lamp lights indicates that it is time to clean the filter. The lamp goes out when the

AUTO SWING BUTTON is pressed while the

device is on “STANBY MODE”.

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OPERATION INDICATOR

● This figure shows the opening condition of

front panel. Refer to page 20 in relation to how to open or close the front panel.

AUTO RESTART SWITCH

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RESTART

SWITCH

AUTO RESTART SWITCH

● In the event of power failure, the air conditioner will restart automatically in the previously selected mode once

the power is restored.

● In the event of power failure during TIMER operation, the timer will be reset and the unit will begin or stop

operating under a new timer setting.

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NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

REMOTE CONTROLLER

This controls the operation of the indoor unit. The range of control is about 7 meters. If indoor lighting is controlled electronically, the range of control may be shorter. This unit can be fixed on a wall using the fixture provided. Before fixing it, make sure the indoor unit can be controlled from the remote controller.

● Signal emitting window/transmission sign

Point this window toward the indoor unit when controlling it.

RESET

AUTO

HEAT

DEHUMIDIFY

COOL

FAN

FAN SPEED LOW

MED HI

SLEEPING

STOP (CANCEL)

START (RESERVE)

START/STOP

TIME

TIMER SET

TIMER SELECTOR ON TIMER OFF TIMER

AUTO SWING

The transmission sign blinks when a signal is sent.

● Display

This indicates the room temperature selected, current time, timer status, function and intensity of circulation selected.

● START/STOP button

Press this button to start operation. Press it again to stop operation.

● SLEEP button

Use this button to set the sleep timer.

● TEMPERATURE buttons

Use these buttons to raise or lower the temperature setting. (Keep pressed, and the value will change more quickly.)

● TIME button

Use this button to set and check the time and date.

● RESET buttons

● FUNCTION selector

Use this button to select the operating mode. Every time you press it, the mode will change from (AUTO) to (HEAT) to (DEHUMIDIFY) to

(COOL) and to (FAN) cyclically.

● FAN SPEED selector

This determines the fan speed. Every time you press this button, the intensity of circulation will change from (AUTO) to (HI) to (MED) to (LOW) (during the (FAN) mode, from HI to MED to LOW).

● AUTO SWING button

Controls the angle of the horizontal air deflector.

● TIMER control

Use this button to set the timer.

● OFF-TIMER button Select the turn OFF time.

● ON-TIMER button Select the turn ON time.

● RESERVE button Time setting reservation.

● CANCEL button Cancel time reservation.

Precautions for Use

● Do not put the remote controller in the following places.

● Under direct sunlight.

● In the vicinity of a heater.

● Handle the remote controller carefully. Do not drop it on the floor,

and protect it from water.

● Once the outdoor unit stops, it will not restart for about 3 minutes

(unless you turn the power switch off and on or unplug the power cord and plug it in again).

This is to protect the device and does not indicate a failure.

● If you press the FUNCTION selector button during operation, the

device may stop for about 3 minutes for protection.

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AUTOMATIC OPERATION

The device will automatically determine the mode of operation, HEAT, COOL or DEHUMIDIFY depending on the initial room temperature. The selected mode of operation will not change when the room temperature varies.

Press the FUNCTION selector so that the display indicates the (AUTO) mode of operation.

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RESET

START

STOP

■ As the settings are stored in memory in the remote controller, you only have

● When AUTO has been selected, the device will automatically determine

the mode of operation, HEAT, COOL or DEHUMIDIFY depending on the initial room temperature.

Press the (START/STOP) button. Operation starts with a beep. Press the button again to stop operation.

to press the (START/STOP) button next time.

You can raise or lower the temperature setting as necessary by maximum of 3°C.

°C

● The preset temperature and the actual room temperature may vary

somewhat depending on conditions.

● The display does not indicate the preset temperature in the AUTO mode.

If you change the setting, the indoor unit will produce a beep.

Press the temperature button and the temperature setting will change by 1°C each time.

■ Condition of Automatic Operation

Initial room temperature (approx.)

Over 27°C COOL

23~27°C

DEHUMIDIFY

Under 23°C HEAT

Temperature settingFunction

27°C

Slightly lower than the room temperature

23°C

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FAN SPEED

HI at start, MED or LOW after the preset temperature is reached

LOW

HI at start, MED or LOW after the preset temperature is reached

HEATING OPERATION

● Use the device for heating when the outdoor temperature is under 21°C.

When it is too warm (over 21°C), the heating function may not work in order to protect the device.

● In order to keep reliability of the device, please use this device above –10°C of the outdoor temperature.

Press the FUNCTION selector so that the display indicates (HEAT).

Set the desired FAN SPEED with the (FAN SPEED) button (the display indicates the setting).

(AUTO): The fan speed is HI at first and varies to MED

automatically when the preset temperature has been reached.

(HI) : Economical as the room will become warm

quickly. But you may feel a chill at the beginning.

(MED) : Quiet.

(LOW) : More quiet.

RESET

Set the desired room temperature with the TEMPERATURE buttons (the display indicates the setting).

The temperature setting and the actual room temperature may vary somewhat depending on conditions.

START

STOP

■ As the settings are stored in memory in the remote controller, you only

Press the (START/STOP) button. Heating operation starts with a beep. Press the button again to stop operation.

have to press the (START/STOP) button next time.

The range of 18-22°C is recommended as the room temperature for heating. If the temperature setting is 20°C, the room temperature will be controlled at around 20°C.

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