Panasonic cz-rtc4, cz-rtc3 Operation Manual

Operating Instructions

Timer Remote Controller

Model No. CZ-RTC4

Installation Instructions Separately Attached.

ENGLISH

Before operating the unit, read these operating instructions thoroughly and keep them for future reference.

Panasonic Corporation

1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka, Japan

Panasonic Corporation http://www.panasonic.com

CV6233312187

Thank you for purchasing the Panasonic timer remote controller.

 Read the Operating Instructions

carefully for safe use. This manual describes the Operating Instructions of the timer remote controller. Read this manual as well as operating instructions supplied with indoor units and outdoor units.

 Be sure to read the “Safety

Precautions” (P.3, 4) before using.

 Keep this manual with operating

instructions supplied with indoor units and outdoor units in a safe place.

 Be sure to keep this manual in a

place easily accessible by users. In the case of user change, be sure to give this manual to the new user.

NOTICE

The English text is the original instructions. Other languages are translation of the original instructions.

CONTENTS

 Safety Precautions ...............................3

 Part Names ..........................................5

• Control panel .......................................5

• Screen display .....................................6

 Basic Operations..................................7

• How to Operate ....................................7

• Setting the Present Time .....................9

 Weekly Program Function .................10

• Checking the Weekly Timer ...............10

• Changing the Program Timer .............11

• Deleting the Program Timer ...............13

• Invalidating the Program Timer ..........14

• Duplicating the Program Timer ..........15

• Before Asking Repare work ...............16

 Outing Function .................................17

• Setting the Outing Function ...............18

 Sleeping Function ..............................19

 ECONAVI Function .............................22

•

ON/OFF setting of ECONAVI function

 Troubleshooting .................................24

 Speciﬁ cations .....................................26

Page

...23

Preparations How to Use Setting Change

When

Necessary

(EN)

Safety Precautions

WARNING

This symbol refers to a hazard or unsafe practice which can result in severe personal injury or death.

Matters to be observed Prohibited matters

This symbol refers to a hazard or unsafe practice which can result in personal injury or product or property damage.

WARNING

Do not use this appliance in a potentially explosive atmosphere.

In case of malfunction of this appliance, do not repair by yourself. Contact the sales or service dealer for repair.

In case of emergency, remove the power plug from the socket or switch off the circuit breaker or the means by which the system is isolated from the mains power.

CAUTION

CAUTIONS

This appliance is intended to be used by expert or trained users in shops, in light industry and on farms, or for commercial use by lay persons.

This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved.

• Do not operate with wet hands.

• Do not wash with water.

(EN)

Safety Precautions

Note:

 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with

the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

 FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, follow

the attached installation instructions. Any changes or modiﬁ cations not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

(EN)

Part Names

Control panel

987

1 Operation indicator

Illuminates during operation. Blinks during alarm.

2 Start/Stop button

Starts/Stops operation.

3 Fan speed

Changing the fan speed.

4 Swing/Air direction

Use this button to set the auto swing or air direction to a speciﬁ c angle.

5 Unit select

When more than one indoor unit is operated by one remote control unit, this button is used to select a unit when adjusting the air direction.

6 Sleeping 7 Ventilation

Use this button when you installed a fan available in the market. Pressing this button turns on and off the fan. When turning off the air conditioner, the fan will be also turned off.

8 Filter reset

Use this button to reset the ﬁ lter sign. When is displayed, press this button after cleaning the ﬁ lter.

9 Timer setting buttons 10 Remote control sensor

Normally, the temperature sensor of the indoor unit is used to detect the temperature. However, it is also possible to detect the temperature around the remote control unit.

11 Mode select

Pushing this button selects an operation mode.

12 ECONAVI

Use this button to turn on/off the ECONAVI Function.

13 Temperature setting buttons

Changing the temperature setting.

2 3

(EN)

Part Names

Screen display

28 1 2 3

2726

24 23 22 21 20

19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10

1 Displayed if the selected feature was disabled during installation. 2 Displayed when a mistake is made during timer setting. 3 Appears when the timer program is being set. 4 Indicates today’s day of the week. 5 Displayed when the timer has been turned OFF. 6 Timer program indication

: The indoor unit starts operation at the programmed time. : The indoor unit stops operation at the programmed time. 7 Displays the present time on a 24-hour clock. Also, displays settings in the various setting

modes.

8 Appears when the time program is being set. 9 Indicates the unit No. of the selected indoor unit. 10 Appears during the peak cut mode (Demand) if an electric heat pump (EHP) air conditioner is

used or during standby if a gas heat pump (GHP) air conditioner is used.

11 Appears when the fan of the indoor unit is stopped or in low fan speed. 12 The engine oil needs to be replaced. (Only when using a gas heat pump air conditioner.) 13 Appears when the maintenance function (monitoring sensor temperatures) is activated. 14 The indoor unit ﬁ lter needs to be cleaned. 15 Appears during the sleeping function. 16 Appears when a fan available in the market is installed and is operating. 17 Switching operation modes is prohibited. (Switching to Auto mode is also prohibited.) 18 Remote control operation is restricted by a central control device. 19 Appears when the remote control sensor is used. 20 The selected fan mode is displayed. 21 Appears while in test operation. 22 Indicates the ﬂ ap position. 23 Indicates the set temperature. 24 Appears during the outing function. 25 Displays the selected operation mode.

(AUTO

26 Appears when ECONAVI is being set to ON. 27 When inspection is required. 28 Appears with displaying 27 if there is a problem on ECONAVI.

/HEAT /DRY /COOL /FAN )

4 5

6 7

(EN)

Basic Operations

How to Operate

Turn on the indoor unit before operation. See operating instructions of the indoor unit.

Start/Stop operation / Operation mode

1. Press [Start/Stop] to start operation.

2. Press the mode select button to select the mode among AUTO DRY

, COOL and FAN .

* Auto: The mode is automatically switched to

Cool or Heat to achieve the set temperature.

, HEAT ,

Set temperature

Press [ / ] to set the desired temperature.

Cannot be set in Fan mode.

Temperature

Fan speed

Press the fan speed button to set the fan speed.

: Automatically switches the fan speed.

: Low

: Medium

: High

Fan speed

Flap

Press the ﬂ ap button to adjust the ﬂ ap position.

Flap

(EN)

Note

 If the heating performance is insufﬁ cient in Low fan speed, change the fan

speed to Medium

 The temperature range that can be set varies depending on the model.  Temperature sensor detects temperature in the vicinity of the air inlet of the

indoor unit. The detected temperature slightly differs from the room temperature depending on the installation condition. The set temperature is a guideline of room temperature.

or High .

(EN)

Basic Operations

Setting the Present Time

Press and hold [SET] for more than

2 seconds to enter the present day and time setting mode.

Once you enter the setting mode, “SETTING”, “▼”(day) and “time” ﬂ ash.

Set “▼” to today’s day of the week.

Press [▲] to move “▼” (ﬂ ashing on the

display) in the order of: Su → Mo → Tu → ....

Press [▼] to move it in the order of: Su →

Sa → Fr → ....

Press [SET] to store.

Press [▼/▲] to change the present

“hour” in the range of 0 to 23*

Set the present hour and press [SET]. The “hour” digits light up, and the “minute” digits start ﬂ ashing. *1 If the clock uses the 12 hours AM/PM setting, the hour is displayed in the range of AM 1 to 12 / PM 1 to 12.

Press [▼/▲] to change the present

“minute” in the range of 0 to 59.

Set the present minute and press [SET]. The day and time are set and the unit ﬁ nishes the setting mode.

2 / 3 / 4 1 / 3 / 4

Note

 If the present time is invalid, “– – : – –” is displayed. If the power failure occurs,

check if the set data of day and time are valid.

(EN)

Weekly Program Function

Checking the Weekly Timer

• Set the weekly program assigning a given timer to each day of the week. Maximum of 6 programs a day and 42 programs a week can be set. Select the day and the TIMER number you want to program.

Press [PROGRAM] to enter the

program conﬁ rmation mode “

” and start setting.

Once you enter the program conﬁ rmation mode, the present day is indicated as TIMER No. “1”.

Select the day.

Press [▼/▲] to move the “ ” horizontally on the day to select. Press [▲] to move “ ” (ﬂ ashing on the

display) in the order of: Su → Mo → Tu....

Press [▼] to move it in the order of : Su →

Sa → Fr....

“– – : – –” is displayed when the program is not set. Press [SET] to ﬁ x the day.

2 / 31

Select a Timer number.

Press [▼/▲] to select a TIMER No. from 1 to 6. Press [▲] to move up from 1. Press [▼] to move down from 6.

(EN)

TIMER No. 1-6

program CHeck

SET

CANCEL,DEL

normal remote controller

program check

PROGRAM CANCEL

CANCEL,DEL

CANCEL

PROGRAM

SET,CANCEL,DEL

SET,CANCEL

Weekly Program Function

Changing the Program Timer

To set the weekly program, follow the steps.

Select the program you want to

set in the program conﬁ rmation mode, and press [SET]. This enters the setting mode of the program currently displayed.

* In the program setting mode, [SETTING],

“hour”, “minute”and “item” ﬂ ash on the display.

Set the “hour”. (Program step 1)

Press [▼/▲] to set the “hour”. Conﬁ rm the “hour” and press [SET]. This enters the program changing mode (setting of the “minute”).

Set the “minute”. (Program step 2)

Press [▼/▲] to set the “minute”. Conﬁ rm the “minute” and press [SET]. The unit enters (the program pattern selection mode).

Program

2 / 3 / 44 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Program step1

Program step2

Changing hour digits

Changing minute digits

Changing patterns

Selecting copy source

Selecting copy destination

(EN)

Set the program pattern. (Program step 3)

There are 4 program patterns. Pressing [▼/▲] repeats the following display patterns.

Pattern 1 (Default display)

The indoor unit starts operation at the programmed time.

[▼][▼]

Pattern 4

The indoor unit starts operation at the programmed time and changes the temperature settings.

For Pattern 3 and Pattern 4: Press [ / ] to change the temperature setting.

[▲][▲]

Pattern 2

[▼]

[▲]

The indoor unit stops operation at the programmed time.

Pattern 3

[▲]

°°

[▼]

The indoor unit changes the temperature setting at the programmed time.

Select the program pattern and press [SET].

The program timer setting is conﬁ rmed and the unit enters the conﬁ rmation mode

Note

 If you press [CANCEL] during the setting, it returns to the program conﬁ rmation

mode.

 If there is no operation made for 10 minutes during the setting, it returns to the

normal mode. In this case, all the settings in progress will be invalid.

(EN)

Weekly Program Function

Deleting the Program Timer

To delete the program timer setting, follow the steps below.

Press [PROGRAM] to enter the

program conﬁ rmation mode.

Press [▼/▲] to select the day of the

program you want to delete.

Press [SET] to ﬁ x the day.

Press [▼/▲] to select a TIMER No.

(from 1 to 6).

Press [SET] to display the program

setting mode

Press [DELETE] to delete the

program.

41 5 2 / 3

Note

 After deleting, the unit returns to the program conﬁ rmation mode .  If you press [CANCEL] during the setting, the unit returns to the program

comﬁ rmation mode.

 If there is no operation made for 10 minutes during the setting, the unit returns to

the normal mode.

(EN)

Weekly Program Function

Invalidating the Program Timer

If you want to stopping the program operation for more than 1 week, you can invalidate all the timer settings. Once the timer settings are invalidated, the program will not be operated until the invalidation is cancelled.

How to invalidate the program timer

1. Press and hold [CANCEL]([TIMER

OFF]) for more than 2 seconds.

[TIMER OFF] is displayed and the programs will be invalidated from the next one.

How to cancel the program timer invalidation

1. Press and hold [CANCEL]([TIMER

OFF]) for more than 2 seconds.

[TIMER OFF] disappears and the programs will be validated from the next one.

 If Power Failure Occurred

If the power recovers in a short time period, the program after the recovered time will be valid. If more than one hour has passed for power return after power failure, the present time information will be lost. In this case, the program will not be operated.

(EN)

Weekly Program Function

Duplicating the Program Timer

You can duplicate the preset program by day.

 Select the copy source.

If [PROGRAM]([COPY]) is pressed

in program checking mode enters the copy mode (Selecting the copy source timer.

While in the copy mode of the program timer, [SETTING] and (day) of the copy source ﬂ ash on the display.

Press [▼/▲] to select the day of the

copy source.

Select the copy destination.

If [SET] is pressed in the mode of

selecting the copy source enters the copy mode (Selecting the copy destination timer.

Press [▼/▲] to select the day of the

copy destination. Then, press [SET] to complete copying and return to the program checking mode.

) of the program

, it

1 2 / 4 3 / 4

, it

Note

The program will be overwritten if the preprogrammed day is selected as a copy source.

(EN)

Weekly Program Function

Before Asking Repair Work

Before asking repair work, please check the following.

Trouble Possible Cause/Remedy

“ERROR” is displayed when the minute digits are entered.

The set data is not stored.

Program does not function.

If there is another TIMER No. which has the program of the same time and same day, you cannot overlap the setting.

The stored programs are automatically sorted by the time. Check if the data is stored in the other TIMER No.

Check if the time indication is not “– – : – –”. When the time is invalid, the program is also invalid.

Check the remote controller prohibition inside. In that case, the program is invalid.

(EN)

Outing Function

Outing function is a function that prevents the room temperature from increasing too much (or decreasing too much) when no one is in the room. An air conditioner works automatically if this function is set effective.

•

A remote controller may lose outing function operation information when it is cut for more than 24 hours during the outing function operation by electricity. It reverts from the blackout, and an air conditioner does not drive in outing function when operation is started. At this time, an air conditioner does not stop at outing function.

(EN)

Outing Function

Setting the Outing Function

Press and hold [Ventilation] for more

than 2 seconds to display the upper limit temperature setting screen.

[SETTING], , and the upper limit temperature start ﬂ ashing. (The default value of the upper limit temperature is 38 °C.)

Press [ / ] to select the upper

limit temperature, and press [SET] to ﬁ x the value. The lower limit temperature setting screen is displayed.

1 2 / 32 / 3

Press [ / ] to select the lower limit

temperature, and press [SET] to ﬁ x the value. The outing function setting is completed.

(The default value of the lower limit temperature is 10 °C.)

* The unit returns to the normal mode if [CANCEL] is pressed or there is no operation

made for 3 minutes during the setting. In this case, all the settings in progress will be lost.

Canceling the outing function

1. Press and hold [Ventilation] for more

than 2 seconds while the outing function is set.

(EN)

Sleeping Function

This function leads you to a comfortable sleep and changes the room temperature during your sleep.

• You can set the off timer every one hour from 1 to 10 hours.

 Display of remote control unit (during the time setting)

Off time

In case the present time is 23:00.

Sleeping function indication

 Display of remote control unit (during sleeping function setting)

Sleeping function indication

* If no operation is made for 3 minutes, the time setting mode will be automatically

ﬁ nished.

Operating time

(EN)

Ex. In case of 7 hours timer

Press [Sleeping].

• Each time the button is pressed, the indication changes in the following order.

(every one hour)

(Press [CANCEL] to stop the time setting.)

Press [SET].

• The sleeping operation starts.

211

 When the off time comes:

• The indoor unit stops. * The temperature returns to the setting at the time when sleeping function

operation started.

To cancel the sleeping function operation

1. Press [Sleeping].

* The temperature setting remains at the time

cancelled.

• The following buttons also cancel the sleeping function operation.

[Start/Stop] button

Stops the indoor unit after the sleeping function operation is cancelled.

[Mode select] button

Changes the operation mode after the sleeping function operation is cancelled.

(EN)

 If [Sleeping] button does not work.

Or, in the case of operation not being started even if [SET] is pressed.

Check the following table.

Item

Display of the remote control unit (Lighting/ﬂ ashing indication)

The Error indication ﬂ ashes

(for several seconds).

“This function is not available” indication

lights up (for several seconds).

Centralized control indication ﬂ ashes

(for several seconds).

The sleeping function operation will be cancelled in the following cases:

1: When the unit is operated to stop or change the temperature setting by the other remote

control unit or centralized control device.

2: When the unit is operated to stop or change the temperature setting with the weekly program

function / outing function.

3: When the centralized control unit is prohibited from stopping the unit or changing the

temperature setting.

Contents

The clock is not set.

When the operation mode is set to AUTO or FAN, this function is not available.

The centralized control device is prohibited from starting/stopping the unit or changing the temperature setting.

Note

Trouble Possible Cause/Remedy

The temperature setting does not decrease (increase).

Operation under the sleeping function does not ﬁ nish.

The temperature over the upper or lower limit or each operation mode cannot be set.

Note if you change the time after the sleeping function started. The operation does not ﬁ nish until it reaches to the set starting time.

(EN)

+ 47 hidden pages