PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 INDEX SPECIFICATIONS----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 FUNCTION TABLE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 PART DESCRIPTION------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 FIRST OPERATION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 EQUIPMENT CONNECTION (For recovery/vacuum/oil injection/charge/Auto mode)-------------------------------7 RECOVERY------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 VACUUM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 OIL INJECTION-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 CHARGE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11 AUTO. MODE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --12 HP LEAK TEST------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 SYSTEM SETTING-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16 UPDATE---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20 MAINTENANCE REMINDING----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 MAIN TROUBLESHOOTING------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22 1/24...
PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 Function Table Recovery Recovers and purifies refrigerant from automotive A/C to equipment tank. Vacuum Evacuates air and moisture from the A/C system. Automatic vacuum leak test (optional). Oil injection Inject refrigeration oil to automotive A/C system.
PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 Part description 1)Refrigerant gas cylinder 2)Gas cylinder support plate 3) Gas cylinder load cell 4)Oil bottle load cell 5)Oil bottle support 6)Oil bottles 7)Assembly of solenoid valve and 8)Manifold assembly 1 9)front cover (plastic) check valve 10) Front wheel 11)Compressor...
PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 FIRST OPERATION Unlock load cells (Remove the protection materials for transportation, in equipment side you can find same sticker). Fill equipment with refrigerant (New equipment is empty, you need to fill the equipment with refrigerant and refrigeration oil)...
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PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 2. Open external tank valve. Run recovery. 1.Connect equipment either CHARGE SUCTION port to an external tank with refrigerant, block other port of the equipment. You can also put the external upside down. 3. When total refrigerant in equipment reaches...
PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 Equipment Connection (For recovery/vacuum/oil injection/charge/Auto. Mode) Warning: Except the situations clearly stated in the manual, during all equipment operations, please maintain the vehicle engine and A/Cswithed off, otherwise unexpected damages may be caused. Remarks: HP leak test equipment connection is different, please refer to “HP leak test” chapter in this manual.
PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 Recovery Remarks: With HP leak test function, this interface is different. Please refer to HP leak test function in this manual 8/24...
PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 Vacuum Remarks: With HP leak test function, this interface is different. Please refer to HP leak test function in this manual. Remarks: Vacuum leak test is optional function. 9/24...
PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 Oil injection Remarks: With HP leak test function, this interface is different. Please refer to HP leak test function in this manual. 10/24...
PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 Charge Remarks: With HP leak test function, this interface is different. Please refer to HP leak test function in this manual. Remarks: “Hose purge” function can charge the refrigerant remained in the hoses to auto A/C system...
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PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 Remarks: After charge, can turn off the machine, with machine still connected to vehicle A/C, turn on the vehicle engine and A/C to watch the HP and LP gauges of the machine, to make sure that the high pressure and low pressure displayed in HP/LP gauges are in normal range of the vehicle.
PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 Auto. mode Remarks: With HP leak test function, this interface is different. Please refer to HP leak test function in this manual. Remarks: Vacuum leak test is optional. Can also select “Hose purge” function, to charge the refrigerant remained in the hoses to the auto A/C system....
PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 HP leak test Equipment connection for HP leak test 14/24...
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PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 By observing the HP and LP gauges in equipment, to determine if the AUTO A/C system has leakage. Can also use soapy water to detect the exact leak location in A/C system. 15/24...
PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 System setting P.W.: 111111 Calibration 1: Gas cylinder load cell Calibration The equipment indicates to put an The equipment indicates to object of 5-10kg on the plate, and remove the gas cylinder change the weight in the screen, Remove the gas cylinder and Remove the back cover.
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PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 Calibration 1: Gas cylinder load cell Calibration Calibration passed. The equipment indicates to put an object of 11-15kg on the plate, and change the weight screen, (Calibration failed, contact distr Put object on the plate Put object on the plate according the object weight.
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PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 Remarks: 1. V11 to V15 are reserved for future development 2. V16 is available if the equipment has HP leak test function 19/24...
PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 UPDATE The machine displays the following message. Pressing keys, turn on the machine. Connect the machine with PC through USB port. In Click “OpenFile” to select update to update, e.g. file “RCC8A_V2.01” (for main program update) or PC, run USBload.exe, the PC displays the following...
PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 Maintenance reminding The machine permits totally 1200 operations (every recovery or vacuum counts for 1 operation, and one automatic operation counts for 2 operations) before service/maintenance is forced to make. The remaining operation number is displayed when machine turns on.
PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 Main troubleshooting Ma lf u n cti on Reasons So lu t ion 1. Insufficient vacuum pump oil. 1. Add oil to central line 2. Pump oil emulsion, dirty 2. Put new oil Low vacuum degree 3.
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PROTEC AC-400 USER MANUAL V2.20 During recovery, vacuum pump is The contact between solenoid valve pressurized. After No.4 and valve base is not well period too much oil sealed. in vacuum pump Remove solenoid No.4 from valve base, clean the solenoid valve and valve base.
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