Hitachi PC-AR Installation & Maintenance Manual

Installation & Maintenance Manual
Wired Remote Control Switch (Model: PC-AR)
IMPORTANT:
READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS MANUAL BEFORE USING THIS WIRED REMOTE CONTROL SWITCH.
KEEP THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
 No part of this manual may be reproduced without written permission.
Signal words (DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION) are used to identify levels of hazard seriousness. Definitions of

identifying hazard levels are provided below with their respective signal words.
: Immediate hazards which WILL result in severe personal injury or death.
DANGER
: Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in severe personal injury or death.
WARNING
CAUTION
: Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in minor personal injury or product or property
damage.
NOTE: Useful information for operation and/or maintenance.

1. SAFETY SUMMARY

DANGER
 DO NOT pour water into the remote control switch (hereafter called "controller"). This product is equipped
with electrical parts. If poured, it will cause a serious electrical shock.
WARNING
 DO NOT perform installation work and electrical wiring connection by yourself. Contact your distributor or
dealer of HITACHI and ask them for installation work and electrical wiring by service person.
CAUTION
 DO NOT install the indoor unit, outdoor unit, controller and cable at such places as;
1. Where there is oil vapor and the oil is dispersed
2. Where the hot springs are near (in a sulfuric environment)
3. Where generation, flowing, staying or leaking of flammable gas is detected
4. Where the sea is near (in the salty environment)
5. An acid or alkaline environment
 DO NOT install the indoor unit, outdoor unit, controller and cable within approximately 3 meters from strong
electromagnetic wave radiators such as medical equipment. In case that the controller is installed in a place
where there is electromagnetic wave direct-radiation, shield the controller and cables by covering with the
steel box and running the cable through the metal conduit tube.
 In case that there is electric noise at the power source for the indoor unit, provide a noise filter.
The box is for checking work. Check the box after checking.

2. Installation Work

[2.1 Selection of Installation Place]
1) Select a suitable place for handling and determine the installation place of the controller with the customer's
acceptance. Do not install the controller at such places as;
 where children can touch
 where the air from the air conditioner is directly discharged
[2.2 Before Installation]
This packing contains the following parts.
[A] Remote Control Switch (Q'ty: 1, For Operation Control)
[B] Screw <M4x16L> (Q'ty: 2, For Fixing the Holding Bracket onto the Wall)
[C] Ring Core (Q'ty: 1)
[D] Band (Q'ty: 1, For Fixing Cable to Ring Core)
[E] Operation Manual (Q'ty: 1)

[2.3 Installation Space]

1) In case of installing the controllers in vertical line, keep a distance more than 50mm
between the controllers vertically. If the distance is insufficient, the front cover of
the controller can not be opened wide enough.
1
More than 50mm
317B39060