Timer - Mitsubishi Electric PLA-A.BA Operation Manual

6. Timer

6.1. For Wired Remote-controller
You can use Function Selection of remote controller to select which of
three types of timer to use: Weekly timer,
Off timer.
6.1.1. Weekly Timer
The weekly timer can be used to set up to eight operations for each
day of the week.
• Each operation may consist of any of the following: ON/OFF time
together with a temperature setting, or ON/OFF time only, or tem-
perature setting only.
• When the current time reaches a time set at this timer, the air condi-
tioner carries out the action set by the timer.
Time setting resolution for this timer is one minute.
Note:
*1. Weekly Timer/Simple Timer/Auto Off Timer cannot be used at the same
time.
*2. The weekly timer will not operate when any of the following conditions is
in effect.
The timer feature is off; the system is in an malfunction state; a test run
is in progress; the remote controller is undergoing self-check or remote
controller check; the user is in the process of setting a function; the user
is in the process of setting the timer; the user is in the process of setting
the current day of the week or time; the system is under central control.
(Specifi cally, the system will not carry out operations (unit on, unit off or
temperature setting) that are prohibited during these conditions.)
Operation No.
4 2
TEMP.
MENU ON/OFF
BAC K MONITOR/SET DAY
PAR-21MAA CLOCK
<How to Set the Weekly Timer>
1. Be sure that you are at a standard control screen, and that the weekly
timer indicator is shown in the display.
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2. Press the Timer Menu button
screen (at ). (Note that each press of the button toggles the display
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between "Set Up" and "Monitor".)
3. Press the Timer On/Off (Set Day) button
advances the display at
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quence: "Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat"
"Sat" "Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat"...
4. Press the or Operation button (
the appropriate operation number (1 to 8)
* Your inputs at Steps 3 and 4 will select one of the cells from the ma-
trix illustrated below.
(The remote-controller display at left shows how the display would
appear when setting Operation 1 for Sunday to the values indicated
below.)
Setup Matrix
Op No. Sunday Monday
• 8:30
No. 1 • ON
• 73 °F
• 10:00 • 10:00
No. 2
• OFF • OFF
...
No. 8
<Operation 1 settings for Sunday>
Start the air conditioner at 8:30, with
the temperature set to 73 °F.
Note:
By setting the day to "Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat", you can set the
same operation to be carried out at the same time every day.
(Example: Operation 2 above, which is the same for all days of the week.)
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Simple timer, or
Day Setting
3
SUN
ON
1
˚F C
WEEKLY
ON/OFF
FILTER
CHECK TEST
OPERATION
CLEAR
, so that the "Set Up" appears on the
to set the day. Each press
to the next setting, in the following se-
"Sun" ...
or ) as necessary to select
.
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... Saturday
• 10:00 • 10:00
• OFF • OFF
<Operation 2 settings for every day>
Turn off the air conditioner at 10:00.
<Setting the Weekly Timer>
Shows the time
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setting
Auto
SUN
˚F
5. Press the appropriate Set Time button
sired time (at ).
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* As you hold the button down, the time fi rst increments in minute in-
tervals, then in ten-minute intervals, and then in one-hour intervals.
6. Press the ON/OFF button
OFF), at .
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* Each press changes the next setting, in the following sequence: No
display (no setting)
7. Press the appropriate Set Temperature button
temperature (at ).
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* Each press changes the setting, in the following sequence: No dis-
play (no setting)
No display.
(Available range: The range for the setting is 12 °C, 53 °F to 30 °C,
87 °F. The actual range over which the temperature can be controlled,
however, will vary according to the type of the connected unit.)
8. After making the appropriate settings at Steps 5, 6 and 7, press the
Filter button to lock in the values.
To clear the currently set values for the selected operation, press and
quickly release the Check (Clear) button
* The displayed time setting will change to "—:—", and the On/Off
and temperature settings will all disappear.
(To clear all weekly timer settings at once, hold down the Check
(Clear) button
blinking, indicating that all settings have been cleared.)
Note:
Your new entries will be cancelled if you press the Mode (Return) button
before pressing the Filter
If you have set two or more different operations for exactly the same time,
only the operation with the highest Operation No. will be carried out.
9. Repeat Steps 3 to 8 as necessary to fi ll as many of the available cells
as you wish.
10. Press the mode (Return) button
screen and complete the setting procedure.
11. To activate the timer, press the Timer On/Off button
"Timer Off" indication disappears from the screen. Be sure that the
"Timer Off" indication is no longer displayed.
* If there are no timer settings, the "Timer Off" indication will blink on
the screen.
<How to View the Weekly Timer Settings>
"Fri"
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1. Be sure that the weekly timer indicator is visible on the screen (at
2. Press the Timer Menu button
screen (at ).
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3. Press the Timer On/Off (Set Day) button
day you wish to view.
4. Press the or
the timer operation shown on the display (at
* Each press will advance to the next timer operation, in order of time
setting.
5. To close the monitor and return to the standard control screen, press
the Mode (Return) button
<To Turn Off the Weekly Timer>
Press the Timer On/Off button
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Shows the selected operation (ON or OFF)
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* Does not appear if operation is not set.
ON
Shows the temperature setting
* Does not appear if temperature
C
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WEEKLY
is not set.
as necessary to set the de-
to select the desired operation (ON or
"ON" "OFF"
75 77 ... 84 87
once.
for two seconds or more. The display will begin
button .
to return to the standard control
Timer Settings
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SUN
TIMER ON
OFF
˚F C
1
WEEKLY
so that "Monitor" is indicated on the
as necessary to select the
Operation button ( or ) as necessary to change
).
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.
so that "Timer Off" appears at
TIME SUN
˚F C
F C
WEEKLY
to set the desired
53 ... 73
, so that the
).
1
.
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