Indoor unit • This manual does not cover [ Model names ] [ Service Ref. ] outdoor units. When servicing them, please refer to the service PKH-2FKA manual No.OC128 REVISED PKH-2FKA EDITION-C and this manual in PKH-2.5FKA a set. PKH-2.5FKA PKH-2.5FKA...
TECHNICAL CHANGES PKH-2.5FKA PKH-2.5FKA PKH-3FKA PKH-3FKA PKH-4FKSA PKH-4FKSA •NOSE shape has changed. •UNDER PLATE shape has changed. •TOP PLATE shape has changed. •DRAIN PAN shape has changed. •BOX ASSEMBLY shape has changed. •The specifications of these power supply voltages have been added: 50Hz 220-230-240V; 50Hz 380-400-415V.
PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Indoor Unit Air intake Filter Air intake grille (Removes dust and dirt from the intake air.) Room air is suctioned in here. Guide vane Auto vane Air flow can be changed to horizontally by moving the Guide vane to the left or right.
Display In this display example on CENTRALLY r display display the bottom left, a condition CONTROLLED display where all display lamps light The current time , start time and stop The selected fan speed is displayed. time can be displayed in ten second is shown for explanation pur- This indicates when the unit is con- intervals by pressing the time switch...
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2. REMOTE CONTROLLER Unit : mm(inch) FILTER FILTER CHECK CHECK CHECK MODE CHECK MODE TEST RUN TEST RUN Rear side wiring arrangement opening. CAUTION SW18 SW17...
WIRING DIAGRAM PKH-2FKA POWER SUPPLY ~(1 PHASE) AC220-240V 50Hz GRN/YLW AC220V 60Hz 11.1VAC 220V 230V 240V 14.2VAC CN4T FAN1 TRANSMISSION WIRES POWER TRANS TRANS DC12V LED2 5V CN6V VANE POWER LED1 12V TO OUTDOOR UNIT POWER CONNECTING WIRES DC12V CN21...
REFRIGERANT SYSTEM DIAGRAM PKH-2FKA / PUH-2VKA PUH-2VKA Unit : mm PKH-2.5FKA PKH-2.5FKA / PUH-2.5VKA , PUH-2.5VKA PKH-3FKA PKH-3FKA / PUH-3VKA PUH-3VKA / PUH-3YKA PUH-3YKA , PUH-3YKA High pressure control switch Oil separator Refrigerant pipe Outdoor unit Service (option) Indoor unit...
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PKH-2FKA / PUH-2NKA PUH-2NKA Unit : mm PKH-2.5FKA , PKH-2.5FKA / PUH-2.5NKA , PUH-2.5NKA Refrigerant flow in cooling Refrigerant flow in heating R.V.coil High pressure heating ON control switch Oil separator Service Outdoor unit Refrigerant pipe port 4-way valbe (option)
HEATING OPERATION Heat operation PKH-FK Initial Type Heating area HEATING 3-minute Defrost release Vane setting notch Vane initial setting Auxiliary heater Defrost 30 min. elapse Indoor coil Defrosting Outdoor unit trouble thermistor is 60°C or higher Four-way valve ON FAN speed Low notch Hot adjust in process...
DRY OPERATION operation Four-way valve / OFF Initial dry operation Vane Vane initial setting setting notch Room temperature is 18°C or lower During compressor ON 3-minute 3-minute compressor time delay operation Compressor & Compressor & thermostat ON thermostat 10-minute Compressor ON compressor time completes Compressor ON...
2. INDOOR UNIT CONTROL 2-1 COOL operation <How to operate> 1 Press POWER ON/OFF button. 2 Press the button to display “ f ”. 3 Press the i TEMP button to set the desired temperature. FILTER CHECK CHECK MODE NOTE: The set temperature changes 1°C when the TEST RUN button is press one time Cooling 19 to 30°C.
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5 Coil frost protection When indoor coil temperature becomes -15°C or below, coil frost protection will proceed as follows. <Start condition> After the compressor has been continuously operated for 3 minutes or more,and the indoor coil temperature has been -15°C or below for 3 minutes,the coil frost protection will start. <Coil frost protection>...
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(3) Auto vane control Auto vane position is set to 10degrees discharge at the start-up of COOL operation. It can then be changed by the remote controller. (a) Stop mode (fixed operation) (!) At start-up of COOL operation, the auto vane is set to 10 degrees discharge direction. (@) Discharge direction can be changed with AIR DISCHARGE UP/DOWN button.
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<Auto vane drive> (PKH-2FKA (a) The auto vane is driven by a 2.5 rpm motor. (b) Discharge direction can be selected between the No.1 and No.2 setting. (Initial setting is No.1) 10° 30° 60° 70° (c) Vane motor drive time Unit : sec.
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2-2 DRY operation <How to operate> 1 Press POWER ON/OFF button. 2 Press the button to display “ e ”. FILTER 3 Press the i TEMP button to set the desired temperature. CHECK CHECK MODE TEST RUN NOTE: The set temperature changes 1°C when the button is press one time Cooling 19 to 30°C.
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(1) Compressor control 13-minute time delay To prevent overload, the compressor will not start within 3 minutes after stop. 2The compressor runs when the room temperature is higher than the set temperature.The compressor stops when the room temperature is equal to or lower than the set temperature. 3The compressor stops in check mode or during protective functions.
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2-3 HEAT operation <How to operate> 1 Press POWER ON/OFF button. 2 Press the button to display “ g ”. 3 Press the i TEMP button to set the desired temperature. FILTER CHECK NOTE: The set temperature changes 1°C when the CHECK MODE TEST RUN button is press one time Cooling 17 to 28°C.
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(1) Compressor control 13-minute time delay. To prevent overload, the compressor will not start within 3, minutes after stop. 2The compressor runs when the room temperature is lower than the set temperature.The compressor stops when the room temperature is equal to or higher than the set temperature. 3The compressor stops in check mode or during protective functions.
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(3) Auto vane control (a) STOP mode (fixed operation) (!) The discharge direction at the start-up of HEAT operation is the same as that of the previous operation. (@) The discharge direction can be changed by the remote controller setting. 10°...
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2-4 AUTO operation (Automatic COOL/HEAT change over operation) <How to operate> 1 Press POWER ON/OFF button. 2 Press the button to display “ ”. FILTER CHECK 3 Press the i TEMP button to set the desired temperature. CHECK MODE TEST RUN NOTE: The set temperature changes 1°C when the button is press one time Cooling 19 to 28°C.
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2-5 Auto vane control <How to operate> To change the air flow direction, press button. FILTER CHECK CHECK MODE TEST RUN <Remote controller display> 10° 30° Available in COOL operation with fan speed on HIGH or in HEAT operation. Unavailable in DRY operation. If fan speed changes from LOW to HIGH during 30°...
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2-6 TIMER operation <Timer function> AUTO STOP ·········The air conditioner stops after the set time lapses. FILTER AUTO START ········The air conditioner starts after the set time lapses. CHECK CHECK MODE TEST RUN AUTO OFF ············Timer is not active. <How to operate> 1.
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(1) Indoor coil temperature code During the test run, the indoor coil temperature code from 1 to 15 is displayed on the remote controller instead of room temperature. The code should fall with the lapse of time in normal COOL operation, and should rise in normal HEAT operation.
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2-9 Interlock with ventilation system (LOSSNAY) Mr. SLIM/LOSSNAY interlock operation is available by using the optional parts listed below. (1) System organization Relay box (PZ-12RB-E) Relay box Mr. SLIM LOSSNAY Power supply LOSSNAY Mr. SLIM Power supply Remote display Remote adapter controller Remote...
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OFF: 100 Hr ON : 2500 Hr SW18-4) Not yet used. 2 On indoor controller board For PKH-2FKA only (1) SW1 (Mode selector) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 SW1-1) Switch that changes between FAN mode and AUTO mode...
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(6) SW7 (Model selector) Switch to set the output of phase-controlled indoor fan motor. Address setting is available at any time/ The initial factory setting by is based on each capacity. PKH-2FKA Service Ref. 1 2 3 3. On indoor controller board For PKH-2.5FKA...
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J1-4) Switch for drain pump Provided : The drain pump works in only COOL operation Not provided: The drain pump works in both COOL and HEAT operation J1-5) Switch to change the temperature to start coil frost prevention Provided : 1°C (For all current models) Not provided: -3°C (For previous special models) J1-6) Switch for set temperature adjustment in HEAT mode...
3. OUTDOOR UNIT CONTROL 3-1 Outdoor fan control The rotational frequency of outdoor fan is phase-controlled according to the outdoor coil temperature. This control allows the cooling operation even with the low outside-air temperature and the heating operation even with the high outside-air tempera- ture.
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3-5 Defrosting in HEAT mode <Defrosting time chart> Defrosting Defrosting starts. stops. Indoor unit Indoor fan 10 degrees (Remote controller still displays set direction.) Auto vane Set direction Set direction Outdoor unit 4-way valve Bypass valve Outdoor fan Compressor (1) Start conditions A.
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(3) Defrost interval The defrost interval time is determined as follows. Initial defrost interval is 50 minutes. The defrost interval after defrosting depends on the preceding defrosting time as shown below. Defrosting operation time Next defrost interval 3 minutes or below 120 minutes 3 to 7 minutes 80 minutes...
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3-7 Service functions (1) Compulsory defrosting 1When all of the following conditions are satisfied, pressing SW2 starts the compulsory defrosting. During HEAT mode The compressor is ON. The outdoor coil temperature is being displayed by LED. (Outdoor controller board dip switch SW3-1 : OFF, SW3-2 : The outdoor coil thermistor reads 8°C or below.
TROUBLESHOOTING 1. TROUBLE IN TEST RUN Symptom Cause Check points The display “CENTRALLY 1) Wrong address setting of remote con- 1) Check the address setting of remote controller CONTROLLED” on remote troller/indoor controller board. and indoor controller. controller does not disap- 2) Timer adapter is connected to the 2) Make sure the timer adapter is used correctly.
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2. SELF DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTION WITH REMOTE CONTROLLER 2-1 When malfunction occurs during operation When a malfunction occurs, the indoor and outdoor units stop and the malfunction is displayed on the LCD of the remote controller. (1) ON the set temperature display part, “CHECK” appears, and the unit address and the check code are displayed alternately at one-second CHECK mode intervals.
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Check Diagnosis of malfunction Cause Check points code Signal transmitting/receiving During individual unit control 1) Check the transmission wire. error 1) Bad contact of transmission 2) Check with another remote controller. If “EO” is (Indoor controller does not wire still indicated, replace the indoor controller respond to remote controller 2) Signal transmitting/receiving cir- board.
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3. SERVICE DATA INDICATION BY SWITCHES ON OUTDOOR CONTROLLER BOARD Setting dip switches SW2 and SW3 on the outdoor controller board enables LED to show the output state and check code. Output state is shown by LED lighting, and check code by blinking. SW1 : Turning SW1 ON clears the check code.
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3-1 Outdoor coil temperature To obtain data on the outdoor coil temperature, add the number of bits of lighting LEDs, and see the graph below to find the temperature. Short Open Number of bits 3-2 Fan output step To obtain data on the fan output step, add the number of bits of lighting LEDs, and see the graph below to find the fan rotational frequency.
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4. TROUBLESHOOTING ACCORDING TO CHECK CODE Blinking Diagnosis of malfunction Cause Check point Reversed phase Phases L , and L are con- Check the power supply connection. nected improperly. Open phase Phase L is open. Check the power supply. Contact of protector, such as Check each protector.
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6. WRONG WIRING ON SITE 6-1 Between remote controller and indoor unit If the wire is disconnected between the remote controller and the indoor unit, nothing is displayed on the remote controller when the POWER button is pressed. The beep sound will also not be heard. 6-2 Phenomena due to wrong wiring between indoor and outdoor units Wrong wiring Mode Thermostat...
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7. OTHER TROUBLES AND CAUSES Vanes do not work. Vane motor is damaged. Vane motor does not work. Vane motor relay is damaged. Limit switch does not work. Connector is poorly connected. Limit switch is damaged. Vane motor is poorly assembled. The size of the cam is wrong.
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4.3k"~9.6k" Open or short Fan motor (MF) Measure the resistance between the terminals using a tester. (Winding temperature 20:) Relay connector Normal Motor terminal Abnormal White PKH-2FKA PKH-2.5, 3FKA PKH-4FKSA Relay connector Black Red–Black 154.3" 99.5" 62.6" Open or short White–Black...
SYSTEM CONTROL 1. VARIETY OF SYSTEM CONTROL FUNCTIONS Many units, installed at different locations, can be started 1 Group control with and controlled with a angle remote controller. The remote a single remote controller can be mounted in a different location using a controller non-polar two-wire cable, which can be extended up to (See page 64.)
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2. GROUP CONTROL WITH A SINGLE REMOTE CONTROLLER A maximum of 50 units can be started in order according to the dip switch settings 2-1 How to wire Figure 1 (1) Connect the remote controller to the double terminal block on the indoor controller board of the master unit (No.0 unit).
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3. REMOTE ON-OFF AND INDIVIDUAL REMOTE CONTROLS This method is available to control one unit or any number of units. The following operations are available by connecting a relay, a timer adapter (PAC-SA89TA-E), and a remote ON/OFF switch to the system. Timer adapter is an optional part. Other parts are available on the market. (A) To start all units in order by remote ON-OFF switch (B) To stop all units simultaneously by remote ON-OFF switch (C) To switch between the remote ON-OFF control and the individual remote control...
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NOTE1 : Install the relay box where you can be serviced it easily. NOTE2 : For control circuit wiring, use a wire of No. 14 AWG or a control cable according to the power supply of control circuit. NOTE3 : When the power supply of the control circuit is 220/240V AC, Do not connect the control circuit wire to the remote controller cable directly.
Relay box 6. AUTO RESTART FUNCTION By setting the dip swich SW1-10 to ON (PKH-2FKA), J1-10 cut (PKH-2.5/3/4FK(S)A) the air conditioner can be started/stopped by power supply ON/OFF. If the air conditioner is OFF before the power failure, it will not start operation by power restore.
DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE PKH-3FKA , PKH-3FKA OPERATING PROCEDURE PHOTOS&ILLUSTRATION 1. Removing the lower side of the indoor unit from the instal- Figure 1 lation plate Hanger of indoor unit (1) Remove the 2 screws. Hang the indoor unit hangers to the catches on the instal- Catch of installation plate lation plate.
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OPERATING PROCEDURE PHOTOS&ILLUSTRATION (9) Remove the screws of the indoor controller board case, Photo 3 and pull out the indoor controller board case. Then the transformer and the capacitor can be serviced. Transformer Capacitor Indoor controller board case Electrical parts box 5.
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OPERATING PROCEDURE PHOTOS 8. Removing the lineflow fan and the fan motor Photo 7 (1) Remove the left and right side panels. (2) Remove the grilles. (3) Remove the electrical parts box. Screw Lineflow fan (4) Remove the drain pan. (5) Loosen the screw that fixes the lineflow fan to the fan Fan motor motor.
PARTS LIST STRUCTURAL PARTS PKH-2FKA PKH-2FKA PKH-2FKA PKH-2FKA Q'ty / set Price PKH-2 Wiring Recom- Remarks Part No. Part Name Specification Diagram mended (Drawing No.) Symbol Q'ty Unit Amount R01 KV5 651 FRONT PANEL R01 47J 651 FRONT PANEL R01 KV5 096 SCREW CAP —...
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STRUCTURAL PARTS PKH-2.5FKA PKH-3FKA PKH-2.5FKA PKH-3FKA PKH-2.5FKA PKH-3FKA PKH-2.5FKA PKH-3FKA Part number that is circled is not shown in the figure. Q'ty / set Price Wiring Recom- PKH-2.5 PKH-3 Remarks Part No. Part Name Specification Diagram mended (Drawing No.) Symbol Q'ty Unit Amount...
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STRUCTURAL PARTS PKH-4FKSA PKH-4FKSA PKH-4FKSA PKH-4FKSA Part number that is circled is not shown in the figure. Q'ty / set Price Wiring Recom- PKH-4 Remarks Part No. Part Name Specification Diagram mended (Drawing No.) Symbol Q'ty FKSA Unit Amount FKSA FKSA FKSA R01 12G 662...
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CHECK WARMER COOLER SET TEMP TEMPERATURE TIMER OFF TIMER MODE HOURS AUTO STOP AUTO START FAN SPEED LOW/HIOGH LOW HIGH SWING UP/DOWN DISCHARGE STOP AUTO RETURN CHECK TEST RUN CHECK TEST RUN MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC For PKH-2FKA For PKH-2FKA PKH-2FKA PKH-2FKA...
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Part number that is circled is not shown in the figure. Q'ty / set Wiring Recom- Remarks PKH-2 Price Part No. Part Name Specification Diagram mended (Drawing No.) Symbol Q'ty Unit Amount R01 KV5 106 BEARING SUPPORT R01 KV5 102 BEARING MOUNT R01 566 103 SLEEVE BEARING...
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AUTO STOP AUTO START LOW HIGH FAN SPEED LOW/HIOGH SWING UP/DOWN STOP DISCHARGE AUTO RETURN CHECK TEST RUN CHECK TEST RUN MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC For PKH-2.5FKA PKH-2.5FKA , PKH- 2.5FKA PKH-3FKA PKH-2.5FKA PKH-3FKA PKH-3FKA PKH-3FKA 15 16 Q'ty / set Price...
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Q'ty / set Price Wiring Recom- Remarks PKH-2.5 PKH-3 Part No. Part Name Specification Diagram mended (Drawing No.) Symbol Q'ty Unit Amount R01 KV5 527 DRAIN HOSE R01 12G 002 AUTO VANE — (BG25H301H02) — (BG25J821H01) GUIDE VANE — (BG25J821H02) GUIDE VANE(WITH HANDLE) R01 12G 223 VANE MOTOR...
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PKH-4FKSA AUTO START LOW HIGH FAN SPEED LOW/HIOGH SWING UP/DOWN STOP DISCHARGE AUTO RETURN CHECK TEST RUN CHECK TEST RUN MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC For PKH-4FKSA PKH-4FKSA , PKH-4FKSA PKH-4FKSA 15 16 Q'ty / set Price Wiring Recom- PKH-4 Remarks Part No.
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Q'ty / set Price Wiring Recom- PKH-4 Remarks Part No. Part Name Specification Diagram mended (Drawing No.) Symbol Q'ty FKSA Unit Amount FKSA FKSA FKSA R01 16G 002 AUTO VANE — (BG25H301H02) — (BG25J821H01) GUIDE VANE — (BG25J821H02) GUIDE VANE(WITH HANDLE) R01 12G 223 VANE MOTOR T7W 556 305...
2-3. How to connect program timer (1) Install the program timer next to the remote controller the same way as the remote controller is installed. (2) Connect the program timer and the remote controller with a 5-wire cable as shown in the figure below Connect 2-wire cable to indoor unit NOTE:While the program timer is connected to the remote controller, the...
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DUAL D U A L C E N T R A L CENTRAL O P E R A T I O N MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 7 5-2. Functions POWER ON/OFF switch Operation ON/OFF switch.
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TERMINAL-BLOCK TERMINAL-BLOCK FOR TRANSMISSION OF POWER SUPPLY Transmission (BR) Tie-wrap POWER SUPPLY Fuse(5A) TRANSFORMER Tie-wrap Wiring has to be changed when a 200,230 or 240V power is used. (2) Connection method of centralized remote controller and power supply board. 1. Connect the centralized remote controller and power supply board with a non-polar, two-wire cable. Power supply board box To adaptor's terminal-block...
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6. PROGRAM TIMER ADAPTER This adapter is needed when a program timer(PAC-SC32PTA)or a centralized remote controller(PAC-805RC)is used. Part No. PAC-825AD 6-1. Parts included 1 ADAPTER ·························1P 2 3-core cable···························1P 3 3-core cable···························1P Length : 2m (6' 7") Length : 2m (6' 7") 4 4-core cable···························1P 5 5-core cable···························1P Length : 2m (6' 7")