Troubleshooting - Mitsubishi Electric MFZ-KA25VA Service Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING

MFZ-KA25VA MFZ-KA35VA MFZ-KA50VA
10-1. Cautions on troubleshooting
1. Before troubleshooting, check the following:
1) Check the power supply voltage.
2) Check the indoor/outdoor connecting wire for mis-wiring.
2. Take care the following during servicing.
1) Before servicing the air conditioner, be sure to turn off the unit first with the remote controller, and then after
confirming the horizontal vane is closed, turn off the breaker and / or disconnect the power plug.
2) Be sure to turn OFF the power supply before removing the front panel, the cabinet, the top panel, and the
electronic control P.C. board.
3) When removing the electronic control P.C. board, hold the edge of the board with care NOT to apply stress on the
components.
4) When connecting or disconnecting the connectors, hold the housing of the connector. DO NOT pull the lead wires.
3. Troubleshooting procedure
1) First, check if the OPERATION INDICATOR lamp on the indoor unit is flashing on and off to indicate an abnormality.
To make sure, check how many times the abnormality indication is flashing on and off before starting service work.
2) Before servicing check that the connector and terminal are connected properly.
3) If the electronic control P.C. board is supposed to be defective, check the copper foil pattern for disconnection and the
components for bursting and discoloration.
4) When troubleshooting, refer to 10-2., 10-3. and 10-4.
4. How to replace batteries
Weak batteries may cause the remote controller malfunction.
In this case, replace the batteries to operate the remote controller normally.
1 Remove the front lid and insert batteries.
Then reattach the front lid.
Insert the negative pole of the
batteries first. Check if the polarity
of the batteries are correct.
NOTE : 1. If RESET button is not pressed, the remote controller may not operate correctly.
2. This remote controller has a circuit to automatically reset the microcomputer when batteries are replaced.
This function is equipped to prevent the microcomputer from malfunctioning due to the voltage drop caused by
the battery replacement.
INFORMATION FOR MULTI SYSTEM AIR CONDITIONER
OUTDOOR UNIT : MXZ series
Multi system air conditioner can connect two or more indoor units with one outdoor unit.
•Unit won't operate in case the total capacity of indoor units exceeds the capacity of outdoor units. Do not
connect indoor units beyond the outdoor unit capacity.
Operation indicator lamp flashes as shown in the figure below.
•When you try to operate two or more indoor units with one outdoor unit simultaneously, one for the cooling and the
other for heating, the operation mode of the indoor unit that operates earlier is selected. The other indoor units will
start the operation later cannot operate, indicating as shown in the figure below. In this case, please set all the indoor
units to the same operation mode.
OPERATION INDICATOR
•When indoor units start operation while the defrosting of outdoor unit is being done, it takes a few minutes (max. 10
minutes) to blow out the warm air.
•In heating operation, even though the indoor unit is not in operation, the room may get warm or the sound of refriger-
ant flowing may be heard. This is not a malfunction. The refrigerant continuously into it causes this.
Lead wiring
Lighted (Green)
Blinking
(Green or Orange)
Not lighted
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Housing point
2 Press RESET button with tip end of ball point pen
or the like, and then use the remote controller.
RESET button
Blinking green : Standby for normal operation
Blinking orange : Standby for i-save operation