Troubleshooting; Items To Be Checked First - Samsung AM18A1(B1)E09 Service Manual

5. Troubleshooting

5-1 Items to be checked first

1 ) Is the voltage of the power corre c t ?
The input voltage shall be rating voltage ± 10% range.
The airconditioner may not operate properly if the voltage is out of this range.
2 ) Is the link cable linking the indoor unit and the outdoor unit linked pro p e r l y ?
The indoor unit and the outdoor unit shall be linked by 5 cables.
Check the terminals if the indoor unit and outdoor unit are properly linked by the same number of cables.
Otherwise the airconditioner may not operate pro p e r l y.
3 ) When a problem occurs due to the contents illustrated in the table below it is a symptom not related to the
malfunction of the airc o n d i t i o n e r.
NO Operation of air conditioner
1 The COOL operation indication LED (Green) blinks when a
power plug of the indoor unit is plugged in for the first time.
2 In a COOL operation mode, the compressor does not
operate at a room temperature higher than the setting
temperature that the IN DOOR FAN should operate.
In a HEAT operation mode, the compressor does not
operate at a room temperature lower than the setting
temperature that
operate.
3 Fan speed setting is not allowed in AUTO or DRY mode.
4 Compressor stops operation intermittently in DRY mode.
5 Timer LED only of the indoor unit lights up and the
air conditioner does not operate.
6 The compressor stops intermittently in a COOL mode or DRY
mode, and fan speed of the indoor unit decreases.
4 ) Indoor unit observes operation condition of the air conditioner, and displays self diagnosis details
on the display panel.
NO Display
1 Operating LED blinking (1Hz)
2 TIMER LED blinking (1Hz)
3 O P E R ATING and TIMER LED blinking (1Hz)
4 FAN LED blinking (1Hz)
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It indicates power is on. The LED stops blinking if the operation
ON/OFF button on the remote control unit is pushed.
In happens after a delay of 3 minutes when the compressor is reoper-
ated. The same phenomenon occurs when a power is on.
As a phenomenon that the compressor is reoperated after a delay of
3 minutes, the indoor fan is adjusted automatically with reference
to a temperature of the air blew
indoor fan should
The speed of the indoor fan is set to LL in DRY mode.
Fan speed is 5 steps is selected automatically in AUTO mode.
Compressor operation is controlled automatically in DRY
depending on the room temperature and humidity.
Timer is being activated and the unit is in ready mode.
The unit operates normally if the timer operation is cancelled.
The compressor stops intermittently or the fan speed of the indoor unit
decreases to prevent inside/outside air frozen depending on the
inside/outside air temperature.
Restore from power failure (input initial power)
Indoor unit Room sensor Error (open or short)
Indoor unit heat exchanger temperature sensor Error (open or short)
Indoor fan malfunctioning (for speed is Below 38Orpm)
Explanation
Self Diagnosis
mode
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