Troubleshooting - Mitsubishi MSZ-GA50VA Service Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING

MSZ-GA50VA
MSZ-GA60VA
MSZ-GA71VA
9-1. 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 of the following during servicing
(1) Before servicing the air conditioner, be sure to turn OFF the main 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 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 discolouration.
(4) When troubleshooting, refer to 9-2., 9-3. and 9-4.
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 is correct.
NOTE : If the RESET button is not pressed, the remote controller may not operate correctly.
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.
•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
cannot operate, indicating as shown in the figure below. In this case, please set all the indoor units to the same
operation mode.
•When indoor units starts the 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 the heating operation, though indoor unit that does not operate may get warm or the sound of refrigerant flowing
may be heard, they are not malfunction. The reason is that the refrigerant continuously flows into it.
Housing point
Lead wiring
2 Press the RESET button with tip end of ball point
pen or the like, and then use the remote controller.
RESET button
12
Lighted
Blinking