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3. Outdoor unit failure mode table
The left
lamp of the
OPERATION
INDICATOR
lamp
(Indoor unit)
Abnormal point
(Failure mode/protection)
LED indication
(Outdoor P.C. board)
Condition
Remedy
Indoor/outdoor
unit failure
mode recall
function
Outdoor unit
failure mode
recall function
OFF
None (Normal)
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—
1-time blink
2.5 seconds
OFF
Indoor/outdoor
communication, receiving
error
—
Any signals from the inverter P.C.
board cannot be received normally for
3 minutes.
•Refer to 10-5. How
to check miswiring and
serial signal error.
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Indoor/outdoor
communication, receiving
error
—
Although the inverter P.C. board
sends signal "0", signal "1" has been
received 30 consecutive times.
•Refer to 10-5. How
to check miswiring and
serial signal error.
2-time blink
2.5 seconds
OFF
Outdoor power system
—
Overcurrent protection cut-out
operates 3 consecutive times within
1 minute after the compressor gets
started.
• Reconnect
connectors.
• Refer to 10-5. "How
to check inverter/
compressor".
• Check stop valve.
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3-time blink
2.5 seconds
OFF
Discharge temperature
thermistor
1-time blink every
2.5 seconds
Thermistor shorts or opens during
compressor running.
• Refer to 10-5.
"Check of outdoor
thermistors".
Defective outdoor
thermistors can be
identified by checking
the blinking pattern of
LED.
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Defrost thermistor
Fin temperature thermistor
3-time blink
2.5 seconds OFF
P.C. board temperature
thermistor
4-time blink
2.5 seconds OFF
Ambient temperature
thermistor
2-time blink
2.5 seconds OFF
Outdoor heat exchanger
temperature thermistor
—
4-time blink
2.5 seconds
OFF
Overcurrent
11-time blink
2.5 seconds OFF
Large current flows into the power
module (IC700).
• Reconnect
compressor connector.
• Refer to 10-5. "How
to check inverter/
compressor".
• Check stop valve.
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Compressor synchronous
abnormality (Compressor
start-up failure protection)
12-time blink
2.5 seconds OFF
Waveform of compressor current is
distorted.
• Reconnect
compressor connector.
• Refer to 10-5. "How
to check inverter/
compressor".
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5-time blink
2.5 seconds
OFF
Discharge temperature
—
Temperature of discharge temperature
thermistor exceeds 241°F (116°C),
compressor stops.
Compressor can restart if discharge
temperature thermistor reads
212°F (100°C) or less 3 minutes later.
• Check refrigerant
circuit and refrigerant
amount.
• Refer to 10-5. "Check
of LEV".
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6-time blink
2.5 seconds
OFF
High pressure
—
Temperature indoor coil thermistor
exceeds 158°F (70°C) in HEAT
mode. Temperature defrost thermistor
exceeds 158°F (70°C) in COOL mode.
• Check refrigerant
circuit and refrigerant
amount.
• Check stop valve.
—
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7-time blink
2.5 seconds
OFF
Fin temperature/ P.C. board
temperature
7-time blink
2.5 seconds OFF
Temperature of the fin temperature
thermistor on the inverter P.C. board
exceeds 167 - 187°F (75 - 86°C)
(
FS06/09/12
)/167 - 176°F (75 - 80°C)
(
FS15/18
), or temperature of P.C.
board temperature thermistor on the
inverter P.C. board exceeds 162 -
185°F (72 - 85°C) (
FS06/09/12
)/158 -
167°F (70 - 75°C) (
FS15/18
).
• Check around outdoor
unit.
• Check outdoor unit air
passage.
• Refer to 10-5. "Check
of outdoor fan motor".
—
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8-time blink
2.5 seconds
OFF
Outdoor fan motor
—
Outdoor fan has stopped 3 times in a
row within 30 seconds after outdoor
fan start-up.
• Refer to 10-5. "Check
of outdoor fan motor".
Refer to 10-5. "Check
of inverter P.C. board".
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9-time blink
2.5 seconds
OFF
Nonvolatile memory data
5-time blink
2.5 seconds OFF
Nonvolatile memory data cannot be
read properly.
• Replace the inverter
P.C. board.
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Power module (IC700)
6-time blink
2.5 seconds OFF
The interface short circuit occurs in the
output of the power module (IC700).
The compressor winding shorts circuit.
• Refer to 10-5. "How
to check inverter/
compressor".
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NOTE:
Blinking patterns of this mode differ from the ones
of TROUBLESHOOTING CHECK TABLE (10-3.).
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