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3. Outdoor unit failure mode table
MXZ-2DM
Upper lamp of
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
LED 1
LED 2
OFF
None (Normal)
Not lighted Not lighted —
—
—
2-time
fl
ash
Outdoor power system
Lighted
Lighted
Overcurrent protection cut-out operates
3 consecutive times within 1 minute after
the compressor gets started.
Compressor protection cut-out operates
24 consecutive times within 10 seconds
after the compressor gets started.
• Check the compressor con-
necting wire.
• Refer to 11-6. "Check of
inverter/compressor".
• Check the stop valve.
○
3-time
fl
ash
Discharge temperature
thermistor
Lighted
Once
Thermistor shorts or opens during
compressor running.
• Refer to 11-6. "Check of
outdoor thermistors".
○
Defrost thermistor
Lighted
Once
○
Ambient temperature
thermistor
Lighted
Twice
○
Fin temperature thermistor
Lighted
3 times
○
P.C. board temperature
thermistor
Lighted
4 times
• Replace the inverter P.C.
board.
○
Outdoor heat exchanger
temperature thermistor
Lighted
9 times
• Refer to 11-6. "Check of
outdoor thermistors".
○
4-time
fl
ash
Overcurrent
Once
Not
lighted
The overcurrent
fl
ows into intelligent
power module.
• Check the compressor con-
necting wire.
• Refer to 11-6. "Check of
inverter/compressor".
• Check the stop valve.
—
Compressor
Twice
Not
lighted
The overcurrent
fl
ows into intelligent
power module within 10 seconds after
the compressor gets started.
( The compressor gets restarted in
15 seconds.)
• Check the compressor con-
necting wire.
• Refer to 11-6. "Check of
inverter/compressor".
—
9 times
Not
lighted
Waveform of compressor current is dis-
torted.
—
5-time
fl
ash
Discharge temperature
Lighted
Lighted
Discharge temperature exceeds 116ºC
during operation.
• Check the refrigerant circuit
and the refrigerant amount.
• Refer to 11-6. "Check of
LEV".
—
6-time
fl
ash
High pressure
Lighted
Lighted
The outdoor heat exchanger temperature
exceeds 70ºC during cooling or the in-
door gas pipe temperature exceeds
70ºC during heating.
• Check the refrigerant circuit
and the refrigerant amount.
• Check the stop valve.
—
7-time
fl
ash
Fin temperature
3 times
Not
lighted
The
fi
n temperature exceeds 90ºC
during operation.
• Check the around outdoor
unit.
• Check the outdoor unit air
passage.
—
P.C. board temperature
4 times
Not
lighted
The P.C. board temperature exceeds
80ºC during operation.
• Refer to 11-6. "Check of
outdoor fan motor".
—
8-time
fl
ash
Outdoor fan motor
Lighted
Lighted
Failure occurs 3 consecutive times within
30 seconds after the fan gets started.
• Refer to 11-6. "Check of
outdoor fan motor".
—
9-time
fl
ash
Nonvolatile memory data
Lighted
5 times
Nonvolatile memory data cannot be read
properly.
• Replace the inverter P.C.
board.
○
Power module
7 times
Not
lighted
The output of the power module that
drove the compressor was shorted or
the winding of the compressor was
shorted.
• Refer to 11-6. "Check of
inverter/compressor".
○
10-time
fl
ash
Discharge temperature
Lighted
Lighted
The discharge temperature is kept
under 50ºC (COOL mode)/40ºC (HEAT
mode) for more than 40 minutes.
• Check the refrigerant circuit
and the refrigerant amount.
• Refer to 11-6. "Check of
LEV".
—
11-time
fl
ash
Current sensor
8 times
Not
lighted
The sensor circuit of current of
compressor shorts or opens during
compressor operate.
• Replace the inverter P.C.
board.
○
Bus-bar voltage
6 times
Not
lighted
The bus-bar voltage exceeds 430 V or
falls to 50 V or below during compressor
operating.
• Check the power supply.
• Replace the inverter P.C.
board.
○
14-time
fl
ash
Stop valve
Lighted
12 times The current of compressor is power
module is out of order.
• Check the stop valve.
• Check the refrigerant circuit
and the refrigerant amount.
○
17 time
fl
ash
Outdoor refrigerant system
abnormality
Lighted
17 times A closed valve and air trapped in the
refrigerant circuit are detected based on
the temperature sensed by the indoor and
outdoor thermistors and the current of the
compressor.
• Check for a gas leak in a con-
necting piping etc.
• Check the stop valve.
• Refer to 11-6. "Check of
outdoor refrigerant circuit".
○
NOTE:
Blinking patterns of this mode differ from the ones of Troubleshooting check table (11-4).
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