American Panel IC+ User manual

IC+
Intelligent Control and Alarm System
Cooler is Better!TM
American Panel Corporation
5800 S.E. 78th Street, Ocala, Florida 34472-3412
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. 5/11/2020

Thank you, and congratulations on your purchase of an American Panel walk-in with Intelligent Control. We
take great pride in engineering and manufacturing each of our products. With the goal of providing the highest
accuracy and quality possible, our state-of-the-art manufacturing and quality control facility enables us to
continually explore new technologies so that we can provide you with the finest equipment in the industry.
Because of our commitment to your satisfaction, we have developed this Owner’s Manual to guide you through
the complete installation process, and to help you maintain your equipment properly. Familiarization and
compliance with this manual will ensure you years of trouble-free operation.
On occasion, situations can arise and will require the help of the factory, whether it be technical information,
service or replacement of parts. We have a highly trained Customer Service and Parts Department available to
help when these situations arise. We also offer a national network of service agencies that may be contacted for
warranty and out-of-warranty service.
When contacting the factory, please refer to the equipment serial number which can be located on the
identification plate positioned on the interior of the door frame.
Thank you once again for your purchase of American Panel equipment.
“Our reputation rests on the steadfast pursuit of your satisfaction”.
American Panel Corporation
5800 S.E. 78th Street, Ocala, Florida 34472-3412
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
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1Introduction and Features ................................................................................................................................ 2
2Temperature Monitoring .................................................................................................................................. 2
3Temperature Alarms ........................................................................................................................................ 2
4Panic Alarm ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
5Door Open Alarm ............................................................................................................................................ 3
6Door Frame Heater and Window Heater Control ............................................................................................ 3
7Electronically Controlled Light Switch and Automatic Light Off .................................................................. 4
8HACCP Recording........................................................................................................................................... 4
9Wi-Fi Connectivity and Remote Notification .................................................................................................. 4
10User Interface ................................................................................................................................................... 7
11Navigating the Menu ........................................................................................................................................ 8
12Restore the Default Settings ............................................................................................................................. 8
13Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................................... 8
14Field Wiring ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
14.1Main Power........................................................................................................................................... 9
14.2Field Mounted Light Fixture .............................................................................................................. 10
14.3PANIC BUTTON FOR PARTITION DOOR .................................................................................... 11
14.43 WAY – 4 WAY Configuration and Remote Light Button .............................................................. 12
14.5Alarm Dry Contact ............................................................................................................................. 13
14.6Evaporator Fan Cut-Out Switch ......................................................................................................... 14
15Electrical Schematic ....................................................................................................................................... 15

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1 IntroductionandFeatures
IntelligentControllerIC+wasdesignedbyAmericanPanelCorporationtocontrolvariouswalk‐indoordevicesandtomonitorthe
temperatureofthewalk‐incabinet.
IC+features:
 TemperatureMonitoring
 TemperatureAlarms
 PanicAlarm(Optional)
 DoorOpenAlarm
 DoorandWindowFrameHeaterControl
 ElectronicallyControlledLightSwitchandAutomaticLightOff
 HACCPRecording
 Wi‐FiConnectivityandRemoteNotification
 IntuitiveUserInterface
 BatteryBackup
 AdaptiveSettings
2 TemperatureMonitoring
IC+monitorsthewalk‐incabinettemperatureviaaprobemountedinthewarmestpartofthecabinetwhichisnearthedoor.The
alarmdelaywillensurethatthealarmdoesnotgooffduringnormaldooropenings.
Foranaccurateairtemperaturereadingdonotrestricttheairflowoverthetemperatureprobe.Tomonitortheairtemperatureata
differentlocationanextendedtemperatureprobeisavailableforpurchase.
Ifequippedwithanextratemperatureprobe,IC+willmonitorthetemperatureattwolocationsorthetemperatureoftwodifferent
cabinets
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Oneprobedisplay Twoprobesdisplay
3 TemperatureAlarms
Ifthetemperatureinsidethewalk‐incabinetgoesabovethehighalarmthresholdorbelowthelowalarmthreshold,the
temperaturereadingonthedisplaywillblinkindicatingthatthealarmtimedelayhasbeentriggered.Ifthetemperaturedoesnot
returntonormallimitswithinthedelaytime,thebuzzerwillgooffandthedisplaywillshowthealarmmessagealternatingwiththe
temperaturereading.IfIC+isconnectedtothelocalWi‐Finetwork,itwillsendanalarmmessageviae‐mail.
Hightemperaturealarm Lowtemperaturealarm
Thebuzzercanbesilencedbypressingthealarmmutebutton.
Thealarm’ssetpointsanddelaytimesarefullyprogrammabletouser’sneeds.
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Defaultsetpoints:
 HighAlarmTriggerPoint (AH) LowAlarmTriggerPoint
(AL)
AlarmDelay
(AD)
Cooler 45oF 32oF
40Minutes
Freezer 20oF ‐25oF
BeerCooler 34oF 30oF
4 PanicAlarm
PanicalarmisanoptionalfeatureonAmericanPanelwalk‐ins.IfequippedwithaPanicalarm,thewalk‐incabinetwillhavean
illuminatedredpushbuttoninstalledontheinteriorofthecabinetandanalarmbuzzerwithLEDlightinstallontheexteriorofthe
cabinet.
Totriggerthealarm,pushtheilluminatedredbuttonmountedinsidethewalk‐incabinetandanaudio/visualalarmbuzzerwill
illuminateandsoundthealarmandtheIC+controllerwilldisplaythepanicalarmmessage.IfIC+isconnectedtothelocalWi‐Fi
network,andsetupassuch,itwillsendanalarmmessageviae‐mail.
Toclearthealarm,pushandreleasethepanicbuttontodepressandthenpressthealarmmutebuttonontheIC+.
5 DoorOpenAlarm
IC+controllersmonitorthestatusofthedoor.Ifthedoorisnotfullyclosedorifleftopenformorethanthepre‐settime(5minutes
bydefault)theIC+controllerwilldisplaythealarmmessageandtheonboardbuzzerwillsound.IfIC+isconnectedtothelocalWiFi
network,itwillsendanalarmmessageviae‐mail.
Close the door to reset the alarm.
6 DoorFrameHeaterandWindowHeaterControl
ICcontrollerswitchesonthedoorframeheaterandthewindowheater(ifsoequipped)whentheairtemperaturedrops
belowthepresetthresholdof45oFandthencyclesthemonandoffbasedonatimecycle.Oncoolers,bydefault,theheatersstays
onfor35%ofa6‐minutecycleandthenstaysofffor65%,thecyclewillrepeat.Thealarm’ssetpointsanddelaytimesarefully
programmabletouser’sneeds.
Defaultsetpoints:
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 HeatersOn(Pr) HeatersOff Heatersswitchedonbelow:
(tP)
Cooler 35%ofa6‐minutecycle 65%ofa6‐minutecycle
45oFFreezer 100%ofa6‐minutecycle 0%ofa6‐minutecycle
BeerCooler 65%ofa6‐minutecycle 35%ofa6‐minutecycle

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7 ElectronicallyControlledLightSwitchandAutomaticLightOff
ThecabinetlightcanbeswitchedonfromtheIC+controllerviatheintegratedlightbuttonorsimplybyopeningthedoor.TheIC+
willdisplayalightbulbicontoindicatethatthelightisoninsidethecabinet.
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TheAutomaticLightOfffeatureofIC+enablestheusertosaveenergy.Theamountoftimethelightwillstayoncanbesetfrom1
minuteto60minutesorcanbesetformanualshutoffonly.Asdefault,theautomaticlightofffeatureisdisabled.
PushtheintegratedlightbuttononIC+toturnthelightoffmanually.
Back‐to‐backlightcontrolisprovidedasanoptionalfeature.
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NOTE:WhenusinganoccupancysensorinconjunctionwithIC+,theAutomaticLightOfffeaturemustbeenabled.
8 HACCPRecording
IC+controllerrecordstheairtemperatureatpresettimeintervalswhichbydefaultissetto30minutes.Inadditiontotheair
temperatureIC+recordsallthealarmsanddooropenings.
TheHACCPdatacanbepreviewedontheIC+display.Todoso,pushtheMENUbuttonandgotoHACCPPreview→PreviewEvents,
selectanyoftheeventsinthelisttoviewthedetailsrelatedtothatevent.
TodownloadthedataviaUSB,insertaUSBdriveintheUSBportandfollowthepromptsonthedisplay.
IfIC+controllerisconnectedtoaninternetenabledWi‐Finetwork,itcanbesetuptosendperiodice‐mailscontainingtheHACCP
data,see“Wi‐FiConnectivityandRemoteNotification”chapterofthismanual.Anon‐demandHACCPe‐mailoptionisavailablein
theIC+menuatHACCPPreview→SendEmailHACCP.
Theretrieveddatawillbeina.csvformatfilethatcanbeopenedwithMicrosoftExcelorothercompatiblesoftware.Thenameof
thefilewillincludethedateandtimewhenthefilewasretrieved.
SampleHACCPfile:
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9 Wi‐FiConnectivityandRemoteNotification
IC+isequippedwithaWi‐FimodulewhichenablesittoconnecttothelocalWi‐Finetworkforthepurposeofsendingremote
notificatione‐mailsforallthealarmsandsendinge‐mailscontainingHACCPdataattachments.
FollowthestepsbelowtoconnecttheIC+toWi‐Fiandtosetitupforremotenotifications:

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IC+ Setup Tool
1. IfmultipleIC+controllersaretobeconnectedtothesameWi‐Finetwork,youmustsetadifferentserialnumberforeach
controllerinordertodifferentiatebetweenthem.Todoso,entertheIC+menu,gotoSettings(defaultpasscodeis7055)→
About→SerialNumber.Whendonepress“MENU”buttonrepeatedlytoexitthesettingsmenu.
Note:Whenassigningdifferentserialnumbersforeachcontroller,makeanoteoftheserialnumberswiththelocationfor
laterreference.
2. OnaBluetoothenableddevicedownloadIC+SetupToolapp,availableforIOSandAndroiddevices.
3. EnablethelocationfeatureonyourdeviceandopenIC+SetupToolapp.
IC+controllerwillneedane‐mailaccountsetupsoitallowsIC+toaccessitandsende‐mails.Forthispurpose,AmericanPanel
CorporationprovidesagenericGmailaccount[email protected];however,werecommendreplacingthisaccountwithanew
onethatisownedandmaintainedbytheenduser.
AmericanPanelCorporationisnotresponsibleforthefunctionalityofthegenericaccount,icpluswa[email protected]andit
reservestherighttomodifyordiscontinuetheaccountwithoutadvancenotice.
8.OutgoingEmailServerSetup
Inthe“Selectoutgoingemail”chooseoneoftheavailableoptions,fillintherequiredinformation,and
press“SaveChanges”whendone.
Availableoptions:
Default–selectthisoptionifyouchoosetokeepthegenericemailaccountprovidedbyAmerican
PanelCorporation.NoSMTPserversettingrequired.
or
Custom–selectthisoptionifyouwishtoconfiguretheSMTPsettingsforapreferredemailaccount
or
Gmail,Yahoo,orAOL–selectthisoptiontoconfiguretheSMTPsettingsforapreferredexistingemail
accountatoneoftheemailserversmentionedabove
Note:WhenusingaYahooorAOLyoumustgenerateanapppassword,youcandosofromthe
securitysettingsoftheYahooorAOLemailaccount,andthenenterthatpasswordinthePassword
field,seefigureontheleft.
Note:WhenusingGmail,youmustturnonaccesstolesssecureappsfromthesecuritysettingsof
theGmailaccount.OnlyafterthatIC+willbeabletoaccesstheaccount.
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4.Press“ScanforDevices” 5.Selectfromthelist 6.DefaultPasscodeis“7055” 7.Press“OutgoingEmail
ServerSetup”

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9.UserEmailTemplatesSetup
HighPriorityAlarms:PowerFailure,PanicAlarm,DefectiveTemp.Probe
MediumPriorityAlarms:HighTemp.Alarm,LowTemp.Alarm
LowPriorityAlarms:DoorOpenAlarm
Note:ICplussupportsupto5emailrecipients.
TIP:ToreceivealarmsviaSMStextmessagesuseemailtotextgateway.Inthe“EnterEmailAddress”fieldatstep11,seeabove,
enterthe10‐digitcellphonenumberyouwantthealarmstobetextedtofollowedbytheemaildomaincorrespondingtothe
cellphonecarrier.Forexample,toreceivetextsonaT‐Mobilenumber(123)4567890,enter[email protected].Tofindout
theemaildomainforyourspecificcarriersearchontheinternetfor“Emailtotextgatewaylist”orcontactyourcellphonecarrier.
14.InternetWi‐FiSetup
ChooseaWi‐Finetworkfromthelist,enterthepassword,andpressconnect.
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10.Press“AddNewUser
Email”
11Entertheemailaddressof
thepersonthatwillreceivethe
notifications.
12.Selectthetypeofalarmsor
emailsthatthisuserwill
receive.Press“SaveChanges”
whendone.
13.Sethowoftentoreceive
theHACCPreportemail.

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10 UserInterface
CURRENTDATE
ANDTIME
CURRENTCABINET
TEMPERATURE
ICONINDICATINGTHAT
THELIGHTINSIDETHE
CABINETISON
STEADYWI‐FIICONINDICATESTHAT
THECONTROLLERISCONNECTEDTO
THELOCALNETWORK
UNITOFMEASURE,oFINDICATES
DEGREESFAHRENHEIT
WALK‐INCABINET
TYPE
USBPORT
LIGHTBUTTON
ALARMMUTEBUTTON
MENUNAVIGATION
BUTTONS

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11 NavigatingtheMenu
ToaccessIC+MainMenu,pushtheMENUbuttonthenscrolltothedesiredoptionusingtheupanddownbuttonsandpressENTER
buttontoconfirmtheselection.Togotothepreviousscreen,presstheMENUbutton.
TheSettingsMenucanbeaccessedfromtheMainMenu,thedefaultpasscodeis7055.Tochangeanyparameter,scrolltoitand
pressENTERtoconfirmyourselection.Useupanddownbuttonstochangetheparameter,whendonepressENTERtoconfirmthe
newparameter.
12 RestoretheDefaultSettings
Torestorethedefaultsettingspressandholdupanddownbuttonsforapproximately10seconds,followtheprompts.
Note1:Restoringthedefaultsettingswillresettheaccesspasscodeto7055.
Note2:RestoringthedefaultsettingswillnotaffecttheWI‐FIsettings.
13 Troubleshooting
Issue PossibleCause Action
Thetemperaturereadingisflashingonand
off.
IC+controllerdetectedcabinet
temperaturehigherorlowerthanthe
presetlimits.Theflashingnumberisthe
measuredtemperatureinsidethe
cabinet.Thealarmwillnotgooffuntilthe
alarmdelaytimeexpires.
Makesureallthedoors are closedand
checkthetemperatureafterfewminutes
tomakesureitgoesbacktothenormal
range.

TheIC+beepsanddisplaysthehigh
temperaturealarmmessage.


Ifthehighairalarmwentoff,the
temperatureinsidethecabinetisabove
thepresetlimit.Theflashingnumberis
themeasuredtemperatureinsidethe
cabinet.
Tosilencethealarm,pressthealarm
mutebutton.Checkalldoorstobe
closed,checkthetemperaturesettingat
thethermostat(typicallylocatedonthe
evaporatorcoil)andmakesurethe
refrigerationsystemworksproperly.
Iftheissuepersists,contacta
refrigerationtechnician.
TheIC+beepsanddisplaysthelow
temperaturealarmmessage.


Ifthelowairalarmwentoff,the
temperatureinsidethecabinetisbelow
thepresetlimit.Theflashingnumberis
themeasuredtemperatureinsidethe
cabinet.
Tosilencethealarm,pressthealarm
mutebutton.Checktomakesurethe
refrigerationsystemworksproperly,
checkthetemperaturesettingatthe
thermostat(typicallylocatedonthe
evaporatorcoil).Iftheissuepersists,
contactarefrigerationtechnician.
Condensationonthedoorframeand/or
thewindow.
Thesettingforthedoorheateristoolow. Increasethepercentagethedoorheater
stayson.Todoso,gotoMENU→Settings
(7055defaultpasscode)→DoorHeater
Setup→PrecentageOn.Iftheissue
persists,contactatechnician.
