d. Idle Screen
When the controller is powered and no buttons are being pressed, the screen will read out the current
operating status of the controller. Typically the screen will look like this:
S1 C1 = xxx C2 = xxx
S2 C2 = xxx C2 = xxx
"S1" indicates the state of the compressors for stage 1 and “S2” for stage 2.
The marker "xxx" will be one of the following messages:
"Off" : The compressor is off and no calls are pending.
"O/L" : The compressor is currently in overload and has been shutdown.
"Flt" : The compressor had been in overload but isn't any longer. It is now waiting for the
call to be removed to reset the fault and permit it to run again.
"Icy" : The compressor is running in Cool mode.
"Hot" : The compressor is running in Heat mode.
"Tmr" : The compressor is now off and the anti-cycle timer is running.
"Rdy" : A compressor call is present and this compressor is scheduled to start once other
items, like the outdoor fan, have turned on.
"Ast" : The compressor is assisting with a defrost cycle. It is providing heat to
compensate for the other stage that is defrosting.
"Dfr" : The compressor is running in defrost mode to remove ice from the coil.
A fault that affects the whole stage will appear on the whole line for that stage. The following
errors are possible.
- "Low Pressure" : The refrigeration gas pressure is too low.
- "High Pressure" : The refrigeration gas pressure is too high.
- "ODF overload" : The Outdoor Fan is currently in overload, or the door of the outdoor fan
compartment is open, which has caused the Door safety switch to exhibit an open circuit. The outdoor
fan circuit breaker might also be turned off, or the Internal thermal protection of outdoor fan motor
is opened circuit and the motor has been switched off. No compressors for this stage are running.
- "Pending reset" : The Outdoor Fan had been in overload but isn't any longer, or the defrost sensor
was faulty and the fault has been corrected. It is now waiting for all the stage calls to be removed
to reset the fault and permit this stage to run again.
A fault that affects both stages will occupy the whole screen. If any of these errors occur, neither
stage will be able to run. The following errors are possible:
- "Mains Phase Fault" : The mains phase error input has triggered.
- "Indoor Fan Overload" : The indoor fan is in overload.
- "Indoor Fan Fault Reset IDF call" : The indoor fan had been in overload but isn't any longer. The
system is now waiting for the indoor fan call to clear to reset the fault and permit it to run again.
- "Mains Fuse Failure" : The fault chain fuse blown.
- "Thermostat Fuse Failure" : Thermostat fuse blown.
e. Fault History
The system saves the last 20 faults and retains this information even during power failure. The fault
history can only be activated whilst one of the idle screens are visible.
Press and hold the <TRIPVIEW> button to see the history. While keeping <TRIP VIEW> held, press and
release <TRIP STEP> to step through the history.
The following faults are able to be reported:
- "Main fuse " : Fault chain fuse blown
- "Phase failure " : Phase failure
- "Indoor fan O/L" : Indoor fan overload
- "S1 low press " : Stage 1 low pressure
- "S1 high press " : Stage 1 high pressure
- "S1 ODF O/L " : Stage 1 outdoor fan overload
- "S1 Comp 1 O/L " : Stage 1 compressor 1 overload
- "S1 Comp 2 O/L " : Stage 1 compressor 2 overload
- "S1 RAHP fault " : Stage 1 RAHP fault
- "Config chkfail" : Config checksum corruption
- "Hr mtr chkfail" : Hour meters checksum corruption
- "ErrLog chkfail" : Error log checksum corruption
- "ThermostatFuse" : Thermostat fuse blown
- "S2 low press " : Stage 2 low pressure
- "S2 high press " : Stage 2 high pressure
- "S2 ODF O/L " : Stage 2 outdoor fan overload
- "S2 Comp 1 O/L " : Stage 2 compressor 1 overload
- "S2 Comp 2 O/L " : Stage 2 compressor 2 overload
- "S2 RAHP fault " : Stage 2 RAHP fault
- "S1 defr sensor" : Stage 1 defrost sensor (shorted or open circuit wires)
- "S2 defr sensor" : Stage 2 defrost sensor (shorted or open circuit wires)
- "S1 CT CommsErr" : Stage 1 current transformer lost comms
- "S2 CT CommsErr" : Stage 2 current transformer lost comms
The fault history may be cleared while it is being viewed. To clear it, keep <TRIPVIEW> held and hold
<TRIPSTEP> for 6 seconds. The history will then be erased and cannot be recovered.
Please note that if faults "Config chkfail", "Hr mtr chkfail" and "ErrLog chkfail" occur in the field,
the board should be replaced.