Cooper & Hunter ECOSTAR Series User manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL
Designed by Cooper&Hunter International Corporation, Oregon, USA
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Split Air Conditioner
ECOSTAR SERIES

Explanation of Symbols
Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, will
result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, may
result in minor or moderate injury.
Indicates important but not hazard-related information,
used to indicate risk of property damage.
Indicates a hazard that would be assigned a signal word
WARNING or CAUTION.
WARNING
CAUTION
DANGER
N OTIC E

Precautions
WARNING
Do not connect air conditioner to multi-purpose socket.
This appliance can be used by children aged from 8
Operation and Maintenance
If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by
the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified
persons in order to avoid a hazard.
Do not spray water on indoor unit. It may cause electric
shock or malfunction.
Otherwise, it may cause fire hazard.
Children shall not play with the appliance.
Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by
children without supervision.
years and above and persons with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience
and knowledge if they have been given supervision or
instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe
way and understand the hazards involved.
Do not wash the air conditioner with water to avoid
electric shock.
After removing the filter, do not touch fins to avoid injury.
Do not use fire or hair dryer to dry the filter to avoid
deformation or fire hazard.
Do disconnect power supply when cleaning air
conditioner. Otherwise, it may cause electric shock.
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Do not block air outlet or air inlet. It may cause
malfunction.
remote controller may be broken.
●Power cord is overheating or damaged.
●There’s abnormal sound during operation.
●Circuit break trips off frequently.
●Air conditioner gives off burning smell.
●Indoor unit is leaking.
contact the dealer or qualified professionals for service.
When turning on or turning off the unit by emergency
operation switch, please press this switch with an insulating
object other than metal.
outlet. It may cause personal injury or damage.
Precautions
WARNING
conditioner and disconnect power immediately, and then
If the air conditioner operates under abnormal conditions,
it may cause malfunction, electric shock or fire hazard.
Do not spill water on the remote controller, otherwise the
electric shock or damage. Please contact dealer when
you need to repair air conditioner.
Do not repair air conditioner by yourself. It may cause
objects. It may cause damage or personal injury.
Do not step on top panel of outdoor unit, or put heavy
When below phenomenon occurs, please turn off air
Do not extend fingers or objects into air inlet or air
Maintenance must be performed by qualified
professionals. Otherwise, it may cause personal injury
or damage.
2

Do install the circuit break. If not, it may cause malfunction.
of at least 3mm in all poles should be connected in fixed
wiring.
magnet buckle and heating buckle function, it can protect
the circuit-short and overload.
power supply circuit and circuit break.
Precautions
WARNING
note the following table.Air switch should be included
Make sure the power supply matches with the
requirement of air conditioner. Unstable power supply or
incorrect wiring or malfunction. Please install proper power
supply cables before using the air conditioner.
An all-pole disconnection switch having a contact separation
Must follow the electric safety regulations when installing
the unit.
grounding wire of power socket.
Properly connect the live wire, neutral wire and
any work related to electricity and safety.
Be sure to cut off the power supply before proceeding
Including an circuit break with suitable capacity, please
Air Conditioner should be properly grounded. Incorrect
Don't use unqualified power cord.
grounding may cause electric shock.
According to the local safety regulations, use qualified
Installation must be performed by qualified professionals.
Otherwise, it may cause personal injury or damage.
Attachment
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Installation must be performed in accordance with the
persons in order to avoid a hazard.
must be properly grounding with specialized grounding
device by a professional. Please make sure it is always
grounded effectively, otherwise it may cause electric shock.
The appliance must be positioned so that the plug is
accessible.
If the length of power connection wire is insufficient, please
contact the supplier for a new one. Avoid extending the
wire by yourself.
All wires of indoor unit and outdoor unit should be
connected by a professional.
national wiring regulations.
requirement of NEC and CEC by authorized personnel
only.
Precautions
WARNING
wire, which can't be used for other purposes.
The grounding resistance should comply with national
electric safety regulations.
The air conditioner is the first class electric appliance. It
keep the interconnection cable away from the copper
tube.
The temperature of refrigerant circuit will be high, please
the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified
If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by
The yellow-green wire in air conditioner is grounding
The appliance shall be installed in accordance with
Do not put through the power before finishing installation.
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The indoor unit should be installed close to the wall.
Instructions for installation and use of this product are
provided by the manufacturer.
Precautions
WARNING
place, only the qualified person can perform the work.
Otherwise, it may cause personal injury or damage.
If you need to relocate the air conditioner to another
must be installed in the line.
For the air conditioner without plug, an circuit break
far away from animals or plants.If it is unavoidable,
please add the fence for safety purpose.
Select a location which is out of reach for children and
reachable after finishing installation.
For the air conditioner with plug, the plug should be
Working temperature range
NOTICE:
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Indoor side DB/WB(℃) Outdoor side DB/WB(℃)
Maximum cooling 32/23 43/26
Maximum heating 27/- 24/18
●The operating temperature range (outdoor temperature) is -7℃~ 43℃.

(Display content or position may be different from above
graphics, please refer to actual products)
Parts Name
Indoor Unit
Outdoor Unit
air inlet
panel
aux.button
horizontal louver
air outlet
air inlet
Connection wire
air outlet
NOTICE:
Actual product may be different from above graphics, please refer to actual
products.
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remote controller
temp. indicator power indicator
receiver window

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Buttons on remote controller

Swing button
4
Press this button to set up & down swing angle.
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Note:
●After putting through the power, the air conditioner will give out a sound.
Operation indictor " " is ON (red indicator,the colour is different for different
models). After that, you can operate the air conditioner by using remote controller.
● Under on status, pressing the button on the remote controller, the signal icon " "
on the display of remote controller will blink once and the air conditioner will give
out a “de” sound, which means the signal has been sent to the air conditioner.
● Under off status, set temperature and clock icon will be displayed on the display
of remote controller (If timer on, timer off and light functions are set, the corre-
sponding icons will be displayed on the display of remote controller at the same
time); Under on status, the display will show the corresponding set function icons.
On/Off button
1
Press this button to turn on the unit. Press this button again to turn off the unit.
● This is a general use remote controller, it could be used for the air conditioners
with multifunction; For some function, which the model doesn't have, if press
the corresponding button on the remote controller that the unit will keep the
original running status.
Introduction for buttons on remote controller
Turbo button
Under COOL or HEAT mode, press this button to activate / deactivate the Turbo
function.
2
Mode button
3
Each time you press this button,a mode is selected in a sequence that goes from
AUTO, COOL, DRY, FAN, and HEAT *, as the following:
AUTO COOL DRY FAN HEAT*
* Note: Only for models with heating function.
Press this button to start I FEEL function and " " will be displayed on the remote
controller. After this function is set, the remote controller will send the detected
ambient temperature to the controller and the unit will automatically adjust the
indoor temperature according to the detected temperature. Press this button again
to close I FEEL function and " " will disappear. When I FEEL function is turned on,
the remote controller should be put within the area where indoor unit can receive the
signal sent by the remote controller.
5I Feel button

Note:
● Outdoor temperature display is not available for some models. At that time, indoor
unit receives " " signal, while it displays indoor set temperature.
Press this button, you can see indoor set temperature, indoor ambient temperature
on indoor unit’s display. The setting on remote controller is selected circularly as below:
no display
Press this button in COOL or DRY mode to turn on X-fan function.
When this function is started up, indoor fan will still operate at low fan speed for a
while after turning off the unit by remote controller.
6Temp button
9X-Fan button
Introduction for buttons on remote controller
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7
Health/Air button
Health function
In unit on status, press button to set health function.
When is displayed, health function is on.
When is not displayed, health function is off.
Health function is available when the unit is equipped with anion generator.
When health function is on, the anion generator will start operation, adsorbing
the dusts and killing the bacteria in the room.
Air function (option)
Press button until is displayed, then air function is turned on.
Press button until is disappeared, then air function is turned off.
Press this button to turn on the display's light and press this button again to turn
off the display's light.
8
Light button
Sleep button
10
Under Cool, Heat or Dry mode, press this button to turn on Sleep function.
Press this button again to cancel Sleep function. Under Fan and Auto modes, this
function is unavailable.

Introduction for buttons on remote controller
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Clock button
11
Set clock of the system.
will change quickly if holding " " or " " button). Time setting range is 0.5~24hours.
Press this button again to confirm timer setting and the characters of HOUR ON
(OFF)will stop flashing.
If the characters are flashing but you haven’t press timer button,timer setting
status will be quit after 5s.If timer is confirmer, press this button again to cancel
timer.
● Under ON status, press this button to set timer OFF; Under OFF status, press
this button to set timer ON.
● Press this button once and the characters of HOUR ON (OFF) will flash to be
displayed. Meanwhile, press " " button or " " button to adjust timer setting (time
▲
▲
▲
▲
12/13 Timer button
Swing button (OPTION)
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Press this button to set left & right swing angle.
Fan button
15
This button is used for setting Fan Speed in the sequence that goes from AUTO,
, to , then back to Auto.
* Note: Fan speed under dry mode is low speed.
▲ / button
▲
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Press / button to increase/decreaseset temperature. In AUTO mode,
set temperature is not adjustable.
▲
▲
▲
When setting Timer On or Timer Off, press "▲" or " " button to adjust the time.

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Combination of "MODE" and " " buttons:
About switch between Fahrenheit and centigrade
Nixie tube on the remote controller displays " SE " . Repeat the operation to quit the function.
At unit OFF, press "MODE" and " " buttons simultaneously to switch between ℃and ℉.
Combination of "TEMP" and "TIMER" buttons:
About Energy-saving Function (OPTION)
Press "TEMP" and "TIMER" simultaneously in COOL mode to start e nergy-saving function.
(46℉if Fahrenheit is adopted). Repeat the operation to quit the function.
Combination of "TEMP" and "TIMER" buttons:
About 8 ℃ Heating Function (OPTION)
Press "TEMP" and " TIMER " simultaneously in HEAT mode to start 8 ℃ Heating Function
Nixie tube on the remote controller displays " " and a selected temperature of " 8℃ " .
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▲
Function introduction for combination buttons
Combination of " " and " " buttons: About lock
Press " " and " " buttons simultaneously 3s to lock or unlock the keypad. If the remote
three times.
controller is locked, is displayed. In this case, pressing any button, blinks
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▲
▲
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1. After putting through the power, press "ON/OFF" button on remote controller to
turn on the air conditioner.
2. Press "MODE" button to select your required mode: AUTO, COOL, DRY, FAN,
HEAT.
3. Press "▲" or " " button to set your required temperature. (Temperature can’t
be adjusted under auto mode).
4. Press "FAN" button to set your required fan speed: auto, low, medium and high
speed.
5. Press "SWING" button to select fan blowing angle.
Operation guide
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Replacement of batteries in remote controller
1. Press the back side of remote controller marked
the cover of battery box along the arrow direction.
2. Replace two 7# (AAA 1.5V) dry batteries, and
make sure the position of "+" polar and "-" polar
are correct.
3. Reinstall the cover of battery box.
signal sender battery
Cover of battery box
remove
reinstall
● During operation, point the remote control signal sender at the receiving
window on indoor unit.
●The distance between signal sender and receiving window should be no
more than 8m, and there should be no obstacles between them.
or wireless telephone; remote controller should be close to indoor unit during
operation.
● Replace new batteries of the same model when replacement is required.
● When you don’t use remote controller for a long time, please take out the
batteries.
● If the display on remote controller is fuzzy or there’s no display, please
replace batteries.
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NOTICE

Emergency operation
air conditioner. When the air conditioner is turned on, it will operate under
auto mode.
aux. button
panel
WARNING
NOTICE:
WARNING:
Use insulated object to press the auto button
If remote controller is lost or damaged, please use auxiliary button to turn
on or turn off the air conditioner. The operation in details are as below:
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Clean and maintenance
■Turn off the air conditioner and disconnect the power before cleaning the air
conditioner to avoid electric shock.
■ Do not wash the air conditioner with water to avoid electric shock.
■ Do not use volatile liquid to clean the air conditioner.
Clean surface of indoor unit
When the surface of indoor unit is dirty, it is recommended to use a soft dry cloth
or wet cloth to wipe it.
● Do not remove the panel when cleaning it.

Clean and Maintenance
1
2
3
4
Open panel
Pull out the panel to a certain ● Use dust catcher or water to
the water (below 45℃) to clean
it, and then put it in a shady
and cool place to dry.
panel cover tightly.
operation environment, clean frequency can be increased.
WARNING
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Clean and Maintenance
1. Check whether air inlets and air outlets are blocked.
2. Check whether air switch, plug and socket are in good condition.
4. Check whether mounting bracket for outdoor unit is damaged or corroded.
If yes, please contact dealer.
5. Check whether drainage pipe is damaged.
1. Disconnect power supply.
3. Check whether mounting bracket for outdoor unit is damaged or corroded.
If yes, please contact dealer.
Notice for recovery
1. Many packing materials are recyclable materials.
Please dispose them in appropriate recycling unit.
2. If you want to dispose the air conditioner, please contact local dealer or
consultant service center for the correct disposal method.
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NOTICE: Checking before use-season
NOTICE: Checking after use-season

Malfunction analysis
General phenomenon analysis
Please check below items before asking for maintenance. If the malfunction still
Phenomenon Check items Solution
Indoor unit
can’t receive
remote
controller’s
signal or
remote
controller
has no
action.
● Whether it's interfered severely
(such as static electricity,stable
voltage)?
● Whether remote controller is
within the signal receiving
range?
● Whether there are obstacles?
● Whether remote controller is
pointing at the receiving
window?
● Is sensitivity of remote contro-
ller low; fuzzy display and no
display?
● No display when operating
remote controller?
● Fluorescent lamp in room?
● Pull out the plug. Reinsert
the plug after about 3min, and
then turn on the unit again.
● Signal receiving range is 8m.
● Remove obstacles.
● Select proper angle and point
the remote controller at the re-
ceiving window on indoor unit.
● Check the batteries. If the
power of batteries is too low,
please replace them.
●Take the remote controller
close to indoor unit.
and then try it again.
● Check whether remote cont-
roller appears to be damaged.
If yes, replace it.
No air
emitted
from
indoor
unit
●Air inlet or air outlet of indoor
unit is blocked? ● Eliminate obstacles.
● Under heating mode, indoor
temperature is reached to set
temperature?
●After reaching to set temper-
ature, indoor unit will stop bl-
owing out air.
● Heating mode is turned on just
now? ● In order to prevent blowing out cold air, indoor unit will be
started after delaying for sev-
eral minutes, which is a nor-
mal phenomenon.
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Malfunction analysis
● Power failure?
● Is plug loose?
● Air switch trips off or fuse is
burnt out?
● Wiring has malfunction?
● Unit has restarted immediately
after stopping operation?
● Whether the function setting
for remote controller is
correct?
● Reset the function.
● Wait for 3min, and then turn
on the unit again.
● Ask professional to replace it.
● Ask professional to replace
air switch or fuse.
● Reinsert the plug.
● Wait until power recovery.
Air condit-
ioner can’t
operate
Mist is em-
itted from
indoor unit’s
air outlet
● Indoor temperature and hum-
idity is high?
● Because indoor air is cooled
rapidly. After a while, indoor
temperature and humidity will
be decrease and mist will
disappear.
Phenomenon Check items Solution
Set temper-
ature can’t
be adjusted
● Unit is operating under auto
mode?
● Temperature can’t be adju-
sted under auto mode.
Please switch the operation
mode if you need to adjust
temperature.
● Your required temperature
exceeds the set temperature
range?
● Set temperature range:
16℃~30℃.
Cooling
(heating)
effect is
not good.
● Voltage is too low? ● Wait until the voltage
resumes normal.
● Filter is dirty?
● Set temperature is in proper
range?
● Adjust temperature to proper
range.
● Door and window are open? ● Close door and window.
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Phenomenon Check items Solution
Odours are
emitted
● Whether there’s odour source,
such as furniture and cigarette,
etc.
● Eliminate the odour source.
● Whether there’s interference,
such as thunder, wireless
devices, etc.
● Disconnect power, put back
power, and then turn on the
unit again.
Outdoor
unit has
vapor
● Heating mode is turned on?
● During defrosting under he-
ating mode, it may generate
vapor, which is a normal
phenomenon.
“Water
noise
●Air conditioner is turned on or
turned off just now?
●The noise is the sound of
the unit, which is a normal
phenomenon.
Cracking
noise
●Air conditioner is turned on or
turned off just now?
●This is the sound of friction
caused by expansion and/or
contraction of panel or other
parts due to the change of
temperature.
Malfunction analysis
Air conditio-
ner operates
abnormally
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