LG Smart AC Installation instructions

AC Smart
Advanced Control Smart
Installation/Owner's Manual
LG
PQCSW320A0E
Note
• Please read this installation/use manual before installing
the product.
• Install the product with an expert installation engineer with
proper qualifications.
• Even after reading this manual, please store this manual
so that you can refer to it during operations.

2AC Smart
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. AC SMART INTRODUCTION ...........................1-1
AC Smart characteristics ...............................................................................................1-1
AC Smart exterior............................................................................................................1-3
AC Smart components ...................................................................................................1-5
AC Smart product specifications ..................................................................................1-6
2. AC SMART INSTALLATION .............................2-1
Before installing AC Smart.............................................................................................2-2
Setting unit address........................................................................................................2-3
• Setting address with wired remote controller ...............................................................2-4
• Setting address with wireless remote controller...........................................................2-5
Setting PI485 and connecting line.................................................................................2-7
• Setting PI485 DIP switch..............................................................................................2-7
• Connecting 2PIN connector .........................................................................................2-9
• Connecting RS485 line to PI485 ................................................................................2-11
Installing AC Smart and connecting line ....................................................................2-14
Logging in of the AC Smart..........................................................................................2-16
• Logging in as installation professional........................................................................2-18
• Logging in as administrator ........................................................................................2-19
• Logging in as general user.........................................................................................2-20
Registering the unit ......................................................................................................2-21
• Automatically registering the unit ...............................................................................2-21
• Directly registering the unit.........................................................................................2-25
Setting the emergency stop interlocking....................................................................2-29

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3. AC SMART MENU ...........................................3-1
Control/Monitoring menu ...............................................................................................3-1
• Zone information screen...............................................................................................3-2
• Group information screen.............................................................................................3-6
• Unit information screen ..............................................................................................3-10
Schedule menu..............................................................................................................3-18
• Schedule main screen................................................................................................3-19
• Edit weekly pattern screen .........................................................................................3-24
• Edit schedule detail screen ........................................................................................3-32
History menu .................................................................................................................3-40
• Usage view screen.....................................................................................................3-43
Auto control menu ........................................................................................................3-45
• Temperature limit operation .......................................................................................3-46
• Auto change over operation .......................................................................................3-49
• Time-limited running...................................................................................................3-52
Setting menu .................................................................................................................3-54
• Setting main screen....................................................................................................3-54
• Register unit screen ...................................................................................................3-57
Other setting menu .......................................................................................................3-59
• Version information ....................................................................................................3-60
• Password setting........................................................................................................3-61
• Language ...................................................................................................................3-62
• Time setting................................................................................................................3-63
• Screen adjustment .....................................................................................................3-64
• Screen saver ..............................................................................................................3-65
• Network ......................................................................................................................3-66
• E-mail setting..............................................................................................................3-69
• S/W upgrade ..............................................................................................................3-71
• DB management ........................................................................................................3-72
Web server function......................................................................................................3-73

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Logging in of the AC Smart............................................................................................4-1
• Logging in as installation professional..........................................................................4-2
• Logging in as administrator ..........................................................................................4-3
• Logging in as general user...........................................................................................4-4
Control/Monitoring..........................................................................................................4-5
• Controlling the unit .......................................................................................................4-6
• Controlling the unit in detail........................................................................................4-10
Schedule ........................................................................................................................4-15
• Managing schedule group..........................................................................................4-15
• Applying schedule ......................................................................................................4-25
• Creating schedule pattern ..........................................................................................4-29
History............................................................................................................................4-55
• Browsing history.........................................................................................................4-55
• Browsing specific history............................................................................................4-56
• Usage view.................................................................................................................4-59
Auto control...................................................................................................................4-63
• Setting temperature limit operation ............................................................................4-66
• Managing temperature limit operation group..............................................................4-69
• Setting auto change over operation ...........................................................................4-79
• Managing auto change over operation group.............................................................4-82
• Setting the time-limited running..................................................................................4-92
• Managing the time-limited running group...................................................................4-95
Setting..........................................................................................................................4-106
• Registering unit ........................................................................................................4-106
• Managing zone.........................................................................................................4-112
• Managing group .......................................................................................................4-121
• Managing the unit.....................................................................................................4-133
4. OPERATING AC SMART..................................4-1

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Environment setting ...................................................................................................4-145
• Checking the S/W version information .....................................................................4-146
• Setting the password................................................................................................4-147
• Setting the language by country...............................................................................4-150
• Setting the time ........................................................................................................4-153
• Calibrating the screen ..............................................................................................4-154
• Setting the screen saver...........................................................................................4-157
• Setting the network information................................................................................4-158
• Setting the E-mail.....................................................................................................4-163
• S/W upgrade ............................................................................................................4-167
• Backing up and restoring the database....................................................................4-170

Safety Precautions
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Safety Precautions
Do not operate or stop
the unit by inserting or
pulling out the power
plug.
• It will cause electric shock
or fire due to heat
generation.
Ask for Product
equipment at the service
center or establishment
certainly at the specialty
store.
• It can cause an accident,
electric shock, explosion or
injury.
Use standard parts.
• Use of non standard parts
can cause electric shock,
explosion, injury,
breakdown.
■Operation
To prevent injury to the user or other people and property damage, the following instructions
must be followed.
■Incorrect operation due to ignoring instruction will cause harm or damage. The seriousness is
classified by the following indications.
■Meanings of symbols used in this manual are as shown below.
WARNING
CAUTION
This symbol indicates the possibility of death or serious injury.
This symbol indicates the possibility of injury or damage.
Be sure not to do.
Be sure to follow the instruction.
WARNING

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If water enters the product, turn the power
switch of the main body of appliance off.
• After taking the power-plug out from the socket,
contact the service center.
Keep the product away from the places
which can have moisture.
• Water may enter the unit and degrade the
insulation. It may cause an electric shock.
While re-installing the
established product, notify
the service center or
establishment specialty
store.
•It can cause an accident,
electric shock, explosion,
injury.shock.
Do not use the power cord
near Flammable gas or
combustibles, such as
gasoline, benzene, thinner,
etc.
• It may cause an explosion or
fire.
Do not disjoint randomly or
repair and remodel the
product.
• It may cause fire and electric
shock
Cire
Diluant
■During usage
Do not change or extend the
conductor at random.
• It can cause fire and electric
shock.
Do not use concert with in
the octopus-like legs way.
• It can cause fire and electric
shock
Unplug the unit if strange
sounds, smell, or smoke
comes from it.
• It may cause fire and electric
shock accident.

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Do not put firearms near
product.
• It can cause fire.
Do not put an electric heater
or conductor near to the
product.
• It can cause fire and electric
shock.
Do not spill water inside
product.
• It can cause electric shock and
breakdown.
Do not place heavy goods
on wire.
• It can cause fire and electric
shock.
Hold the plug by the head of
the power plug when taking
it out.
• It may cause electric shock
and damage.
Do not place heavy goods
on product.
• It can cause product
breakdown.
That increase in case of
product was been flood
certainly in the service center
or establishment specialty
store commit .
• I am responsible for fire and
electric shock.
Protect the product from
handling by a children.
• It can cause accident and
product breakdown.
Do not apply shock to
product.
• I am responsible for breakdown in
case of shock to product.

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■During usage
CAUTION
Clean by soft hands using a
cleaning material like a soft
cloth.
• It can result in fire and product
transformation.
Use touch screen with a pen
that product offers.
• Otherwise, there can be
breakdown and damage to the
product.
Do not place any live part on
the surface having water.
• It can cause product
breakdown.
Cire
Diluant
Use recommended Adapter.
• Otherwise it can result in
product breakdown
Avoid contact to the metallic
goods such as necklace,
coin, key, a watch which
may touch the battery even
for a short-time.
• It may cause product
breakdown and injury.
Hold the plug by the head of
the power plug when taking
it out.
• It may cause electric shock
and damage.

1. AC Smart Introduction
AC Smart
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AC Smart characteristics
AC Smart is the central controller that can manage maximum of 64 air conditioner indoor units within
one space individually or in integrated manner. AC Smart can monitor or control the operation of the
air conditioner and ventilator installed in each room of the building from one location, such as an
administrative office of the building.
The characteristics of AC Smart are as follows.
Individual and integrated operation & monitoring
AC Smart can control and monitor the following items by selecting the installed air conditioner by
individual unit, by group or all.
• Operating condition of the air conditioner
• Operating mode
• Fan level
• Wind direction
• Lock
• Set temperature
Therefore, the manager can control everything just with AC Smart (Central control) from the
administrative office of the building where the air conditioners are installed.
Group management
AC Smart can manage the installed air conditioners by zone and group. When you use the zone or
group setting, you can classify the air conditioner by type, location etc. Through these functions, you
can conveniently control the air conditioner and by assigning each name to the set group, you can
manage the groups intuitively.
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Managing the automatic schedule operation & Saving the energy
The AC Smart can automatically run the air conditioner by setting the schedule.
When you register the schedule for a specific period by this schedule function, the\ unnecessary
operation of the air conditioner can be reduced and the energy can be efficiently saved. These
functions can efficiently performed by operating with a specific schedule such as school.
Various automatic control functions
The AC Smart offers various automatic control functions such as automatically switched running,
temperature limited running and time limited running as well as schedule. When the administrator sets
and executes these functions, various control functions such as maintaining a specific temperature
and limiting the air operation time can be automatically executed and managed by the AC Smart.
Protecting the system by the backup
The AC Smart offers the system information backup function for protecting the system from power
failure and other accidents, by which the stability of the system can be improved and the system can
be easily recovered from the accident.
Upgrading the software to the recent version
The AC Smart offers the function to upgrade the software to the recent version, by which the AC
Smart can be stably operated and a new function can be added.
Web server
The AC Smart offers the web server function to control the air conditioner by remotely accessing the
AC Smart via the network. The administrator can use the web server function to control the air
conditioner at the place other than the location where the AC Smart is installed.
E-mail notification
The AC Smart offers the function to notify the administrator of the critical error occurred during the
operation via the e-mail, by which the administrator can monitor the occurred error.
Extended interconnection
The AC Smart offers the extended interconnection function to control the air conditioner by
interconnecting with other devices. Basically, one AC Smart can control 64 air conditioners at
maximum. But, it can control 128 air conditioners at maximum when using the extended
interconnection function.

1. AC Smart Introduction
AC Smart
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AC Smart is composed in the following shape.
Backlight button and keyboard button
Control panel
Stylus pen and
stylus pen holder
USB port
Reset button
124mm40mm
217mm
AC Smart exterior
Note: Using the external button to compensate the screen
The screen compensation function can be executed by pressing the keyboard button at the top of
the AC Smart and then the backlight button.
When it is hard to execute the screen compensation function by the touch screen, you can use this
method.

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Control panel
This is the control panel composed of 7'' LCD touch screen. Various types of information of AC Smart
are displayed and the control panel receives the user input to control AC Smart.
Stylus pen
This is the exclusive pen used by the user to operate AC Smart. It is good to use the exclusive pen so
that it does not damage the control panel of AC Smart.
Backlight button
This is the button to turn on and off the LCD backlight of AC Smart. When you do not use AC Smart
for a long period of time, it is good to turn off the backlight to extend the life of the LCD backlight.
Keyboard button
This is the button to display or hide the keyboard on the screen so that the user can enter the
characters.
Reset button
This is the button to reset AC Smart when AC Smart cannot be controlled from an error.
USB Port
This is the port to back up the data of AC Smart so that the image can be updated to update the
software.

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AC Smart components
The following components are included in the box of AC Smart as shown below. Open the AC Smart
box and check whether all components are included.
LG
AC Smart
Power adapter
Manual CD
Quick Guide Power cord
International Standard
IEC320 C8 type
Notice: In Australia, purchase the power code.
In Australia, purchase the power code from local area.
The power code is not included in the package.

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AC Smart product specifications
The product specifications of AC Smart are as follows.
Item Specifications
CPU VRender3D VR3611F 32bit RISC microprocessor
Memory DDR-SDRAM 128MB (32MB x 4ea)
Boot ROM & Storage NAND Flash 256MB
LCD 7.0" WVGA (800 x 480) TFT LCD
UART •COM1: RS-232 port (on_boarding 4-wire touch controller)
•COM2: RS-485 port (communication)
USB •One USB 1.1 Host port (use USB Flash)
•One USB 2.0 Device port (use ActiveSync)
Buzzer BST-0843A
DI S/W Input
Power DC 12V (5V/3A, 3.3V/2A, 2.5V/2A, 1.8V/2A)
Touch Screen 4-wire, touch controller on_boarding
OS Windows CE 5.0 core License

2. AC Smart Installation
AC Smart
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2. AC Smart Installation
This chapter describes the installation method to use AC Smart.
To use AC Smart, you must construct an environment where AC Smart can communicate with the unit
(Indoor unit and ventilator) and register the indoor units.
To use AC Smart, you must execute the installation in the following order.
STEP 1. Check environment before installing AC Smart
Before installating AC Smart, you must check the
network among ACP, outdoor unit and unit.
STEP 2. Set unit address
Assign a unique address to the unit connected to
AC Smart.
STEP 3. Set PI485
Install one PI485 for each outdoor unit, and set
the DIP switch.
STEP 4. Connect PI485 and AC Smart
Connect the PI485 and AC Smart through the
RS485 line.
STEP 5. Login and register unit
Login to AC Smart and register the unit which the
address has been assigned to.
Caution: AC Smart installation
Installation of AC Smart requires special technology. Therefore,
The installation detail mentioned in this chapter must be executed by an
installation technician with installation qualifications.
If you have any questions or requests related to installation, please
consult the service center or installers designated by our company.

2. AC Smart Installation
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Before installing AC Smart
A single AC Smart can connect 64 units (indoor unit and ventilator) at maximum.
It can also connect 128 units via the extension kit.
For this, AC Smart must be connected to PI485, and PI485 must be connected to the outdoor unit
connected to the unit.
The following is the example of connecting AC Smart to the unit.
ON
L1 2 3 4
KSDO4H ON
L1 2 3 4
KSDO4H
Multi V
Multi V
AC Smart PI485
PI485
PI485
PI485
Multi V
Multi
ON
L1 2 3 4
KSDO4HON
L1 2 3 4
KSDO4H

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Setting unit address
First, you must assign the address to each unit so that the address of each unit (Indoor unit and
ventilator) is not duplicated by considering the overall installation composition connected to AC Smart.
The address of the unit can be set in hexadecimal from 00 to FF.
The following is an example of assigning the address to the unit.
ON
L1 2 3 4
KSDO4H ON
L1 2 3 4
KSDO4H
Multi V Set address Set address Set address
Set addressSet addressSet address
Set address
Set address
Set address
Set address
01 02 03
11
21
22
23
24
12 13
Multi V
AC Smart PI485
PI485
PI485
Multi
ON
L1 2 3 4
KSDO4H ON
L1 2 3 4
KSDO4H
PI485
Ventilator
Use the wired or wireless remote controller to set the address for each unit by the number assigned
above.

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1. Press Week Program & Set/Clr keys at the same time.
2. Set the indoor unit address using the temperature controller.
Allowed Range : 00-FF
3. Complete the address setting to press the week Program & Set/Clr keys at the same time for 3
seconds.
❈Some remote controllers may not be suported by above functions, a coording to the production
date of wired/wireless remote conrollers. As it has no concem with customers' use, use the remote
controller available for the address setting during installation.
Setting address with wired remote controller
Timer Cancel
Program Week
Hour Min
Holiday
Set/Clr
RESET
ZONE
1234
Operation unit
Humidify
JET
AUTO
AUTO SWING OPERATION FAN SPEED
Program set
SUB FUNCTION SET TEMP
Room Temp
HI
MED
LO
Heater
Defrost
Filter
Preheat
Out door
Time
Timer
On
Set no. Time
Off
01 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 17 19 21 23
Plasma
Program
Set/Ctl
Group No. Indoor Unit No.
EX) 3A

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You can set the address of the indoor unit through the
wireless remote controller that controls the indoor
unit. To set the address of the indoor unit with the
wireless remote controller, proceed as follows.
1. With the [Power Cool] button pressed, press the
[RESET] button. The [Power Cool] button must be
pressed for more than 3 seconds.
2. Use the [Temperature Adjustment] button to set the
address of the indoor unit.
3. After setting the address, press the [Operate/Stop]
button once toward the indoor unit.
4. When the set address is displayed on the indoor
unit, the address setting is complete.
5. When you reset the remote controller, it switches
from the address setting mode to general operation
mode.
Setting address with wireless remote controller
Reference: Address display time and method
The address display time and method may differ
by the type of the indoor unit.
Reference: Type of remote controller
When using a different type of remote controller
from the one described above, refer to the user
manual of the applicable remote controller.
ON OFF
SET CANCEL
PLASMA
Group No.
Indoor unit No.
Temperature
adjustment