Sinclair ASD-18AIA User manual

USER'S MANUAL
DUCT
UNI DC INVERTER
ASD-18AIA, ASD-24AIA, ASD-36AIA, ASD-42AIA
ASGE-18AIA WK , ASGE-24AIA WK, ASGE-36AIA WK
ASGE- 36 AIA -3 WK , ASGE-42AIA-3 WK

User Notice
● Ensure unied power supply for each indoor unit.
● Never install wired controller in wet place or under sunlight directly.
● Shielding twisted pair line must be adopted as signal line or wiring (communication) of wired controller
once the unit is installed in the place where there is electromagnetic interference.
●Make sure communication line is connected into correct port to avoid communication malfunction.
● Never knock, throw or frequently disassemble the wired controller.
● Never operate the wired controller with wet hand.

CONTENT
Safety Considerations ............................................................................................. 1
1. Displaying Part.................................................................................................... 3
1.1 LCD Display of Wired Controller ........................................................................... 3
1.2 Instruction to LCD Display ...................................................................................... 4
2. Buttons ................................................................................................................ 5
2.1 Silk Screen of Buttons.............................................................................................. 5
2.2 Instruction to Function of Buttons ........................................................................... 5
3. Installation of Wired Controller ......................................................................... 6
4. Instruction to Operation ...................................................................................... 7
4.1 On/Off ...................................................................................................................... 7
4.2 Mode Setting ............................................................................................................ 7
4.3 Temperature Setting ................................................................................................. 8
4.4 Fan Speed Setting..................................................................................................... 8
4.5 Swing Control Function ＊...................................................................................... 8
4.6 Timer Setting .......................................................................................................... 10
4.7 Air Exchange Setting...............................................................................................11
4.8 Sleep Setting........................................................................................................... 13
4.9 Turbo Function Setting........................................................................................... 14
4.10 SAVE Function Setting ....................................................................................... 15
4.11 E-HEATER Setting ＊.......................................................................................... 17
4.12 Blow Function Setting.......................................................................................... 18
4.13 Quiet Function Setting ........................................................................................ 20
4.14 Field Functions..................................................................................................... 21
4.15 Other Functions .................................................................................................... 22

5. Error Display..........................................................................................................23
6.Remote Control Operation Procedure(standard tting)..........................................26
7. Unit Function .........................................................................................................31
7.1 Setting of Double Indoor Room Sensors..................................................................... 31
7.2 Checking of Outdoor Ambient Temperature ............................................................... 31
7.3 Fresh Air Control......................................................................................................... 32
8. Installation Instructions..........................................................................................33
8.1 Instructions of Unit Installation .................................................................................. 33
8.2 Installation of Indoor Unit........................................................................................... 37
8.3 Electrical Installation................................................................................................... 44
9. Troubleshooting and Maintenance.........................................................................49

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Safety Considerations
Please read this manual carefully before use and operate correctly as instructed in the manual.
You are specially warned to note the two symbols below:
A symbol indicating that improper operation might cause human death or severe injury;
A symbol indicating that improper operation might cause human property damage.
WARNING!
Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
● This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or
mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction
concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
● This unit shall be used in ofces restaurants residences or similar places.
● Please seek an authorized repair station for installation work. Improper installation might cause water
leakage, electric shock or re.
● Please install at a place strong enough to support the weight of air conditioner unit. If not , the air
conditioner unit might fall down and cause human injury or death.
● To ensure proper drainage, the drainage pipe shall be correctly installed according to installation
instructions. Take proper measures for heat preservation to prevent condensing. Improper installation of pipes
might cause .leakage and wet the articles in the room.
● Do not use or store flammable, explosive ,poisonous or other dangerous substances beside the air
conditioner.
● In case of trouble (e. g .burnt smell) ,please immediately cut off the main power of air conditioner unit .
● Keep air ow to avoid shortage of oxygen in the room.
● Never insert your nger or any objects into air outlet and inlet grill.
● Never plug or unplug the power cable directly to start or stop the air conditioning unit.
● Please take constant care to check if the mounting rack is damaged after long use.
● Never modify the air conditioner. Please contact the dealer or professional installation workers for repair
or relocation of the air conditioner.
● The appliance shall not be installed in the laundry.
● Before installation, please check the power supply for compliance with the ratings on nameplate. Check
the power safety as well (Operating by professional)
● Before use, please check and conrm if the cables , drainage pipes and pipelines are correctly connected,
hence to eliminate the risk of water leakage, refrigerant leakage, electric shock or re.
● Main power must be securely earthed to ensure effective grounding of air conditioner unit and avoid
the risk of electric shock. Please do not connect the earth cable to coal gas pipe, water pipe, lightning rod or
telephone line.
● Once started , the air conditioner shall not be stopped at least after 5 minutes or longer, otherwise the oil
return to compressor may be affected.
● Do not let the child to operate the air conditioner unit.
● Do not operate the air conditioner unit with wet hands.
● Please disconnect the main power before cleaning the air conditioner or replacing the air lter.
● Please disconnect the main power if to put the air conditioner unit out of use for a long period.
● Please do not expose the air conditioner unit directly under corrosive environment with water or moisture.
● Please do not foot on or place any goods on air conditioner unit.
● After electrical installation, the air conditioner unit shall be energized for electrical leakage test .(Operating
by professional)
● If the supply cord is damaged ,it must be replaced by the manufacturer or its service agent or a similarly
qualied person in order to avoid a hazard .
● An all-pole disconnection switch having a contact separation of at least 3mm in all poles should be
connected in xed wiring.

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● The appliance shall be installed in accordance with national wiring regulations.
● The temperature of refrigerant circuit will be high, please keep the interconnection cable away from the
copper tube.

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1. Displaying Part
Fig. 1 Outline of wired controller
1.1 LCD Display of Wired Controller
Fig.2 LCD display

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1.2 Instruction to LCD Display
Table 1 Instruction to LCD Display
No. Description Instruction to Displaying Contents
1Swing ＊Swing function
2 Air Air exchange function
3 Sleep Sleeping states
4 Running mode Each kind of running mode of in Each kind of running mode of indoor
unit (auto mode)
5 Cooling Cooling mode
6 Dry Dry mode
7 Fan Fan mode
8 Heating Heating mode
9 Defrost Defrosting state
10 Gate-control card ＊Gate control
11 Lock Lock state
12 Shield Shielding state (buttons, temperature, on/off, mode or save is shielded by
long-distance monitoring
13 Turbo Turbo function state
14 Memory Memory state (Indoor unit resumes original setting state after power
failure and then power recovery)
15 Twinkle Flicking when unit is on without operation of buttons
16 Save Energy-saving state
17 Temperature Ambient/setting temperature value
18 E-Heater ＊E-HEATER display means electric-heater is available
19 Blow Blow mark
20 Timer Timer-displayed location
21 Quiet Quiet state(two types: quiet and auto quiet)
Notes: The functions with * are reserved for other models and are not applicable for the models listed in this manual.

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2. Buttons
2.1 Silk Screen of Buttons
Fig.3 Silk Screen of Buttons
2.2 Instruction to Function of Buttons
Table 2 Instruction to Function of Buttons
No. Description Function of Button
1 Enter/Cancel ①Function selection and canceling;
② Press it for 5s to enquiry the outdoor ambient temperature.
2▲① Running temperature setting of indoor unit, range :16 ～30°C
② Timer setting, range:0.5-24hr
③ Switchover between quiet/auto quiet
6▼
3 Fan Setting of high/middle/low/auto fan speed
4 Mode Setting of cooling/heating/fan/dry mode of indoor unit
5 Function Switchover among these functions of air/sleep/turbo/save/e-heater/blow/quite
7 Timer Timer setting
8 On/off Turn on/off indoor unit
4 Mode
and
2 ▲
Memory
function
Press Mode and ▲for 5s under off state of the unit to Enter/Cancel key memory function
(If memory is set, indoor unit will resume original setting state after power failure and then
power recovery. If not, indoor unit is defaulted to be off after power recovery. Memory
function is defaulted to be set before outgoing.)
2 ▲
and
6 ▼
Lock
Upon startup of the unit without malfunction or under off state of the unit, press ▲ ▼ key
at the same time for 5s in to lock state. In this case, any other buttons won’t respond the
press. Repress ▲ ▼ key for 5s to quit lock state.

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3. Installation of Wired Controller
Fig.4 Sketch for Installation of Wired Controller
No. 1 2 3 4 5
Description Socket’s base box
installed in the wall
Soleplate of
controller Screw M4×25 Front panel of
controller Screw ST2.2×6.5
Fig.4: Sketch for Installation of Wired Controller. Pay attention to the following items during installation of
wired controller:
1. Cut off power supply of heavy-current wire embedded in mounting hole in the wall before installation. It
is prohibited to perform the whole procedure with electricity.
2. Pull out 4-core twisted pair line in mounting hole and then make it through the rectangle hole at the back
of controller’s soleplate.
3. Joint the controller’s soleplate on wall face and then x it in mounting hole with screws M4×25.
4. Insert the 4-core twisted pair line through rectangle hole into controller’s slot and buckle the front panel
and soleplate of controller together.
5. At last, x the controller’s front panel and soleplate with screws ST2.2×6.5.
Caution:
During connection of wirings, pay special attention to the following items to avoid interference of
electromagnetism to unit and even failure of it.
1. To ensure normal communication of the unit, signal line and wiring (communication) of wired controller
should be separate from power cord and indoor/outdoor connection lines. The distance between them should be
kept 20cm in min.
2. If the unit is installed at the place where there is interference of electromagnetism, signal line and wiring
(communication) of wired controller must be shielded by twisted pair lines.

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4. Instruction to Operation
4.1 On/Off
Press On/Off button to turn on the unit.
Repress this button to turn off the unit.
Note: The state shown in Fig.5 indicates off-state of the unit after energization.
The state shown in Fig.5 indicates on-state of the unit after energization.
Fig.5 Off state of the unit Fig.6 On state of the unit
4.2 Mode Setting
Under on-state of the unit, press Mode button to switch the operation modes as the following sequence:
Fig.7

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4.3 Temperature Setting
Press ▲ or ▼button to increase or decrease of setting temperature under on-state of the unit. If press either
of them continuously, temperature will be increased or decreased by 1°C every 0.5s.
In Cooling, Dry, Fan and Heating mode, temperature setting range is 16°C~30°C.
In Auto mode, the setting temperature is un-adjustable.
As shown in Fig.8:
Fig. 8
4.4 Fan Speed Setting
Press Fan button, fan speed of indoor unit will change as below:
As shown in Fig.9:
Fig.9
4.5 Swing Control Function ＊
Under on-state of unit, press Function button till the unit enters swing control function and then press Enter/
Cancel button to turn on “swing” control function.
During swing function, press Function button till the unit enters swing control function and then press
Enter/Cancel button to cancel swing control function.
Swing control function setting is shown in Fig.10 :

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Fig.10 Swing control function setting

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4.6 Timer Setting
Press Timer button to set timer off of the unit. Under off-state of the unit, press Timer button to set timer on
of the unit in the same way.
Timer on setting: Under off-state of the unit without timer setting, if Timer button is pressed, LCD will
display xx. Hour, with ON blinking. In this case, press▲ or ▼ button to adjust timer on and then press Timer
to conrm. If Mode button is pressed before pressing Timer button to conrm, timer mode will be switched
to timer off setting mode. In this case, LCD displays xx. Hour, with OFF blinking. In this case, press▲ or ▼
button to adjust timer off and then press Timer to conrm. When LCD displays:“xx. Hour on off ”; xx. Hour
means time of timer on, but time of timer off won’t be displayed.
Timer off setting: Under on-state of the unit without timer setting, if Timer button is pressed, LCD will
display xx. Hour, with OFF blinking. In this case, press▲ or ▼ button to adjust timer on and then press Timer
to conrm. If Mode button is pressed before pressing Timer button to conrm, timer mode will be switched
to timer on setting mode. In this case, LCD displays xx. Hour, with ON blinking. In this case, press▲ or ▼
button to adjust timer on and then press Timer button to conrm. When LCD displays xx. Hour On Off, xx.
Hour means time of timer off, but time of timer on won’t be displayed.
Cancel timer: After setting of timer, if Timer button is pressed, LCD won’t display xx. Hour so that timer
setting is canceled.
Timer off setting under on-state of the unit is shown as Fig.11:

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Continued
Fig.11 Timer setting under on state of the unit
Timer range: 0.5-24hr. Every press of▲ or ▼ button will make setting time increased or decreased by 0.5hr.
If press either of them continuously, setting time will automatically increase/ decrease by 0.5hr every 0.5s.
Note:
1. If both timer on and timer off are set in unit on interface, the wired controller only display time of time
off. If both of them are set in unit off-state, only time of timer on is displayed.
2. Timer on in unit on-state is timed from the time of unit off and timer off in unit off-state is timed from the
time of unit on.
4.7 Air Exchange Setting
Turn on air Exchange function:
Under on-state of the unit, press Function button to go to this function setting (Air mark blinks).AIR
1 displayed at the ambient temperature-displayed location (888) is defaulted (the last type of AIR will be
displayed after adjustment).Press ▲ or ▼ button to adjust air type. Press Enter/Cancel button to turn on/off air
function. After turning on this function, the air mark shows.
There are 10 types of AIR, but only 1-2 types are for remote control. Refer to the following details:
● 1――The unit continuously runs for 60min, and fresh air valve runs for 6 min.
● 2――The unit continuously runs for 60min, and fresh air valve runs for 12 min.
● 3――The unit continuously runs for 60min, and fresh air valve runs for 18 min.
● 4――The unit continuously runs for 60min, and fresh air valve runs for 2 4 min.
● 5――The unit continuously runs for 60min, and fresh air valve runs for 30 min.
● 6――The unit continuously runs for 60min, and fresh air valve runs for 36 min.
● 7――The unit continuously runs for 60min, and fresh air valve runs for 42 min.
● 8――The unit continuously runs for 60min, and fresh air valve runs for 48 min.
● 9――The unit continuously runs for 60min, and fresh air valve runs for 54 min.
● 10――The unit continuously runs for 60min, and fresh air valve always runs.
Turn off air Exchange function: During Air function, press Function button to go to the Air function. In
this case, air mark is blinking, and then press Enter/Cancel button to turn off this function. Air mark will
subsequently disappear.
Air Exchange setting is shown as in Fig.12:

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Fig.12 Air exchange device
Note:In air exchange mode, press Function button or there is not any operation within 5s after the last
button operation, the system will be quit from air exchange setting and current energy-saving data won’t be
memorized.

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4.8 Sleep Setting
Sleep on: Press Function button under on-state of the unit into sleep function and then press Enter/Cancel
button to turn on sleeping function.
Sleep off: During sleep on-state, press Function button to go to the sleep function and then press Enter/
Cancel button to turn off this function.
Sleep setting is shown as Fig. 13:
Fig.13 Sleep setting

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Sleep setting is clear after power failure and then power recovery. There is not sleep function in fan and auto
mode.
Note:
In cooling and dry mode, if the unit with sleep function has run for 1 hour, the preset temperature will be
increased by 1°C and 1°C in another 1 hour. After that, the unit will run at this temperature. In heating mode,
if the unit with sleep function has run for 1 hour, the preset temperature will be decreased by 1°C and 1°C in
another 1 hour. After that, the unit will run at this temperature.
4.9 Turbo Function Setting
TURBO function: The unit at high fun speed can realize quick cooling or heating so that room temperature
can quickly approach setting temperature.
In cooling or heating mode, press Function button till the unit enters TURBO function and then press
Enter/Cancel button to turn on TURBO function.
During TURBO function, press Function button till the unit enters TURBO function and then press Enter/
Cancel button to cancel TURBO function.
TURBO function setting is shown in Fig.14:

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(continued)
Fig.14 Turbo Function Setting
Note:
TURBO function will be turned off after power failure and then recovery. In dry, fan and auto mode,
TURBO function can not be set and TURBO mark won’t be displayed.
TURBO function will be automatically canceled after setting of quiet function.
4.10 SAVE Function Setting
Energy Saving Function: Energy saving can make the air conditioner runs in a smaller temperature range
by setting lower limited value of setting temperature in cooling or dry mode and upper limited value in heating
mode.
①
Energy Saving Setting for Cooling
Under on-state and in cooling or dry mode of the unit, press Function button into energy saving function,
with SAVE blinking .Press ▲ or ▼ button to adjust lower limited value of setting temperature in cooing mode.
After that press Enter/Cancel button to turn on energy saving function for cooling.
Under on-state and in cooling or dry mode of the unit, press Function button into energy saving function ,
with SAVE blinking .Press ▲ or ▼ button to adjust lower limited value of setting temperature in cooing mode.
After that press Enter/Cancel button to turn on energy saving function for cooling.
②
Energy Saving Setting for Heating
Under on state and in heating mode of the unit, press Function button into energy saving function, with
SAVE blinking. Press Mode button into energy saving function for heating and then press▲ or ▼ button to
adjust upper limited value of setting temperature in heating mode. After that, press Enter/Cancel button to turn
on energy saving function for heating.
After energy saving function is turned on, press Function button into energy saving function and press
Enter/Cancel to cancel this function.
The energy saving setting is shown in the g15:

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Fig.15 Energy Saving Setting