Sinclair ASH-09AQ User manual

USER'S MANUAL
ASH-09AQ, ASH-13AQ, ASH-18AQ
QUEEN SERIES

Usage Notice (Please read the following notice carefully before usage)
WARNING
Ensure power plug had
fire may occur.
be inserted firmly.
Don't plug out power plug
when unit is operating.
fire may occur.
Otherwise electric shock or
Don't damage wire or use
the wire that is not appointed.
Otherwise electric shock or
fire may occur.
Don't share socket with
other appliances or use
electric shock or fire may
prolonged hose. Otherwise
Don't operate unit with wet
hand for electric shock may
Don't insert finger or stick-
like thing into air outlet vent
of indoor and outdoor unit.
Don't let cooled air blows
body directly for too long, and
don't set indoor temp. too low
If abnormal phenomenon
occurs (like burning odor etc),
cut off power supply first, then
contact our service center.
If abnormal continues, the unit
may be damaged and cause
Don't repair the unit yourself
for incorrect repair may cause
electric shock or fire. Contact
our service center to have
Cut off
Otherwise electric shock or
occur.
occur. Or it would cause harm.
for it is not good for health.
electric shock or fire.
the unit repaired.
power
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★ Earthing: Earth must
be reliable! Earth wire
should be connected on special
If there is no such settings, have
it connected by perfessional
personnel. Don't connect earth
earth settings in the building.
wire onto gas pipe, water pipe,
★Plug out power plug when
the unit will not be used for a
★ Cut off power when cleaning
the unit. Otherwise, electric
shock or damage may occur.
Otherwise, fire may be caused
★Don't take out the plug by
pulling the power hose.
for over heat of wire.
★Don't let the unit blows to
CO toxicosis may occur for
heater or cooker directly. Or
imcomplete burning.
★Chemical sprayer must be
placed 1m or more away from
both indoor and outdoor unit.
damaged without repair, unit
★Note if install chassis is
damaged. If the chassis is
may fall down and cause
or things may fall down and
★Don't stand or put things
on the outdoor unit. For people
cause injury.
★ Don't block the air intake or
outlet vent of both indoor and
outdoor unit. It would cause
low performance or stop of
blowing pipe or places where
perfessional personnel
considers it unrealiable.
long time.
Otherwise fire or explosion
may occur.
injury.
unit.
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Name of Every Part of The Unit
◆
Button ON/OFF
Wire connection
Power plug
cover plate
Panel Displayer
Wireless remote control
Filter
Guide louver
Air in
Air out
Air in
Air out
High
Medium
Low
Displayer
All on in Auto
Swing
Sleep Dry
Fan
Window
Receive
Air purifying
Air outlet grill
Unit
Drainage hose
Outdoor
Static dust catcher
Connecting pipe
and connecting
wire
Indoor Unit
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(functionless for this model)

Name and Function of Every Button on Wireless Remote Control
Usage Method of Wireless Remote Control
between the two sides; don't drop or throw the control; don't flow any liquid
Ensure the control is aligning receive window, and there is no obstruction
Note:
●Press this button then the unit begins
running; repress unit stop running and
ON/OFF button
ON/OFF
cancel Timer at the same time.
(Note: Cooling only units have no mode.)
●Press MODE and run mode changes
Mode Mode selecting button
according to following order.
“ ”Dry
“ ”Fan
“ ”Heat
“ ”Cool
Display Display of every mode
●Every press of , set temp. raise 1℃.
Under mode, set temperature can be
set between 16~30℃.
Under mode is between 16~30℃.
Under mode 16~30℃.
Every press of , set temp. lower 1℃.
Temp. Temperature button
When transmitting and
●Every press of the button, fan speed
Fan
Fan speed cannot be changed when Drying.
changes by following order:
PCB receives it as High speed. Note:
Low is displayed as and Medium as
, High displayed as and
Fan button
Swing
Auto Swing
by 7 swing states below.
Stop
Left and right swing button
Wireless
“ ”Sleep
Signal transmit terminal
●Under mode, the recommended set
temperature is 24~26℃.
Under mode is 19~23℃.
Under mode is 20~24℃.
Note: When unit is turned on after turning
off by wireless remote control, the control
would remember the set swing position set
●Every press of , swing mode changes
into it or place it under direct sun burn or where there is extrimely hot.
remote
control
Auto
Auto
at last operation.
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Name and Function of Every Button on Wireless Remote Control (Remove Cover)
◆
Note: This kind of wireless remote control is the general one that is suitable for several
models (functions). Please understand that we won't introduce the buttons that
When Cool and Dry is running: After
Sleep
●Press the button once to be in Sleep
Note: There is no Sleep function under
raise 1℃, 2 hours later set temp. raise
When Heat is running: After running of
and 2 hours later lower 2℃, then unit
runs by this set temperature.
state and repress to exit.
running of Sleep for 1 hour, set temp.
2℃, then unit runs by this set temp..
Sleep for 1 hour, set temp. lower 1℃,
Auto and Fan mode.
Sleep button
Timer button
●Press this button and Timer Off (or On)
blinks and display last set time. Press +
or - at this time can set Timer time (press
+ or - for a long time to increase or decrease
time rapidly). The set ranges from 0.5-24
hours; repress the button to confirm the
time and transmit and Timer Off (On) sign
stop blinking. If the sign is blinking but no
Timer Button is not repressed, former set
state would be resumed automatically after
10s. When unit is on, press this button can
set auto off time; and auto on time can be
set when unit is off. When Timer is set,
Timer
control
are not available to this unit.
remote
Wireless
press the button once to cancel.
Displayer
●Displays selected information of every
LCD
Upper and lower swing button
Auto Swing
Stop
Swing
Light button
●Press once then displayer on, repress
is not controled by this button (This button
to make it off. Lights of mode and sleep
Light
mode changed according to 7 swing
Guide louver swings according to above state.
Note: When the unit is turned on after being turned
off by wireless remote control, the unit remembers
●Every press of , displayed swing
selected button.
state below.
the swing position of last operation automatically.
is not available when unit is off).
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◆ Change of Batteries of Wireless Remote Control
1. Slide the battery cover downward to take out worn batteries, then change 2 new
2. Cover battery cover.
Note:
●Don't confuse the new and worn or
●If wireless remote control will not be used
for several weeks, please do take out
batteries to prevent leakage of liquid from
●Operation of the control should within its
receivable area.
●The control should be 1m or above away
from TV or hi-fi equipments.
Reset
Insert 2 AAA batteries
Wireless remote control use 2 AAA dry alkaline cell
different types of batteries.
Batteries cover
ones (note the correct polarities).
damaging the control.
8. Press TIMER and then / to set Timer on or off time.
◆ Operation Guideline
Common process:
1. After connecting with power, buzzer sounds and indoor unit displayer displays all signs. Several
seconds later all indicator signs off automatically except power indicator sign, then only power indicator
2. Press ON/OFF on wireless remote control, power indicator light off and present set running mode
set temperature and fan speed etc are displayed at the same time, unit begins running (Note: After
3. Press MODE to select proper running mode.
4. Press SWING to select swing mode or fix the air supply in a certain direction. When Swing is operating,
5. Press FAN to set fan speed.
Optional process:
7. Press SLEEP to set sleep state.
Note: When AUTO mode is selected, the unit would select proper operation mode
according to indoor temperature to make ambient comfort.
6. Press TEMP to set proper temperature.
light on and displays in green. The unit is in waiting state (Note: When every electrified or received
signal from wireless remote control, buzzer sounds; every electrify, both guide louver and swing
louver reset automatically).
turning off light, all signs except running indicator sign off).
Swing indicator light on, otherwise the light off.
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Align proper set temp. can avoid electric
Indoor temperature should be set in proper
Don't water or wash the unit by water, it
could cause malfunction or electric shock.
This unit adopts X-connection power cord, please
don't cut or damage power cord and signal control
wire. If the cord and wire are damaged, do have
them replaced by professional personnel.
This unit cannot be used for drying clothes and
refrigerating foods etc.
★Don't open the doors and windows for a
long time when unit is running.
When unit is running, press the Swing on wireless remote
★Align proper airflow and direction
control for left and right swing can align airflow horizontal
direction, press Swing for upper and lower swing can align
★Don't let the unit blow against pat and plant
directly, for it is not good for them.
★The allowed voltage flucture of this unit
is 230±10%V. The strong shocking of
compressor caused by too low voltage
Temp. dif.
and outdoor
Or the capacity of unit would be decreased.
Left and right air direction
Upper and lower direction
Users' Notice
wasting.
between indoor
should be 5℃
airflow vertical direction.
aligning louver aligning louver
would damage cooling system.
50Hz~230V
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Maintenance
◆▲Turn off the unit and take out the power plug before cleaning the unit, or
▲Don't make the unit wet, or electric shock may occur, ensure that the unit
would not be washed by water under any circumstance.
▲Volatile liquid like thinner or gasoline would damage the appearance of the
unit (Only adopts soft dry cloth and wet cloth moisted with neuture cleaning
Take off and clean the panel
1. Take off the panel by pulling the grooves of both
ends to the shown position in figure at the same
2. Clean
3. Install panel
Insert the supports on 2 ends of panel into groove,
and put the mid rotating shaft in groove, cover
the panel cover according to arrow direction and
Clean air filter (Once about 3 months)
If the usage environment of the unit has lots of duct, the cleaning of air filter should
1. Take off air filter
Pull out the panel to an angle at both grooves on
panel forcibly at the same time, then pull the air
filter downward to take it off. As shown in right
Clean it by soft brush, water and neutral cleaning
fluid, then swing water or dry it (Note: Take off
LCD box before cleaning panel to prevent
damaging the box by water leakage. Don't
water it by hot water whose temperature is higher
than 45℃to prevent fade or deformation).
（ａ）（ｂ）
electric shock may occur.
fluid to clean appearance of the unit.)
time by the arrow direction.
cover it well.
be more frequently.
figture.
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Check before usage season
1. Check if the air intake or outlet vent of indoor or
outdoor unit is blocked.
2. Check if earth wire is connected firmly.
3. Check if batteries in wireless remote control is
4. Check if install support of outdoor unit is damaged,
if so, contact our service center.
Maintenance after usage season
1. Clean filter and body of indoor and outdoor unit.
2. Cut off power supply of the unit.
3. Clear dust and things on outdoor unit.
4. If outdoor unit rusts, paint oil paint on rust to
prevent spreading.
2. Clean air filter
Adopt ductcollector or water to clean filter. If the
filter is too dirty (like oil spot), clean it by warm water
(lower than 45℃) melted with neutral cleaning fluid
Note: Don't wash it by hot water whose temp. is
higher than 45℃to prevent fade or deformation. Don't
3. Install air filter
Insert the air filter, then cover panel cover well.
then dry it in shade as shown in right figure.
dry it on fire for filter would catch fire or deformation.
replaced.
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Water flow sound is heard when the unit is This is the sound of flow of refrigerant inside the
When cooling, mist comes from air outlet vent. This is because the indoor air is cooled rapidly.
This is the frictional sound caused by expansion of
panel etc since the change of temperature.
Slight creaking noise can be heard when the
Phenomenon Troubleshooting
Odor comes out from the unit when it is just turned
This is the odor of furniture and cigarette that sucked
in the unit when it was working and now be blown out.
The unit cannot be restarted immediately after Once the unit be restarted immediately after turned
off, overload protect switch would make it run after
Troubleshooting
◆
Warning: Please don't repair the unit by yourself for incorrect repair would cause
electric shock or fire; please contact our service center to have the unit
repaired by prefessional personnel. Check the following items before
requesting on service center would saves your time and cost.
being turned off.
3 minutes' delay.
on.
operating. unit.
unit is turned on or off.
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Stop the unit from operating immediately and plug out power
plug then contact our service center when following circumstance
▲Harsh noise is heard when the unit is running;
▲Air switch or creepage protector always trip;
▲ Water or other things poured into unit or wireless
▲Water leakage occured in room;
▲Power cord and plug are extremely hot;
▲Abnormal odor is produced when unit is running.
Please contact
service center if there
is problem.
·Is power supply cut off?
·Is power cord loosen?
·Is circuit protect setting triped?
·Is voltage too high or too low?
·Is Timer On set by wireless remote control?
·Is temperature set in proper?
·Is air intake or outlet vent of outdoor unit blocked?
·Is there too much dust on air filter?
·Are windows and doors closed?
·Is airflow set to Low?
·Is there any heat source in room (when cooling is
· When unit is interfered by abnormal interference or
too frequent of change function, wireless remote
control would not control occationally. Plug out power
· Is the control in receive area? Or is there onstruction?
·Check if voltage of batteries in the control enough?
If not, change batteries.
Phenomenon Troubleshooting
Trip
☆ Please refer Warranty for relative items.
☆ If there is any question about quality or others of the unit, please contact
the service center.
Wireless remote control cannot control
Bad cooling (heating) effect of the unit
The unit cannot run
·Is wireless remote control damaged?
Trips
bad)?
plug and reinsert it well could resume normal operation.
occur.
remote control carelessly;
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1. Air intake and outlet vent should be far away from abstruction so that airflow could
Indoor unit
2. Select the place where is easy to drain condensate and connect with outdoor unit;
3. Far away from heat source, steam and flammable gas;
4. Select the place where is strong enough to stand the weight of indoor unit without
5. Ensure enough space for maintenance and repair, ensure the height from floor
6. Place where is 1m or more away from TV, hi-fi and other household appliances;
7. Place where air filter can be taken out easily;
8. Ensure the installation of indoor unit fits requirements in Install Dimension Diagram.
Outdoor unit
1. Place where noise and airflow from the unit would not disturb neighbors;
2. Place where there is well ventilation for outdoor unit;
3. Obstructions are not allowed to exist around intake or outlet vent of outdoor unit;
4. Place where can stand weight and shake of outdoor unit and ensure safe
5. Place where there is no leakage of flammable gas and corrosive gas;
6. Ensure the install of outdoor unit fits the requirements of Install Dimension Diagram.
◆ Select of Install Location
Install Service
be blown to the whole room;
increasing operation noise and shake.
to indoor unit over 2m;
installation work;
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◆ Wire Allocation
1. Install according to national wiring regulation.
2. Power must adopt rated voltage and special circuit for air conditioner, diameter of
4. Earth should be connected reliably. Connect it on special earth settings of the building
and do have it done by professional personnel. There should be creepage protecting
switch and air switch with enough capacity in rated circuit (refer to following list). Air
Capacity of
air switch
Min. section
of earth wire
Min. section of
power cord
◆ Earth Requirements
1. Air conditioner is type I electric appliances, please do conduct reliable earth connection.
2. The yellow-green wire in the unit is earth wire, don't use it for other purpose and
don't cut it. Don't fix it by self tapping screw or electric shock may occur.
3. Earth resistance should fits requirements of National Criteria GB17790.
4. User's power must offer reliable earth terminal. Please don't connect earth wire
①Water pipe ②Gas pipe ③Drainage pipe ④Places where professional
Usage Models
3. Please don't pull power cord forcibly.
power cord should be big enough.
switch should contain magnetic dropout and heat dropout functions to guarantee
protection when circuit-short and overload occur.
onto following places:
personnel considers unreliable
ASH-12AQ
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１６Ａ１．５ｍｍ２
１．０ｍｍ２
１．５ｍｍ２
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ASH-18AQ 1６Ａ１．５ｍｍ２１．５ｍｍ２
ASH-09AQ

◆ Install Dimension Diagram
Important Notes
★To ensure good usage, install the unit by professional personnel according to this instruction.
★Please contact our local service center before installation, malfunction caused by the unit that
was not installed by our service center would be hard to deal with in time for inconvenient
★It is better to be guided by professional personnel when moving the unit to other place.
Distance to floor
Exhaust side
Distance to ceiling
Distance to wall
Distance to wall
Air in side
Exhaust side
Distance to cover
Distance to wall
Distance to wall
or more
15cm or more
15cm or more
or more or more
business contact.
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☆ Install Rear Plate
☆ Open Pipe Hole
1. Measure horizon by hanging line or horizontal measurement. Since drainage pipe hole is on
left, it is better to make left side lower.
2. Fix rear plate on wall by bolts.
3. Pull the rear panel by hand after
installation to see if it is firm enough.
Fig. 1
Left
Distance
The panel should be able to stand
Wall
１５０ｍｍ
φ６５ｍｍ
Right
Shown in middle Gradienter
８３０ｍｍ
１８０ｍｍ １２０ｍｍ
２８４ｍｍ
(Rear pipe hole)
the weight of an adult (60kg) and
Wall
Distance
φ６５ｍｍ
(Rear pipe hole)
or more
１５０ｍｍ
or more
the weight should be evenly shared
1. Drill a hole outward at a slant after pipe hole is determined as
shown in fig.1 (Ф 65).
rats in the space, put on wall pipe.
Indoor Outdoor
Wall pipe Sealing clay
Ø
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◆ Install of Indoor Unit
☆ Install Drainage Hose
1. Drainage hose must be placed at a downward slant
for smooth drainage.
end by water.
3. The indoor part of prolonged hose should be wrapped
Wrenched Bent
Don't flood it
☆ Install Connect Pipe
1. Connect the connect pipe with 2 leading pipes of indoor unit, then tighten joint nuts on connect pipe.
2. Tighten nuts on connect pipe forcibly, and then tighten it by spanner.
Note: Too great of torque would damage nuts.
Refer the following list for tighten torque.
Note: Connect the connect pipe with indoor unit first and then outdoor unit; bend and place of
pipe should be careful to prevent damaging the pipe; joint nut should not tighten too much
Hex nuts Tighten Torque (N·m)
Ф６
Ф９．５
Ф１２
３１～３５
１５～２０
５０～５５
by each screw.
to wall
side
to wall
side
2. In order to protect pipe and cable from being damaged and avoid
2. Don't wrench, bend or heave the hose or flood its
by heat insulating material.
Pipe of indoor unit Nut Pipe
Spanner Wrench torque
or it would cause leakage.
in water
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4. Connect the blue wire among power connect wires onto terminal N(1) on line bank, black
wire onto terminal 2 and yellow-green one (earth wire) onto terminal (as shown in fig.4).
5. Put the section of power connect wire with sleeve into clamp groove, cover wire cover plate,
screw on fixing bolts to tighten the wires.
7. Cover panel.
6. To cooling and heating unit, signal control wire connect with indoor unit via connector, and
has the wire tightened by clamp at bottom of the unit's body (as shown in fig. 5).
Wire cover plate
Power
Connect
Fig. 3
Linebank
Power connect wire
Fig. 4
☆ Electric Wiring
1. Open panel upwardly (as shown in fig. 2):
2. Take off fixing bolts of wire cover plate to take off the plate (as shown in fig.3).
3. Make power connect wire goes through the single wire hole at rear side of indoor unit and
Fig. 2
Note:
If the connecting wire was not long enough, please contact the appointed service shop to
match another special wire that was long enough. Don't prolong wires.
●Don't connect wire in wrong for it would cause malfunction on some components.
●Tighten bolts to prevent loosen of them.
●After tighten bolts, pull wires slightly to see if they can be moved.
●Electric shock may occur when earth wire is connected wrongly.
●Wire cover plate should be fixed well and tighten connecting wires. If the plate is
not installed well, dust and moisture may get in or cause fire or electric shock for
Signal control wire (only for cooling and heating unit)
Clamp
Fig. 5
pull it in front side.
wire
Blue
Black
Yellow-green
terminals were affected by outside force directly.
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◆ Install Outdoor Unit
☆Install Connect Pipe
●Pipe can be led from 4 directions of right, rear right, left and rear left.
1. When routing pipe (wire) at right side or left side, cut off tailings of pipe left on chassis of main
unit in necessary (as shown in fig. 6).
(1) Cut off tailing 1 when only power cord is routed;
(2) Cut off tailings 1 and 2 (or 1,2 and 3) when connect pipe and power cord are routed;
2. Pull out pipe from bottom of case, wrap pipes, wires and drainage hose by strap then make
3. Hang the slots behind indoor unit onto the upper tabs of rear panel, then move the unit left
and right to check if it is firm enough (as shown in fig. 8).
4. Ensure the install height of indoor unit is 2m or more.
Gas side pipe
Wire
Liquid side
Heat insulator
Heat insulator
Drainage hose
Wrap by strap
Tailing 1
Tailing 3
Tailing 2
Fixing hook
Install
Install plate
Right
Rear right
Left
Rear left
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
☆Install Indoor Unit
1. Align the flare of connect pipe to the joint flare of corresponding valve.
2. Tighten nuts on connect pipe and then tighten it by spanner.
1. Take off handle at right side of outdoor unit.
2. Take off clamp, connect and fix the power connect
wire onto line bank. The wire connection should
3. Fix power connect wire by clamp. To cooling and
heating unit, fix signal control wire by clamp, and
then connect to corresponding connector.
4. Ensure wire had been fixed well.
5. Put on handle.
Handle
☆Wire connection
them though wire hole (as shown in fig. 7).
plate
pipe
in the end
match that of indoor unit.
Blue Black
Yellow-green
Signal control wire
(Only for cooling and heating unit)
Clamp Power connect wire
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into the hole 25 on the chassis as shown in figure.
When heating, condensate produced by outdoor
1. Take off nut cover on cut-off valve of outdoor unit.
2. Align the center of wire, tighten it the flare nut
and nut on freon charging nozzle.
3. Tighten flare nut by spanner.
4. Take off valve cover on liquid valve and gas valve
5. Screw out valve core of liquid valve by hex wrench
and prize the gas core on gas valve by screwdriver.
At this time, some gas may be exhausted.
6. When exhausted for about 15s and refrigerant gas
appear, close gas core, tighten nut on freon charge nozzle.
7. Open valve core of liquid valve and gas valve completely
8. Tighten the valve caps and test leakage at all joints
of the pipe (both indoor and outdoor unit) with liquid
soap or leakage detector.
9. If it is possible, exhaust air in unit by vacuum pump
on gas core (fig. 10).
☆ Drainage of Condensate of Outdoor Unit
unit and defrost water when defrosting could be drained
to proper place by drainage hose.
Install method: Insert the outdoor drainage joint
Then connect the drainage hose to drainage mouth so
that condensate and defrost water could be drained
Screwdriver
Gas pipe Freon charge
Gas
Liquid
Liquid valve
Hex wrench
Vacuum meter
Valve cap
Thin pipe
Thick pipe
Vacuum pump
Outdoor drainage
Chassis of
enough by hand.
☆ Vacummize and Leakage Detect
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
Fig. 11
(fig. 9)
nozzle
pipe valve
(Not for cooling only unit)
to proper place.
outdoor unit
joint
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