Toshiba RAS-24SK Series User manual

OWNER’S MANUAL
AIR CONDITIONER (SPLIT TYPE)
For general public use
Indoor unit
RAS-18, 24SK Series
Outdoor unit
RAS-18, 24S Series
1110650149

WARNING
•Donotexposeyourbodydirectlytocoolairforalongtime.
•Donotinsertyourngeroranyarticleintotheairinlet/outlet.
•Whenanabnormality(burningsmell,etc.)occurs,stoptheairconditionerand
turnoffthecircuitbreaker.
•Installationmustberequestedfromthesupplyingretaildealershipor
professionalinstallationvendors.Installationrequiresspecialknowledgeand
skill.Ifcustomersinstallontheirown,itcanbeacauseofre,electricshock,
injuryorwaterleakage.
•Donotselectalocationforinstallationwhereammablegasmayleak.Ifthere
isanygasleakageoraccumulationaroundtheunit,itcanbeacauseofre.
•DonotturnON/OFFthecircuitbreakeroroperatebuttonswithawethand.
 Itmaybeacauseofelectricshock.
•Donotdisassemble,modifyorrelocatetheunitbyyourself.Itmaybecomethe
causeofre,electricshock,orwaterleakage.Forrepairorrelocation,please
requestservicefromthesupplyingretaildealershiporaToshibadealership.
•Donotselectalocationforinstallationwheretheremaybeexcessivewater
orhumidity,suchasabathroom.Deteriorationofinsulationmaybeacauseof
electricshockorre.
•Whenrelocatingorrepairingtheunit,pleasecontactthesupplyingretail
 dealership.Whenthereisakinkinthewiring,itmaybethecauseofelectric
 shockorre.
•Duringanerror(suchasaburningodor,notcooling,ornotwarming),stop
 operatingtheunitandturnoffthecircuitbreaker.Continuousoperationmaybe
 acauseofre,orelectricshock.Pleaserequestrepairorservicefromthe
supplyingretaildealershiporaToshibadealership.
•Earthworkshouldberequestedfromthesupplyingretaildealershipor
professionalvendors.Insufcientgroundingworkmaybethecauseofelectric
shock.Donotconnecttheearthwiretoagaspipe,waterpipe,lightning
conductor,ortelephoneearthwire.
•Iftheindoorunitpipingoutletisexposedduetorelocation,closetheopening.
 Touchinginternalelectricalpartsmaycauseinjuryorelectricshock.
•Donotinsertanymaterial(metal,paper,orwater,etc.)intotheairoutletor
airintakeopening.Fanmayberotatingathighspeedinsideortherearehigh
voltagesections,whichmaycauseaninjuryorelectricshock.
• Youmustuseaindependentpoweroutletforthepowersupply.Ifapoweroutlet
otherthantheindependentoutletisused,itmaycauseare.
•Whentheair-conditioningunitdoesnotcoolorwarm,theremaybealeakage
 ofrefrigerant.Pleaseconsultthesupplyingretaildealership.Therefrigerant
 usedintheair-conditioningunitissafe.Itwillnotleakundernormaloperating
conditionsbutifitleaksintotheroomandcontactsaheatsourcesuchasa
heater,orstove,itmaycauseaharmfulreaction.
•Whenwaterorotherforeignsubstancesentertheinternalparts,stopoperating
theunitimmediatelyandturnoffthecircuitbreaker.Operatingtheunit
continuouslymaycausereorelectricshock.Pleasecontactthesupplying
retaildealershipforrepair.
•Donotcleantheinsideoftheair-conditioningunityourself.Pleaserequest
 internalcleaningoftheair-conditioningunitfromthesupplyingretaildealership.
 Incorrectcleaningmaycausebreakageofresinpartsorinsulationdefectsof
electricalparts,causingwaterleakage,electricshockorre.
•Donotdamageormodifythepowercable.Donotconnectthecablemidway,
 oruseamultipleoutletextensioncordthatissharedbyotherdevices.Failure
todosomaycausere.
•Donotplaceheavyobjectsonthepowercable,exposeittoheat,orpullit.
 Todosomaycauseelectricalshockorre.
•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.
• Childrenshouldbesupervisedtoensurethattheydonotplaywiththe
appliance.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFETY
1 HiPOWER(Green)
2 FILTER(Orange)
3 PURE(Blue)
4 TIMER(Yellow)
5 OPERATION(Green)
6 RESETbutton
INDOOR UNIT DISPLAY
1
HiPOWER FILTER PURE TIMER OPERATION
RESET
1 2 3
4 5
6
3
5
6
4
2
DANGER
•Donotinstall,repair,openorremovethecover.Itmayexposeyoutodangerous
voltages.Askthedealershiporthespecialisttodothis.
•Turningoffthepowersupplywillnotpreventpotentialelectricshock.
•Theapplianceshallbeinstalledinaccordancewithnationalwiringregulation.
•Meansfordisconnectionfromthesupplyhavingacontactseparationofatleast
3mminallpolesmustbeincorporatedinthexedwiring.
CAUTION
•Checkthatthecircuitbreakerisinstalledcorrectly.Ifthecircuitbreakerisnot
 properlyinstalled,itmaycauseanelectricshock.Tochecktheinstallation
method,pleasecontactthesupplyingretaildealershiportheprofessionalvendor
 whoinstalledtheunit.
•Whenusingtheunitinaclosedroom,oroperatingwithothercombustion
appliances,makesuretoopenawindowoccasionallyforventilation.Insufcient
 ventilationmaycausesuffocationduetoalackofoxygen.
•Avoidoperatingforlongperiodsinahighhumidityenvironment(over80%)such
 aswiththewindowsordoorsopen.Theremaybecondensationontheindoor
unitanddropletsmayfallontothefurniture.
•Whentheunitwon’tbeusedforalongtime,turnoffthemainswitchorthecircuit
 breaker.
•Itisrecommendedthatmaintenancebeperformedbyaspecialistwhentheunit
hasbeenoperatedforalongtime.
•Atleastonceayearcheckifthemountingtableoftheoutdoorunitisdamaged
ornot.Ifadamagedstateisignored,theunitmayfallorover-turn,causingan
injury.
•Standonasturdyladderwhenattaching/detachingthefrontpanel/airlter/air
cleaninglter.Failuretodosomaycauseafallorinjury.
•Donotstandontheoutdoorunitorplaceanythingontheunit.Itmaybethe
causeofinjuryduetofallingorover-turning.Anydamagetotheunitmaycause
anelectricshockorre.
•Donotusecombustionappliancesinthedirectowoftheairfromtheair-
conditioningunit.Poorcombustionofacombustionappliancemaycause
suffocation.
•Donotplaceanythingaroundtheoutdoorunitorallowfallenleavestoaccumulate
 aroundit.Iftherearefallenleaves,smallanimalscouldenterandcontact
internalelectricalparts,causingafailureorre.
•Donotplaceanimalsandplantsinplaceswherewindfromtheair-conditioning
unitowsdirectly.Itmayhaveanegativeinuenceontheanimalorplant.
•Ensurethatdrainedwaterisdischarged.Whenthedischargingwaterprocess
isnotsufcient,watermayleak,causingwaterdamagetofurniture.Tocheck
thattheinstallationmethodusediscorrect,pleasecontactthesupplyingretail
dealershiportheprofessionalvendorwhoinstalledtheunit.
•Donotplaceanycontainerssuchasavasecontaininguidontheunit.Itmight
causewatertoentertheunitanddeterioratetheelectricalinsulation,causing
anelectricshock.
•Donotuseforspecialapplicationssuchasstorageoffoodoranimals,orto
displayplants,precisiondevices,orartobjects.Donotuseonshipsorinother
vehicles.Itmaycauseafailureintheair-conditioningunit.Inaddition,itmay
damagetheseitems.
•Donotplaceotherelectricalappliancesorfurnitureundertheunit.Water
dropletsmightfall,causingdamageorfailure.
•Whencleaning,youmuststopoperatingtheunitandturnoffthecircuitbreaker.
Sincethefaninsidemayberotatingathighspeed,itmaycauseaninjury.
•Donotwashthemainair-conditioningunitwithwater.Itmaycauseanelectric
shock.
•Afterthefrontpanel/airlteriscleaned,wipeawayanywaterandallowtodry.
Ifwaterremains,itmaycauseanelectricshock.
•Oncethefrontpanelisremoved,donottouchthemetalpartsoftheunit.Itmay
causeaninjury.
•Donottouchtheairintakesectionorthealuminumnsoftheunit.Itmaycause
 injury.
•Whenyouhearthunderandtheremightbealightningstrike,stopoperatingthe
 unitanddisconnectthecircuitbreaker.Iflightningstrikes,itmaycauseafailure.
•Batteriesforremotecontrolunit:
- Shouldbeinsertedwithcorrectpolarity(+)and(-).
- Shouldnotberecharged.
- Donotusebatteriesforwhichthe“Recommendedusageperiod”hasexpired.
- Donotkeepusedbatteriesinsidetheremotecontrolunit.
- Donotmixdifferenttypesofbatteries,ormixnewbatterieswitholdones.
- Donotdirectlysolderthebatteries.
- Donotshort-circuit,disassemble,heat,orthrowbatteriesintoare.Ifbatteries
 arenotdisposedofcorrectly,theymayburstorbethecauseofuidleakage,
resultinginburnsorinjuries.Iftouchingtheuid,washthoroughlywithwater.If
ittouchesdevices,wipeofftoavoiddirectcontact.
- Donotplacewithinreachofsmallchildren.Ifabatteryisswallowed,consulta
doctorimmediately.

DRY OPERATION
1
Press
FIX
:Movethelouverinthe
desiredverticaldirection.
2
Press
SWING
:Swingtheair
automaticallyandpressagaintostop.
3
Forhorizontaldirection,adjustmanually.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFETY
AIR FLOW DIRECTION
3
Note:
• Donotmovethelouvermanuallybyothers.
• Thelouvermayautomationpositioningbysomeoperationmode.
ONE-TOUCH
5
Pressthe“ONE-TOUCH”buttonforfullyautomatedoperationthatiscustomized
tothetypicalconsumerpreferencesinyourregionoftheworld.Thecustomized
settingscontroltemperatureairowstrength,airowdirectionandothersettings
toprovideyoualternatecontactwith“ONE-TOUCH”ofthebutton.Ifyouprefer
other settings you can select from the many other operating functions of your
Toshibaunit.
 Press
ONE-TOUCH
:Starttheoperation.
AUTOMATIC OPERATION
6
Toautomaticallyselectcooling,heating,orfanonlyoperation
1.Press
MODE
:SelectA.
2.Press
TEMP
:Setthedesiredtemperature.
1.Press
MODE
:SelectCool ,Heat ,orFanonly .
2.Press
TEMP
:Setthedesiredtemperature.
 Cooling:Min.17oC,Heating:Max.30oC,FanOnly:Notemperatureindication
3.Press
FAN
:SelectAUTO,LOW ,LOW+ ,MED ,MED+ ,or
 HIGH .
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Fordehumidication,amoderatecoolingperformanceiscontrolledautomatically.
 1.Press
MODE
:SelectDry .
 2.Press
TEMP
:Setthedesiredtemperature.
Hi-POWER OPERATION
AIR PURIFYING OPERATION
10
9
To automatically control room temperature and airow for faster cooling or
heatingoperation(exceptinDRYandFANONLYmode)
 Press
Hi-POWER
:Startandstoptheoperation.
Press
PURE
tostartandstopplasmaairpurierandairionizeroperation.
Theplasmaairpurierandairionizercanbeactivatedordeactivatedbypressing
thePUREbutton.Theairionizerstartsinconjunctionwithplasmaairpurier
operation.
Note: TheFILTERindicator(orange)turnsonafterPUREoperationisperformed
  forabout1000hours.
ECO OPERATION
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Toautomaticallycontrolroomtosaveenergy(exceptinDRYandFANONLYmode)
Press
ECO
:Startandstoptheoperation.
Note:Coolingoperation;thesettemperaturewillincreaseautomatically1degree/
  hourfor2hours(maximum2degreesincrease).Forheatingoperationthe
  settemperaturewilldecrease.
REMOTE CONTROL
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PREPARATION BEFORE USE
2COOLING / HEATING / FAN ONLY OPERATION 7
Preparing Filters
 1.Opentheairinletgrilleandremovetheairlters.
 2.Attachthelters.(seedetailintheaccessorysheet).
Loading Batteries
 1.Removethebatterycover.
 2.Insert2newbatteries(AAAtype)
  followingthe(+)and(–)positions.
Clock Setup
 1.PushCLOCK●bytipofthepencil.
  Iftimerindicationisashing,gotothenextstep2.
2.Press ON or OFF :adjustthetime.
 3.Press SET :Setthetime.
Remote Control Reset
 1.Removethebatteries.
 2.Press .
 3.Insertthebatteries.
AC L
TEMPORARY OPERATION
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Incaseofthemisplacedordischargedremotecontrol
• PressingtheRESETbutton,theunitcanstartor
stopwithoutusingtheremotecontrol.
• OperationmodeissetonAUTOMATICoperation,
presettemperatureis24°Candfanoperationis
automaticspeed.
TIMER OPERATION
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Daily timer allows the user to set both the ON & OFF timers and will be
activated on a daily basis.
Setting Everyday Timer
Setting the ON Timer Setting the OFF Timer
1
2
Press SET :Setthetimer. Press SET :Setthetimer.
3
Press
CLR
:Cancelthetimer. Press
CLR
:Cancelthetimer.
• Duringtheeverydaytimerisactivating,botharrows( , )areindicated.
Note:
• Keeptheremotecontrolinaccessibletransmissiontotheindoorunit;
otherwise,thetimelagofupto15minuteswilloccur.
• Thesettingwillbesavedforthenextsameoperation.
1 3
Press SET .
2 4
Setthetimerwhentheairconditionerisoperating.
1Infraredsignalemitter
2Start/Stopbutton
3Modeselectbutton(MODE)
4Temperaturebutton(TEMP)
5Fanspeedbutton(FAN)
6Swinglouverbutton(SWING)
7Setlouverbutton(FIX)
8Ontimerbutton(ON)
9Offtimerbutton(OFF)
!Sleeptimerbutton(SLEEP)
"Setupbutton(SET)
#Clearbutton(CLR)
$ MemoryandPresetbutton(PRESET)
%One-Touchbutton(ONE-TOUCH)
&Highpowerbutton(Hi-POWER)
(Economybutton(ECO)
)Quietbutton(QUIET)
~Comfortsleepbutton(COMFORTSLEEP)
+PlasmaAirPurierbutton(PURE)
,Filterresetbutton(FILTER)
-ClockResetbutton(CLOCK)
.Checkbutton(CHK)
Press
ON
:SettheONtimer.
Press
OFF
:SettheOFFtimer.
Press
ON
:Setthedesired
   ONtimer.
Press
OFF
:Setthedesired
   OFFtimer.
Press SET buttonduringthe
( or )markashing.

PRESET OPERATION
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Setyourpreferredoperationforfutureuse.Thesettingwillbememorizedbythe
unitforfutureoperation(exceptairowdirection).
 1.Selectyourpreferredoperation.
 2.Pressandhold
PRESET
for3secondstomemorizethesetting.ThePmark
displays.
 3.Press
PRESET
:Operatethepresetoperation.
AUTO RESTART OPERATION
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Toautomaticallyrestarttheairconditionerafterthepowerfailure(Powerofthe
unitmustbeon.)
Setting
 1.PressandholdtheRESETbuttonontheindoorunitfor3secondstosetthe
operation.(3beepsoundandOPERATIONlampblink5time/secfor
5seconds)
 2.PressandholdtheRESETbuttonontheindoorunitfor3secondstocancel
theoperation.(3beepsoundbutOPERATIONlampdoesnotblink)
  • IncaseofONtimerorOFFtimeareset,AUTORESTARTOPERATION
   doesnotactivate.
Tooperateatsuperlowfanspeedforquietoperation(exceptinDRYmode)
 Press
QUIET
:Startandstoptheoperation.
 Note:Undercertainconditions,QUIEToperationmaynotprovideadequate 
  coolingorheatingduetolowsoundfeatures.
QUIET OPERATION
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Forcomfortablesleep,automaticallycontrolairowandautomaticallyturnOFF.
 Press
COMFORT
SLEEP
:Select1,3,5or9hrsforOFFtimeroperation.
Note: Thecoolingoperation,thesettemperaturewillincreaseautomatically 
  1degree/hourfor2hours(maximum2degreesincrease).Forheating 
  operation,thesettemperaturewilldecrease.
COMFORT SLEEP OPERATION
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OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE
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 1.Three-minuteprotectionfeature:Topreventtheunitfrombeingactivatedfor
  3minuteswhensuddenlyrestartedorswitchedtoON.
 2.Preheatingoperation:Warmuptheunitfor5minutesbeforeblowingwarmair.
 3.Warmaircontrol:Whentheroomtemperaturereachesthesettemperature,
thefanspeedisautomaticallyreducedandtheoutdoorunitwillstop.
 4.Automaticdefrosting:Fanswillstopduringdefrostoperation.
 5.Heatingcapacity:Heatisabsorbedfromoutdoorandreleasedintotheroom.
Whentheoutdoortemperatureistoolow,useanotherrecommendedheating
apparatusincombinationwiththeairconditioner.
 6.Considerationforaccumulatedsnow:Selectthepositionforoutdoorunitwhere
itwillnotbesubjectedtosnowdrifts,accumulationofleavesorotherseasonal
debris.
 7.Someminor crackingsoundmayoccur whenunitoperating.Thisis normal
becausethecrackingsoundmaybecausedbyexpansion/contractionofplastic.
Note:Item2to6forHeatingmodel
Air conditioner operating conditions
Temp.
Operation Outdoor Temperature Room
Temperature
Heating –10°C~24°C Lessthan28°C
Cooling 15°C~46°C 21°C~32°C
Dry 15°C~46°C 17°C~32°C
The unit does not operate. Cooling or Heating is abnormally low.
• Thepowermainswitchisturnedoff.
• Thecircuitbreakerisactivatedto
 cutoffthepowersupply.
• Stoppageofelectriccurrent.
• ONtimerisset.
• Theltersareblockedwithdust.
•Thetemperaturehasbeenset
 improperly.
•Thewindowsordoorsareopened.
•Theairinletoroutletoftheoutdoor
 unitisblocked.
•Thefanspeedistoolow.
• TheoperationmodeisFANorDRY.
TROUBLESHOOTING (CHECK POINT)
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Tostartthesleeptimer(OFFtimer)operation
 Press
SLEEP
:Select1,3,5or9hrsforOFFtimeroperation.
SLEEP TIMER OPERATION
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REMOTE CONTROL A-B SELECTION
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Toseparateusingofremotecontrolforeachindoorunitincaseof2air
conditionersareinstallednearly.
Remote Control B Setup.
 1.PressRESETbuttonontheindoorunittoturntheairconditionerON.
 2.Pointtheremotecontrolattheindoorunit.
 3.PushandholdCHK●buttonontheRemoteControlbythetipofthepencil.
“00”willbeshownonthedisplay.
 4.Press
MODE
duringpushingCHK●.“B”willshowonthedisplayand“00”
willdisappearandtheairconditionerwillturnOFF.TheRemoteControlBis
memorized.
Note: 1.Repeatabovesteptoreset
   RemoteControltobeA.
  2.RemoteControlAhasnot“A”
   display.
  3.DefaultsettingofRemote 
   ControlfromfactoryisA.
PRESET
ONE TOUCH
QUIET
SWING
TIMER
ON
FILTER CHECK CLOCK
OFF
CLR
SLEEP SET
FIX HI POWER ECO
PAP
COMFORT
SELECT
MODE
TEMP
FAN
SELF CLEANING OPERATION (COOL AND DRY
OPERATION ONLY)
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Toprotectbadsmellcausedbythehumidityintheindoorunit.
 1.Ifthe buttonispressedonceduring“Cool”or“Dry”mode,thefanwillcontinue
torunforother20minutes,thenitwillturnoffautomatically.Thiswillreduce
themoistureintheindoorunit.
 2.Tostoptheunitimmediately,pressthemore2timeswithin30seconds.
Note:
• SELFCLEANINGoperationisdefaultsettingfromfactory.
• Tocancelthisfunction,pressandholdtheresetbuttonontheindoorunitfor
  20seconds.
  TheSELFCLEANINGoperationwillbecancelled.(5beepsoundbut
  OPERATIONlampdoesnotblink)
• Dothesametosetthisfunctionagain.(5beepsoundandOPERATIONlamp
  blink5times/secfor5seconds)
• AUTORESTARToperationwillbecancelledbysettingorcancellationof
  SELFCLEANINGoperation.Setitagainifneccessary.
Firstly,turnoffthecircuitbreaker.
Filter Reset
FILTERlamplightson;theltermustbecleaned.
Toturnoffthelamp,pushtheRESETbuttonontheindoorunitortheFILTERbutton
ontheremotecontrol.
Indoor Unit and Remote Control
• Cleantheindoorunitandtheremotecontrolwithawetclothwhenneeded.
• Nobenzine,thinner,polishingpowderorchemically-treatedduster.
Cleaning the air ionizer (Once every six months)
 1.Turnoffairconditionerusingremotecontrolandpowersupply.
 2.Fullyopentheverticalairowlouversbyhand.
 3.Useatoothbrushtorubtheendsofmetalpin
  threeorfourtimes.
Note: Donotusecottonswabsorotherobjects
   withuff.
   Evenbefore6monthssincelastcleaning,
   cleantheairionizerifitisdirty.
Cleaning the plasma air purier unit (About 1000 hours performed)
 1.Turnoffairconditionerusingremotecontrolandpowersupply.
 2.Takeouttheairinletgrille(Seedetailininstallationmanual).
 3.Takeouttheplasmaairpurierbygraspthehandle,andthepullitout
 4.Soakinhotwaterat40°Cto50°Cforabout10to15minutesandrubup,
  down,left,rightandrubsurfacegentlywithasponge.
 5.Allowtodrythoroughlyintheshade.
 6.Attachtheplasmaairpurierbygraspthehandleand
  insertintotherightandleftguiderails.
 7.Pressbothendsoftheplasmaairpurieruntilthe
  protrusionsonbothsidesoftheplasmaairpurier
  arecompletelyinsertd.
 8.Attachtheairlter,andthenclosetheairinletgrille.
MAINTENANCE
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