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PMGB0126A rev.2 - 11/2006
English
SAFETY SUMMARY
PART I – OPERATION
1. SAFETY SUMMARY 
 DANGER:
Do not pour water into the indoor or outdoor unit. These 
products are equipped with electrical parts. If water 
contacts with electrical components then it will cause a 
serious electrical shock.
Do not touch or adjust safety devices inside the indoor or 
outdoor units. If these devices are touched or adjusted, it 
may cause a serious accident. 
Do not open the service cover or access the indoor or 
outdoor units without disconnecting the main power supply.
In case of fire Turn OFF the main switch, put out the fire at 
once and contact your service contractor. 
 CAUTION:
Refrigerant leakage can cause difficulty with breathing due 
to insufficient air. 
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 WARNING:
Do not use any sprays such as insecticide, lacquer, hair 
spray or other flammable gases within approximately 
one (1) meter from the system.
If circuit breaker or fuse is often activated, stop the 
system and contact your service contractor.
Do not make service or inspections tasks by yourself. 
This works must be performed by qualified service 
person.
Do not put any strange material (sticks, etc...) into the 
air inlet and outlet. These units have high speed rotating 
fans and it is dangerous that any object touches them.
NOTE:
It is recommended to ventilate the room every 3 or 4 
hours.
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2. IMPORTANT NOTICE 
Verify, in accordance with the manuals which appear in the 
outdoor and indoor units, that all the information required for 
the correct installation of the system is included. If this is not 
the case, contact your distributor.
HITACHI pursues a policy of continuing improvement in 
design and performance of products. The right is therefore 
reserved to vary specifications without notice.
HITACHI cannot anticipate every possible circumstance that 
might involve a potential hazard.
This air conditioner has been designed for standard air 
conditioning for human beings only. Do not use this for other 
purposes such as for drying clothes, refrigerating foods or for 
any other cooling or heating process.
No part of this manual may be reproduced without written 
permission.
If you have any questions, contact your service contractor of 
HITACHI.
This manual gives a common description and information 
for this air conditioner which you operate as well as for other 
models.
Check and make sure that the explanations of each part of 
this manual correspond to your air conditioner model. 
Refer to the models codification (page 1) to confirm the main 
characteristics of your system.
Signal words (DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION) are 
used to identify levels of hazard seriousness. Definitions 
for identifying hazard levels are provided below with their 
respective signal words.
It is assumed that this unit will be operated and serviced by 
English speaking people. If this is not the case, the customer 
should add safety, caution and operating signs in the native 
language of the personal. 
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This air conditioner has been designed for the following 
temperature. Operate the air conditioner within this range: 
These operations modes are controlled by the remote control 
switch.
This manual should be considered as a permanent part of the 
air conditioner. This manual gives a common description and 
information for this air conditioner which you operate as well 
as for other models.
 DANGER:
Pressure Vessel and Safety Device: This air conditioner 
is equipped with a high pressure vessel under PED 
(Pressure Equipment Directive). The pressure vessel has 
been designed and tested before shipment according to 
PED. Also, in order to prevent the system from an abnormal 
pressure, a high pressure switch, which needs no field 
adjustment, is utilized in the refrigeration system. 
Therefore, this air conditioner is protected from abnormal 
pressures. However, if abnormally high pressure is applied 
to the refrigeration cycle including the high pressure 
vessel(s), it will result in serious injury or death due to 
explosion of the pressure vessel. Do not apply a pressure 
higher than the following pressure to the system, by 
modifying or changing the high pressure switch. 
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Temperature
Maximum Minimum
Cooling Mode
Indoor 32°C DB/22.5°C WB 21°C DB/15.5°C WB
Outdoor 43 °C DB -5 °C DB
Heating Mode 
Indoor 27 °C DB 15 °C DB
Outdoor 15.5 °C WB -8 °C WB
DB: Dry Bulb Temperature
WB: Wet Bulb Temperature