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Part 3 - System Design and Installation 
9.3 Communication Wiring 
Communication wiring design and installation should adhere to the following requirements: 
  0.75mm
2
 three-core shielded cable should be used for communication wiring. Using other types of cable can lead to 
interference and malfunction. 
  Indoor communication wiring: 
  The P Q E communication wires should be connected one unit after another in a daisy chain from the outdoor unit 
to the final indoor unit as shown in Figure 3-9.4. At the final indoor unit, a 120Ω resistor should be connected 
between the P and Q terminals. After the final indoor unit, the communication wiring should NOT be continued 
back to the outdoor unit – that is, do not attempt to form a closed loop. 
  The P and Q communication wires should NOT be grounded. 
  The shielding nets of the communication wires should be connected together and grounded. Grounding can be 
achieved by connecting to the metal casing adjacent to the P Q E terminals of the outdoor unit electrical control 
box. 
  Outdoor communication wiring: 
  The H1 H2 E communication wires should be connected one unit after another in a daisy chain from the master 
outdoor unit to the final slave outdoor unit as shown in Figure 3-9.4. 
Figure 3-9.4: Communication wiring configurations – correct and incorrect examples 
Master
unit
Slave
unit
Slave
unit
H1 H2 E H1 H2 E
P Q E
P Q E
P Q E P Q E P Q E
P
Q
120Ω resistor
between PQ
Master
unit
Slave
unit
Slave
unit
P Q E
P Q E
H1 H2 E
H1 H2 E
P Q E P Q E P Q E P Q E