Toshiba RAS-18SK Series - Precautions for Safety; Safety Warnings; Indoor Unit Display Overview

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.
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• 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.