Mitsubishi Electronics GB-50A manual

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    Mitsubishi Ele ctric Buildin g A ir-conditioner Control Sy stem Central Controller G-50A/GB-50A Operation M anual for Initial Setting Web Contents 1 Introduc tion .........................................................................1 1-1 Convent ions Used i n This Ma nual ........................................... 1 1-2 Computer Re quirem ents[...]

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    1 1 Introduction A spec ial f eature of Mits ubishi Electr ic Cor porat ion’s “Centra l Contro ller G -50A” a nd "C entral Contr oller GB-50A" are tha t a PC c onnec ted to a LAN ca n be used to m onitor the oper atio n condit ion of a ir condi tioners , perform air c onditioner oper ations, and m ake initia l sett ings. This docum [...]

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    2 2 Setting the Operating Env i ronment Given below is an expl anation of the PC setti ngs and web bro wser setti ngs that are req uired f or using a web browser to m onitor air con ditioner u nits and perfor m oper ations. 2-1 Setting t he PC IP A ddress You need to s et an IP addr ess on the PC that w ill enable you to con nect to the G- 50A usin[...]

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    3 (4) In the [Int ernet Protoc ol (T CP/IP) Prop erties] dia log, click [Use the follo wing IP ad dress] an d enter th e IP a ddress ( for ex ample, “192.168. 1.101”) that you want to set in the IP a ddress field. You norm ally set [2 55.255. 255.0] as t he sub net mas k. Note: A sk your LAN administrat or to provide the IP addresses and subnet[...]

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    4 2-2 Setting t he Web Brow ser Perform the necess ary web br owser sett ings t o enable the web bro wser to co nnect to the G-50 A. Note: The settings and screen images used as examples in this manual are based on Internet Explorer 6.0. 2-2-1 N ot connecting to t he Internet If the PC you use f or m onitoring a ir condi tioners and p erform ing op[...]

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    5 2-2-3 C onnecting to the Internet using a proxy server (Using an exist ing LA N) If the PC you use for monit oring a ir cond itioners and perf orm ing operations is goi ng to acces s the Intern et vi a prox y ser ver by c onnecting to an ex isting L AN such a s a LAN within your com pany, use the proc edure gi ven below to s et the we b browser e[...]

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    6 3 Performing Operations Given be low is an explana tion of ho w to conn ect to the G-50A a nd how to m ak e various sett ings for the G-50A . Note: If the G-50A is restarted due to circumstanc es like a pow er interrupti on, w ait until the screen on the G-50A main unit displays t he normal operation screen (it takes several minut es before the n[...]

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    7 4 Initial Settings 4-1 Setting t he Curr ent Date and Time Click [Initial Se ttings] i n the m enu, and [Date and T ime] sc reen will appe ar on the s creen. Enter the curren t date and tim e, and then pre ss the [Sav e Settings ] butto n to send t he current date a nd tim e to G-50A. Note: If the user logs in as a building manager, the operation[...]

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    8 4-2 Setting t he Basic Inf ormation a nd External I nput Func tions Displa y the page n eeded t o per form the G -50A basic setting b y click ing [In itial Sett ings]-[ Basic S ystem ] in the setting m enu pane. On t his page , you per f orm the bas ic s etting s uch as th e G - 50 A un it nam e, networ k setting and M-NET setting. Click [Save Se[...]

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    9 4-2-2 M-NET S etting In M-NET Setting, set t he G-50A M-NET address , whether or not a K- Contro l unit is prese nt and which machines send th e prohib ited contr oller comm and. (1) Enter the G-5 0A M-NET address i n the [M-N ET Ad dress ] field. Nor mall y you shou ld enter [ 0]. (2) W hen K-Contr ol air c onditio ners are c onnect ed, c lick [[...]

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    10 4-2-3-1 Settings for when the G-50A is connected t o a dedicated LA N (1) Enter the G-5 0A IP ad dress in t he [IP A ddress] f ield. If the LAN wiring has been n ewly set up, allocat e IP addresses to t he G -50 A un i ts in a s eq uen tia l ord er s tarting wit h [192.1 68.1 .1]. F or exam ple the f irs t G -50 A unit will rece ive an IP addr e[...]

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    11 4-2-3-2 Settings for when the G-50A is connected t o an existing LA N W hen connectin g the G-5 0A to a n existi ng LAN, cons ult with the ne twork adm inistrator who is res ponsib le for the LAN bef ore sett ing the I P addres s, subn et mask , or gatewa y address . [Exam ple of a Per manent L AN System ] 4-2-4 External Input Settin g In the Ex[...]

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    12 (4) Se lecting [ON/OF F/Prohib it/Per mit ( Pulse s ignal)] m akes it po ssible t o use pulse s ignals to ru n m ultiple units, st op multiple units, pr ohibit loca l operation an d perm it local operati on. In this m ode, it is pos sible to freel y operate the r emote c ontrol exc ept duri ng the pul se signa l input. 4-2-5 Set ting the Display[...]

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    13 4-3 Group Se tting Displa y the page neede d to register the gr oup of air condit ioner s to be conn ected to the G-50 A and to s et the group nam e by click ing [Initi al Settings ]-[Grou ps]. On this page, you perf orm the basic s etting such as the G-50A u nit nam e, network setting an d M-NET setting . Click [Set to G -50A] to send setti ng [...]

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    14 (2) T o register r emote c ontrollers i n a grou p, clic k on the [Rem ote Controll er Registr ation] fiel d to displ ay the [S elect U nit Addr esses] screen, an d clic k on the num bers c orrespondin g to the units to be registere d. The ones that are sel ected wil l be s hown with a yellow-gr een bac kgr ound. T o cancel the s electi on, clic[...]

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    15 4-4 Interlocked S etting To interloc k the op eratio n of LOSS NAY with the r un/stop sta tus of the indoor units, c lick on [In itial Settings]- [Interloc ked LO SSNAY] in the m enu to brin g up the Interloc ked LO SSNAY screen, a nd enter th e interlock conditi ons. Clic k [Sa ve Settin gs] to se nd setti ng data t o the G-50 A. Note: If the u[...]

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    16 4-5 Block Se tting By perf orm ing block setting s, m ultiples of air con ditio ner gr oups ca n be col lectivel y m onitored or operated fr om the W eb or T G-2000A. It a lso ena bles en erg y-save/peak cut c ontrols . Bring up the Bloc k Sett ing sc reen b y clicking [Initial Settings]-[B locks] in the menu, and register the groups in the bloc[...]

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    17 5 Functions 1 5-1 Error mail repor ts/E-mail comm unication Click on [Functions 1] – [ E-Mai l] in the m enu to open the [E-m ail] win dow and mak e necessar y settings to perform rem ote monitori ng via m ail, usi ng error mail r eport or t he mainte nance too l. Click [Save Sett ings] to s end setti ng data to t he G-5 0A. Note: The use of t[...]

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    18 5-1-2 Setti ng the Mail Serve r Information Enter the m ail ser ver infor m ation provided b y either t he ISP or the LAN adm inistr ator. Either t he IP a ddress or th e host n am e (server nam e) can be entered i n the m ail serv er field. Make nec essar y settings d ependi ng on the f unctions t o be us ed, usin g the tabl e belo w as a ref e[...]

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    19 (4) T o e-mail an error when an er ror occ urs on g enera l equipm ent connected to PLC for genera l equipment, click the PLC Connection butto n, which appe ars at the tim e of s election of "G enera l Equipm ent", to s et the IP addr ess of PLC f or gener al equi pment. The row n um ber of the s et IP ad dress will b e in a n error m [...]

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    20 5-2 Energ y-Save Control a nd Peak Cut Con trol Click on [Functions 1] – [ Peak Cut] in the m enu to bring up th e peak c ut control scr een, and mak e necessar y peak c ut settings to use the energ y-save or peak c ut control f unction. Click [Save Sett ings] to s end setti ng data to t he G-5 0A. Note: The use of energy-save/peak cut control[...]

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    21 5-2-1 Init ialization of the PLC (When the PLC i s in use) Before us ing the P LC Sof tware for demand inp ut or Ele ctric Amount Count Soft ware, clic k on the PLC initi alize button onc e to in itialize t he intern al m emor y. Note: Do not initialize the memory after the op eration has begun, for it will clear all operation data. 5-2-2 Settin[...]

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    22 5-2-6 Setting the Outdoor Unit Control Method (A ll methods) Make the e nerg y-save cont rol sett ing for th e outdo or units f or each e nerg y-save leve l. Note: M-NET addresses are displayed on outdoor uni ts of City multi type. M-NET addresses and group names are displayed on A-control units (Slim units ). Note: As f or A-control outdoor uni[...]

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    23 5-2-7 Setting the Indoor Unit Control Method (All methods) Make the e nerg y-save cont rol sett ings for the outdoor units f or each energ y-save le vel. The s ettings ar e m ade for each o perat ion b lock . If the oper atio n bloc ks have no t been set up, ref er to s ecti on 4-5 on how to set the operation bloc k s . (1) Set the contr ol m et[...]

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    24 6 Functions 2 6-1 Limi ting the Set Tem perature Operati ng Rang e Click on [Functi on2]-[S et T emperature Ra nge L imit] in t he m enu to op en the set tem perature r ange l im it screen, and m ak e necessar y settings to lim it the set tem peratur e operat ing range of the loca l rem ote controller. Each us er opera tion will b e lim ited by [...]

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    25 6-2 Night Mo de Schedule Click on [Funct i on2]-[Ni ght Mode Sc hedule] in th e menu t o ope n the n ight m ode schedule screen and m ake necessar y settings t o sw itc h the outdoor un it operat ion m ode to th e n ight m ode (l o w-n oise oper at io n) , an d s et the night m ode tim e inter val. Use this m ode wh en low-n oise oper ation of t[...]

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    26 6-3 Auto-C hangeover of Y serie s Click on [Funct ion2]-[ Auto-chang eover ] in th e m enu to open the a uto-change over screen an d m ake necess ary settings to switch th e opera tion m ode between c ooling and h eating automatic all y of the indo or units connected to the sam e outdoor unit. S et the chan ge over mode and th e target u nits. P[...]

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    27 7 User Setting Click on [Us er s ettin gs ] in t he m enu to ope n the user s etti ng sc r een an d m ake nec ess ar y user settin gs to lim it availab le functions of a bu ilding m anager an d to chang e user nam es and p asswords of m aintenance user an d building m anag er. A build ing m anager m ust chang e group n am es when a tenant has be[...]

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    28 Table 7- 1 Avai lable F unctio n List Function Content Date and ti me Current date and time se tting Basic sy stem *1 G- 50A network setti ng, ex ternal output set ting Group name Group name sett ing Groups Group str ucture *1 Connec tion setting o f indoor unit s, remote contro llers and system controller s in a gr oup Interlocked LOSSN AY *1 C[...]

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    29 8 Registering a License fo r Optional F unction Given be low is an ex planati on on ho w to register a licens e for option al func tions. I n the Login s creen (s ee3-1), click [License r egistrat ion for optional func tions] an d the Licens e Registr ation of Option al Functio ns sc reen will appear. Please as k the dea ler you purchased t he p[...]

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