Samsung AW08ECB User manual

Air Conditioner

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02_ features

For easy future reference write the model and serial number

down. You will ﬁnd your model number on the bottom side

of the air conditioner.

Model #

Serial #

features of your new

air conditioner

• A Cooler Summer

On those hot sweltering summer days and long restless nights, there is no better escape

from the heat than the cool comforts of home. Your new air conditioner brings an end to

exhausting hot summer days and lets you rest. This summer, beat the heat with your own

air conditioner.

• Easy Maintenance

Cleaning and maintenance are no longer a chore. Simply remove the air ﬁlter inside the air

conditioner, rinse, and dry for clean fresh air. Breathe a sigh of relief at knowing how easy it is

to keep the air clean.

• A Look for Everywhere

The elegant and harmonious design gives priority to the esthetics of your space and

complements any of your existing interior decor. With its soft-white color and rounded-edge

shape, the new air conditioner adds class to any room. Enjoy what your air conditioner offers

both functionally and esthetically.

• Advanced Timer Function

Imagine your home ﬁlled with cool or warm air from long day of work or school. You can set

the timer to automatically turn on and off the air conditioner even when you are not home.

safety information _03

safety information

To prevent electric shock, disconnect the power before servicing, cleaning, and installing the unit.

SAFETY INFORMATION

Before using your new air conditioner, please read this manual thoroughly to ensure that you know how to

safely and efﬁciently operate the extensive features and functions of your new appliance.

Because the following operating instructions cover various models, the characteristics of your air

conditioner may differ slightly from those described in this manual. If you have questions, call Samsung’s

contact center at 1-800-SAMSUNG or ﬁnd help and information online at www.samsung.com.

What the icons and signs in this user manual mean:

WARNING

Risk of death or serious personal injury.

CAUTION

Potential risk of personal injury or material damage.

CAUTION

To reduce the risk of ﬁre, explosion, electric shock, or personal injury when

using your air conditioner, follow these basic safety instructions:

Do NOT attempt.

Do NOT disassemble.

Do NOT touch.

Follow directions carefully.

Unplug the power plug from the wall socket.

Make sure the machine is grounded to prevent electric shock.

Call the contact center for help.

Recommended instructions or useful information.

These warning signs are here to prevent injury to you and others.

Please follow them carefully.

After reading this section, keep it in a safe place for future reference.

SEVERE WARNING SIGNS

Do not cut the power plug and connect to a different power cable.

Never attempt to lengthen the power cable.

• Potential risk of ﬁre or electric shock.

Do not yank the power cable and touch the power plug with wet hands.

• Potential risk of ﬁre or electric shock.

Never use a damaged power plug, power cable, or loosened power

receptacle.

• Potential risk of ﬁre or electric shock.

04_ safety information

safety information

Do not place the air conditioner near hazardous substances or equipment

that releases free ﬂames to avoid ﬁres, explosions or injuries.

Do not spray ﬂammable gases such as insecticide near the air conditioner.

• Potential electric shock, ﬁre or unit malfunction.

Do not block or place items in front of the air conditioner.

Do not step, hang onto, or place heavy items on the air conditioner.

• Potential risk of personal injury.

Do not insert anything such as ﬁngers or branches into the air conditioner

vents.

• Keep children away from the air conditioner.

• Potential risk of personal injury.

Potential risk of unit malfunction, water leakage, electric shock, or ﬁre.

Install the air conditioner with the support bracket securely fastened to use

for an extended period of time.

• If the air conditioner falls, it may cause personal injury or loss of property.

Ensure the air conditioner is installed in compliance with current national

safety standards.

Use a rated circuit breaker only.

• Never use steel wires or copper wires as a circuit breaker. It may cause ﬁre or unit

malfunction.

Use an exclusive power source for the air conditioner.

• Potential risk of electric shock or ﬁre.

Do not put undue stress on the power cable or place heavy objects on it.

Do not bend the power cable excessively.

• Potential risk of ﬁre or electric shock.

If the air conditioner becomes wet, turn off immediately and call Samsung’s

contact center at 1-800-SAMSUNG.

• Potential risk of ﬁre or electric shock.

Disconnect the air conditioner from power supply before it is repaired or

disassembled.

Use a receptacle that has a ground terminal. The receptacle must be used

exclusively for the air conditioner.

• Improper electrical grounding may cause electric shock or ﬁre.

safety information _05

CAUTION SIGNS

Ensure no water gets into the air conditioner.

• Potential risk of ﬁre or electric shock.

Do not install the air conditioner close to heating appliances to avoid damage.

Turn off the air conditioner using the provided remote control or control accessory

(if provided). Do not unplug to turn the unit off (unless there is an immediate

danger).

Do not open the front grille during operation.

• Potential risk of electric shock or unit malfunction.

Cool air should not ﬂow directly towards people, pets, and plants.

• It is harmful to your health, pets, and plants.

Do not run the air conditioner for an extended period of time in an

unattended room with the door closed where babies,elderly or disabled

people are located.

• Open the door or windows to ventilate your room at least once an hour to prevent oxygen

shortage.

Do not use the air conditioner as a cooling precision instrument for food,

pets, plants, cosmetics or machinery.

• Potential risk of property loss.

Do not drink water from the air conditioner.

• Potential risk of health hazard.

Do not give excessive shock to the air conditioner.

• Potential risk of ﬁre or unit malfunction.

Do not expose the dust ﬁlter to direct sunlight while drying.

• Strong direct sunlight may deform the dust ﬁlter.

Do not spray water directly on the air conditioner or use benzene, thinner, or

alcohol to clean the surface of the unit.

• Potential risk of electric shock or ﬁre.

• Potential risk of damage to the air conditioner.

Do not place containers with liquid or other objects on the unit.

Do not throw the remote control.

• It may break and plastic piece can be dangerous. You may get a cut or greater injury.

The air conditioner is composed of moving parts. Keep children away from

the unit to avoid physical injury.

Make sure the voltage and frequency of the electric system are compatible

with the air conditioner.

Insert the dust ﬁlter before operating the air conditioner.

• If there is no dust ﬁlter inside the air conditioner, accumulated dust may shorten the life of

the air conditioner and cause electricity waste.

Keep indoor temperatures stable and not extremely cold, especially where

there are children, elderly or disabled people.

Clean the air conditioner after the inner fan stops operating.

• Potential risk of injury or electric shock.

Clean the dust ﬁlter every 2 weeks. Clean the ﬁlter more frequently if the air

conditioner is operated in dusty areas.

06_ safety information

safety information

Have a qualiﬁed service technician inspect the condition,electric

connections,pipes and external case of the air conditioner regularly.

Do not open doors and windows in the room being cooled during operation

unless necessary.

Do not block the air conditioner vents.

• If objects block the air ﬂow, it may cause unit malfunction or poor performance.

The packaging material and used batteries of the remote control (optional)

must be disposed of in accordance with the national standards.

The refrigerant used in the air conditioner must be treated as chemical waste.

Dispose the refrigerant following national standards.

Have a qualiﬁed service technician install the air conditioner and perform a trial

operation.

Ensure the off-on and protection switches are properly installed.

Do not use the air conditioner if damaged. If problems occur, immediately

stop operation and disconnect the plug from the power supply.

If the air conditioner will not be used for an extended period of time (for

example, over several months), unplug the power from the wall.

Call Samsung’s contact center at 1-800-SAMSUNG if repairs are needed.

• Potential risk of ﬁre or electric shock if disassembly or repairs are attempted by

a non-qualiﬁed service technician.

If you smell burning plastic, hear strange sounds, or see smoke coming from

the unit, unplug the air conditioner immediately and call Samsung’s contact

center.

• Potential risk of ﬁre or electric shock.

contents _07

contents

SETTING UP YOUR AIR CONDITIONER

BEFORE USE

08 Checking the parts and the control panel

08 Main parts

08 Ventilation lever

09 Control panel

10 Digital display

11 Remote control

11 Installing the batteries

OPERATING YOUR AIR CONDITIONER

12 Selecting operation mode

12 Cooling

13 Dry

14 Air circulation

15 Adjusting air ﬂow direction

15 Horizontal air ﬂow

15 Vertical air ﬂow

16 Advanced functions

16 On timer

17 Off timer

18 Good Sleep mode

19 Energy Saving mode

CLEANING AND MAINTAINING YOUR

AIR CONDITIONER

20 Cleaning the exterior

20 Cleaning the air ﬁlter

20 Maintaining the air conditioner

APPENDIX

21 Troubleshooting

21 Operation ranges

08_ setting up

setting up your air conditioner

before use

Congratulations on the purchase of your new air conditioner. We hope you enjoy the features of your air

conditioner and stay cool with optimal efﬁciency.

Please read the user manual to get started and to obtain the best performance from the air conditioner.

CHECKING THE PARTS AND THE CONTROL PANEL

Carefully unpack your air conditioner, and check the unit to make sure it is not damaged.

Main parts

• Your air conditioner may slightly differ from illustration shown above depending on your

model.

• Power plug may be different from the illustration shown above depending on your region.

• When you connect the power plug into the receptacle, a beep will sound.

Ventilation lever

The ventilation lever is designed to help you get fresh air from outdoors.

It can also help prevent strong outdoor odors from entering the room

through the air conditioner. The lever is located on the lower right side

of the air ﬂow blades.

Sliding the ventilation lever to the right lets outdoor

air enter the room, and sliding the lever to the left

re-circulates existing air within the room.

Depending on your model, the ventilation lever

appearance and location may slightly differ.

Air Outlet

Air Filter (Inside)

Air inlet (Outside)

Ventilation Lever

Air Inlet (Outside)

Inner Air Flow Blades

(right/left orientation)

Front Grille

Power Plug

(The type of power plug may

differ,depending on the local

power supply.)

setting up _09

Control panel

MODE BUTTON

Sets the operation mode to Cool, Fan or Dry.

Cool - Gets cool air from the air conditioner.

Fan - Air circulation with no cooling.

Dry - Removes humidity from the room without changing the

temperature.

E.SAVER

BUTTON

Sets E.Saver mode to save energy when the air conditioner is

running.

Press this button to active/deactive the E.Saver mode when the

unit runs in Cool or Fan mode.

GOOD SLEEP

BUTTON

In Good Sleep mode, the air conditioner will run for 8 hours at

the temperature you set before turning off.

Press this button to activate/deactivate the Good Sleep mode

when the air conditioner is on.

TIMER BUTTON

Sets the timer to turn the air conditioner on/off automatically

after a pre-set time has elapsed.

Press this button while the air conditioner is off to activate the On

timer.

Press this button while the air conditioner is on to activate the Off

timer.

FAN SPEED

BUTTON

This button adjusts how much air ﬂows through the air

conditioner.

Sets the fan speed to Low/Medium/High.

POWER

BUTTON

Turns the air conditioner on and off.

A Short beep will sound twice when the air conditioner is turned

on.

A Long beep will sound once when the air conditioner is turned

off.

REMOTE

CONTROL

SENSOR

Aim the remote control toward this spot on the air conditioner.

TEMPERATURE

BUTTON

You can adjust the temperature between 64˚F~86˚F in Cool

mode.

- Increases the temperature by 1˚F unit.

- Decreases the temperature by 1˚F unit.

10_ setting up

setting up your air conditioner

before use

Digital display

Fan speed

One of these icons will appear on the display when you press the Fan Speed button on the

control panel.

Low fan speed.

Medium fan speed.

High fan speed.

Temperature/Timer reminder

Temperature/Timer reminder indicates the temperature you have set or the remaining hours left

in your Timer and the Sleep mode.

Operating mode

One of these icons will appear on the display when you press the Mode button on the control

panel.

Cool mode is activated.

Fan mode is activated.

Dry

When the air conditioner is running in Dry mode, it will decrease the humidity of the room.

Timer

When you activate Timer or Sleep mode, this icon will appear to let you know that selected

mode has been set .

E.Saver

When you activate E.Saver mode, this icon will appear and the unit will run in energy saving

mode.

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