Panasonic MDF-U56V, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... this manual for future use See page 40 for all Model Nos M M M MDF DF DF DF U76V U76V U76V U76V MDF MDF MDF MDF U76VC U76VC U76VC U76VC MDF MDF MDF MDF U56V U56V U56V U56V MDF MDF MDF MDF U56V U56V U56V U56VC C C C MDF U56V Ultra Low Temperature Freezer Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...NG OF DOOR ALARM DELAY TIME P 20 ALARMS SAFETY FUNCTIONS P 21 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Cleaning of cabinet P 22 Cleaning of condenser filter P 22 Defrosting of inside wall P 23 Cleaning of air intake port P 24 TROUBLESHOOTING P 25 DISPOSAL OF UNIT P 26 Recycle of battery P 26 Decontamination of unit P 26 DISPOSAL OF BATTERY P 31 TEMPERATURE RECORDER OPTION P 32 Setting of MTR G85 P 32 Installation of M...

Page 3: ...will be subjected to change without notice due to the improvement of performance or functions Contact our sales representative or agent if any page of the manual is lost or page order is incorrect Contact our sales representative or agent if any point in this manual is unclear or if there are any inaccuracies No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form without the expressed written permis...

Page 4: ...on must be followed Be sure to keep this manual in a place accessible to users of this unit Some warning and or caution labels are attached on the unit Following shows the description of such labels This label is on the cover in which the electrical components of high voltage are enclosed to prevent the electric shock The cover should be removed by a qualified engineer or a service personnel only ...

Page 5: ...ower supply outlet is not grounded it will be necessary to install a ground by qualified engineers Never ground the unit through a gas pipe water main telephone line or lightning rod Such grounding may cause electric shock in the case of an incomplete circuit Connect the unit to a power source as indicated on the rating label attached to the unit Use of any other voltage or frequency other than th...

Page 6: ...tion Disconnect the power supply plug if there is something wrong with the unit Continued abnormal operation may cause electric shock or fire When removing the plug from the power supply outlet grip the power supply plug not the cord Pulling the cord may result in electric shock or fire by short circuit Disconnect the power supply plug before moving the unit Take care not to damage the power cord ...

Page 7: ... insertion may cause a heat or ignition Never store corrosive substances such as acid or alkali in this unit if the container cannot be sealed These may cause corrosion of inner components or electric parts Check the setting when starting up of operation after power failure or turning off of power switch The stored items may be damaged due to the change of setting Be careful not to tip over the un...

Page 8: ... 40 o C Maximum relative humidity 80 for temperature up to 31 o C decreasing linearly to 50 relative humidity at 40 o C Mains supply voltage fluctuations up to 10 of the nominal voltage Transient overvoltages up to the levels of OVERVOLTAGE CATEGORY II Temporary OVERVOLTAGES occurring on the mains supply Applicable pollution degree of the intended environment POLUTION DEGREE 2 in most cases ...

Page 9: ...8 FREEZER COMPONENTS 11 inside 7 15 1 2 3 6 8 12 7 4 9 10 13 5 Power cord 17 18 16 14 19 Rear side ...

Page 10: ... condenser filter may cause failure of refrigerating device Clean the condenser filter once a month See page 22 Routine maintenance for the cleaning 12 Space for temperature recorder An automatic temperature recorder optional component can be attached here See page 32 Temperature recorder Option 13 Key lock Turn clockwise to 180 o with a key and the outer door is securely locked 14 Air intake port...

Page 11: ...r delay time and door alarm delay time Refer to page 15 16 17 19 and 20 for details respectively 8 Digit shift key Pressing this key in the setting mode causes the changeable digit to shift Key lock setting is available by pressing this key for more than 5 seconds in the temperature display mode Refer to page 15 for details 9 Set key SET Temperature setting mode is led by pressing this key and the...

Page 12: ...d opened soon a door is easy to open with the following process 1 Turn the cap of the left side counterclockwise about two laps That can be removed completely 2 Put the air into the chamber from about twenty seconds and open a door 3 Close a cap if a door opens A door may not open in the above method when there are frost and ice in the air intake port In that case open a cap and investigate the ma...

Page 13: ...y cause vibration or noise WARNING Install the unit on a sturdy floor If the floor is not strong enough or the installation site is not adequate this may result in injury from the unit falling or tipping over Select a level and sturdy floor for installation This precaution will prevent the unit from tipping Improper installation may result in water spillage or injury from the unit tipping over A l...

Page 14: ...level Fig 1 3 Fixing the unit Two fixtures are attached to the rear of the frame Fix the frame to the wall with these fixtures and rope or chain Fig 2 4 Ground earth The ground earth is for preventing the electric shock in the case of the electrical insulation is somehow degraded Always ground the unit at the time of installation WARNING Use a power supply outlet with ground earth to prevent elect...

Page 15: ...e you can put articles into the chamber in a small batch to prevent the temperature rise CAUTION Do not put too many warm articles in the chamber The temperature rise may cause the damage to the articles in the chamber WARNING Fix the shelf supports and shelves securely Incomplete installation may cause injury or damage Operation after power failure The set value is memorized by nonvolatile memory...

Page 16: ... load is 86 o C when the ambient temperature is 30 o C The setting mode returns to the temperature display mode automatically when 90 seconds has passed without any key operation In this case any setting before pressing set key SET is not memorized KEY LOCK FUNCTION This unit is provided with the key lock function When the key lock is ON change of temperature setting through the key pad is not ava...

Page 17: ...e figure to 1 The first digit is flashed 4 Press set key SET The first digit is flashed 5 Scroll the figure to 005 by using digit shift key and numerical value shift key When pressed the figure of settable digit changes When pressed the changeable digit moves 6 Press set key SET Alarm temperature is memorized and the current chamber temperature is displayed Table 4 Procedure for setting low temper...

Page 18: ...t is flashed 3 Set the figure to F25 with the digit shift key and numerical value shift key The settable digit is shifted When pressed the figure of settable digit changes 4 Press set key SET The current resume time is displayed The second digit is flashed 5 Set the figure to 020 with the numerical value shift key When pressed the figure of settable digit changes 6 Press set key SET The setting is...

Page 19: ...age is less than approx 195 V when the rated voltage is between 220 and 240 V status lamp lights 2 is displayed Abnormal heat at power supply outlet or degrade of starting performance of refrigerating circuit Use dedicated power source Notice of overload condition When the running rate of refrigerating Circuit is higher than usual status lamp lights 3 is displayed Decrease of cooling performance o...

Page 20: ...ndication after operation 1 The current chamber temperature is displayed 2 Press numerical value shift key for 5 seconds The first digit is flashed 3 Set the figure to F05 with the numerical value shift key When pressed the figure of settable digit changes 4 Press set key SET The current delay time is displayed The first digit is flashed 5 Set the figure to 004 with the numerical value shift key W...

Page 21: ... current chamber temperature is displayed 2 Press numerical value shift key for 5 seconds The first digit is flashed 3 Set the figure to F04 with the numerical value shift key When pressed the figure of settable digit changes 4 Press set key SET The current delay time is displayed The first digit is flashed 5 Set the figure to 003 with the numerical value shift key When pressed the figure of the f...

Page 22: ...Remote alarm If the cascade sensor is short circuited Alarm lamp is flashed E04 and chamber temp are displayed alternately Intermittent tone Remote alarm If the filter sensor is disconnected Alarm lamp is flashed E05 and chamber temp are displayed alternately Intermittent tone Remote alarm If the filter sensor is short circuited Alarm lamp is flashed E06 and chamber temp are displayed alternately ...

Page 23: ...e the electric insulation and cause failure The compressor and other mechanical part are completely sealed This unit requires absolutely no lubrication Check the back up cooling kit by pressing test switch once a month if it is installed Remove the frost or ice on the chamber wall and clean the condenser filter once a month Cleaning of condenser filter This unit is provided with the filter check l...

Page 24: ...er all the contents to another freezer or a container which is refrigerated by liquid carbon dioxide or dry ice 3 Turn off the power switch of the freezer 4 Open the outer door and inner door Remove the inner door by lifting up as shown in the figure 5 Leave the freezer as it is 6 The water accumulated on the bottom of the chamber should be wiped up with a dry cloth 7 After cleaning the chamber an...

Page 25: ...air intake port The pipe of the air intake port is thrust with a stick for air intake port cleaning of the accessories and frost is taken An outside door does not open even if the cap of the air intake port is opened The pipe of the air intake port is thrust with a stick for air intake port cleaning of the accessories and frost is taken Frost and ice can be seen in the chamber Frost inside the cha...

Page 26: ...he condenser filter is clogged Always clean the condenser filter when the filter check lamp is lit The outer door is not shut tightly The inner door is not installed correctly The set temperature in the controller is not set properly The freezer is in the direct sunlight There is any heating source near the freezer A rubber cap and insulation are not set correctly on the access port You put too ma...

Page 27: ...doors to prevent accidents such as suffocation Recycle of battery The unit contains a rechargeable battery The battery is recyclable At the end of it s useful life check with you local solid officials option or proper disposal Label indication is obliged to comply with Taiwanese battery regulation Decontamination of unit Before disposing a ultra low temperature freezer with biohazardous danger dec...

Page 28: ...spose of them correctly at your local community waste collection recycling centre Please help us to conserve the environment we live in German Für EU Staaten Das Symbol und das erwähnte Wiederverwertungssystem gelten nur für die Länder der EU und nicht für andere Länder oder Gebiete in der Welt Die Produkte von Panasonic werden aus hochwertigen Materialien und Komponenten gefertigt die sich wieder...

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Page 30: ...em recolha de lixo local Por favor ajude nos a conservar o ambiente Italian PER UTENTI UE Il simbolo e i sistemi di riciclaggio descritti di seguito si applicano esclusivamente ai paesi dell UE Questo prodotto Panasonic è stato progettato e realizzato con materiali e componenti di elevata qualità che possono essere riciclati e o riutilizzati Il simbolo di riciclaggio mostrato di seguito indica che...

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Page 32: ...lectric shock Disposal of nickel metal hydride battery 1 Turn off the power switch and disconnect the power supply plug 2 As shown in the Fig 2 remove six screws fixing the side cover and switch cover with a screw driver and remove the side cover 3 Remove five screws fixing the electrical box cover with a screw driver Fig 3 4 Disconnect the battery connector and remove two screws fixing the batter...

Page 33: ...3 Press both sides of the pen arm as indicated by the arrows to open the head clamp at A and B See to Fig 2 illustration 1 4 Position the pen cartridge so that the guide pins fit into the guide holes on the pen arm See to Fig 2 illustration 2 5 Press the two sides of the head clamp as indicated by the arrows to secure the pen cartridge See to Fig 2 illustration 3 From the side view the cartridge s...

Page 34: ...ly two hours for 0 position of chart center and roughly one hour for 100 position when the recording chart speed is set to seven days When the recording chart speed is set to 32 days The center of the recording chart is divided into 32 equal sections The lines extending from these lines serve as the 32 day time scale Stopping recording 1 Turn OFF the power switch 2 When recording is stopped for a ...

Page 35: ...85 Contact our sales representative or agent for the installation of a temperature recorder BACK UP COOLING KIT OPTION Chamber temperature is the time when 70 o C can be holding for Liquid CO2 back up cooling kit Keep a liquefied CO2 gas cylinder at less than 31 o C The above data is the experiment value which uses liquid CO2 gas 30L no load Ambient temperature o C Time h ...

Page 36: ...rder 1 Switch of back up cooling kit BACKUP When turning on the system the back up standby lamp is brightened This means that the system is ready To stop the operation of the system turn off this switch 2 Test switch TEST This switch is for checking the operation of back up cooling kit Pressing this switch is resulted in the release of liquid carbon dioxide without system operation 3 Temperature s...

Page 37: ... it up by more than 5 to the lowest set temperature when the use in a long time AN optional inventory rack IR 224U cannot be used when an small inner door is installed DRAWER RACK OPTION There is a drawer rack MDF 50R for the chamber bottom side in MDF U56V MDF U56VC by the option Install MDF 50R under the chamber when it use a drawer rack in the chamber Refer to the manual of MDF 50R for the inst...

Page 38: ...ry racks securely Incomplete installation may cause injury or damage NOTE Only inventory rack IR 220U can be applied when the small inner door MDF 7ID1 or MDF 5ID1 is installed Shelf support Shelf stopper No 4 under second screw from the top There is a mark which hollowed at the shelf support front side No 3 under fifth screw from the top There is a mark which hollowed at the shelf support front s...

Page 39: ...isplay Thermal sensor Platinum resistance Pt 1000Ω Alarm High temp alarm Low temp alarm Power failure alarm Door alarm Filter alarm Remote alarm contact Allowable contact capacity DC 30 V 2 A Battery Nickel metal hydride battery DC 6 V 1100 mAh Auto recharge 5HR AAC Accessories 1 set of key 1 scraper 1 stick for air intake port cleaner Weight 360 kg 365 kg Voltage booster None Built in Optional co...

Page 40: ...Thermal sensor Platinum resistance Pt 1000Ω Alarm High temp alarm Low temp alarm Power failure alarm Door alarm Filter alarm Remote alarm contact Allowable contact capacity DC 30 V 2 A Battery Nickel metal hydride battery DC 6 V 1100 mAh Auto recharge 5HR AAC Accessories 1 set of key 1 scraper 1 stick for air intake port cleaner Weight 300 kg 305 kg Voltage booster None Built in Optional component...

Page 41: ...kground noise 20 dB Maximum pressure 2600 kPa Product name Ultra Low Temperature Freezer MDF U56V MDF U56VC Model No MDF U56V PA MDF U56VC PA Cooling performance 86 o C at the center of the chamber ambient temperature 30 o C no load Temperature control range 50 o C to 86 o C ambient temperature 30 o C no load Power voltage AC 220 V Rated frequency 60 Hz Rated power consumption 740 W Noise level 49...

Page 42: ...it Unit interior No contamination Decontaminated Contaminated Others 3 Instructions for safe repair maintenance of the unit a The unit is safe to work on b There is some danger see below Procedure to be adhered to in order to reduce safety risk indicated in b below Date Signature Address Division Telephone Product name Model Serial number Date of installation Ultra low temperature MDF Freezer Plea...

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