STEP 1
Batteries
2 × AAA. Slide off the back cover, fit them the right way round and close it. Don't use rechargeable batteries.
Set the clock after fitting new batteries (step 12).
The everyday buttons on your Panasonic wall unit's handheld remote, what each mode does, the clock and timers, and what to do if something isn't right. Written from Panasonic's UK operating instructions.
Air moves up and down and left and right from the remote. nanoe X, Powerful, Quiet, Sleep, Mild Dry.
White, silver or graphite unitEverything works the same, except left and right air direction is set by hand on the unit.
White compact unitEach room has its own remote. Rooms must all heat or all cool. Mild Dry isn't available.
One outdoor unitThe buttons are printed as symbols on newer remotes, so yours may look a little different from the drawings. Your model number is on the label on the side of the indoor unit.
Everything you need day to day.
2 × AAA. Slide off the back cover, fit them the right way round and close it. Don't use rechargeable batteries.
Set the clock after fitting new batteries (step 12).
Works up to 8 metres away with nothing in the way. The unit beeps when it gets the message.
POWER starts and stops it. MODE steps through AUTO, HEAT, COOL and DRY.
Each mode is explained in Part 02.
Press TEMP up or down. Every mode goes from 16 to 30°C.
Panasonic's tip for lower bills: 20 to 24°C for heating, 26 to 28°C for cooling.
Press FAN SPEED to step through the speeds and AUTO. AUTO sets the speed to suit the mode, and is best most of the time.
For a quieter room, hold the same button until QUIET shows. Hold it again to cancel.
The up and down button sets the flap to a fixed position or AUTO, which swings it. On Etherea a second button moves the air left and right.
On AUTO the flap goes high once a room has cooled, and points down when heating. Don't move the flaps by hand.
What each one does and what's normal.
The unit picks heating or cooling to hold your temperature, and checks again every 10 minutes (every 3 hours on a multi split). The POWER lamp blinks while it decides.
Good for spring and autumn, when days can be warm and evenings cool.
The POWER lamp blinks while it warms up, so there's a short wait before warm air comes out. That stops it blowing cold air at you.
In cold, damp weather it stops now and then to defrost the outdoor unit. The POWER lamp blinks and you may see steam outside. Etherea keeps heating down to -20°C outside, TZ and multi splits to -15°C.
Cools to your temperature, then the fan slows. A little mist from the unit on a humid day, and water dripping from a pipe outside, are both normal.
Close the blinds on sunny days and it will use less power.
Runs at a low fan speed for gentle cooling, taking moisture out of the air. Good for muggy days and drying a damp room.
Each one has its own button.
Press POWERFUL to warm up or cool down the room quickly. It switches itself back to normal after 20 minutes.
Puts tiny water particles into the air to freshen it and cut down odours. Press nanoe X to turn it on or off.
It works with the unit on or off, so you can freshen a room without heating or cooling it. It stays on next time you switch on. You may hear a soft buzz.
Press SLEEP to choose how long: 0.5, 1, 2 and up to 9 hours. The temperature eases gently while you sleep, the lamps dim, and it switches off at the end.
To cancel, press until it shows 0.0h.
In COOL only. Press MILD DRY so the air doesn't feel too dry, and the flap stays low so cold air doesn't blow on you. Not available on a multi split.
Most current units have Wi-Fi built in. Download the free Panasonic Comfort Cloud app to control it from your phone. The Wireless LAN button turns Wi-Fi on or off.
The WLAN lamp on the unit stays lit when it's connected to your router.
Timers follow the remote's clock, so set that first.
Prefer a 12-hour clock? Hold CLOCK for about 5 seconds to switch between 12 and 24 hours.
You can set two on times and two off times, and they repeat every day.
To clear one, choose it, press CANCEL, then confirm.
Most things have a simple answer.
Lift the front panel. Press the AUTO OFF/ON button once and it runs in AUTO. Press it again to switch off.
Hold it down only if an engineer asks you to: holding it changes test settings.
If the TIMER lamp is blinking, the remote can show the code:
Give the code to your installer. It tells the engineer what the unit needs.
Tick them off as you try each one. Nothing here is saved or sent.
Panasonic keep the full operating instructions for every model on their website.
Manuals: aircon.panasonic.eu, then search for the model number on the label of your unit.
The app: search Panasonic Comfort Cloud in the App Store or Google Play.
Your yearly service keeps the system running efficiently and keeps your warranty in place.