How to Use a Panasonic Air Conditioner Remote (Explained)

The button is yellow.

This button are the one that turns the unit on/off (the main function). When you press the button, the screen instantly illuminate. What you’ll notice is the mode is set to COOL with a temperature of 23.0°C.

Yellow On Off button highlighted

That’s a good place to start.

Near the top of the remote, you have the iAUTO-X button which turn on the compressor at full speed immediately. When you want to cool down room in a hurry, this is what you use. It’s not simply a start button; instead, it kick the compressor into high gear from the get-go. It is definitely worth using when you want something cooled off quick.

Advanced Features and Settings

iAUTO-X rapid cooling mode explained

The INVERTER button switch the system to Eco mode, which optimizes performance for increased energy efficiency. It doesn’t operate at a single speed. Instead, it adjust in order to save power without sacrificing comfortablly.

Eco mode enhances energy efficiency

For the long run, it makes sense.

You care about air quality at home. The nanoe-G button turns on the air purification feature. Press the button and it’ll show up in display, if it does. It improve indoor air quality without changing the temperature. It runs while you are heating or cooling.

nanoe-G button activates air purification

But that was not the case for me.

Switching the mode is simple. It’s a matter of toggling Cool or Dry. Cool lower the temperature and Dry decreases the humidity. The fan remained set to AUTO, I appreciated how simple it was to toggle these basic options.

Cool and Dry modes explained

It showed the temperature in Celsius. Darn, I said, where’s the Fahrenheit? To switch it: Hold down the SET button. The screen flip to show 78°F. That wasn’t so hard and didn’t require me rooting around menus for it.

SET button changes temperature unit

It did.

At night I turn on Sleep mode, which gently ramps up or down the fan speed and temperature for more luxurios sleep while saving energy. Five-hour timer? Check. Done. Unit knows when to wind down.

Sleep mode adjusts temperature gradually

The air swing button control the direction of the airflow. Pressing it adjust the horizontal swing, which will move airflow from side-to-side. That way you can blow off your bed without blowing right in the middle of it. I really liked being able to control that.

Horizontal swing adjusts airflow direction

It is a winner. It is a clear winner. There’s a button for fan speed that you can twiddle to get as much or little breeze as you like. I tried them all. They are all good enough; auto does just fine, though occasionally you do want more or less air blowing on you. Exactly how much? Exactly that.

Fan speed button adjusts airflow

It’s a little finicky when setting the clock. You actualy need to use the remote to input the time manually. There is no automatic syncing. So you have to push buttons around until you get it set properly, it is annoying and tedious.

Clock button sets current time

Okay so what do you do if something goes wrong? First reset. There are codes in the manual for resetting the remote and the ac unit. This will clear out any glitches, it brings it back to life. Unfortunately it didn’t work for me.

Reset AC and remote options

There is also a diagnostic mode in case it doesn’t reset. To do this, you put it into SET & CHECK to diagnose itself. It will then tell you what the unit thinks its condition are. That showed me what was wrong with it.

SET and CHECK for self diagnosis

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  • Eddie Odin

    Hi, I am Eddie Odin, an avid lover of IoT and home automation. With a passion for smart home technology and would like to automate aspects of my home. I share my real personalised DIY smart home experience!

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