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ON Amber STATUS LED on solid - standby
What the display is showing
The amber STATUS LED on the outdoor control board stays lit without flashing. It means the unit has power and is in standby with no call for operation. On the Infinity units it returns to standby about 2 minutes after the last valid communication.
Applies to: Carrier Infinity 25VNA8/24VNA9 variable speed, 24ANB/25HNB two-stage and single-stage communicating outdoor units
Models that show this code
15 models in Carrier Infinity 18VS 25VNA8, Carrier 2-stage 24ANB/25HNB, Carrier single-stage communicating HP
Other codes on the same units
- LED3 MOC amber LED3 (sizes 25-60)
- LED200 MOC red LED (sizes 13, 24B)
- LED207 MOC amber LED (sizes 13, 24B)
- COMM LED Green COMM LED on - communicating
- Charging mode Refrigerant charging mode (25VNA8/24VNA9, communicating)
- Curtailment Utility curtailment shown on user interface
- Forced defrost Forced defrost (short the defrost pins)
- Status code recall Status code recall mode (25VNA8/24VNA9)
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Source: Carrier 25VNA8/24VNA9 service manual, Table 6 Fault Code Actions (status rows), p.15-16; Carrier residential A/C and heat pump service manual 24-25, Table 14 Status Codes (single-stage communicating HP), p.50-51; Carrier residential A/C and heat pump service manual 24-25, Table 18 Troubleshooting (2-stage 24ANB/25HNB), p.60-61. Summarized in our own words; check the original manual for your model.
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