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OPERATION
Continued
Manual Mode
1. Press the POWER and LOCK buttons
together to turn on the hand-held remote
control.
2. Press the MANU button to turn on the
fireplace.
3. Press the POWER and LOCK buttons
together to turn off the fireplace.
Auto (Thermostatic) Mode
1. Press the POWER and LOCK buttons
together to turn on hand-held remote
control.
2. Press AUTO button to select this mode.
3. Set the desired room temperature by
pressing the TEMP + or - buttons.
4. Press the POWER and LOCK buttons
together to turn off the fireplace
Note: Do not leave the hand-held remote in the
AUTO mode close to the fireplace. The radiant
heat from the fireplace will turn off the fireplace.
Ideally, place the hand-held remote in the center
of the room facing towards the fireplace.
Note: Do not hold the hand-held remote for
a long time. Body temperature will affect its
operation in the AUTO mode.
Figure 30 - Setting the Selector Switch,
Control Knob and Flame Adjustment
Knob for Remote Operation
Selector Switch in Remote Position
Control Knob in
On Position
Flame Adjustment
Knob
THERMOSTAT SERIES MODEL
HRC200 (Included with this Unit)
The hand-held remote can be operated using
either the manual mode (MANU) or thermo-
static mode (AUTO) (see Figure 31). To select
Fahrenheit/Centigrade mode display, carefully
press the ˚C/˚F mode button with the end of a
paper clip or similar blunt object.
Figure 31 - Thermostat Hand-Held
Remote Control Unit (HRC200)
Locks
System to
Prevent
Accidental
Ignition
LOCK
MANU
AUTO
ºC/ºF
TEMP
POWER
ROOM
TEMP
SET
TEMP
AUTO
Turns Hand-
Held Remote
On or Off and
Allows You
to Choose
the Manual
Setting
Selects AUTO
Mode
°C/°F Mode Button
Turns
Burners
On or Off
Increases or Decreases
Room Temperature in
AUTO Mode
Digital
Display
Shows
Temperature
and Settings
Indicator
Light
TO TURN OFF GAS
TO APPLIANCE
1. Turn control knob clockwise
to the
OFF position.
2a. Set selector switch in the OFF position.
2b. If Using Optional Hand-Held remote: Set
selector switch in the OFF position to keep
from draining battery.
3. Close equipment shutoff valve (see Figure
15, page 15).
MANUAL LIGHTING
PROCEDURE
1. Follow steps 1 through 6 under
Lighting
Instructions
, page 20.
2. Press control knob and light pilot with
match.
3. Keep control knob pressed in for 30 sec-
onds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds,
release control knob. Now follow step 9
under
Lighting Instructions
, page 20.
HAND-HELD
REMOTE OPERATION
NOTICE: You must light the pilot
before using the hand-held re
-
mote control unit. See
Lighting
Instructions
on page 19.
After lighting, let pilot flame burn for about
one minute. Turn control knob to ON position.
Adjust flame adjustment knob anywhere be-
tween HI and LO. Slide the selector switch to
the REMOTE position (see Figure 30).
Note: The burner may light if hand-held re-
mote was on when selector switch was last
turned off. You can now turn the burner on and
off with the hand-held remote control unit.
IMPORTANT:
Do not leave the selector switch
in the REMOTE or ON position when the pilot
is not lit. This will drain the battery.