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OPERATING HEATER
Continued
TO TURN OFF GAS
TO APPLIANCE
Shutting Off Heater
1. Turn control knob clockwise
to the
OFF position.
2. Turn rear burner control knob clockwise
to the OFF position.
3a. Set selector switch in the OFF position.
3b.
If Using Optional Hand-Held Remote:
Set selector switch in the OFF position to
prevent draining battery.
Shutting Off Burners Only (pilot stays lit)
You may shut off the burners and keep the pilot
lit by doing one of the following:
1. Turn control knob clockwise
to the
PILOT position.
2. Turn rear burner control knob clockwise
to the OFF position.
3. Use remote control manual OFF button.
4. Set selector switch in the OFF position.
MANUAL LIGHTING
PROCEDURE
1. Follow steps 1 through 6 under
Lighting
Instructions
, page 23.
2. Depress control knob and light pilot with
match.
3. Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds
after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds, release
control knob. Now follow steps 9 through
11 under
Lighting Instructions
, page 23.
OPTIONAL HAND-HELD
REMOTE OPERATION
Note:
All remote control accessories must be
purchased separately (see
Accessories,
page
41). Follow instructions included with the
remote control.
NOTICE: You must light the pilot
before using the hand-held re-
mote control unit. See
Lighting
Instructions
on page 23.
After lighting, let pilot flame burn for about one
minute. Turn control knob to ON position. Adjust
flame adjustment knob anywhere between HI and
LO. Slide the selector switch to the REMOTE
position (see Figure 33).
Note:
The burner may
light if hand-held remote 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.
Figure 33 - Control Knobs, Selector
Switch and Ignitor Button Locations for
Hand-Held Remote Operation
O
F
F
P
ILOT
A
U
T
O
O
F
F
O
N
O
N
Rear Burner
Control Knob
Selector
Switch
Ignitor Button
Control Knob
ON/OFF SERIES (MODEL HRC100)
Hold the control button on the hand-held remote
until burner turns on. Hold the control button
again until burner turns off (see Figure 34).
TO LOCK
press both buttons on hand-held
remote control until light stops flashing. Hand-
held remote control is now locked. If the fire is
on it will be turned off automatically. In the
locked state, the light will not light up when
any button is pressed.
TO UNLOCK
press both buttons together on hand-
held remote control until the light stops flashing.
The hand-held remote is now unlocked.
Figure 34 - On/Off Hand-Held Remote
Control Unit (HRC100)
THERMOSTAT SERIES
(MODEL HRC200)
The hand-held remote can be operated using ei-
ther the manual mode (MANU) or thermostatic
mode (AUTO) (see Figure 35, page 25). To select
Fahrenheit/Centigrade mode display, carefully
press the ˚C/˚F mode button with the end of a
paper clip or similar blunt object.
Control
Button
Indicator
Light