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Important Safety Advice

When using electrical appliances, basic precautions should
be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and
injury to persons, including the following:

If the appliance is damaged, check immediately with the
supplier before installation and operation.

Do not use this heater in the immediate surroundings of a
bath, shower or swimming pool.

Do not use outdoors.

This heater must not be located immediately above or
below a fixed socket outlet or connection box.

Do not cover or obstruct in any way the heat outlet grille
located underneath the heater. Overheating will result if
the heater is accidentally covered.

In the event of a fault unplug the heater.

Unplug the heater when not required for long periods.

The supply cord must be placed on the right hand side of
the heater away from the heat outlet underneath the heater.

Although this heater complies with safety standards, we
do not recommend its use on deep pile carpets or on long
hair type of rugs.

This appliance is not intended for use by children or other
persons without assistance or supervision if their physical,
sensory or mental capabilities prevent them from using it
safely. Children should be supervised to ensure that they
do not play with the appliance.

The appliance must be positioned so that the plug is
accessible.

If the supply cord is damaged it must be replaced by the
manufacturer or service agent or similarly qualified person
in order to avoid a hazard.

Caution: In order to avoid a hazard due to inadvertent
resetting of the thermal cut-out, this appliance must not be
supplied through an external switching device, such as a
timer, or connected to a circuit that is regularly switched
on and off by the utility.

WARNING: IN ORDER TO AVOID OVERHEATING, DO NOT
COVER THE HEATER.
The heater carries the Warning symbol, indicating
that it must not be covered.

Electrical

WARNING – THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED

This heater must be used on an AC ~ supply only and the voltage
marked on the heater must correspond to the supply voltage.
Do not switch the appliance on until properly installed. Please read all
the safety warnings and operating instructions.

General

Unpack the heater carefully and retain the packaging for possible future
use, in the event of moving or returning the fire to your supplier.

Contents of Carton:

•

Heater.

•

Wall fixing bracket.

•

Fixing screws and wall plugs.

•

Remote control and batteries ( 2 AAA’s type).

•

Spare bulb.

Do not connect the heater to an electricity supply until it is installed on
a wall correctly. - see ‘Installation’.
A choice of 1kW or 2kW heat output is provided by the fan heater,
which is concealed underneath the unit.
The heater can be used remotely or manually - see ‘Operation’.

General features of remote control are:

•

Heat output can be increased or decreased according to your
particular requirements.

•

The illumination of fuel effect can be increased or decreased.

IMPORTANT: THESE INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY AND RETAINED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

Please note: Used in an environment where background noise is very
low, it may be possible to hear a sound which is related to the operation
of the flame effect. This is normal and should not be a cause for
concern.

Installation

Do not connect appliance until properly fixed to the wall and
the Instruction leaflet is read fully.
The minimum distances must be observed.

For installation of the appliance, care must be taken not to damage
concealed cables.
Please be careful while drilling the holes.
This model is designed to be permanently fixed to a wall at a minimum
height of 300mm.
The wall bracket must be fitted horizontally and the cable routed to the
bottom right of the heater as in

Fig. 1

A height of 600mm from bottom of heater to floor is recommended for
optimum viewing of fuel bed (see

Fig. 2

for recommended fixing

dimensions).
For optimum viewing mark the top two screw fixing positions on wall in
accordance with the recommended fixing dimensions - see

Fig. 2

Fix the wall bracket using the two plugs and screws provided - see

Fig. 3

Carefully lift the heater up ensuring that the top rear ledge of heater
engages the wall bracket and is sitting centrally positioned - see

Fig. 4

(b).
Rotate the bottom fixing bracket down - see

Fig 4.

(c).

Gently bring the heater level with the wall - see

Fig 4.

(d).

Mark the bottom hole position (see

Fig. 5

), remove the heater ensuring

that the bottom fixing bracket is rotated up.
Drill and fit wall plug.
Refit the heater to the wall fixing bracket (i.e. follow steps as in

Fig. 4

a, b, c and d above) and rotate the bottom fixing bracket down again
and use the screw provided to permanently fix the heater in place.
The heater should not be connected until the instruction leaflet is read
fully.
Note: Fix the appliance to the wall using the screws and wall plugs
provided, but these fixings do not suit all types of walls.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE FIXING DEVICE CHOSEN IS APPROPRIATE
TO THE WALL MATERIAL TO WHICH THE FIRE IS BEING FIXED. SOME
MODERN INTERNAL BUILDING MATERIALS ARE VERY LOW DENSITY
BLOCK AND REQUIRE SPECIALIZED FIXING DEVICES TO PROVIDE A
SAFE,SECURE INSTALLATION.

Manual & Remote Operation

The switches are located at the right hand side of the heater.
The Standby switch must first be turned ‘ON’ to operate the heater
manually or by remote control.
Note: It takes some time for the receiver to respond to the transmitter.
DO NOT PRESS the buttons more than once within two seconds for
correct operation.

To go to the previous settings press the

button.

Pressing the

button on the remote turns off the light & hea

t settings.

To resume press the button until the desired setting is reached - see

Fig. 8

To increase or decrease the brightness of the flames, use the dimmer

button or the

button on the Remote Control. The heat setting will

remain the same.
To turn off the power the Standby Switch must be turned ‘OFF’.

Setting