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AUTO MAN
OPERATING FIREPLACE
Lighting Instructions (Cont.)
To Turn Off Gas To Appliance
Manual Lighting Procedure
1.
STOP! Read the safety information, page 17 column 2.
2.
Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully open.
3.
Set remote selector switch in the AUTO position (see Figure 34).
4.
Press in and turn control knob clockwise
to the
OFF position (see Figure 34).
5.
Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for
gas, including near the floor. If you smell gas, STOP! Fol-
low “B” in the safety information, page 17 column 2. If you
don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
6.
Press in and turn control knob counterclockwise
to the PILOT position. Press in control knob for five (5)
seconds (see Figure 34).
Note:
You may be running this heater for the first time
after hooking up to gas supply. If so, the control knob may
need to be pressed in for 30 seconds or more. This will al-
low air to bleed from the gas system.
7.
With control knob pressed in, press and release ignitor but-
ton. This will light pilot. The pilot is attached to the rear of
the front burner. If needed, keep pressing ignitor button until
pilot lights.
Note:
If pilot does not stay lit, contact a qualified service
person or gas supplier for repairs. Until repairs are made,
light pilot with match. To light pilot with match, see Manual
Lighting Procedure.
WARNING: Damper handle will be hot if heater
has been running.
WARNING: Burners will come on automatically
within one minute when the control valve is in the ON
position after the pilot is lit.
Control Knob
Ignitor Button
Figure 34 - Remote Selector Switch, Control Knob and Ignitor
Button
Remote Selector Switch
OPERATING HEATER
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Note:
Home owners generally prefer to operate their heater
with the chimney damper closed. This will put all the heat into
the room. However, there may be times you will desire the full
flames of the highest heat setting but will find the heat output
excessive. You can open the chimney damper (if you have one)
fully or partially to release some of the heat.
Shutting Off Heater
Press on/off key on remote control and turn control knob
clockwise
to the OFF position (see Figure 34).
Shutting Off Burners Only (pilot stays lit)
Press the on/off key on remote control or turn control knob
clockwise
to the PILOT position.
TO TURN OFF GAS
TO APPLIANCE
MANUAL LIGHTING
PROCEDURE
1.
Follow steps 1 through 7 under Lighting Instructions,
column 1.
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 above.
CAUTION: Do not try to adjust heating levels by
using the equipment shutoff valve.
Figure 35 - Pilot (Propane/LP)
Ignitor
Electrode
Pilot Burner
Figure 36 - Pilot (Natural)
Ignitor
Electrode
Pilot Burner
8.
Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds after lighting
pilot. After 30 seconds, release control knob.
• If control knob does not pop out when released, contact
a qualified service person or gas supplier for repairs.
Note:
If pilot goes out, repeat steps 4 through 8.
9.
Slightly push in and turn control knob counterclockwise
to the ON position.
10. Press the on/off key on the remote control to turn on appli-
ance main burner. Wait at least 5 seconds before setting
desired flame height.
11. Press the up or down key until the small triangle is to the
left of large flame icon at the top of LCD display (see Fig-
ure 37, page 19). Press the left or right key to set the de-
sired flame height.