clean-out port is closed by pushing in the knob onthe right side of the grill before selecting any ofthe cook settings. Never open the burner clean-outport when the grill is hot.Emptying the HopperThis grill is equipped with a hopper drain to quicklyremove the pellets from the hopper. This can beused to remove pellets if the grill is being storedfor a long time or to remove pellets to change to adifferent flavor pellet.Warning: Never remove the auger guard from thehopper while the pellet grill is on. Never operate thegrill without the auger guard in place.Caution: The instructions below must be followedwhen emptying the hopper.1. Unplug the grill from the power source.2. Hang a bucket or use a box to catch the pelletsthat will come out of the tube on the rear of thehopper.3. Lift the pullout lock on the left side of the hopperand pull the hopper clean-out knob.4. Sweep the remaining pellets in the hoppertowards the drain hole using the included rake toreach through the guard.5. Push in the hopper clean-out knob and lock inplace using the pullout lock.6. Store the rake in the corner of the hopper asshown in Fig.13.FIG. 13RAKEHOPPER CLEAN-OUTController ExplanationPower SwitchUsed to turn the main power onto the pellet grill.If the dial is on Shutdown when the power switchis turned on the digital readout will display “-----“. The dial must be rotated to any of the otherpositions before the grill will start. If the power isturned on with the dial in any other position thanShutdown the grill will immediately start thatfunction. “O” is Off. “-“ is On. See Fig. 14FIG. 14Dial PositionsShutdownThis setting must be used after each use. Turn thedial to this setting and the fan will remain on for10 minutes before turning off. This setting will burnup any extra pellets in the burner and cool down thegrill. Do not turn the main power switch off whenthe grill is hot.Feed - This setting is used to feed pellets to theburner. It will be used the first time you use thegrill to fill the auger tube and any time you mayinadvertently run the hopper out of pellets. Seeinstructions on filling the auger tube.Low Smoke - This setting is used for smoking foodsat an average temperature of 160F. This setting willproduce large amounts of smoke.High Smoke - This setting is used for smokingfoods at an average temperature of 220F. Thissetting will produce large amounts of smoke.175F to 400F - There are 25F increment settingsfrom 175F to 400F. You can simply select anytemperature you want and the grill will control thetemperature within 15F of the selected temperature.High - This setting can be used to achievetemperatures up to 500F depending on ambienttemperatures.Display“START” - The digital readout will display “START”each time the dial is changed from the OFF,SHUTDOWN, or FEED settings to any of the cooksettings. The startup cycle is approximately 8minutes. During the cook cycle after the startsequence the digital readout will display thetemperature inside of the grill. If the Probe Temp