17104385OWNER’S MANUALShutting Off Heater1. Press in and turn control knob clock-wise Clockwise to the HIGH position.2. Turn control knob clockwise Clockwiseto the pilot position.3. Press in control knob and turn clock-wise Clockwise to the OFF position.Shutting Off Burners Only (pilotstays lit)1. Turn control knob clockwise Clockwiseto the HIGH position.2. Press in and turn control knob clock-wise Clockwise to the pilot position.CAUTION: Do not try to adjustheating levels by using themanual shutoff valve.The variable control valve can be set toany heat setting and flame height desired,by simply turning the control knob untilthat setting is attained. Even the lowestsetting provides realistic, dancing yellowflames. Selecting higher settings producesgreater heat output. This results in in-creased heating comfort.OPERATINGHEATERContinuedVARIABLE CONTROLOPERATIONTO TURN OFF GASTO APPLIANCE1. Follow steps 1 through 5 under Light-ing Instructions, page 16.2. Depress control knob and light pilotwith match.3. Keep control knob pressed in for 30seconds after lighting pilot. After 30seconds, release control knob. Nowfollow step 8 on page 16.MANUAL LIGHTINGPROCEDUREThermostatically-ControlledModelsFOR YOUR SAFETYREAD BEFORELIGHTINGWARNING: If you do not fol-low these instructions exactly, afire or explosion may result caus-ing property damage, personalinjury or loss of life.A. This appliance has a pilot which mustbe lighted by hand. When lighting thepilot, follow these instructions exactly.B. BEFORE LIGHTING smell allaround the appliance area for gas. Besure to smell next to the floor becausesome gas is heavier than air and willsettle on the floor.WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELLGAS• Do not try to light any appliance.• Do not touch any electric switch; donot use any phone in your building.• Immediately call your gas supplierfrom a neighbor’s phone. Followthe gas supplier’s instructions.• If you cannot reach your gas sup-plier, call the fire department.C. Use only your hand to push in or turnthe gas control knob. Never use tools.If the knob will not push in or turnby hand, don’t try to repair it, call aqualified service technician or gassupplier. Force or attempted repairmay result in a fire or explosion.D. Do not use this appliance if any parthas been under water. Immediatelycall a qualified service technician toinspect the appliance and to replaceany part of the control system andany gas control which has been un-der water.1. STOP! Read the safety informationabove.2. Make sure manual shutoff valve isfully open.3. Turn control knob clockwise Clockwiseto the OFF position.4. Wait five (5) minutes to clear out anygas. Then smell for gas, includingnear the floor. If you smell gas,STOP! Follow “B” in the safety in-formation above. If you don’t smellgas, go to the next step.LIGHTINGINSTRUCTIONSWARNING• If fireplace has glass doors,never operate this heater withglass doors closed. If you op-erate heater with doors closed,heat buildup inside fireplacewill cause glass to burst. Alsoif fireplace opening has ventsat the bottom, you must openthe vents before operatingheater.• You must operate this heaterwith a fireplace screen in place.Make sure fireplace screen isclosed before running heater.NOTICE: During initial operationof new heater, burning logs willgive off a paper-burning smell.Orange flame will also be present.Open damper or window to ventsmell. This will only last a fewhours.Note: Home owners generally prefer tooperate their heater with the chimneydamper closed. This will put all the heatinto the room. However, there may betimes you will desire the full flames of theHi heat setting but will find the heatoutput excessive. You can open the chim-ney damper (if you have one) fully orpartially to release some of the heat.WARNING: Damper handlewill be hot if heater has beenrunning.Continued