108661-01EFor more information, visit www.desatech.comFor more information, visit www.desatech.com26OPERATING FIREPLACEContinuedIMPORTANT: This remote control has been speciallyengineered to take an air temperature sample every 5.5minutes in the auto mode. It will not respond immedi-ately to the temperature setting being turned up or down.IMPORTANT: The hand-held remote control unit mustbe near the heater. Do not keep the hand-held remotecontrol unit too close to the heater. The thermostat onthe hand-held remote control unit will heat up too quicklyand turn the fireplace off.3. To turn the burner off, press the AUTO/ON/OFF buttonuntil OFF lights. The pilot will remain lit.IMPORTANT: To turn the pilot off, manually turn the con-trol knob on the heater to the OFF position.1. After lighting, let pilot flame burn for about one minute. Turngas control knob to ON position. Adjust variable control knobanywhere between HI and LO. Slide the selector switch to theREMOTE position (see Figure 53).Note: The burners maylight if hand-held remote ON button was on when selectorswitch was last turned off. You can now turn the burners onand off with the hand-held remote control unit.IMPORTANT: Do not leave the selector switch in the RE-MOTE position when the pilot is not lit. This will drain thebattery.IMPORTANT: Be sure to press the ON/OFF buttons on thehand-held remote control unit for up to 3 seconds to assureproper operation.GHRC Series Operation:2a. Press the ON/OFF button to turn the burners on and off.When turning burners off, the pilot will remain lit.GHRCT(A) Series Operation:2b. Press the AUTO/ON/OFF button on the hand-held remotecontrol (see Figure 54). The lights to the left of the buttonwill show AUTO, ON, or OFF.• In the ON mode, the burners will ignite. The heater is inmanual mode when ON is lit.• In the AUTO mode, the thermostat in the hand-held re-mote unit controls the room temperature. To increase theroom temperature, press the top arrow of the TEMP but-ton. To lower the room temperature, press the bottomarrow of the TEMP button. At higher settings the heaterwill run longer.NOTICE: You must light the pilot before using thehand-held remote control unit. SeeLighting Instruc-tions on page 25.OPTIONAL REMOTEOPERATIONNote: All remote control accessories must be purchased sepa-rately (see Accessories, page 37). Follow instructions includedwith the remote control.(Optional [C]GHRCT[A] Only) The thermostat control settingon the remote control unit can be set to any comfort levelbetween HI and LO. The burners will turn on and off automati-cally to maintain the comfort level you select. The ideal comfortsetting will vary by household depending upon the amount ofspace to be heated, the output of the central heating system, etc.OPERATING FIREPLACEOptional Remote OperationOFFPILOTONLOIHONOFFREMOTEONOFFBlower Control Knob(Optional Accessory) VariableControl KnobSelector Switch inRemote PositionGas Control Knobin ON PositionFigure 52 - Setting the Selector Switch, Gas Control Knob, andVariable Control Knob for Remote OperationFigure 53 - Thermostat Hand-Held Remote Control Unit Selections([C]GHRCT[A] Series Only)Increases RoomTemperature inAUTO ModeDecreases RoomTemperature inAUTO ModeTurns Burners Onor Off and AllowsYou to Choose theAuto SettingShowsTemperatureSettingThe Log Heaterwill AutomaticallyCycle betweenPilot and the HeatSetting that hasbeen Selected