The IRRC Model 400 portable remote thermostat supplied with RMT models has two modes –
MANUALandAUTOMATIC.YoucanswitchbetweenthesemodesbypressingthesmallAUTO/MANU
buttonafterfirstpressingthelargecentreOFF/ON(OI)buttontoturnthecontrolon.Thecontrolis‘ON’
when the ‘flame’ symbol shows on the display. The display also shows a number of horizontal bars
indicatingtheflameheight.Themorebars,thehighertheflame.Whenseton‘AUTO’,thefiremaylighton
alowflamesetting,andsinceittransmitstothereceiveronlyabouteverythreeminutes,itmaytakeupto
twenty minutes to reach a high flame setting automatically. If this is too slow and immediate heat is
required,switchto‘MANUAL’,selectahighflamebypressingtherightbuttonrepeatedlyuntilallthe
horizontalbarsaredisplayedandthenreturntothe‘AUTO’setting.
MANUALMODEOPERATION
Inthis modethecentralOI buttonsuccessively lights andextinguishes theburner. While theremote is
‘ON’,thelefttbuttondecreasestheflamesize,whiletherightsbuttonincreasesit.Theroomtemperature
isdisplayedattheleft.
AUTOMODEOPERATION
InthismodethecentralOIbuttonswitchesthefireon(providedthattheSETtemperature,thedesired
room temperature, is greater than the displayed ROOM temperature) and off (when the ROOM
temperatureisgreaterthantheSETtemperature).ThelefttbuttonlowerstheSETtemperature,whilethe
rightsbuttonincreasesit.TheSETtemperatureisdisplayedbelowtheROOMtemperature.Notethatthe
flamesizeautomaticallyreducesbelowthemaximumastheroomtemperaturenearsthesettemperature,
finally shutting down altogether. If the remote is ‘ON’ in the ‘AUTO’ mode, and it is POINTING
TOWARDTHEHEATER,itwillregulatetheflamesizetomaintainthedesiredroomtemperature.
•About tenminutes after lighting the fire, you may turn on the fan by rotating the fan switch in either
direction.Thefanhasthreespeedsand‘OFF’,anditisalsocontrolledbyaninternalswitchwhichwillnot
permitittostartuntilthefireishot(abouttenminutesafterlighting).Thefanwillkeeprunningforsome
timeafterthefiregoesout.
PROGRAMMINGTHEREMOTECONTROL
Thecontrolcanbeprogrammedtooperatetheheateratadesiredlatertime.Thecontrolsforthisareunder
theslidingcoverbelowthedisplay.Programminginstructionsareintheinstructionsheetsuppliedwiththe
remotecontrol.
NOTE:Occasionallytheelectricalsystemmay‘lockup’.Turningoffthemainssupplyfortensecondswill
clearthis.
ECSMODELS:-
Thesehavearemotecontrolhandpieceandthermostatconnectingterminalsontherearoftheheater.Ifthe
wallthermostatisnotfitted,asmallwirebridgingloopmustbefittedacrosstheseterminalsortheheater
willnotlight.Ifthebatteryoperatedwallthermostatisfitted,itmustbeswitchedto‘HEAT’(underthe
bottomhingedcover)andtheSETtemperaturemustbeabovetheprevailingROOMtemperaturebefore
theheaterwilllight.TheSETtemperaturecanbealteredbypressingthe+and–buttonsalongsidethe
display.Ifthereisnodisplay,checkthethermostatbatteries(3xAAalkaline).
• Toavoidtheriskofbackburning,donotattempttore-lightthefirelessthanthreeminutesafterithasbeen
extinguished.
•Checkthatthepowerswitchatthewallis‘ON’andpressthetoproundhandpiecebuttonwhileaimingthe
handpiecetowardthereceiverontherightfrontcornerofthepedestalfoot.Theredindicatorlightonthe
handpieceshouldlightandtheredindicatorlightalongsidethereceiver(onthepedestalfoot)shouldlight
inresponseandremainalightafterthehandpiecebuttonisreleased.Ifthehandpieceindicatordoesnot
lightup,checkthehandpiecebatteries(4xAAAcells).Ifthereceiverindicator doesnotlight,pressthe
smallbuttonalongsidethereceiver(onthepedestalfoot).Ifthereceiverindicatorstilldoesnotlight,press
thered‘RESET’buttononthebackoftheheaterandtryagain.
•Assoonasthereceiverindicatorlights,athirtysecondignitionsequencebegins.Afteraboutthreeseconds
from the start, therewillbe a continuoussparkat the pilot electrode which will light the pilot. When
startingforthefirsttime,therewillprobablybeairinthepilotlinesupplypipe,soignitionmaynotoccur
immediately.Ifithasnotlitwithinaboutthirtyseconds,thesparkwillcease.Inthisevent,pressthered
RESETbuttononthebackoftheheaterandtry
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