Instructions for RF Comfort Control Valve

DV360/580 Series Direct Vent Gas Fireplace

Instructions for RF Comfort Control Valve

The Comfort Control Valve allows remote control of temperature, fan and ﬂame appearance.

NOTE: The antenna should hang in free air away from grounded metal.

Operation

1.	If the manual switch is in remote position, switch it to
	LOCAL. (Fig. 60)
2.	Turn the pilotstat knob counterclockwise from OFF
	to the PILOT position, push the knob down, and hold
	in position. The pilot valve opens and allows gas to
	ﬂow to the pilot burner.
3.	Push plunger on the piezo until the pilot burner is lit.
	When the pilot burner is lit, the LED on the control
	will come on after approximately 40 seconds and will
	be continuously red. When the light turns off which

Shut Off Procedure

If the manual switch is in the REMOTE position, the transmitter can shut off the main burner and fan. How- ever, the control is still on and a command from the transmitter can turn on the main burner or fan.

To shut off the system, turn the pilotstat knob clockwise to the OFF position. This action closes the main gas and safety valves. The transmitter cannot turn on the main burner or fan.

Transmitter Operation

Off Mode

In the OFF mode, the ﬁreplace ﬂame and fan are off, the display will show OFF and displays the room temperature. If the receiver is in REMOTE mode, the ﬁreplace will shut off.

will be approximately 10 seconds after it has been

continuously red, the receiver/valve is fully powered.

Motor Top Cap					Piezo Ignitor
				T
			O
		IL
		P			OFF
					•
		N
		O•
LOCAL	REMOTE				LED
LOCAL	REMOTE
		LED
	Pilostat				Plug
Local/Remote	Knob				Plug
Local/Remote	Knob
Switch					Antenna

Mode

Auto

Off

Countdown

Timer

Fan

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Display

Room Temperature

Set Temperature

Flame Height Level

Fan Speed Level

Countdown Timer

Low Battery

Flame

Up Increases Flame Height, Fan Speed Timer or Set Point

Down Decreases Flame, Fan Speed Timer or Set Point

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Fig. 60 Comfort control valve.

4.Release the knob. The shaft will move upward. The pilot burner should now stay burning. If the pilot burner goes out, repeat step 2.

5.Turn the knob counterclockwise to the ON position. If the manual switch is in the LOCAL position, the main burner will turn on immediately.

6.ON the initial use of a transmitter, a recognition operation is required between the receiver/valve and transmitter. Change the switch from LOCAL to REMOTE. Press the fan or ﬂame button on the transmitter within 30 seconds. The LED will blink indicating the transmitter will now work with the re- ceiver/valve. If the switch continues in the REMOTE position, the transmitter will now control the main valve, ﬂame modulation level and fan control.

7.If the manual switch is in the LOCAL position, the valve will be at the highest ﬁxed pressure setting. The transmitter will control the fan only.

Fig. 61 Transmitter diagram.

On (Manual) Mode

In the ON mode, the room temperature, ﬂame and fan levels will be shown. MANUAL will appear next to both the ﬂame and fan icons.

When the control is in the ON mode, the ﬂame and fan levels, and delay timer are changed with the up and down buttons. To change the ﬂame level, press the ﬂame button followed by an arrow key. To change the fan level, press the fan key followed by an arrow key. Pushing the arrow key once will change the level by one unit.

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DV580 specifications

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