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LCD Blinking Remote transmitter display blinking after battery install
What the display is showing
The transmitter screen blinks right after fresh batteries go in. This marks the code-learning window and is normal. Pressing any button during the blinking sends the code switch setting to the receiver.
Applies to: Napoleon fireplaces with millivolt remote receiver
What to do
- Set the code switch on the transmitter before the batteries go in.
- Put the receiver switch in the remote position.
- Install the batteries and stay about 5 feet from the fireplace.
- Press any button while the screen is blinking.
- The receiver gives one beep when it has learned the code; repeat if no beep.
Settings for these units
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- Combustible mantel height by mantel depth · Napoleon GD70 STARfire
Other codes on the same units
- 1 Beep Receiver learned the remote code
- Low Battery Transmitter low battery indicator
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Source: Napoleon/Wolf Steel Service Manual W415-0118, Troubleshooting: Other Issues - Remote Control Guide, p.30. Summarized in our own words; check the original manual for your model.
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