Do not have the manual for my smoker
I have a charcoal grill/smoker that I have never used as a smoker. It is the type with the smaller (i'm assumming the part that would be used for the smoke) on the left, and the main griller (about 3 feet wide) with a stove pipe on the right. This smoker does not use gas.
Grilling - Char-Broil - Silver Smoker
Answers & Comments
If it looks like the one in the picture you put the fire in the firebox (smaller one) on the left. Best to use lump charcoal and keep the temp low for smoking, around 210 to 245F. Open the lid on the smoke stack all the way until you gain some experience. If you keep too much smoke in too long it will be bitter. Place the meat on the far right side of the main barrel. Go to www.smokingmeat.com and join for free. There is a bunch of us there who share smoking recipies and methods of smoking, sauces, rubs, etc. Slow cooking and low temp are the secrets to smoking meat.