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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce the risk of SEVERE INJURY or DEATH:
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL WARNINGS AND
INSTRUCTIONS.
2. ALWAYS keep remote controls out of reach of children.
NEVER permit children to operate or play with garage
door control push buttons or remote controls.
3. ONLY activate garage door when it can be seen clearly, it
is properly adjusted, and there are no obstructions to
door travel.
4. ALWAYS keep garage door in sight until completely
closed. NO ONE SHOULD CROSS THE PATH OF THE
MOVING DOOR.
5. NO ONE SHOULD GO UNDER A STOPPED, PARTIALLY
OPEN DOOR.
6. If possible, use emergency release handle to disengage
trolley ONLY when garage door is CLOSED. Weak or
broken springs or unbalanced door could result in an
open door falling rapidly and/or unexpectedly.
7. NEVER use emergency release handle unless garage
doorway is clear of persons and obstructions.
8. NEVER use handle to pull garage door open or closed.
If rope knot becomes untied, you could fall.
9. If one control (force or travel limits) is adjusted, the
other control may also need adjustment.
10. After ANY adjustments are made, the safety reversal
system MUST be tested.
11. Safety reversal system MUST be tested every month.
Garage door MUST reverse on contact with 1-1/2"
(3.8 cm) high object (or a 2x4 laid flat) on the floor.
12. ALWAYS KEEP GARAGE DOOR PROPERLY BALANCED
(see page 3). An improperly balanced door may not
reverse when required and could result in SEVERE
INJURY or DEATH.
13. All repairs to cables, spring assemblies and other
hardware, all of which are under EXTREME tension,
MUST be made by a trained door systems technician.
14. ALWAYS disconnect electric power to garage door
opener BEFORE making any repairs or removing
covers.
15.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
Using Your Garage Door Opener
Your
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opener and hand-held remote
control have been factory-set to a matching code
which changes with each use, randomly accessing
over 100 billion new codes. Your opener will operate
with up to eight
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remote controls and
one
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Keyless Entry System. If you
purchase a new remote, or if you wish to deactivate
any remote, follow the instructions in the
Programming
section.
Activate your opener with any of the following:
•
The hand-held Remote Control:
Hold the large
push button down until the door starts to move.
•
The wall-mounted Door Control:
Hold the push
button or bar down until the door starts to move.
•
The Keyless Entry (See Accessories):
If provided
with your garage door opener, it must be
programmed before use. See
Programming.
When the opener is activated (with the safety
reversing sensor correctly installed and aligned):
1. If open, the door will close. If closed, it will open.
2. If closing, the door will reverse.
3. If opening, the door will stop.
4. If the door has been stopped in a partially open
position, it will close.
5. If obstructed while closing, the door will reverse. If
the obstruction interrupts the sensor beam, the
opener lights will blink for five seconds.
6. If obstructed while opening, the door will stop.
7. If fully open, the door will not close when the beam
is broken. The sensor has no effect in the opening
cycle.
If the sensor is not installed, or is misaligned, the
door won’t close from a hand-held remote. However,
you can close the door with the Door Control, the
Outside Keylock, or Keyless Entry,
if you activate
them until down travel is complete.
If you release
them too soon, the door will reverse.
The opener lights
will turn on under the following
conditions: when the opener is initially plugged in;
when power is restored after interruption; when the
opener is activated.
They will turn off automatically after 4-1/2 minutes or
provide constant light when the Light feature on the
Motion Detecting Door Control is activated. Bulb size
is 100 watts maximum.
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light feature:
Lights will also turn on
when someone walks through the open garage door.
With a Motion Detecting Door Control, this feature
may be turned off as follows: With the opener lights
off, press and hold the light button for 10 seconds,
until the light goes on, then off again. To restore this
feature, start with the opener lights on, then press
and hold the light button for 10 seconds until the light
goes off, then on again.
