Chamberlain 1280R 1/2 HP Owner'S Manual Download Page 27

OPERATION 

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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. 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.

6. NEVER use emergency release handle unless garage

doorway is clear of persons and obstructions.

7. NEVER use handle to pull garage door open or closed. If

rope knot becomes untied, you could fall.

8. If one control (force or travel limits) is adjusted, the

other control may also need adjustment.

9. After any adjustments are made, the safety reversal

system MUST be tested.

10. Safety reversal system MUST be tested every month.

Garage door MUST reverse on contact with one-inch
high object (or a 2x4 laid flat) on the floor.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. ALWAYS disconnect electric power to garage door

opener before making any repairs or removing covers.

14. 

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

To reduce the risk of severe injury or death:

Using Your Garage Door Opener

Your Security

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 Security

remote controls and one

Security

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 supplied
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
Multi-Function Door Control is activated. Bulb size is
75 watts maximum.

Security

light feature: Lights will also turn on

when someone walks through the open garage door.
With a Multi-Function 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.

WARNING

Summary of Contents for 1280R 1/2 HP

Page 1: ...s effective January 1 1993 Owner s Manual Please read this manual and the enclosed safety materials carefully Fasten the manual near the garage door after installation The door WILL NOT CLOSE unless t...

Page 2: ...Care of your garage door opener 29 Having a problem 29 30 Programming Pages 31 32 To add a hand held remote control 31 To erase all codes 31 3 Channel remotes 31 To add or change a Keyless Entry PIN...

Page 3: ...kets or their hardware all of which are under EXTREME tension Disable ALL locks and remove ALL ropes connected to garage door BEFORE installing and operating garage door opener to avoid entanglement P...

Page 4: ...anning Identify the type and height of your garage door Survey your garage area to see if any of the conditions below apply to your installation Additional materials may be required You may find it he...

Page 5: ...garage door opener is packaged in two cartons which contain the motor unit and all parts illustrated below Accessories will depend on the model purchased If anything is missing carefully check the pac...

Page 6: ...shered Screw 5 16 18x1 2 T Rail Hole Motor unit Sprocket T Rail Hole To avoid serious damage to opener ONLY use screws mounted in top of motor unit CAUTION ASSEMBLY STEP 2 Set the Belt Tension By hand...

Page 7: ...door before installing opener to avoid entanglement 5 Install garage door opener 7 feet or more above floor 6 Mount emergency release handle 6 feet above floor 7 NEVER connect garage door opener to p...

Page 8: ...f travel as shown Draw an intersecting horizontal line on the header wall 2 above the high point This height will provide travel clearance for the top edge of the door Proceed to Step 2 page 10 One pi...

Page 9: ...hown Measure the distance from the top of the door to the floor Subtract the actual height of the door Add 8 to the remainder See Example 3 Close the door and draw an intersecting horizontal line on t...

Page 10: ...arage Door Travel Vertical Center Line Header Wall Garage Door UP CEILING MOUNT ONLY Wall Mounting Holes Optional Wall Mounting Holes The nail hole is for positioning only You must use lag screws to m...

Page 11: ...d the opener securely on a temporary support to allow the rail to clear the spring Position the rail bracket against the header bracket Align the bracket holes and join with a clevis pin as shown Inse...

Page 12: ...onvenient for setting an ideal door to rail distance Raise the opener onto a stepladder You will need help at this point if the ladder is not tall enough Open the door all the way and place a 2x4 laid...

Page 13: ...the rail is centered over the door or in line with the header bracket if the bracket is not centered above the door 7 Remove the 2x4 Operate the door manually If the door hits the rail raise the heade...

Page 14: ...minal screws as follows white to 2 and white red to 1 Fig 5 5 Use tacks or staples to permanently attach entrapment warning label to wall near door control and manual release safety reverse test label...

Page 15: ...pe to prevent slipping Thread the other end of the rope through the hole in the release arm of the outer trolley Adjust rope length so the handle is 6 feet above the floor Secure with an overhand knot...

Page 16: ...rd Connect the black line wire to the screw on the brass terminal the white neutral wire to the screw on the silver terminal and the ground wire to the green ground screw The opener must be grounded R...

Page 17: ...Either can be installed on the left or right of the door as long as the sun never shines directly into the receiving eye lens The mounting brackets are designed to clip onto the track of sectional ga...

Page 18: ...dge of the track as shown in Figure 1 If your door track will not support the bracket securely wall installation is recommended Wall installation Place the bracket against the wall with curved arms fa...

Page 19: ...the sending eye wing nut and readjust aiming directly at the receiving eye Lock in place Loosen the receiving eye wing nut and adjust sensor until it receives the sender s beam When the green indicato...

Page 20: ...nstall as follows depending on your door s construction Metal or light weight doors using a vertical angle iron brace between the door panel support and the door bracket Drill 3 16 fastening holes Sec...

Page 21: ...INUM STEEL DOORS WITH GLASS PANEL ETC NOT PROVIDED ONE PIECE DOORS Please read and comply with the warnings and reinforcement instructions on the previous page They apply to one piece doors also Cente...

Page 22: ...r apart as possible to increase door arm rigidity Figure 3 Hole alignment alternative If holes in curved arm are above holes in straight arm disconnect straight arm Cut about 6 from the solid end Reco...

Page 23: ...als 2 of trolley travel Closed door adjustment decrease DOWN travel limit Turn the DOWN limit adjustment screw clockwise 5 complete turns 23 Nuts 5 16 18 Lock Washers 5 16 Ring Fastener Straight Arm S...

Page 24: ...e door does not close completely Increase down travel Turn the down limit adjustment screw counterclockwise One turn equals 2 of travel If door still won t close completely and the trolley bumps into...

Page 25: ...trol clockwise Make small adjustments until the door completes a close cycle After each adjustment run the opener through a complete travel cycle Do not increase the force beyond the minimum amount re...

Page 26: ...everses on the one inch board remove the obstruction and run the opener through 3 or 4 complete travel cycles to test adjustment IMPORTANT SAFETY CHECK Repeat Adjustment Steps 1 2 and 3 after Each adj...

Page 27: ...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 Remot...

Page 28: ...ght feature Press the Light button to turn the opener light on or off It will not control the opener lights when the door is in motion If you turn it on and then activate the opener the light will rem...

Page 29: ...ntrol or the remote control Does the opener have electric power Plug a lamp into the outlet If it doesn t light check the fuse box or the circuit breaker Some outlets are controlled by a wall switch H...

Page 30: ...eview Adjustment Step 2 on page 25 If door reverses in the fully closed position decrease the travel limits Adjustment Step 1 Repeat safety reverse test after adjustments to force or travel limits The...

Page 31: ...ti Function Door Control all three buttons are held 4 Release buttons when the motor unit lights blink It has learned the code If light bulbs are not installed two clicks will be heard 1 2 3 1 2 1 Pre...

Page 32: ...r buttons for the present PIN then press and hold the button The opener light will blink twice Release the button 2 Press the new 4 digit PIN you have chosen then press Enter The motor unit lights wil...

Page 33: ...Multi function door control panel 2 41A5056 3 3 channel remote control housing no circuit board 3 10A20 3V2032 Lithium battery 4 29B137 Remote control visor clip 5 41A2828 Manual rope handle assy 6 2...

Page 34: ...harness assembly with plug 6 41A5021 E Receiver logic board assembly Complete with Logic board 7 41A4888 End panel w all labels 8 4A1344 Light socket 9 108D34 Lens KEY PART NO NO DESCRIPTION 10 30B363...

Page 35: ...mplete Rail To allow an 10 foot door to open fully Motion Detecting Control Panel Multi function door control with motion sensor that automatically turns opener lights on for 5 minutes when it detects...

Page 36: ...DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPROPER INSTALLATION OPERATION OR CARE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ABUSE MISUSE FAILURE TO PROVIDE REASONABLE AND NECESSARY MAINTENANCE OR ANY ALTERATIONS TO THIS PRODUCT LABOR CHA...

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