30
OPERATION
Using Your Garage Door Opener
Your Security
✚
®
opener and hand-held remote
control ha
v
e been factory-set to a matching code
w
hich changes
w
ith each use, randomly accessing
o
v
er 100 billion ne
w
codes. Your opener
w
ill operate
w
ith up to eight Security
✚
®
remote controls and one
Security
✚
®
Keyless Entry System. If you purchase a
ne
w
remote, or if you
w
ish to deacti
v
ate any remote,
follo
w
the instructions in the
Programming
section.
Activate your opener with any of the following:
•
The hand-held Remote Control:
Hold the large
push button do
w
n until the door starts to mo
v
e.
•
The wall-mounted Door Control:
Hold the push
button or bar do
w
n until the door starts to mo
v
e.
•
The Keyless Entry (See Accessories):
If pro
v
ided
w
ith 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
w
ill close. If closed, it
w
ill open.
2. If closing, the door
w
ill re
v
erse.
3. If opening, the door
w
ill stop.
4. If the door has been stopped in a partially open
position, it
w
ill close.
5. If obstructed
w
hile closing, the door
w
ill re
v
erse. If
the obstruction interrupts the sensor beam, the
opener lights
w
ill blink for fi
v
e seconds.
6. If obstructed
w
hile opening, the door
w
ill stop.
7. If fully open, the door
w
ill not close
w
hen the beam
is broken. The sensor has no effect in the opening
cycle.
If the sensor is not installed, or is misaligned, the
door
w
on't close from a hand-held remote. Ho
w
e
v
er,
you can close the door
w
ith 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
w
ill re
v
erse.
The opener lights
w
ill turn on under the follo
w
ing
conditions:
w
hen the opener is initially plugged in;
w
hen po
w
er is restored after interruption;
w
hen the
opener is acti
v
ated.
They
w
ill turn off automatically after 4-1/2 minutes or
pro
v
ide constant light
w
hen the Light feature on the
Motion Detecting Door Control is acti
v
ated. Bulb size
is A19. Bulb po
w
er is 100
w
atts maximum.
Security
✚
®
light feature:
Lights
w
ill also turn on
w
hen someone
w
alks through the open garage door.
W
ith a Motion Detecting Door Control, this feature
may be turned off as follo
w
s:
W
ith 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
w
ith the opener lights on, then press
and hold the light button for 10 seconds until the light
goes off, then on again.
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
OPENED 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" high
(3.8 cm) 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.
