Owner`s manual

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OPERATION
Using Your Garage Door Opener
Your opener will operate with up to eight SAFETY SIGNAL
™
remote
controls and one SAFETY SIGNAL
™
Keyless Entry System.
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)
If open, the door will close. If closed, it will open.1.
If closing, the door will reverse.2.
If opening, the door will stop.3.
If the door has been stopped in a partially open position, it will 4.
close.
If obstructed while closing, the door will reverse. If the 5.
obstruction interrupts the sensor beam, the opener lights will
blink for five seconds.
If obstructed while opening, the door will stop.6.
If fully open, the door will not close when the beam is broken. 7.
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. Bulb size is
75 watts maximum.
SAFETY SIGNAL
™
light feature: Lights will also turn on when
someone walks through the open garage door.
Do not exceed 8 complete cycles of door operation per hour in
commercial applications.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce the risk of SEVERE INJURY or DEATH:
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING WARNING
READ AND FOLLOW ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS.1.
ALWAYS2. keep remote controls out of reach of children.
NEVER permit children to operate or play with garage door
control push buttons or remote controls.
ONLY3. activate garage door when it can be seen clearly, it
is properly adjusted, and there are no obstructions to door
travel.
ALWAYS4. keep garage door in sight until completely closed.
NO ONE SHOULD CROSS THE PATH OF THE MOVING
DOOR.
NO ONE SHOULD GO UNDER A STOPPED, PARTIALLY 5.
OPEN DOOR.
If possible, use emergency release handle to disengage 6.
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.
NEVER7. use emergency release handle unless garage
doorway is clear of persons and obstructions.
NEVER8. use handle to pull garage door open or closed. If
rope knot becomes untied, you could fall.
If one control (force or travel limits) is adjusted, the other 9.
control may also need adjustment.
After ANY adjustments are made, the safety reversal system 10.
MUST be tested.
Safety reversal system 11. 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.
ALWAYS KEEP GARAGE DOOR PROPERLY BALANCED 12.
(see page 3). An improperly balanced door may not reverse
when required and could result in SEVERE INJURY or
DEATH.
ALL13. repairs to cables, spring assemblies and other
hardware, ALL of which are under EXTREME tension, MUST
be made by a trained door systems technician.
ALWAYS14. disconnect electric power to garage door opener
BEFORE making ANY repairs or removing covers.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.15.