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Chamberlain 3500D Owner's Manual

Chamberlain 3500D Owner's Manual

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GARAGE DOOR OPENER
Model 3500D
For Residential Use Only
Owner's Manual
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Please read this manual and the enclosed safety materials carefully!
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Fasten the manual near the garage door after installation.
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The door WILL NOT CLOSE unless The Protector System
and properly aligned.
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Periodic checks of the opener are required to ensure safe operation.
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The model number label is located on the front of your opener.
®
The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
845 Larch Avenue
Elmhurst, Illinois 60126-1196
www.liftmaster.com
®
is connected

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  • Page 1 ■ Periodic checks of the opener are required to ensure safe operation. ■ The model number label is located on the front of your opener. ® The Chamberlain Group, Inc. 845 Larch Avenue Elmhurst, Illinois 60126-1196 www.liftmaster.com ® is connected...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Safety Symbol Review and Signal Word Review This garage door opener has been designed and tested to offer safe service provided it is installed, operated, maintained and tested in strict accordance with the instructions and warnings contained in this manual.

  • Page 3: Preparing Your Garage Door

    To prevent damage to garage door and opener: • ALWAYS disable locks BEFORE installing and operating the opener. • ONLY operate garage door opener at 120V, 60 Hz to avoid malfunction and damage. Tools needed During assembly, installation and adjustment of the opener, instructions will call for hand tools as illustrated below.

  • Page 4: Planning

    Horizontal and vertical reinforcement is needed for lightweight garage doors (fiberglass, steel, aluminum, door with glass panels, etc.). See page 20 for details. Header Wall Safety Reversing Sensor 14m32935.20268 589.075.20 69717.39.075b 296.88879 5879 5488.011c501 682 T39.21v 0.757768.3 79.961 i341.7572d7.5 79.9 5581 l831SS5.20 69717.39.2960 6971779653.20279 m7c .3 m 7 FINISHED CEILING Support bracket &...

  • Page 5: Carton Inventory

    Carton Inventory Your garage door opener is packaged in two cartons which contain the motor unit and the parts illustrated below. Note that accessories will depend on the Motion Detecting Door Control Panel Header Bracket Curved Door Arm Section Belt...

  • Page 6: Assembly

    ASSEMBLY STEP 1 Attach the Rail to the Motor Unit To avoid installation difficulties, do not run the garage door opener until instructed to do so. • Remove the two washered bolts mounted in top of motor unit. • Align rail and styrofoam over sprocket. Cut tape from rail, belt and styrofoam.

  • Page 7: Attach The Belt Cap Retainer

    4. Disable all locks and remove all ropes connected to garage 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 power source until instructed to do so.

  • Page 8: Determine The Header Bracket Location

    INSTALLATION STEP 1 Determine the Header Bracket Location WARNING To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH: • Header bracket MUST be RIGIDLY fastened to CAUTION structural support on header wall or ceiling, otherwise garage door might not reverse when required. DO NOT install header bracket over drywall.
  • Page 9 ONE-PIECE DOOR WITHOUT TRACK 1. Close the door and mark the inside vertical centerline of your garage door. Extend the line onto the header wall above door, as shown. If headroom clearance is minimal, you can install the header bracket on the ceiling. See page 10. If you need to install the header bracket on a 2x4 (on wall or ceiling), use lag screws (not provided) to securely fasten the 2x4 to structural supports...

  • Page 10: Install The Header Bracket

    INSTALLATION STEP 2 Install the Header Bracket You can attach the header bracket either to the wall above the garage door, or to the ceiling. Follow the instructions which will work best for your particular requirements. Do not install the header bracket over drywall.

  • Page 11: Attach The Rail To The Header Bracket

    Header Wall Header Bracket Belt Pulley Bracket Torsion Spring Rail Garage Door Foam Packaging HARDWARE SHOWN ACTUAL SIZE Clevis Pin 5/16"x2-3/4" INSTALLATION STEP 3 Attach the Rail to the Header Bracket • Position the opener on the garage floor below the header bracket.

  • Page 12: Position The Opener

    INSTALLATION STEP 4 Position the Opener Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated. SECTIONAL DOOR OR ONE-PIECE DOOR WITH TRACK A 2x4 laid flat is convenient for setting an ideal door-to-rail distance. • Remove foam packaging. • Raise the opener onto a stepladder. You will need help at this point if the ladder is not tall enough.

  • Page 13: Hang The Opener

    INSTALLATION STEP 5 Hang the Opener Three representative installations are shown. Yours may be different. Hanging brackets should be angled, Figure 1, to provide rigid support. On finished ceilings, Figure 2, attach a sturdy metal bracket to structural supports before installing the opener.

  • Page 14: Install The Door Control

    CAUTION INSTALLATION STEP 6 Install the Door Control Locate door control within sight of the door at a minimum height of 5 feet where small children cannot reach, and away from moving parts of the door and door hardware. The installation surface must be smooth and flat.

  • Page 15: Install The Lights And Lens

    • Reverse the procedure to close the lens. • If the bulbs burn out prematurely due to vibration, replace with a Garage Door Opener bulb. NOTE: Use only standard light bulbs. The use of short neck or speciality light bulbs may overheat the endpanel or light socket.

  • Page 16: Electrical Requirements

    WARNING INSTALLATION STEP 9 Electrical Requirements CAUTION To avoid installation difficulties, do not run the opener at this time. To reduce the risk of electric shock, your garage door opener has a grounding type plug with a third grounding pin. This plug will only fit into a grounding type outlet.

  • Page 17: Install The Protector System

    INSTALLATION STEP 10 Install The Protector System The safety reversing sensor must be connected and aligned correctly before the garage door opener will move in the down direction. This is a required safety device and cannot be disabled. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE SAFETY REVERSING SENSOR When properly connected and aligned, the safety reversing sensor will detect an obstacle in the path of...
  • Page 18 INSTALLING THE BRACKETS Be sure power to the opener is disconnected. Install and align the brackets so the sensors will face each other across the garage door, with the beam no higher than 6" above the floor. They may be installed in one of three ways, as follows.

  • Page 19: Mounting And Wiring The Safety Sensors

    MOUNTING AND WIRING THE SAFETY SENSORS • Slide a 1/4"-20x1/2" carriage bolt head into the slot on each sensor. Use wing nuts to fasten sensors to brackets, with lenses pointing toward each other across the door. Be sure the lens is not obstructed by a bracket extension (Figure 5).

  • Page 20: Fasten The Door Bracket

    INSTALLATION STEP 11 Fasten the Door Bracket Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated below or on the following page. A horizontal reinforcement brace should be long enough to be secured to two or three vertical supports. A vertical reinforcement brace should cover the height of the top panel.
  • Page 21 ONE-PIECE DOORS Please read and comply with the warnings and reinforcement instructions on the previous page. They apply to one-piece doors also. • Center the door bracket on the top of the door, in line with the header bracket as shown. Mark either the left and right, or the top and bottom holes.

  • Page 22: Connect The Door Arm To The Trolley

    INSTALLATION STEP 12 Connect Door Arm to Trolley Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated below and on the following page. SECTIONAL DOORS ONLY Make sure garage door is fully closed. Pull the emergency release handle to disconnect the outer trolley from the inner trolley.
  • Page 23 ALL ONE-PIECE DOORS 1. Assemble the Door Arm: • Fasten the straight and curved door arm sections together to the longest possible length (with a 2 or 3 hole overlap). • Make sure the garage door is fully closed. Connect the straight door arm section to the door bracket with the 5/16"x1-1/4"...

  • Page 24: Adjustment

    ADJUSTMENT STEP 1 Program the Travel Limits Travel limits regulate the points at which the door will stop when moving up or down. Follow the steps below to set the limits. To program the travel limits: 1. Press and hold the black button until the yellow indicator light starts flashing slowly then release.

  • Page 25: Setting The Force

    ADJUSTMENT STEP 2 Setting the Force The force setting button is located on the back panel of the motor unit. The force setting measures the amount of force required to open and close the door. 1. Locate the purple button on the back panel of unit (Figure 1).

  • Page 26: Test The Safety Reversal System

    The door will not move more than an inch, and the opener lights will flash. The garage door opener will not close from a remote if the indicator light in either sensor is off (alerting you to the fact that the sensor is misaligned or obstructed).

  • Page 27: Operation

    • The wall-mounted Door Control: Hold the push 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.

  • Page 29: Care Of Your Garage Door Opener

    CARE OF YOUR OPENER MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE Once a Month • Manually operate door. If it is unbalanced or binding, call a trained door systems technician. • Check to be sure door opens & closes fully. Adjust limits and/or force if necessary. (See pages 24 and 25) •...

  • Page 30: Operation

    Installation Step 10. 11. The opener lights don't turn on: • Replace the light bulbs (100 watts maximum). Use a standard neck garage door opener bulb if regular bulb burns out. 12. The opener lights don't turn off: • Is the Light feature on? Turn it off.

  • Page 31: Programming

    Your garage door opener has already been programmed at the factory to operate with your hand-held remote control. The door will open and close when you press the large push button. Below are instructions for programming your opener to operate with additional Security✚...

  • Page 32: To Add, Reprogram Or Change A Keyless Entry Pin

    1. Enter a four digit personal identification number (PIN) of your choice on the keypad. Then press and hold ENTER. 2. While holding the ENTER button, press and hold the LIGHT button on the Motion Detecting Control Panel. 3. Continue holding the ENTER and LIGHT buttons while you press the push bar on the Motion Detecting Control Panel (all three...

  • Page 34: Motor Unit Assembly Parts

    Motor Unit Assembly Parts...

  • Page 36: Repair Parts And Service

    LIFETIME MOTOR AND BELT LIMITED WARRANTY The Chamberlain Group, Inc. (“Seller”) warrants to the first retail purchaser of this product, for the residence in which this product is originally installed, that it is free from defect in materials and/or workmanship for a period of five years from the date of purchase [and that the motor and belt are free from defect in materials and/or workmanship for a period of lifetime from the date of purchase].

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