Operation; Using Your Garage Door Opener - Craftsman 139.53990 Owner's Manual

OPERATION
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce the risk of severe injury or death:
1. READAND FOLLOWALL WARNINGSAND
INSTRUCTIONS.
2. ALWAYSkeep remote controls out of reach of children.
NEVERpermit children to operate or play with garage
door control push buttons or remote controls.
3. ONLYactivate garage door when it can be seen clearly, it
is properly adjusted, and there are no obstructions to
door travel.
4. ALWAYSkeep garage door in sight until completely
closed. NOONESHOULDCROSSTHE PATHOFTHE
MOVINGDOOR.
5. NOONE SHOULDGO UNDERA STOPPED,PARTIALLY
OPENDOOR.
6. If possible, use emergency releasehandle to disengage
trolley ONLYwhen garage door is CLOSED.Weak or
broken springs or unbalanceddoor could result in an
open door falling rapidly and/or unexpectedly.
7. NEVERuse emergency release handle unless garage
doorway is clear of persons and obstructions.
8. NEVERuse 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. Nter ANY adjustments are made, the safety reversal
system MUST be tested.
11. Safety reversal system MUST be tested every month.
Garagedoor MUST reverse on contact with one-inch
(2.5 crn) high object (or a 2 x 4 laid flat) on the floor.
12. ALWAYSKEEPGARAGEDOOR PROPERLY BALANCED
(see page 3). An improperly balanceddoor may not
reverse when required and could result in SEVERE
INJURYor DEATH.
13. All repairs to cables, spring assemblies and other
hardware, all of which are under EXTREMEtension,
MUST be made by a trained door systems technician.
14. ALWAYSdisconnect electric power to garage door
opener BEFORE making any repairs or removing
covers.
15SAVE THESEINSTRUCTIONS.
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 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 wilt 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 wilt 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
Outdoor Key Switch, or Keyless Entry, if you activate
them until down travel is complete. If you release
them too soon, the door wilt 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 Control Console is activated. Bulb
size is 100 watts maximum.
Security÷ Light Feature: Lights will also turn on
when someone walks through the open garage door.
With a Motion Detecting Control Console, 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 and 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.
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