Operation; Using Your Garage Door Opener - Craftsman 139.53992 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. NO ONESHOULDCROSSTHE PATHOFTHE
MOVINGDOOR.
5. NOONESHOULDGO UNDERA STOPPED,PARTIALLY
OPENDOOR.
6. If possible, use emergency release handle 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 releasehandle 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. After 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 cm) high object (or a 2 x 4 laid flat) on the floor.
12. ALWAYSKEEPGARAGEDOORPROPERLY 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.
15. SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS.
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 wilt 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 Controk 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)
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 wilt close.
5. If obstructed while closing, the door will reverse. If
the obstruction interrupts the sensor beam, the
opener lights wilt 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 will reverse.
The opener lights wilt 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
Premium 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 Premium 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, 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.
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