Genie Quietlift 2040L Operation And Maintenance Manual page 12

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Locate the CLOSE FORCE a djustmentscrew(Figure1).
• Use the remotecontrol to cyclethe door during
thesetests.
• Startwith the door open.
• Turnthecloseforceadjustmentscrew1/8-turnat a time
in the decrease direction until the door reverses midway
while closing.
• Turnthecloseforceadjustment1/8-turn at a time in the
increase directionuntil the doorfully closes
without reversing.
NOTE
Verylight, wellbalanced doorsmaynot beableto be
adjusted using the above steps. If so,set the close
torce to minimum.
: :
CLOSE FOROE
ADJUSTMENT
ADJUSTING THE _
CLOSE FORCE DECREASE INCREASE
Figure I Adjusting close force
NOTE
Duringthe next adjustment,if the doorstopsdurinq
opening or reverses duringclosing before reachingthe
limits,tt_edoorforcemust-beadjusted.Changethe door
tomesettinqasdescribedin the next sectionthen return
hereto finishsetting theselimits.
TESTTHE SAFETYREVERSE
Totestthe safetyreverse(Figure2).
• Openthe garagedoor.
• Laya 2"x 4" boardflat so it will be struckbythe centerof
the door asit closes.
• Usingthe remotecontrol,closethe door.
- Thedoor mustreverse within 2 seconds of hitting
the board.
• If the door stopsbut doesnot reverse, the closeforce
mustbe decreased.
• Repeat t his testuntil the door reverses asrequired.
2x4BOARD
Figure 2 Checking safety reverse
Locate theOPEN FORCE adjustment screw(Figure3).
• Use theremotecontrol t o cyclethe doorduringthese tests.
• Startwiththe doorclosed.
• Turntheopenforceadjustment s crew1/8-turn ata time inthe
decrease d irection untilthedoorstopsmidwaywhileopening..
• Turntheopenforceadjustment 1 /8-turnatatime in the
increase direction untilthedoorfully opens withoutstopping.
ADJUSTINGTHE
OPENFORCE
DECREASEINCREASE
OPEN FORCE
ADJUSTMENT
Figure 3 Open force adjustment
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
,& WAllING: TOREDUCE T HE
RISK Of SEVERE I NJURY ORDEATH
1 READ ANDFOLLOW ALLINSTRUCTIONS.
2 Never l etchildren operate o r playwiththeDoorControls.
Keep theRemote C ontrol away fromchildren.
3 Always keep themoving doorinsight a ndaway from
people andobjects untilthedooriscompletely c losed.
NOONESHOULD CROSS T HE PATH OFA MOVING DOOR.
4 NEVER GO UNDERA STOPPED, PARTIALLY O PENDOOP_
5 Test O pener m onthly. ThedoorMUST r everse o ncontact
with a 1:1/2 high object (ora2 x 4 boardlaid flat)at the
center o tthedoorway onthe.floor. A fter adjusting e ither
theForce o r theLimit o ftravel, retest t he DoorOpener.
Failure t o adjust t heOpener p roperly maycause severe
injuryor death.
Ii Whenpossible usethe Emergency Release o nlywhen the
doorisclosed.Usecautionwhen usingthis Release w ith
thedooropen, W eak orbroken springs a recapable o f
increasing the rateof doorclosureand increasing t he risk
ofsevere _njury o r death.
7 KEEP GARAGE D OORS PROPERLY BALANCED. SeeOwner's
Manua!. Animproperl_ b alanced d oorincreases theriskof
severe injuryor death.Havea GenieFactorvAuthorized
Dealer m ake repairs t o cables, spring assemblies, and
other hardware.
8 SAVETHESE INSTRUCTIONS.
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