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OVERVIEW OF POTENTIAL HAZARDS
GarageDoorsareheavyobjectsthat movewith the help of springsunder high tensionand electricmotors.Sincemoving obJects, springs
undertension,and electricmotorscancauseinjuries,your safetyand the safetyof othersdepend on you readingthe informationin this man-
ual. Ifyou havequestionsor do not understandthe informationpresented,callyour nearestservicerepresentative.
Inthis section,and thosethat follow,the words Danger,Warning and Caution areusedto emphasizeimportant safetyinformation. T heword:
DANGER:
indicatesan imminentlyhazardous situationwhich,if not avoided, w ill result in death or seriousinjury.
_i, WARNING:
indicatesa potentiallyhazardous situationwhich,if not avoided, c ouldresult in death or seriousinjury.
_i, CAUTION:
indicatesa potentiallyhazardous situationwhich,if not avoided, m ay resultin injury and property damage.
Theword NOTEis usedto indicateimportant stepsto be followed or important information.
POTENTIALHAZARD
EFFECT
PREVENTION
I_
WARNING:
• Keep people clear of opening while door is moving.
Can Cause Serious
• Do Not allow children to play with the door operator.
Injury or Death
• Do Not operate a door that jams or one that has a broken spring.
MOVINGDOOR
ELECTRICAL
SHOCK
H(GHSPRING TENSION
WARNING:
Can Cause Serious
Injury or Death
WARNING:
Can Cause Serious
Injury or Death
• Turn off power before removing operator cover.
• Whe.n replacing cover, make sure wires are not pinched or near
movmg paris.
• Operator must be properly grounded.
• Do Not try to remove, repair or adjust springs or anything to
which door spring parts are fastened, such as,wood blocks,
steel brackets, cables or other like items,
• Repairs and adjustments must be made by a trained service
person using proper tools and instructions.
IMPORTANT
INSTALLATION
iNSTRUCTiONS
A WARNING:
To REDUCE THE RISKOF SEVERE iNJURYOR DEATH:
1
READ AND FOLLOW ALLSAFETY, INSTALLATION A ND
OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS.
If you haveany
questions or co not unoerstario an instruction, call
yourservicerepresentative.
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DoNot nstalloperatoron animproperlvbalanced
door.An improperlybalanced doorcouldcause
severeinjury.Keparsanaadjustments to cables, ,
springasse(nbly, ano othernaraware mustbe ma,oe
oyatraneo serwcepersonusingproperIcons an(]
instructions.
3
Removeall ropes,and disable all locks connected to
the door before installing operator.
4
Installdoor operator 7 feet or more abovethe floor.
Mount the emergency releaseknob 6 feet above
the floor.
5
Do .Notconnect the operator to the sourceof power
until instructed to ao so.
B
Locatethe control button:
: Within sight of door.
At a minimum height of 5 feet, so small children
cannot reachit.
• Away from all moving parts of the door.
7
Installthe entrapment WARNING label next to the
wall button or console.Installthe emergency release
tag on, or next to,the emergencyrelease
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The operator must reversewhen the door contacts a
1-112Inch hicInobject on the floor at the center o[,
the doorway.This _s aoout the size o[a 2 x 4 boar(]
laid flat.
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SAFETY FEATURES
Safe-T-Beam® (STB)Non-Contact ReversingSystem
Places an invisible beam across door opening, that reverses
the door during down travel to the fully open position if
anything passes through beam.
Safe-T-Reverse® Contact Reversing System
Automatically
stops and reverses a closing door within 2
seconds of contact with an object.
Safe-T-Stop®Timed ReversedSystem
Automatically
opens a closing door, if door does not close
within 30 seconds.
Force Guard ® Control
Used to set the force required for opening and closing
door. For maximum safety, set the minimum force required
to fully open and close door.
Automatic Lighting System
Light bulb up to 100Watts max., used for safer entries and
exits.The light turns on when door is activated and auto-
matically turns off 5 minutes later.
Manual Emergency Release
Allows the garage door to be opened or closed manually
for emergencies or maintenance.
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For Help, call 1-800-35-GENIE or visit www.geniecompany.com
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