Summary of Contents for Chamberlain Lift-Master Professional 1270
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Regulations effective ® January 1, 1993 Garage Door Opener Model 1270 - 1/2 HP - For Residential Use Only Owner's Manual Please read this manual and the enclosed safety materials carefully! Fasten the manual near the garage door after installation.
Contents Page Contents Page A review of safety alert symbols ......2 Safety reversing sensor information ....17 Safety information regarding garage door locks Install the safety reversing sensor ....18,19 and ropes..............4 Fasten door bracket (sectional door)....20 Testing your garage door for sticking, binding Fasten door bracket (one-piece door) ....21 and balance ............4 Connect door arm to trolley (sectional door) ..22...
CAUTION WARNING To avoid damage to the garage door and An unbalanced garage door might not reverse when required and someone under the door opener, disable locks before installing and could be seriously injured or killed. operating the opener. Use a wood screw or nail to hold locks in the "open"...
Before you begin, survey your garage area to see whether any of the conditions below apply to your installation. SECTIONAL Door or ONE-PIECE Door with Track Installation FINISHED CEILING Support bracket & fastening hardware is required. Horizontal and vertical reinforcement See page 13.
Carton Inventory Your garage door opener is packaged in two cartons which contain all parts illustrated below. If anything is missing, carefully check the packing material. Parts may be "stuck" in the foam. Hardware is listed on page 4. LO CK LIG HT Belt Cap Retainer Remote Control...
Assembly Section: Pages 6 - 7 ASSEMBLY STEP 1 CAUTION Attach the T-Rail To the Opener To fasten rail, use only those screws mounted in the top of the opener. Any other screws will cause serious damage to the opener. •...
ASSEMBLY STEP 3 WARNING Attach the Belt Cap Retainer Serious injury can result if fingers become entangled in moving opener sprocket. Attach sprocket cover securely. Never operate opener • Position the belt cap retainer over the opener while your hand is near the opener sprocket. sprocket so the two holes in cap align with the two holes in mounting plate.
Installation Section: Pages 8 – 23 Installation Step 1 WARNING Determine Header Bracket Location If the header bracket is not rigidly fastened to a Installation procedures vary according to garage door types. Follow the instructions structural support on the header wall or ceiling, which apply to your door.
ONE-PIECE Door Without Track Read the Safety Instructions on page 8. They also apply to doors without tracks. Unfinished Header Wall Ceiling Vertical Centerline • Close the door and mark the inside vertical centerline of Structural Supports your garage door. Extend the line onto the header wall above door.
You can attach the header bracket either to the Installation Step 2 wall above the garage door, or to the ceiling. Follow the instructions which will work best for Install the Header Bracket your particular requirements. Fasten the Header Bracket to the Wall •...
Attach the T-rail to the Header Bracket • Position the opener on the garage floor below the The Chamberlain Group, Inc. header bracket. Use packing material as a Liftmaster Synchro Drive protective base. Header Wall Attach Tee Rail to Header Brack If the door spring is in the way you'll need help.
Installation Step 4 CAUTION Position the Opener To prevent damage to steel, aluminum, Follow instructions which apply to your door fiberglass or glass panel doors, do not rest the type as illustrated. opener on the door without using a 2x4. SECTIONAL Door &...
Installation Step 5 WARNING Hang the Opener The opener could fall and injure someone if it is not properly secured. Fasten the opener securely to structural supports of the garage. Two representative installations are shown. Yours may be different. Hanging brackets should be angled, Figure 1, to provide rigid support.
Maintenance Instruction label in a prominent To opener terminal screws: white to 2; white/red to 1 location on the inside of the garage door. Liftmaster Belt Drive CDO If the label adhesive will not adhere to your garage Install Wall Control...
Installation Step 7 Install the Lights and the Lenses • Install a 75 watt maximum light bulb in each socket. The lights will turn ON and remain lit for approximately 4-1/2 minutes when power is connected. Then the lights will turn OFF. Lens Guide •...
Installation Step 9 WARNING Electrical Requirements To prevent electrocution or fire , installation and wiring must be in compliance with local To reduce the risk of electric shock, your garage electrical and building codes. door opener has a grounding type plug with a third grounding pin.
Information you'll need before you begin the installation of the safety reversing sensor. The safety reversing sensor must be connected WARNING and aligned correctly before the garage door opener will move in the down direction. This is a required safety device and cannot be disabled. Without a properly working safety reversing sensor, persons (particularly children) could be injured or killed by a closing garage door.
Installation Step 10 Figure 2 Install the Safety Reversing Sensor Garage WALL or DOOR TRACK Installation (Receiving and Sending Eyes) Mounting Bracket With Square Holes "C" Wrap Figures 2, 3 and 4 show recommended assembly #10-32x3/8" of bracket(s) and "C" wrap based on the wall Screws installation of the sensors on each side of the #10 - 32...
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Figure 7 • Insert the wire connector into each Safety Sensor sensor and push until you hear a click, Figure 7. The white tab on the Tab should be sensor should be flush with the back flush with back of the connector. of connector White Tab Push connector in...
Installation Step 11 CAUTION Fasten Door Bracket To prevent damage to steel, aluminum, Follow instructions which apply to your door fiberglass or glass panel doors, always type as illustrated below or on page 21. reinforce the inside of the door both vertically and horizontally with an angle iron.
All ONE-PIECE Door Installation Procedure Please read and comply with the warnings and reinforcement instructions on page 20. They apply to one-piece doors also. Header Wall Finished Ceiling 2x4 Support Horizontal and vertical Header reinforcement is needed for Bracket lightweight garage doors Door (fiberglass, aluminum, steel, Bracket...
Installation Step 12 Connect Door Arm to Trolley Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated below and on page 23. SECTIONAL Doors Only Make sure garage door is fully closed. Pull the emergency release handle to disconnect the outer trolley from the inner trolley.
All ONE-PIECE Doors Door Assemble the Door Arm: Bracket Ring • Fasten the straight and curved door arm sections Fastener Nuts together to the longest possible length (with a 2 or Lock 5/16"-18 Washers 3 hole overlap). 5/16" • With the door closed, connect the straight door Clevis Pin Straight arm section to the door bracket with a clevis pin.
Adjustment Section: Pages 24 – 26 Adjustment Step 1 WARNING Adjust the UP and DOWN Limits Improper adjustment of the travel limits will interfere with the proper operation of the safety reverse system. The door might not reverse Limit adjustment settings regulate the points at when required and could seriously injure or kill which the door will stop when moving up or down.
Adjustment Step 2 WARNING Adjust the Force Too much force on the door will interfere with the proper operation of the safety reverse system. Force adjustment controls are located on the right The door might not reverse properly when panel of the opener. Force adjustment settings required and could seriously injure or kill regulate the amount of power required to open and someone under it.
Adjustment Step 3 WARNING Test The Safety Reversing Sensor Without a properly working safety reversing sensor, persons (particularly children) could be • Press the remote control push button to open the seriously injured or killed if trapped by a closing door.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING WARNING To reduce the risk of severe injury or death to persons: 1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS. 2. Do not permit children either to operate or to play with the opener. Keep remote control in a location inaccessible to children.
Operation of Your Opener Activate the opener with any of the following WARNING devices: 1. The Remote Control Transmitter. Hold push button down until the door starts to move. Weak or broken springs could allow an open door to fall (either rapidly or unexpectedly), 2.
Receiver & Remote Control Programming NOTICE: To comply with FCC rules, adjustment or modification of this receiver and/or transmitter are prohibited, except for changing the code WARNING setting or replacing the transmitter battery. THERE ARE NO OTHER USER SERVICEABLE PARTS. Children operating or playing with a garage door Your garage door opener receiver and remote opener can injure themselves or others.
Having a Problem? Situation Probable Cause & Solution The opener doesn't 1. Does the opener have electric power? Plug a lamp into the outlet. If it doesn't light, operate from either check the fuse box or the circuit breaker. (Some outlets are controlled by a wall switch.) the door control or 2.
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Having a Problem? (continued) Situation Probable Cause & Solution The door opens but 1. If the opener lights blink, check the safety reversing sensor. See page 19. won't close: 2. If the opener lights do not blink and it is a new installation, check the down force. See Adjustment Step 2, page 25.
Repair Parts Rail Assembly Parts Parts PART DESCRIPTION 1A995 Master link kit 41A3588 Belt pulley bracket 41B3869-1 Complete trolley assembly 109B33 Trolley clip 183B99 One-piece T-rail 41A3589 Full belt assembly 41B4103 Tensioner assembly 83A4 Rail grease Installation Parts LO CK LIG HT PART DESCRIPTION...
Accessories Available For Your Opener Outside Quick Release: Model 1702 Model 81LM "Smart" Remote Control: Required for a garage with NO Includes visor clip. access door. Model 60 Outside Keylock: Model 61LM Single-Function Standard Size Opens the garage door Remote Control: automatically from outside when Includes visor clip.
Index Access Door/Outside Quick Release Accessory..................31, 34 Electrical Safety Warnings........................7, 16, 27 Garage Door Testing for balance, binding and sticking....................4, 24, 27 Determining high point of travel: Sectional door..............................8 One-piece door ..............................9 Disabling existing locks............................4, 7 Force controls Adjustment procedures.............................25 Problems that might require force adjustments ..................30, 31 Safety warnings ............................25, 27 Door hardware ..........................4, 7, 8, 14, 27, 28...
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