Safety Rules - Chamberlain 1120E-1/2HP Owner's Manual

Start By Reading These Important Safety Rules
THESE SAFETY ALERT SYMBOLS MEAN CAUTION - PERSONAL SAFETY, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR
DANGER FROM ELECTRIC SHOCK. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
THIS GARAGE DOOR OPENER IS DESIGNED AND TESTED TO OFFER SAFE SERVICE PROVIDED IT IS
INSTALLED, OPERATED, MAINTAINED AND TESTED IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS PERSONAL
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
CAUTION: IF YOUR GARAGE HAS NO SERVICE ENTRANCE DOOR, INSTALL MODEL 1702E EMERGENCY RELEASE
KEYLOCK. THIS ACCESSORY ALLOWS MANUAL OPERATION OF GARAGE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE IN CASE OF
POWER FAILURE.
KEEP GARAGE DOOR BALANCED. Sticking
or binding doors must be repaired. Garage
doors, door springs, cables, pulleys,
brackets and their hardware are under
extreme tension and can cause serious
personal injury. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
LOOSEN, MOVE OR ADJUST THEM. Call for
professional garage door service.
DO NOT WEAR RINGS, WATCHES OR
LOOSE CLOTHING while installing or
servicing a garage door opener.
To avoid serious personal injury from
entanglement, REMOVE ALL THE ROPES
CONNECTED TO GARAGE DOOR before
installing the garage door opener.
DISENGAGE ALL EXISTING GARAGE DOOR
LOCKS to avoid damage to garage door.
Installation and wiring must be in
compliance with your local building and
electrical codes. CONNECT THE POWER
CORD ONLY TO A PROPERLY GROUNDED
OUTLET.
LIGHTWEIGHT DOORS OF FIBERGLASS,
ALUMINUM OR STEEL MUST BE SUB-
STANTIALLY REINFORCED TO AVOID
DOOR DAMAGE. (See page 20.) The best
solution is to check with your garage door
manufacturer for an opener installation
reinforcement kit.
Fasten a CAUTION LABEL to the wall
adjacent to the Door Control and the other
to the garage door, as reminders of safe
operating procedures.
THE SAFETY REVERSE SYSTEM TEST IS
VERY IMPORTANT (page 25). Your garage
door MUST reverse on contact with a 25mm
obstacle placed on the floor. Failure to test
and properly adjust the opener may result
in severe injury or death. REPEAT THE
TEST ONCE A MONTH AND ADJUST AS
NEEDED.
DO NOT USE THE FORCE ADJUSTMENTS
TO COMPENSATE FOR A BINDING OR
STICKING GARAGE DOOR. Excessive
force will interfere with the proper
operation of the safety reverse system or
damage the garage door (page 24).
Install door control (or any additional push
buttons) IN A LOCATION WHERE GARAGE
DOOR IS VISIBLE, BUT OUT OF THE
REACH OF CHILDREN. DO NOT ALLOW
CHILDREN TO OPERATE PUSH BUTTON(S)
OR REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER.
Serious personal injury from a closing
garage door may result from misuse of the
opener.
Activate opener only when the door is in
full view, free of obstructions and opener is
properly adjusted. NO ONE SHOULD
ENTER OR LEAVE THE GARAGE WHILE
DOOR IS IN MOTION. DO NOT ALLOW
CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR THE DOOR.
Use the manual release ONLY to disengage
the trolley and, if possible, ONLY when the
door is closed. DO NOT USE THE RED
HANDLE TO PULL DOOR OPEN OR
CLOSED.
DISCONNECT ELECTRIC POWER TO
GARAGE DOOR OPENER BEFORE MAKING
REPAIRS OR REMOVING COVERS.
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