Operation; Using Yourgaragedooropener - Craftsman 139.53904D Owner's Manual

OPERATION
iMPORTANT SAFETYiNSTRUCTiONS
To reducethe risk of SEVERE iNJURYor DEATH:
1. READAND FOLLOWALL WARNINGSAND
iNSTRUCTiONS.
2. ALWAYS keep 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. ALWAYS keep garage door in sight until completely closed.
NOONESHOULDCROSSTHE PATH OFTHE MOVING
DOOR.
5. NOONESHOULDGO UNDERA STOPPED,PARTIALLY
OPENED DOOR.
6. if possible, use emergency releasehandle to disengage
trolley ONLYwhen garage door is CLOSED.Weak or
broken springs or unbalanceddoor could result in an open
door failing rapidly and/or unexpectedly, causing SEVERE
INJURYor DEATH.
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 fail.
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 1-1/2" high
(3.8 cm) object (or a 2x4 laid fiat) on the floor. Failureto
adjust the garage door opener properly may cause SEVERE
INJURY or DEATH.
12. ALWAYS KEEPGARAGEDOORPROPERLYBALANCED
(see page 3). An improperly balanceddoor may not reverse
when required and could result in SEVEREINJURY or
DEATH.
13. ALL repairs to cables, spring assemblies and other
hardware, ALL of which are under EXTREME tension,
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 YourGarageDoorOpener
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 will
operate with up to eight Security÷ _eremote controls and one
Security+ ® KeylessEntry System. if you purchase a new remote,
or if you wish to deactivate any remote, follow the instructions in
the Programming section.
Activateyour opener with any of the following:
* Thehand-held Remote Control. Hold the large push button
down until the door starts to move.
o The wall-mounted Door Control: Hold the push button or bar
down until the door starts to move.
o The KeylessEntry (SeeAccessories): if provided with your
garage door opener, it must be programmed before use. See
Programming.
Whenthe opener is activated (with the safety reversingsensor
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 will
close.
5. if obstructed while closing, the door will reverse, if the
obstruction interrupts the sensor beam, the opener lights will
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 or KeylessEntry, if you activate them until
down travel is complete, if you releasethem too soon, the door
will reverse.
The opener lights will 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 wiii turn off automatically after 4-1/2 minutes or provide
constant light when the Light feature on the Motion Detecting
Control Console is activated. Bulb size is A19. Bulb power is 100
watts maximum.
Security,F_ light feature: Lights will also turn on when someone
walks through the open garage door. With a Motion Detecting
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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