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MT230 Sectional and Tilt Garage Door Opener Installation and Operating Instructions Owners Copy: Please keep these instructions for future reference This manual contains IMPORTANT SAFETY information. DO NOT PROCEED WITH THE INSTALLATION BEFORE READING THOROUGHLY. N2966 N2966 N2966 N2966...
START BY READING THESE IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING • Failure to comply with the following instructions may result in serious personal injury or property damage. • Read and follow all instructions carefully. • The garage door opener is designed and tested to offer safe service provided it is installed and operated in strict accordance with the instructions in this manual.
A. One-piece door with horizontal track only B. Sectional door with curved track C. One-piece door without track TOOLS REQUIRED HARDWARE PROVIDED (1) MT230 opener (2) Curved door arm (3) Door mounting bracket (4) Straight door arm (5) Idler (6) Header bracket...
BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1. Look at the wall or ceiling above the garage door. The header bracket must be securely fastened to structural supports. 2. Do you have a finished ceiling in your garage? If so, a support bracket and additional fastening hardware (not supplied) may be required.
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INSTALL THE TROLLEY AND IDLER PULLEY Slide the trolley assembly (1) onto the pole (3) taking note of the door direction arrow (fig 1). The trolley should be located midway along the pole. Insert the pole (3) into the idler pulley (2) end as illustrated.
INSTALLATION SECTION Wear protective goggles when working overhead to protect your eyes from injury. Disengage all existing garage door locks to avoid damage to the garage door. To avoid serious personal injury from entanglement, remove all ropes connected to the garage door before installing the opener.
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ATTACH POLE ASSEMBLY TO HEADER BRACKET Position opener on garage floor below the header bracket. Use packing material to protect the cover. NOTE: To enable the Pole to clear sectional door springs, it may be necessary to lift opener onto a temporary sup- port.
HANG THE OPENER The opener must be securely fastened to a structural support of the garage. Three representative installations are shown. Yours may be different. Hanging brackets (1) should be angled (Figure A) to provide rigid support. On finished ceilings, (Figure B) attach a sturdy metal bracket (not supplied) (4) to a structur- al support before installing the opener.
FASTEN DOOR BRACKET Sectional and One-Piece Door Installation Procedure: 1. Centre door bracket (with or without door bracket plate, as required) at the top inside face of door as shown. Mark holes. A. One-piece doors: locate bracket at inside face of the door 0-100mm down. B.
CONNECT DOOR ARM (SECTIONAL DOORS) Figure 1 Trolley Pulley Makes sure garage door is fully closed. Pull the emergency release handle to disengage the trolley. Slide the trolley assembly back 200mm from the idler pulley. Figure 1. • Fasten straight door arm section to trolley R-clip Clevis Pin Fastener...
ADJUSTMENT SECTION ADJUST THE TRAVEL LIMITS Without a properly installed safety system, persons (particularly small children) could be SERIOUSLY INJURED or KILLED by a closing garage door. • Incorrect adjustment of garage door travel limits will interfere with proper operation of safety reversal system.
SETTING THE FORCE SENSITIVITY The Protector System must be used for all installations where the closing force as measured on the bottom of the door is over 400N (40kgf). operate Press learn learn button twice The force, as measured on the closing edge of the door, should not exceed 400N (40kgf).
INSTALL THE PROTECTOR SYSTEM (OPTIONAL ACCESSORY) (See accessories) Install this accessory for all installations on tilt doors, doors over 2.5m and when the closing force as meas- ured on the bottom of the door is over 400N (40kg). After opener has been installed and adjusted, The Protector System™ accessory can be installed. Instructions are included with this accessory.
SETTING AUTO CLOSE (OPTIONAL) Fig. 1 NOTE: The Protector System MUST be installed to enable this feature. The auto close feature will automatically close the garage door after the preset time. The time can be adjusted up to 180 seconds using the trim pot located on the control board.
INSTALLING YOUR CM128 WIRELESS WALL BUTTON Disconnect power to the opener whilst installing this accessory to prevent acci- dental activation. Locate minimum 1.5m above the floor. To install: • Carefully pry open the CM128 and locate the two screws for mounting.
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KEYLESS DEVICE PROGRAMMING (OPTIONAL ACCESSORY) Programming C840 using the “learn” button: Activate the opener only when door is in full view, operate free of obstruction and properly adjusted. No one Press and release learn the red learn button should enter or leave garage while the door is in motion.
INSTALL OR REPLACE THE LAMP • Remove power from the opener before adding or replacing the light bulb. Use only E27 45mm Round 40W max light bulbs. • Remove lamp cover (if installed). Push in slightly and turn to release the screw with a large screw- driver or coin.
Possible RPM sensor • If it is still flashing 5 times and opener moves 150-200mm (6-8"), the RPM sensor failure. Unplug to reset. may need to be replaced, for details contact your Chamberlain Merlin Professional Dealer. 6 FLASHES Symptom: Door will not open or close •...
• Some installations may have shorter range due to a metal door, • Door and opener requires service. Contact your local foil backed insulation, or metal garage siding. Chamberlain Merlin dealer. • Replace transmitter batteries. 5. The garage door opens and closes by itself: •...
12VDC 100ma (max) • after the power has been briefly interrupted; • when the opener is activated. (the light turns off automatically after 2-1/2 minutes.) SPECIAL NOTE: Chamberlain strongly recommends that the Protector System be installed on all garage door openers.
Zealand Limited (Seller) warrants to the original purchas- law or contract or for negligence, exceed the cost of repairing er of the Merlin MT230 Garage Door Opener (Unit) that it or replacing the Unit or refunding the purchase price of the is free from defects in material and/or workmanship for a Unit.