Programming Single Unit Overview; Programming Basics - Chamberlain Elite EL Series Programming Manual

Programming Single Unit Overview

The units can be programmed 4 different ways:
1. Keypad: You may use the keypad on the front panel (next page).
2. Local/Remote DTMF Phone: You may use the keypad on a local or remote phone
to program the system. The unit responds to the DTMF signals generated by your
touch-tone phone (next page).
3. Direct/Modem Connection to a PC: In order to program the units with a direct or
modem connection, your PC must be running Chamberlain's Windows
compatible Versa XS software (not covered in this manual).
4. EL2000 Keypad with Display: On EL2000 units with an LCD, you have two ways
to use the LCD to program the unit.
1. Enter program steps and use the LCD to confirm the step(s) before entry or
2. Use the program menus in an interactive step-by-step manner to program
common items in the system.
When using the program menus, you'll notice that they are fairly intuitive
and walk you through the common areas necessary to set up a basic
system. There is also a quick start menu selection, numerous help files
and voice and text confirmation of the areas programmed. Two areas
that do need special mention are noted below:
1. Scan Mode: This is a new feature that allows you to enter single transmitters or
cards by scanning them into the system. The program menus are the only area in
the system where you can use the scan mode feature.
2. and keys and
using the program menus. The up and down keys help you to scroll through the
alphabet for text input, while "4" and "6" numeric keys allow you to advance the
cursor forward or backward.
The best way to learn how to navigate through the menus is to actually
use them to program the standard settings in the system. You can use
the keypad programming template on page 72 for a description of the
keypad keys and functions.

Programming Basics

and keys for navigation and text input while
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