Test The Safety Reversal System; Test The Protector System; Adjustment - Craftsman 139.53939D Owner's Manual

ADJUSTMENT STEP 3

Test the Safety Reversal System

TEST
1. With the door fully open, place a 1-1/2" (3.8 cm) board
(or 2x4 laid flat) on the floor, centered under the garage door.
2. Operate the door in the down direction. The door must reverse
on striking the obstruction.
ADJUST
• If the door stops on the obstruction, it is not traveling far
enough in the down direction. Complete Adjustment
Steps 1 and 2.
NOTE: On a sectional door, make sure limit adjustments do not
force the door arm beyond a straight up and down position.
See Figure 3, page 25.
• Repeat the test.
• When the door reverses on the 1-1/2" (3.8 cm) board
(or 2x4 laid flat), remove the obstruction and run the opener
through 3 or 4 complete travel cycles to test adjustment.
• If the unit continues to fail the Safety Reverse Test, call for a
trained door systems technician.
IMPORTANT SAFETY CHECK:
Test the Safety Reverse System after:
• Each adjustment of door arm length, limits, or force controls.
• Any repair to or adjustment of the garage door
(including springs and hardware).
• Any repair to or buckling of the garage floor.
• Any repair to or adjustment of the opener.
ADJUSTMENT STEP 4

Test The Protector System

1. Press the remote control push button to open the door.
2. Place the opener carton in the path of the door.
3. Press the remote control push button to close the door.
The door will not move more than an inch (2.5 cm), and the
opener lights will flash.
The garage door opener will not close from a remote if the
indicator light in either sensor is off (alerting you to the fact that
the sensor is misaligned or obstructed).
If the opener closes the door when the safety reversing sensor
is obstructed (and the sensors are no more than 6" (15 cm)
above the floor), call for a trained door systems technician.
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Without a properly installed safety reversal system, persons
(particularly small children) could be SERIOUSLY INJURED or
KILLED by a closing garage door.
• Safety reversal system MUST be tested every month.
• After ANY adjustments are made, the safety reversal system
MUST be tested. Door MUST reverse on contact with
1-1/2" high (3.8 cm) object (or 2x4 laid flat) on the floor.
Without a properly installed safety reversing sensor, persons
(particularly small children) could be SERIOUSLY INJURED or
KILLED by a closing garage door.
Safety Reversing Sensor
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1-1/2" (3.8 cm) board
(or a 2x4 laid flat)
Safety Reversing Sensor