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Rollerdor RD55 Econ Roller Garage Door CHECKLIST & COMPONENTS EQUIPMENT REQUIRED ROLLERDOR COMPONENT CHECKLIST • 2 x Step ladders or hop ups • Door Curtain. • Spirit level • Barrel Assembly (Barrel, Tube End, Security Springs, Security • Tape measure Collars).
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WARNING AND GUIDANCE NOTES INSTRUCTIONS At least TWO people are required to install this product. The RD55 Econ must be installed Prior to installing please remove all rings, and operated in accordance with watches and sharp objects to avoid any the instructions supplied;...
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Rollerdor RD55 Econ Roller Garage Door 1. PREPARING SITE FOR INSTALLATION Check all the measurements of your new garage door against your order confirmation and double check your opening size to make sure everything is correct (fig.1.1) & (fig.1.2). Carefully remove your old garage door and frame if applicable.
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2. PREPARING GUIDE RUNNERS FOR INSTALLATION Both guide runners will be marked with the letter ‘F’ to indicate the front. This has the flat face when looking in the rear box section of the guide runner (fig.2.1). It will fit against the wall for a behind fixing or face out of the garage for a between fixing.
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Rollerdor RD55 Econ Roller Garage Door FIXING OPTIONS Below Lintel Fixing: Cut guide runners to measured height less 210mm. Limited Opening Fixing: Measure from floor to highest point, deduct 210mm and cut guide runners to size. Behind Lintel Fixing: Cut guide runners to measured height.
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3. INSTALLING HEADER ASSEMBLY Place your hop ups / step ladders and one guide runner each side of the opening. With one person each end, lift the header assembly by the header plate up and into place, then guide the locating stem at each end into the hollow section of guide runners (this can be made easier by slightly angling the header if there is not...
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Rollerdor RD55 Econ Roller Garage Door Finished door from inside...
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4. INSTALLING RECEIVER BOX (HOLD TO RUN) Carefully remove the cover by sliding it upwards from the enclosure, there is a membrane ribbon from the buttons on the box to the internal pcb board, please remove this from the pcb board by pulling carefully upwards.
Rollerdor RD55 Econ Roller Garage Door 5. PROGRAMMING REMOTE CONTROL HANDSETS (HOLD TO RUN) Slide the black cover down on the remote control handset and you will reveal four buttons (fig 5.1). Press and hold the left button (up triangle), then...
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6. INSTALLING RECEIVER BOX (HOLD TO RUN) Remove the lid of the receiver box by unscrewing small screw at bottom (fig 5.1 A) and then sliding the lid up, being careful to (fig 5.1 remove plug-in cable from board Place the Receiver box on the wall with the cable pointing downwards at a comfortable height to operate the push buttons, but out of the easy reach of children.
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Rollerdor RD55 Econ Roller Garage Door 7. PROGRAMMING REMOTE CONTROL HANDSETS AND PUSH BUTTON (HOLD TO RUN) Re-attach the front box cable to the board. Press and hold the bottom button ( ), if the door moves then the handset is already programmed in.
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8. INSTALLING RECEIVER BOX (SAFETY EDGE) Open the lid of the receiver box by unscrewing the four screws (one in each corner) (fig.8.1). Remove the two screws from the bottom of the box (these can be found behind the glands) and the wall (fig.8.2 mounting plate can be removed from the back &...
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Rollerdor RD55 Econ Roller Garage Door Before plugging in, check to make sure that there are no bare cables touching and all wires are securely fixed. There is a four dipswitch block at the bottom middle of the receiver board (usually blue or red).
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SOMFY ROLLIXO RTS CONTROL PANEL SOMFY ROLLIXO RTS CONTROL PANEL No. Description Up button No. Description Stop button Up button Down button Stop button Prog button STOP Prog Down button Prog LED Prog button STOP Prog Motor & safety brake LED Prog LED Safety edge LED Motor &...
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Rollerdor RD55 Econ Roller Garage Door SAFETY BRAKE WIRING Sto p Safety Edg Sto p Safety Edg Connect the safety brake into Use the link provided to terminals 5 & 6. connect terminals 5 & 6 if no safety brake is required.
9. SETTING MOTOR LIMITS Press and hold the down button on receiver box so the curtain starts to roll down to 300mm (roughly 6 slats) from top of the guide runners. Place the plastic wand in to the limit nearest the curtain of the door (fig.9.1) and turn 10 times in the negative direction (this is marked on the head of the motor near the limits) (fig.9.2).
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10. SETTING UP WIRELESS SAFETY EDGE KIT (OPTICAL EDGE) PROGRAMMING BASE RAIL UNIT (SAFETY EDGE) Once installation is complete and before powering up, slide back down dip switch ‘2’ in the control panel, this can be found on the four dipswitch block at the bottom middle of the receiver board (usually blue or red) (fig.10.1).
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Rollerdor RD55 Econ Roller Garage Door PROGRAMMING RUN TIMERS & LIMITS (SAFETY EDGE) The curtain must be all the way down in the closed position before starting. Please be aware! During set up the Press and hold the “PROG” button on the receiver box main motor may reach thermal cut out.
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11. SETTING UP WIRELESS SAFETY EDGE KIT (VELOCITY EDGE) PROGRAMMING BASE RAIL UNIT (SAFETY EDGE) Once installation is complete and before powering up, slide back down dip switch ‘2’ in the control panel, this can be found on the four dipswitch block at the bottom middle of the receiver board (usually blue or red) (fig.
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Rollerdor RD55 Econ Roller Garage Door PROGRAMMING RUN TIMERS & LIMITS (SAFETY EDGE) The curtain must be all the way down in the closed position before starting. Please be aware! During set up the Press and hold the “PROG” button on the receiver box main motor may reach thermal cut out.
12. PROGRAMMING OF REMOTE CONTROL HANDSETS AND PUSH BUTTON (SAFETY EDGE) SEQUENTIAL OPERATION Press and hold the “RADIO PROG” button (fig. 12.1). You will hear a beep and the red LED alongside “C1” will illuminated. Then release the “RADIO PROG” button. Press top button on handset (fig.12.2A).
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Rollerdor RD55 Econ Roller Garage Door CLEARING MEMORY OF REMOTE CONTROL HANDSETS (SAFETY EDGE) Press and hold the “RADIO PROG” button (fig.12.3). You will hear a beep and the red LED alongside “C1” will illuminate. Insert screwdriver between the 2 pin terminals on the board (MR) to bridge between them (fig.12.3).
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PAIRING THE SOMFY SAFETY EDGE TRANSMITTER 20 mm 20 mm Bring the door and the bottom rail to a workable eye level. Press and hold the ‘Prog’ button on the Rollixo panel until the LED light above it comes on – Then let go! 20 mm STOP Prog...
Rollerdor RD55 Econ Roller Garage Door POSITIONING OF MAGNETS Bring the door down to its final closed/end limit position. If the door lands on floor and stops, go to point 3 screws If the door comes to floor and retracts (bounces back) then see check the detail below, this happens because the doors safety edge system has been activated;...
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20 mm 20 mm 20 mm 20 mm DELETING ALL SOMFY REMOTE CONTROLS 20 mm FROM THE MEMORY STOP STOP Prog Prog Prog Press the ‘Prog’ button on the Rollixo RTS front panel for approximately 7 seconds until the LED goes out: STOP STOP STOP...
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Rollerdor RD55 Econ Roller Garage Door 13. INSTALLATION OF BACK CASE Lift the back case to offer up into place and mark for winding stem and if needed the wire gland (fig.13.1). Take down and place on a flat surface (fig.13.2), then cut out the slots needed (fig.13.3).
14. OPTIONAL EXTRAS HARD WIRED ROCKER / KEY SWITCH (HOLD TO RUN) WIRING AS FOLLOWS: All knock Receiver Box Green 6 Block Terminal (fig.14.3): out glands 22mm dia U – Up wire from switch D – Down wire from switch G –...
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Rollerdor RD55 Econ Roller Garage Door HARD WIRED ROCKER / KEY SWITCH (SAFETY EDGE) WIRING AS FOLLOWS: Receiver Box Green 6 Block Terminal (fig. 14.5): L0 – Up wire from switch L2 – Down wire from switch L1 – Common wire for the supply to the switch L1 –...
WIRELESS KEY PAD (ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SAFETY EDGE SYSTEM) INSTALLATION Fit directly to the wall using the 2 fixings making sure it is level and square with the writing at the bottom. PROGRAMMING CODES Access Code Master Code: Press and hold the * button (fig.
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Rollerdor RD55 Econ Roller Garage Door WIRELESS KEY PAD (ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SOMFY SAFETY EDGE SYSTEM) Key pad Changing the main code Main code forgotten and full reset Commissioning (for first use) By default, the main code is 000000 The Digipad must be reset: stored settings cleared, codes and radio 1.
7.5 safety edge If the safety edge is activated when the door is closing, it stops then re-opens d to ensure partially. 7.5 safety edge If the safety edge is activated while the door is opening, it continues its the magnet If the safety edge is activated when the door is closing, it stops then re-opens served to ensure movement.
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Rollerdor RD55 Econ Roller Garage Door EXTERNAL MANUAL OVERRIDE Mark the height you require your external Mark the length you need to cut the shaft to override to go through the wall and drill a make fit with stem. 22mm hole through the wall all the way.
TROUBLESHOOTING I was setting the door up The motor for the door is a friction drive and as such will generate heat. If and it was all ok but it just the door is sent up and down a lot in succession (like when first installing stopped and will not move up the door) the thermal cut out can kick in, if this happens turn the power or down electrically but I can...
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Rollerdor RD55 Econ Roller Garage Door TROUBLESHOOTING When closing the door it came Check to make sure the security straps are ok and are not broken or into contact with an obstacle out of shape. Can the straps bend back on themselves? If this is the and I didn’t stop the door in...
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