Linear LDCO800 Installation Instructions

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MODEL LDCO800
BELT-DRIVE OR CHAIN-DRIVE
DC MOTOR GARAGE DOOR OPERATOR
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
For Sectional Type Doors
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES
Please read the instructions carefully! This garage door THE FOLLOWING FORMATS ARE USED FOR
operator is designed to provide safe and reliable service SAFETY NOTES IN THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
if installed and tested as described in these instructions.
WARNING
A garage door is the largest mechanical appliance in a
residence. Care must be taken to prevent injury or death
This type of warning note is used to indicate
during installation and operation of the garage door and
possible mechanical hazards that may cause
garage door operator.
serious injuries or death.
WARNING CAUTION
This type of warning note is used to indicate This type of warning note is used to indicate
possible electrical shock hazards that may the possibility of damage to the garage door or
cause serious injuries or death. garage door operator.
IMPORTANT INSTALLATION SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH TO PERSONS, REVIEW
THESE INSTALLATION SAFETY STEPS BEFORE PROCEEDING
1 READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
2 Install only on a properly balanced garage door. An improperly balanced door could result in severe
injury or death. Repairs to cables, spring assemblies, and other hardware must be made by a qualified
service person before installing the operator.
3 Use this operator only with sectional overhead doors no more than 10 ft. tall.
4 Disable all locks and remove all ropes connected to the garage door before installing the operator.
Ropes connected to a garage door can cause entanglement and death.
5 If possible, install door operator 7 feet or more above the floor with the manual release handle
mounted 6 feet above the floor.
6 Do not connect the operator to the power source until instructed to do so.
7 Locate the wall station within sight of the door at a minimum height of 5 feet so that small children
cannot reach it. Locate the wall station away from all moving parts of the door.
8 Install the User Safety Label on the wall adjacent to the wall station.
9 Upon completion of the installation, the door must reverse when it comes in contact with a 1-1/2" high
object (or a 2x4 laid flat at the center of the door) on the floor and when the infrared safety beam is blocked.
10 Do not wear watches, rings or loose clothing while installing or servicing an operator. Jewelry or
loose clothing can be caught in the mechanism of the garage door or the operator.
11 DISCONNECT T HE ELECTRIC POWER FROM THE GARAGE DOOR OPERATOR BEFORE MAKING ANY
REPAIRS OR REMOVING THE COVER.
1 Check the Door Balance
CHECKING THE DOOR BALANCE
1 From outside the garage, slowly open the door all the
way, and then close it all the way. Notice if there is
any binding, sticking or rubbing. The door should move
smoothly in both directions.
2 Raise the garage door about halfway up. Carefully
release the door and see if the door balances. It should
stay in place. Close the door.
� I MPORTANT: If the garage door is unbalanced or
the door travel isn't smooth, have a qualified garage
door professional adjust or repair the door.
2 Attach the Rail to the Operator
ALIGNING THE RAIL
1 Place the operator head on the garage floor with
LINE UP THE RAIL OVER THE DRIVE SHAFT
cardboard underneath it to protect the finish. ON TOP OF THE OPERATOR HEAD
2 Align the rail over the center of the operator head.
3 Be sure the flat on the sprocket lines up with the flat on
the drive shaft.
4 Slide the sprocket onto the shaft.
5 Attach the rail to the operator head by installing four
CHAIN DRIVE
¼-20 x ¾" bolts.
BE SURE THE FLAT ON THE SPROCKET
LINES UP WITH THE FLAT ON THE DRIVE SHAFT
6 Tighten the four bolts in the order shown with a 7/16"
socket.
MATING THE SPROCKET AND SHAFT
SLIDE THE SPROCKET
INTO THE SHAFT
CHAIN DRIVE
TABS FIT INTO SLOTS
ATTACHING THE RAIL
TIGHTEN THE RAIL-TO-HEAD BOLTS IN THIS ORDER
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2
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3 Locate the Header Bracket Position
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1 Close the door.
MARKING THE CENTERLINE
2 From inside the garage, use a pencil to mark the
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vertical centerline of the door on the header wall and
on the top panel of the door.
3 Examine the area above the center of the door on the
door header wall for a header bracket mounting location.
4 Open the door to the high-rise point (the point where
the top edge of the door is highest above the floor) and
measure the distance to the floor.
5 Close the door and use a pencil to mark the header
wall 1" above the measured high-rise point.
MARKING ABOVE THE HIGH-RISE POINT
� N OTE: In some installations, the header bracket
location will be higher than the door header. This will
require adding a 2x4 (or larger) cross piece to the wall
studs to provide a mounting location for the header
bracket. Use lag screws (not supplied) to attach the
2x4 to the studs.
6 On doors with low headroom, the header bracket can
be attached to the ceiling up to 6" back from the header
wall (see next step).
4 Install the Header Bracket
Attaching the Header Bracket to the Wall
ATTACHING THE HEADER BRACKET
1 Hold the header bracket on the center line drawn
above the door with the bottom edge of the bracket on
the line marked above the high-rise point.
ATTACH HEADER
2 Use a pencil to mark the two bracket holes.
BRACKET WITH
TWO 5/16" x 2"
3 Drill two 3/16" pilot holes about 2" deep.
LAG SCREWS
4 Use a ½" socket to fasten the bracket with two 5/16" x 2"
lag screws.
Attaching the Header Bracket to the Ceiling
� N OTE: On a finished ceiling, be sure there is a joist
to fasten to under the sheetrock where the header
bracket will be located (use a stud finder). If there is
ATTACHING THE HEADER BRACKET TO THE CEILING
none, install a 2x4 cross piece between the two closest
joists to fasten the header bracket onto.
NO MORE
THAN 6 INCHES
1 Extend the center line drawn on the header wall along
the ceiling.
2 Hold the bracket on the center line with the edge of the
bracket no further than 6" from the header wall.
DOOR
3 Use a pencil to mark the two bracket holes.
HEADER
4 Drill two 3/16" pilot holes about 2" deep. WALL
5 Use a ½" socket to fasten the bracket with two
5/16" x 2" lag screws.
5 Connect the Rail to the Header Bracket
1 Place assembled operator on the empty carton on the
CONNECTING THE RAIL
floor with rail towards the door.
2 Insert the end of the rail into header bracket.
INSERT HITCH PIN
3 Insert the 5/16" x 2-3/8" clevis pin through header
INTO CLEVIS PIN
bracket and rail.
4 Secure the clevis pin with the hitch pin.
6 Hang the Operator
PREPARING TO HANG THE OPERATOR
Installation requirements vary with garage construction.
Hanging brackets should be angled to provide rigid
support. Hanging material is not provided. Angle iron
and lag screws are recommended. DO NOT USE NAILS.
THE DOOR SHOULD
Following are typical operator hanging methods. Certain
BALANCE WITHOUT
GOING UP OR DOWN installations will require improvised methods.
1 Raise the operator head and set it on top of a stepladder
(use extra spacers on top of ladder if it isn't tall enough).
2 Carefully open the door to the full up position. Lay a 2x4
across the top section of the door as a spacer. Adjust
the operator height until the rail touches the spacer. The
rail should be close to level.
3 Center the operator head and rail with the centerline
mark on the top of the door.
ADJUSTING OPERATOR HEIGHT
4 For finished ceilings only: An angle iron cross piece
between the two closest joists above the operator will be
required. Mark mounting hole locations, drill pilot holes
BELT DRIVE
and attach the piece with two lag screws (not supplied).
5 Measure the distance from each of the operator's
hanging tabs to the ceiling joists or angle iron cross piece.
6 Cut two angle iron pieces to the required lengths for
hanging brackets. Bend brackets if required.
• For unfinished ceilings: Hold each bracket in place
and use a pencil to mark the locations where they will
be attached to the joists, drill pilot holes and attach the
pieces with two lag screws (not supplied).
• For finished ceilings with an angle iron cross piece:
Attach the two hanging brackets to the cross piece
HANGING BRACKET OPTIONS
with two bolts and two keps nuts (not supplied).
BELT DRIVE
7 Attach operator to hanging brackets using two 5/16-18 x
TYPICAL HANGING BRACKETS
1" hex bolts and two 5/16-18 keps nuts (supplied). Insert
SCREWED DIRECTLY TO JOISTS
bolts from the inside of hanger brackets with the nuts on
the outside of the operator. Tighten nuts with a ½" socket.
8 Tighten all hanging hardware.
9 Open and close the door manually. The door should
INSTALL FOUR 1/4-20 x 3/4"
clear the rail by at least 1".
RAIL-TO-HEAD BOLTS
USING A 7/16" SOCKET
10 A ttach the trolley's release lever to the red release
handle with the cord supplied so the handle is at least
PULL THE CHAIN OR BELT
6 feet from the floor. Cut off any excess cord.
AWAY FROM THE RAIL TO
FIT THE SOCKET ON THE
11 R emove the light cover to access the lamp socket.
FRONT BOLTS
Install a 100 watt maximum rough service in the lamp
HANGING THE OPERATOR
socket. Reattach the light cover.
HANG OPERATOR
3
WITH TWO 5/16-18 x 1"
BOLTS AND NUTS
4
7 Install the Wall Station
WARNING
MARK THE CENTERLINE
OF THE DOOR ON THE
HEADER AND THE TOP
Children operating or playing with a garage door operator can injure themselves or others. The garage
DOOR PANEL
door could cause serious injury or death. Do not allow children to operate the remote control(s) or
the wall station. Install the wall station out of reach of children and away from all moving parts of
the door. The door must be clearly visible from the wall station. A moving garage door could injure
someone under it. Only activate the door when it is properly adjusted, when it can be seen clearly
and when there are no obstructions to the door travel.
� N OTE: 22 AWG 2-conductor wall station and safety
beam wire is supplied with the operator, Use this wire
or the installation's pre-wiring. For additional wire,
contact Linear for information regarding the 24-pack
MARK HEADER
Model HAE00009 wire and wire clip kit.
1" ABOVE HIGH-RISE
POINT
� U L NOTE: All low voltage Class 2 cable used with this
operator must be UL Listed Type CL2, CL2P, CL2R, or
CL2X or other cable with equivalent or better electrical,
mechanical, and flammability ratings.
1 Strip back ½" of insulation and connect a wire to each
DOOR
of the two terminals on the back of the wall station.
2 Use the screws provided to mount the wall station near
an access door at a minimum height of five feet. SEE
IMPORTANT WARNING ABOVE!
3 For non-prewired installations, route the wire to
1/2" SOCKET CENTERLINE OF DOOR the back of the operator. Use insulated staples (not
supplied) to secure the wire. Staples must straddle
both wires to avoid electrical shorts.
4 Cut the wall station wire about 6" longer than needed to
1 INCH
reach the operator terminals. Strip back ½" of insulation.
5 Connect either wire to the operator's PUSHBUTTON
terminal and the other wire to the operator's COMMON
HIGH-RISE POINT terminal.
OF DOOR
6 Apply the User Safety Instruction Label to the wall next
to the wall station. Use staples or tacks to help the
label remain in place over time.
� I MPORTANT! DO NOT PLUG THE OPERATOR IN AT
THIS TIME! More installation is required.
CENTERLINE OF DOOR
8 Install the Safety Beam
WARNING
Persons, particularly children, could be killed
FOR LOW HEADROOM
DOOR INSTALLATIONS ONLY
by a closing garage door without a properly
installed and adjusted safety beam optical
obstacle sensing system.
� N OTE: The safety beam's infrared light beam must
2-3/8" LONG not be obstructed by the door, or by any part of the
CLEVIS PIN
door hardware. Use wooden spacers between the
beam brackets and wall if necessary to create proper
clearance.
1 Assemble the two safety beam brackets from the four
L-shaped brackets using two ¼-20 x ¾" bolts and ¼-20
keps nuts (one nut & bolt for each bracket).
WARNING
To protect small children, do not install the
safety beam higher or lower than instructed.
2 Position the assembled brackets on each side of the
door so the center line of the safety beam lenses
will be 5-1/2" above the floor. Use the index marks
on the brackets to make the bracket assemblies equal
lengths. Mark the locations for the bracket mounting
screws.
� N OTE: The safety beam receiver (the unit with two
indicators) should be located on the "shady" side of
the door to prevent sunlight from shining directly into
the receiver's lens.
3 Drill two 3/16" pilot holes for lag screws at marks.
Mount the brackets with two ¼" x 1-¼" lag screws and
tighten with a 7/16" socket.
4 Insert the sender and receiver into the bracket holes
so the lenses of the units will face each other. Twist the
units until the spring clips lock into a detent mark on
PLACE A 2x4 SPACER
BETWEEN THE DOOR AND RAIL
the brackets. To protect the units from being bumped
after installation, it is recommended to mount the
sender and receiver inside the brackets as shown.
DOOR
� IMPORTANT: Be careful to route the safety beam wiring
away from any moving parts of the door or operator.
ADJUST HEIGHT
AS REQUIRED 5 For non-prewired installations, route the wires from
the sender and receiver, up the wall above the door
hardware, then over to the center of the door, then along
the top of the rail (or ceiling), and back to the operator
head. Cut the wires about 6" longer than needed to
reach the operator terminals. Strip back ½" of insulation
from the ends of the wires.
6 For non-prewired installations, secure all the wires
to the wall and ceiling with insulated staples (not
supplied). Staples must straddle both wires to prevent
shorts. Secure the wire to the top of the rail with wire
clips (supplied).
7 At the operator, twist one wire from each pair together,
TYPICAL HANGING BRACKET
then twist the other wire from each pair together.
ASSEMBLY USING A CROSSPIECE
8 Attach either twisted connection to the operator's
BEAM terminal. Connect the other twisted connection
to the operator's COMMON terminal.
9 Install the Door Bracket and Door Arm
1 Fully close the door. Hold the door bracket against the
inside of the door's top panel. Align the top edge of the
bracket 2" to 4" below the top edge of the door; or, if
there is a structural support across the top of the door,
place the top edge of the bracket directly below the
support. Align the vertical centerline drawn on the door
with the center of the bracket. See the figure for details.
Mark the left and right holes of the bracket.
2 Drill ¼" holes at marks and insert two ¼-20 x 2" carriage
CONNECTING AND LOCATING THE WALL STATION bolts (not supplied) from outside of door through the
CONNECT PUSHBUTTON WIRES door bracket.
TO WALL STATION'S TERMINALS
3 Secure door bracket with two ¼-20 keps nuts (not
supplied). Tighten with a 7/16" socket.
4 Slide the 5/16" x 1-3/8" clevis pin through one hole on
door bracket; then the single hole on the curved door arm;
then through the other hole on the door bracket. Secure
MOUNT WALL STATION
AT LEAST 5 FEET ABOVE
the clevis pin with the hitch pin.
THE FLOOR LEVEL
5 Insert the single hole end of the straight door arm into
the slot in the trolley. Slide the 1-1/8" clevis pin through
the hole and secure it with a hitch pin.
MOUNTING THE WALL STATION
USE MACHINE SCREWS
WHEN MOUNTING TO 6 Flip the trolley release lever to disconnect the trolley.
USE WOOD SCREWS
A SINGLE-GANG BOX
WHEN MOUNTING 7 Rotate the curved door arm upward to meet the
ROUTE WIRE DIRECTLY TO WALL
straight door arm connected to the trolley. Align the
THROUGH
two door arms so that the holes in both arms overlap.
SLOT IN
CASE
� N OTE: The straight door arm should be slightly angled
PUT HOLE toward the operator head.
PLUGS IN
CONNECTING DOOR ARMS
TO HIDE
SCREWS
1 Line up door arms until trolley is positioned as shown.
Connect the arms together using two 5/16-18 x 1" bolts
inserted in the highest and lowest matching holes,
CONNECTING THE WIRES TO OPERATOR
CONNECT WALL STATION WIRES secure the bolts with two 5/16" keps nuts, tighten with
TO PUSHBUTTON AND COMMON
a ½" socket.
TERMINALS (EITHER WIRE
WIRES TO
TO EITHER TERMINAL)
WALL STATION
ASSEMBLING THE BRACKETS
ASSEMBLE BRACKETS
WITH 1/4-20 x 3/4" BOLTS
AND KEPS NUTS
10 Connect the Operator to Power Source
WARNING
To prevent electrocution or fire, installation
and wiring must be in compliance with local
electrical and building codes.
Cord and Outlet Connection
MARKING THE CORRECT BEAM BRACKET HEIGHT
The operator should be connected to a grounded
receptacle on the ceiling or near the operator head. If
none is available which will accept the grounded operator
plug, one should be installed by a qualified electrician. Do
not use an extension cord.
1 Plug the operator into a grounded receptacle.
2 When the operator is plugged in, a click should sound
in the operator and the light should turn on. If light does
LOCATE THE SAFETY BEAM
not turn on, check the power source and light bulb.
BRACKETS SO THE BEAM
CENTERLINE IS 5-1/2" ABOVE THE FLOOR
INSTALLING THE BEAMS
Permanent Wiring
SOME LOCAL ELECTRICAL CODES REQUIRE
INSERT UNIT
INTO BRACKET PERMANENT WIRING BETWEEN THE OPERATOR
TWIST UNIT TO
AND THE POWER SOURCE THROUGH A CONDUIT.
LOCK INTO BRACKET
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU HAVE A LICENSED
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR FOLLOW THESE
STEPS ONLY IF PERMANENT WIRING IS REQUIRED.
PRE-ADJUSTING THE BEAMS
1 BE SURE POWER CORD IS UNPLUGGED.
2 Cut the power cord about 2" above the strain relief
ADJUST UNITS SO
LENSES POINT TOWARD bushing on the operator.
EACH OTHER
3 Remove the four side screws and bottom cover of
operator.
4 Use pliers to remove the strain relief bushing and
discard the bushing.
SPRING CLIP LATCHES
5 Remove the outer insulation from the power cord and
INTO DETENT MARKS
TO HOLD UNIT'S POSITION
strip the white, black, and green wire insulation back
about ½".
6 Pull white (neutral), black (hot) and green (ground)
CONNECTING THE BEAM WIRES
wires through conduit.
CONNECT SAFETY BEAM WIRES
7 Connect the conduit to the operator with the appropriate
TO COMMON AND BEAM
PUSHBUTTON
BEAM
TERMINALS (EITHER WIRE termination.
WIRES
WIRES
TO EITHER TERMINAL)
8 Use wire nuts (not supplied) to connect the wires to the
matching color wires inside operator head.
9 Secure the wires away from all moving parts with a
zip-tie as shown in the figure.
10 R eplace the operator cover and the four side screws.
11 C onnect the conduit wires to the power source at
junction box.
12 W hen power is applied to the operator, a click should
sound and the light should turn on. If the light does
not turn on, check the power source, wiring, and light
bulb.
INSTALLING THE DOOR BRACKET
CAUTION! LIGHTWEIGHT DOORS NOT
DOOR
DESIGNED FOR USE WITH A GARAGE DOOR
BRACKET
OPENER MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A DOOR
REINFORCEMENT KIT (CHECK WITH THE
GARAGE DOOR MANUFACTURER)
ALIGN THE DOOR BRACKET
ON THE CENTERLINE 2" TO 4"
BELOW THE TOP EDGE
DOOR
OF THE DOOR, OR DIRECTLY
STRUCTURAL
BELOW ANY DOOR
SUPPORT
STRUCTURAL SUPPORT
DRILL TWO 1/4" PILOT HOLES
USE TWO 1/4-20 x 2" CARRIAGE BOLTS AND
NUTS (NOT SUPPLIED) TO ATTACH THE DOOR BRACKET
CONNECTING THE DOOR ARM TO THE DOOR BRACKET
CONNECT
INSTALL SINGLE-HOLE
HITCH PIN END OF
DOOR ARM
CURVED
DOOR
ARM
1-3/8"
CLEVIS
PIN
CONNECTING THE DOOR ARM TO THE TROLLEY
TROLLEY
SLIDE IN THE
1-1/8" CLEVIS PIN
INSTALL THE
HITCH PIN
STRAIGHT DOOR ARM
CONNECTING THE DOOR ARMS
4" TO 6"
LINE UP DOOR ARMS UNTIL TROLLEY
IS POSITIONED AS SHOWN
2" TO 4"
WARNING
To reduce the risk of electric shock, this
operator has a grounding pin. This plug will
only fit into a grounding type outlet. If the plug
doesn't fit into the outlet, contact a qualified
electrician to install the proper outlet. Do not
change the plug in any way.
POWERING THE OPERATOR
CEILING
OUTLET
PLUG OPERATOR
INTO GROUNDED
OUTLET
FOR PERMANENT WIRING ONLY!
REMOVING THE POWER CORD
BE SURE THE POWER
CORD IS UNPLUGGED!!
CUT THE CORD ABOUT
2" ABOVE THE STRAIN
RELIEF BUSHING
FOR PERMANENT WIRING ONLY!
REMOVING THE BUSHING
REMOVE STRAIN
RELIEF BUSHING
WITH PLIERS
FOR PERMANENT WIRING ONLY!
HARDWIRING THE OPERATOR
CONDUIT
WIRE
NUTS
CONNECT CONDUIT
WIRING TO OPERATOR
WIRING WITH
WIRE NUTS
GREEN - GROUND
WHITE - NEUTRAL
BLACK - HOT