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GARAGE DOOR OPENER Model 3585 3/4 HP For Residential Use Only Owner’s Manual ■ Please read this manual and the enclosed safety materials carefully! ■ Fasten the manual near the garage door after installation. The door WILL NOT CLOSE unless the Protector System ■...
To prevent damage to garage door and opener: • ALWAYS disable locks BEFORE installing and operating the opener. • ONLY operate garage door opener at 120V, 60 Hz to avoid malfunction and damage. Tools needed During assembly, installation and adjustment of the opener, instructions will call for hand tools as illustrated below.
Planning Identify the type and height of your garage door. Survey your garage area to see if any of the conditions below apply to your installation. Additional materials may be required. You may find it helpful to refer back to this page and the accompanying illustrations as you proceed with the installation of your opener.
Carton Inventory Your garage door opener is packaged in two cartons which contain the motor unit and all parts illustrated below. Accessories will depend on the model purchased. L O C L I G Smart Control Panel LCD Motion Detecting...
Tighten securely. Remember to use only these bolts/fasteners! Any other bolts/fasteners will cause serious damage to the opener. The Chamberlain Group, Inc. Liftmaster Synchro Drive • Cut tape from rail, belt and styrofoam. Spring Trolley Nut Assembly 3/5/92 - 5/16 /92 - 5/21/92 - 6/2/92 •...
4. Disable ALL locks and remove ALL ropes connected to garage door BEFORE installing opener to avoid entanglement. 5. Install garage door opener 7 feet (2.13 m) or more above floor. 6. Mount emergency release handle 6 feet (1.83 m) above floor.
INSTALLATION STEP 1 Determine the Header Bracket Location To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH: • Header bracket MUST be RIGIDLY fastened to structural support on header wall or ceiling, otherwise garage door might not reverse when required. DO NOT install header bracket over drywall.
INSTALLATION STEP 2 Install the Header Bracket You can attach the header bracket either to the wall above the garage door, or to the ceiling. Follow the instructions which will work best for your particular requirements. Do not install the header bracket over drywall. If installing into masonry, use concrete anchors (not provided).
INSTALLATION STEP 3 Attach the Rail to the Header Bracket • Position the opener on the garage floor below the Header Wall • Position the rail bracket against the header bracket. Header Bracket • Align the bracket holes and join with a clevis pin Belt Pulley Bracket •...
• The top of the door should be level with the top of the motor unit. Do not position the opener more than 4" (10 cm) above this point. To prevent damage to garage door, rest garage door opener rail on 2x4 placed on top section of door. RELEASED...
INSTALLATION STEP 5 Hang the Opener Three representative installations are shown. Yours may be different. Hanging brackets should be angled (Figure 1) to provide rigid support. On finished ceilings (Figure 2 and Figure 3), attach a sturdy metal bracket to structural supports before installing the opener.
SPECIAL NOTE: Only one 398LM can be connected to each garage door opener. If additional wall controls are desired to operate the same garage door opener, it is recommended to use model 378LM wireless wall control as the secondary control console.
4-1/2 minutes when power is connected. Then the lights will turn OFF. • Reverse the procedure to close the lens. • Use A19, standard neck garage door opener bulbs for replacement. NOTE: Use only standard light bulbs. The use of short neck or speciality light bulbs may overheat the endpanel or light socket.
INSTALLATION STEP 9 Electrical Requirements To avoid installation difficulties, do not run the opener at this time. To reduce the risk of electric shock, your garage door opener has a grounding type plug with a third grounding pin. This plug will only fit into a grounding type outlet. If the plug doesn’t fit into the outlet you have, contact a qualified electrician to install the proper outlet.
6" (15 cm) max. above floor Facing the door from inside the garage ® Be sure power is not connected to the garage door opener BEFORE installing the safety reversing sensor. To prevent SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH from a closing garage door: •...
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INSTALLING THE BRACKETS Be sure power to the opener is disconnected. Install and align the brackets so the sensors will face each other across the garage door, with the beam no higher than 6" (15 cm) above the floor. They may be installed in one of three ways, as follows.
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MOUNTING AND WIRING THE SAFETY REVERSING SENSORS • Slide a 1/4"-20x1/2" carriage bolt head into the slot on each sensor. Use wing nuts to fasten sensors to brackets, with lenses pointing toward each other across the door. Be sure the lens is not obstructed by a bracket extension (Figure 5).
INSTALLATION STEP 11 Fasten the Door Bracket Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated below or on the following page. A horizontal reinforcement brace should be long enough to be secured to two or three vertical supports. A vertical reinforcement brace should cover the height of the top panel.
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ONE-PIECE DOORS Please read and comply with the warnings and reinforcement instructions on the previous page. They apply to one-piece doors also. • Center the door bracket on the top of the door, in line with the header bracket as shown. Mark either the left and right, or the top and bottom holes.
INSTALLATION STEP 12 Connect Door Arm to Trolley Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated below and on the following page. SECTIONAL DOORS ONLY Make sure garage door is fully closed. Pull the emergency release handle to disconnect the outer trolley from the inner trolley.
ALL ONE-PIECE DOORS 1. Assemble the door arm, Figure 4: • Fasten the straight and curved door arm sections together to the longest possible length (with a 2 or 3 hole overlap). • With the door closed, connect the straight door arm section to the door bracket with the 5/16"x1-1/4"...
ADJUSTMENT STEP 1 Adjust the UP and DOWN Travel Limits Limit adjustment settings regulate the points at which the door will stop when moving up or down. To operate the opener, press the door control push bar. Run the opener through a complete travel cycle. •...
ADJUSTMENT STEP 2 Adjust the Force Force adjustment controls are located on the back panel of the motor unit. Force adjustment settings regulate the amount of power required to open and close the door. If the forces are set too light, door travel may be interrupted by nuisance reversals in the down direction and stops in the up direction.
The door will not move more than 1" (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).
13. ALL repairs to cables, spring assemblies and other hardware, ALL of which are under EXTREME tension, MUST be made by a trained door systems technician. 14. ALWAYS disconnect electric power to garage door opener BEFORE making any repairs or removing covers. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
Using the Wall-Mounted Door Control THE SMART CONTROL PANEL Press the push bar to open or close the door. Press again to reverse the door Motion Sensing during the closing On/Off cycle or to stop the door while it's Prog <Learn> opening.
Using the Remote Control NOTE: To activate the remote control functions, pull out the plastic pull tab protruding from the remote control housing. This remote control is equipped with a proximity lighting feature. When moving a hand within close proximity to the remote control, the LED lights turn on for 3 seconds.
To Open the Door Manually To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH from a falling garage door: • If possible, use emergency release handle to disengage trolley ONLY when garage door is CLOSED. Weak or broken springs or unbalanced door could result in an open door falling rapidly and/or unexpectedly.
5. My lights will not turn off when door is open: • The garage door opener is equipped with a security light feature. This feature activates the light on when the safety sensor beam has been obstructed. Refer to Operation section;...
Motor Unit Safety Reversing "Learn" Button LED or Your garage door opener is programmed with self-diagnostic Diagnostic capabilities. The “Learn” button/diagnostic LED will flash a number of times then pause signifying it has found a potential issue. Consult Diagnostic Chart below.
Smart Control Panel™ Messages The following messages are contained within the Smart Control Panel™ and may appear during the operations of the unit: Message Meaning: This message will appear if the Safety Reversing Sensors are out of alignment, if they are blocked or if the wiring is disconnected. To clear message SAFETY SENSORS from Smart Control Panel™...
The owner of the copyright in the garage door opener does not authorize the purchaser or supplier of the non-rolling code transmitter to circumvent that technical measure.
To Add, Reprogram or Change a Keyless Entry PIN NOTE: Your new Keyless Entry must be programmed to operate your garage door opener. USING THE “LEARN” BUTTON 1. Press and release the “learn” button on motor unit. The learn indicator light will glow steadily for 30 seconds.
REPAIR PARTS Rail Assembly Parts Installation Parts L O C L I G KEY PART 398LM 373P 10A19 10A33 29C151 41A2828 41B4494-1 41A5047-1 41A4353-1 41A5034 178B34 178B35 41A5266-1 101D173 41A2770-12 114A3396 114A3396SP Owner’s manual - Spanish PART DESCRIPTION 4A1008 Master link kit 41B5424 Belt pulley bracket 41B3869-3...
Motor Unit Assembly Parts PART DESCRIPTION 41A4371 Belt Cap 41A4885-5 Gear and sprocket assembly Complete with: Spring washer, thrust washer, retaining ring, bearing plate, roll pins (2), drive gear and worm gear, helical gear w/retainer and grease 41A2817 Drive/worm gear kit w/grease, roll pins (2) 41B4245-1 Line cord...
395LM Remote Light Control: Enables homeowner to turn on a lamp, television or other appliance from their car with their garage door opener remote or from anywhere in their home with an additional LiftMaster Security✚ remote. 378LM Wireless Door Control: Push bar, light feature and auxiliary button.
LIFETIME MOTOR AND BELT LIMITED WARRANTY The Chamberlain Group, Inc. (“Seller”) warrants to the first retail purchaser of this product, for the residence in which this product is originally installed, that it is free from defect in materials and/or workmanship for a period of five years from the date of purchase [and that the motor and belt are free from defect in materials and/or workmanship for the lifetime of the product].