Chamberlain garage door opener owner's manual (36 pages)
Summary of Contents for Chamberlain 248739M
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The Chamberlain Group, Inc. 845 Larch Avenue Elmhurst, Illinois 60126-1196 www.chamberlain.com ® GARAGE DOOR OPENER Models WD822KD • WD832KD • 248739 1/2 HP For Residential Use Only Owner’s Manual ■ Please read this manual and the enclosed safety materials carefully! ■...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Adjustment 27-29 Safety symbol and signal word review ....2 Adjust the travel limits ......27 Preparing your garage door .
Preparing your garage door Before you begin: • Disable locks. To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH: • ALWAYS call a trained door systems technician if • Remove any ropes connected to garage door. garage door binds, sticks or is out of balance. An •...
Planning Identify the type and height of your garage door. Survey • Do you have an access door in addition to the garage your garage area to see if any of the conditions below door? If not, Model 7702CB Emergency Key Release is apply to your installation.
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Planning (Continued) ONE-PIECE DOOR INSTALLATIONS Without a properly working safety reversal system, • Generally, a one-piece door does not require persons (particularly small children) could be reinforcement. If your door is lightweight, refer to the SERIOUSLY INJURED or KILLED by a closing garage information relating to sectional doors in Installation door.
Carton Inventory Your garage door opener is packaged in one carton which Parts may be stuck in the foam. Hardware for assembly contains the motor unit and all parts illustrated below. and installation is shown on the next page. Save the carton Accessories will depend on the model purchased.
ASSEMBLY STEP 1 Assemble the Rail & Install the Trolley To prevent INJURY from pinching, keep hands and fi ngers away from the joints while assembling the rail. To avoid installation diffi culties, do not run the garage door opener until instructed to do so. The front rail has a cut out “window”...
ASSEMBLY STEP 2 Fasten the Rail to the Motor Unit To avoid SERIOUS damage to garage door opener, use ONLY those bolts/fasteners mounted in the top of • Insert a 1/4"-20x1-3/4" bolt into the cover protection the opener. bolt hole on the back end of the rail as shown. Tighten securely with a 1/4"-20 lock nut.
ASSEMBLY STEP 4 Install the Belt and Attach the Belt Cap To avoid possible SERIOUS INJURY to fi ngers from Retainer moving garage door opener: • ALWAYS keep hand clear of sprocket while operating 1. Pull the belt around the idler pulley and toward the opener.
ASSEMBLY STEP 5 Set the Tension • Insert a screwdriver tip into one of the nut ring slots and brace it fi rmly against the trolley. Square End • Place a 7/16" open end wrench on the square end. Nut Ring Rotate the nut about 1/4 turn until the spring releases Slot and snaps the nut ring against the trolley.
INSTALLATION STEP 1 Unfi nished OPTIONAL Ceiling CEILING Determine the Header Bracket Location MOUNT HEADER Header Wall BRACKET Vertical Centerline To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH: of Garage Door Structural • Header bracket MUST be RIGIDLY fastened to Supports structural support on header wall or ceiling, otherwise garage door might NOT reverse when required.
INSTALLATION STEP 2 Wall Mount 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 Header Wall Header Bracket Header Attach the Rail to the Header Bracket Idler Pulley Bracket • Position the opener on the garage fl oor below the header bracket. Use packing material as a protective base. NOTE: If the door spring is in the way you’ll need Mounting Hole help.
INSTALLATION STEP 5 Hang the Opener To avoid possible SERIOUS INJURY from a falling Three representative installations are shown. Yours may garage door opener, fasten it SECURELY to structural supports of the garage. Concrete anchors MUST be be different. Hanging brackets should be angled used if installing ANY brackets into masonry.
INSTALLATION STEP 6 Install the Door Control To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH from electrocution: Locate door control within sight of door at a minimum height of 5 feet (1.5 m) where small children cannot • Be sure power is NOT connected BEFORE installing reach, and away from moving parts of door and door door control.
INSTALLATION STEP 7 Install the Lights To prevent possible OVERHEATING of the endpanel or light socket: • Press the release tabs on both sides of lens. Gently rotate lens back and downward until the lens hinge is in • DO NOT use short neck or specialty light bulbs. the fully open position.
INSTALLATION STEP 9 Electrical Requirements To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH from To avoid installation diffi culties, do not run the opener electrocution or fi re: at this time. • Be sure power is NOT connected to the opener, and disconnect power to circuit BEFORE removing cover To reduce the risk of electric shock, your garage door to establish permanent wiring connection.
INSTALLATION STEP 10 Install The Protector System ® Be sure power is NOT connected to the garage door opener BEFORE installing the safety reversing sensor. The safety reversing sensor must be connected and To prevent SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH from a closing aligned correctly before the garage door opener will garage door: move in the down direction.
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DOOR TRACK MOUNT (RIGHT SIDE) INSTALLING THE BRACKETS Figure 1 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 Door 6"...
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Figure 5 MOUNTING AND WIRING THE SAFETY REVERSING SENSORS Mounting: Wing Nut 1/4"-20 • 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.
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Connect to garage door opener: • Strip 7/16" (11 mm) of insulation from each set of wires. Separate white and white/black wires suffi ciently to connect to the opener quick-connect terminals. Twist like colored wires together. Insert wires into quick-connect holes: white to white and white/black to grey (Figure 10).
INSTALLATION STEP 11 Fasten the Door Bracket Fiberglass, aluminum or lightweight steel garage doors WILL REQUIRE reinforcement BEFORE Follow instructions which apply to your door type as installation of door bracket. Contact your door illustrated below or on the following page. manufacturer for reinforcement kit.
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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 HARDWARE SHOWN with the header bracket as shown. Mark either the left ACTUAL SIZE and right, or the top and bottom holes.
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INSTALLATION STEP 12 Figure 1 Pulley Connect Door Arm to Trolley 8" (20 cm) min. Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated below and on the following page. Trolley Outer SECTIONAL DOORS ONLY Inner Stop Bolt Trolley Trolley •...
ALL ONE-PIECE DOORS Figure 5 CORRECT INCORRECT 1. Assemble the door arm, Figure 5: IMPORTANT: The groove on the straight door arm MUST face away from the curved door arm. Straight Straight Door Door • Fasten the straight and curved door arm sections Curved together to the longest possible length (with a 2 or 3 Curved...
ADJUSTMENT STEP 1 Adjust the UP and DOWN Travel Limits Without a properly installed safety reversal system, Limit adjustment settings regulate the points at which the persons (particularly small children) could be door will stop when moving up or down. SERIOUSLY INJURED or KILLED by a closing garage door.
ADJUSTMENT STEP 2 Adjust the Force Without a properly installed safety reversal system, Force adjustment controls are located on the right panel persons (particularly small children) could be of the motor unit. Force adjustment settings regulate the SERIOUSLY INJURED or KILLED by a closing garage amount of power required to open and close the door.
ADJUSTMENT STEP 3 Test the Safety Reversal System Without a properly installed safety reversal system, TEST persons (particularly small children) could be SERIOUSLY INJURED or KILLED by a closing garage • With the door fully open, place a 1-1/2" (3.8 cm) board door.
OPERATION IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING WARNING To reduce the risk of SEVERE INJURY or DEATH: 1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL WARNINGS AND 9. If one control (force or travel limits) is adjusted, the INSTRUCTIONS. other control may also need adjustment. 2.
Using the Wall-Mounted Door Control To Open the Door Manually THE MULTI-FUNCTION DOOR CONTROL Press the lighted push button to Push open or close the door. Press again Button To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH from to reverse the door during the a falling garage door: closing cycle or to stop the door Lock...
THE REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY CARE OF YOUR OPENER LIMIT AND FORCE ADJUSTMENTS: FORCE CONTROLS Weather conditions may cause some To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH: minor changes in door operation requiring some re-adjustments, • NEVER allow small children near batteries. particularly during the fi...
HAVING A PROBLEM? 1. My door will not close and the light bulbs blink on Bell Wire my motor unit: The safety reversing sensor must be connected and aligned correctly before the garage door opener will move in the down direction. •...
Bell Wire Diagnostics Located On Installed Motor Unit Safety Reversing Sensor LED or Diagnostic Your garage door opener is programmed with self-diagnostic “Learn” capabilities. The “Learn” button/diagnostic LED will fl ash a Button number of times then pause signifying it has found a potential Safety Reversing Sensor issue.
PROGRAMMING NOTICE: If this Security ✚ ® garage door opener is operated with a non-rolling code remote control, the technical measure in the receiver of the garage door opener, which provides security against code-theft devices, will be circumvented. The owner of the copyright in the garage door opener does not authorize the purchaser or supplier of the non-rolling code remote control 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 USING THE MULTI-FUNCTION DOOR CONTROL NOTE: This method requires two people if the Keyless 1.
Motor Unit Assembly Parts (Down) Contact LIMIT SWITCH Brown ASSEMBLY Wire Grey Wire Drive Gear Center Limit (Up) Yellow Wire Contact Contact KEY PART KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION NO. NO. DESCRIPTION 41A4371 Belt cap retainer 41A5525-4 Cover 41A4885-5 Gear and sprocket assembly. 41A2818 Limit switch drive &...
935CB Motion Detecting Control Panel: anywhere in their home with an additional Chamberlain Security✚ ® Multi-Function door control with remote. motion sensor that automatically turns opener lights on for 5 minutes when it detects a person entering the garage.
10 YEAR BELT LIMITED WARRANTY & LIFETIME MOTOR LIMITED WARRANTY The Chamberlain Group, Inc. (“Seller”) warrants to the fi rst 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 one year from the date of purchase, and that the belt is free from defect in materials and/or workmanship for a period of 10 years from the date of purchase and that the motor is free from defect in materials and/or workmanship for the lifetime of the product.