Craftsman 139.53976SRT Owner's Manual

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Page 1 Owner's Manual Model No. 139.53976SRT CRRFTSM For Residential Use Only GARAGE DOOR OPENER 1/2 HP Caution: • Safety Precautions Read and follow all • Assembly safety rules and • Installation operating instructions before first use of this • Adjustment product. •...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Page Contents Page A review of safety alert symbols ......... 2 Install the light and lens ..........19 You'll need tools............3 Attach emergency release rope and handle ....19 Safety information regarding garage door locks Electrical requirememts ..........20 and ropes ..............
Page 3: You'll Need Tools
You'll Need Tools During assembly, installation and adjustment of the opener, instructions will call for hand tools shown below. Tape Measure Stepladder Locking pliers Adjustable End Wrench An unbalanced garage door might not reverse To avoid damage to the garage door and when required and someone...
Page 4: Illustrationof Sectional Door Installation
Before you begin, survey your garage area to see whether any of the conditions below apply to your installation. FINISHED CEILING Support bracket & fastening hardware Horizontaland verticalreinforcement is required. is neededforlightweightgarage doors See page 17. (fiberglass.steel, aluminum,door withglass panels, etc.), See page 24 for details, Header Wa, Extension...
Page 5: Illustration Of One-Piece Door Installation
One-Piece Door without Track Before you begin, survey your garage area to FINISI- see whether any of the conditions below apply Supportbracket & fastening to your Installation. hardware is required, See page 17. Header Wall Closed Position t_ccess Door Trolley S_op Bed Cable Trolley Emergency...
Page 6: Carton Inventory
Carton Inventory Your garage door opener is packaged in two cartons which contain parts illustrated below. Accessories will depend on model purchased. If anything is missing, carefully check the packing material. Parts may be "stuck" in the foam. Hardware for assembly and installation is shown on page 7. Security+ Keyksss Entry Motion Detecting Control Console Security+ Three-Function...
Page 7: Hardware Inventory
Separate all hardware from the packages in the rail carton and the opener carton, as shown below, for the assembly and installation procedures. ASSEMBLY ® © © Lock Nut Lock Washer 1/4"-20 (2) 3/8" (1) 3/8" (1) ) ))))))))))') Link Master Bolt 1/4"-20 x 1-3/4"...
Page 8: Assembly Section: Pages
Assembly Section: Pages 8 - 11 To avoid installation difficulties, do not run the garage door opener until instructed to do so, Assembly Step I Assemble the Rail & Install the Trolley The front rail has a cut out "_vindow" at the door end (see illustration).
Page 9: Fasten The Rail To The Opener
Assembly Step 2 Fasten the Rail to the Opener Insert a 1/4"-20xl-3/4 bolt into the cover protection bolt hole on the back end of the rail as shown. Tighten securely with a 1/4"-20 lock nut. Remove the two screws from the top of the opener.
Page 10: Install Chain/Cable & Attach The Sprocket Cover
Assembly Step 4 Install the Chain/Cable and Attach the Sprocket Cover 1. Pull the cable around the idler pulley and toward the trolley. 2. Connect the cable loop to the retaining slot on the trolley, as shown: • From below, push pins of master link bar up Dispensing Carton through cable loop and trolley slot.
Page 11: Tighten The Chain
Assembly Step 5 Tighten the Chain • Spin the inner nut and lock washer down the Figure I o=_ LOCk Trolley threaded shaft, away from the trolley. Washer Shaft • To tighten the chain, turn outer nut in the direction To Tighten Outer Nut .,--tl=-! shown (Figure 1).
Page 12: Installation Section: Pages
Installation Section: Pages 12 - 27 Installation Step 1 Determine Header Bracket Location If the header bracket is not rigidly fastened to Installation procedures vary according to a structural support on the header wall or garage door types. Follow the Instructions ceiling, the safety reverse...
Page 13: One-Piece Door
Read the Safety instructions on page 12. They also apply to doors without tracks. Header Wall Vertical Centedine • Close the door and mark the inside vertical centerline of your garage door. Extend the line onto the header wall above door. If headroom clearance is minimal, you can install the header bracket on the ceiling.
Page 14: Install The Header Bracket
You can attach the header bracket either to the Installation Step 2 wall above the garage door, or to the ceiling. Follow the instructions which will work best for Install the Header Bracket your particular requirements. Wall Header Bracket Installation •...
Page 15: Attach The Railto Header Bracket
Attach the Raft to the Header Bracket Installation Step 3 NOTE: (Optional) With an existing Craftsman installation, you may re-use the old header bracket with the two plastic spacers included in the hardware bag. Place the spacers inside the bracket on each side of the rail, as illustrated.
Page 16: Position The Opener
Installation Step 4 Position the Opener Follow Instructions which apply to your door type as Illustrated, A 2x4 laid flat is convenient for setting an ideal door-to-T-rail distance. Outer Trolley Inner Trolley • Raise the opener onto a stepladder as shown. You will need help at this point if the ladder is not tall enough.
Page 17: Hang The Opener
Installation Step 5 Hang the Opener Two representative installations are shown. Yours may be different. Hanging brackets should be angled, Figure 1, to provide rigid support. On Figure I finished ceilings, Figure 2, attach a sturdy metal bracket to structural supports before installing the opener.
Page 18: Install The Door Control
Installation Step 6 Install the Door Control Do not connect to live electrical wiring. Connect only to 24 Volt low voltage wires. Connection to Locate the door control within sight of the door at a live wires or higher voltage may cause serious minimum height of 5 feet where small children Injury from shock, burn or electrocution.
Page 19: Install The Light And Lens
6. Attach the User Safety Instruction label to the wall Do NOT connect the power and operate near the door control, and the Maintenance opener at this time. The trolley will travel to the instruction label in a prominent location on the full open position but will not return to the...
Page 20: Electrical Requirememts
Installation Step 9 Electrical Requirements To prevent electrocution or fire, Installation and wiring must he In compliance with local electrical and building codes. To reduce the risk of electric shock, your garage Do NOTuse an extension cord, 2-wire adapter, door opener has a grounding type plug with a third or change the plug In any way to make It fit grounding pin.
Page 21: Safety Reversing Sensor Information
The Safety Reversing System IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE SAFETY REVERSING SENSOR Without a properly working safety reversing The safety reversing sensor mustbe connected sensor, persons (particularly children) could and aligned correctly before the garage door be injured or killed by a closing garage door. opener will move In the down direction.
Page 22: Install The Safety Reversing Sensor
Figure 2 DOOR TRACK MOUNT (Right Side) Installation Step 10 Install the Safety Reversing Sensor Door Track Be sure power to the opener is disconnected. indicator Instafl and align the brackets so the sensors will light face each other across the garage door, with the beam from 4 - 6"...
Page 23 Mounting and Wiring the Safety Sensors Figure 5 • Slide a 1/4"-20xl/2" carriage bolt head into the slot on both sensors. Use wing nuts to fasten sensors to brackets, with lenses pointingtoward each other across the door. Be sure the lens is not obstructed by a bracket extension.
Page 24: Fasten Door Bracket (Sectional Door)
Installation Step 11 Fasten Door Bracket Follow Instructions which apply to your door type as Illustrated below or on page 25. A horizontal brace should be long enough to be secured to 2 vertical supports. A vertical brace should cover the height of the top panel. The illustration shows one piece of angle Iron as the horizontal brace.
Page 25: Fasten Door Bracket (One-Piece Door)
Please read and comply with the warnings and reinforcement instructions on page 24, They apply to one-piece doors also. Header Wall 2x4 Support Header -- Finished Ceiflng -- Horizontal and vertical reinforcement is Door needed for lightweight garage doors Bracket Placement steel door with of Door...
Page 26: Connect Door Arm To Trolley (Sectional Door)
Installation Step 12 Connect Door Arm to Trolley Follow Instructions which apply to your door type as Illustrated below and on page 27. Make sure garage door is fully closed. Pull the emergency release handle to disconnect the outer trolley from the inner trolley.
Page 27: Connect Door Arm To Trolley (One-Piece Door)
Assemble the Door Arm: Ring • Fasten the straight and curved door arm sections Door Bracket together to the longest possible length (with a 2 or Nuts Lock 3 hole overlap). 5/16"-18 Washers 5/16" • With the door closed, connect the straight door arm Clevis Pin Straight section to the door bracket with the 5/16"xl -1/4"...
Page 28: Adjustment Section - Pages 28 -30 Travel Limit Adjustments
Adjustment Section: Pages 28 - 30 Adjustment Step 1 Adjust the UP and DOWN Limits Improper adjustment of the travel limits will Do not make any limit adjustments until the Interfere with the proper operation of the safety safety reversing sensors are completely reverse system.
Page 29: Force Adjustments
Adjustment Step 2 Adjust the Force Too much force on the door will Interfere with the proper operation of the safety reverse Force adjustment controls are located on the back system. The door might not reverse properly )anel of the opener. Force adjustment settings when required and could seriously Injure or kill regulate the amount of power required to open and someone...
Page 30: Test The Safety Reversing Sensor
Adjustment Step 3 Test The Safety Reversing Sensor • Press the remote control push button to open the door. • Place the opener carton in the path of the door. • Press the remote control push button to close the door.
Page 31: Operation Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS To reduce the risk of severe injury or death to persons: 1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS. 5. If possible, use the emergency release only when the door is In a closed position. Caution 2. Do not permit children either to operate or to should be taken whenever the disconnect cord play with the opener.
Page 32: Operation Of Your Opener
Operation of Your Opener Activate the opener with any of the following: • The Remote Control: Hold pushbuttondownuntil the door startsto move. • The Door Control: Hold push bar downuntilthe door startsto move. • The Outdoor Key Switch or Keyless Entry. (See Accessories) When the opener Is activated: 1.
Page 33: Receiver And Remote Controlprogramming
Receiver and Remote Control Programming TOconlo_ vdthFCC ru_s, a_usbnent or motivations of #ds recover and/or SI .ClJlli'i i',I; bansm_lerare proh_ted, except for chang_g _e codese_ng _ m_ac_g thebattery. THERE ARE NO OTHER USER SERVICEABLEPARTS. Your garage door opener receiver and remote control have been pre-set at the factory to a matching code.
Page 34: Having A Problem
Having a Problem? Probable Cause and Solution Situation 1. Does the opener have electdc power?.Plug a lamp intothe outlet. If it doesn't light, The opener doesn't check the fuse box or the circuit breaker. (Some outlets are controlled by a wall switch.) operate from either the Door Control or 2.
Page 35 Having a Problem? (continued) Probable Cause & Solution Situation The door opens but 1. If the opener lights blink, check the safety reversing sensor. See page 23. won? close: 2. If the opener lights do not blink and it is a new installation, check the down force. See Adjustment Step 2, page 29.
Page 36: Repair Parts, Rail Assembly
Repair Parts Rail Assembly Parts PART DESCRIPTION 1A995 Master link kit 41C5141-1 Complete trolley assembly 183C158-3 Rail - front (header) section 183C157-3 Rail - center/back section (2) 144C56 Chain Idler pulley 41A5249 Chain and cable t 44C62 Spreader (2) 12D598 U bracket Installation Parts...
Page 37: Repair Parts, Opener Assembly
Repair Parts Opener Assembly Parts '-_Z.F -'-_-'_" , ' in LLJF _ 3 ._ " ',J T_I _k-'__P--- _, '_'_.1_ "" (Down) LIMIT SWITCH er_w_ contact ASSEMeLY 12 ,,..._. _. Wire _Kl-'_ "_ '." Center Limit (Up) Yellow Contact Contact Wire PART PART...
Page 38: Accessodes
Accessories Sears offers many useful accessories for your garage door opener. They are illustrated below with Sears model numbers and descriptions. SECURITY+ 3-Function Remote 139.53702 139.53681 Emergency Key Release: Control: Requiredfor a garage with NO Includes visor clip, access door, Enables homeowner to open garage door manually from outside by disengaging trolley.
Page 39: Index
Index Access DoodOutslde Key Release Accessory ....................4, 5 Chain Tension .............................. 4, 5, 11 Electrical Safety Warnings ........................2, 20, 31 Garage Door Testing for balance, binding and sticking....................3, 28, 31 Determining high point of travel: Sectional door ..............................One-piece door ..............................
Page 40: How To Order Repair Parts
For in-home major brand repair service: Call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 1-800-4-MY-HOME sM (1-800-469-4663) Para pedir servicio de reparaci6n a domicilio - 1-800-676-5811 For the repair or replacement parts you need: Call 6 a.m. - 11 p.m. CST, 7 days a week PartsDirects"...

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