Limit Switches & Force Adjustment; Door Limits - Genie 2024 User Manual

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DOOR LIMITS

• Severe injury or death can result if the door
closing force is set too high.
• Never increase the door closing force above the
minimum required to move the door.
• Never adjust force to compensate for a sticking
or binding door.
• Perform monthly CONTACT REVERSE TEST as
described on page 22 and in Section 10.
SETTING & TESTING OPEN/CLOSE LIMITS
The OPEN (UP) and CLOSE (DOWN) door positions
are controlled by making the adjustments on the
panel located on the bottom of the power head. The
adjustments that can be made are:
• Close Travel Limit,
• Open Travel Limit,
Adjust Closing Force
Adjust Opening Force
Transmitter Programming
A) ENGAGE CHAIN/BELT CONNECTOR
TO CARRIAGE
1. Press and hold the "Close Travel Limit"
until the chain or belt connector advances and
engages to the Carriage Assembly (Fig. 6-2).
B) CLOSE TRAVEL LIMIT
1. Press and hold the "Close Travel Limit"
until the door is fully closed.
2. You can quickly press and release the "Close
Travel Limit" button to move the door in small
increments. You can also use the "Open Travel
Limit" button to move the door slightly in the
UP direction.
3. Door is fully closed when the bottom edge of door
presses firmly onto the ground.
4. Once the door is in the desired position, press and
hold the "Close SET Limit"
The LED indicator light will blink green once. This
stores the closed position in memory.
C) OPEN TRAVEL LIMIT
1. Press and hold the "Open Travel Limit"
to move the door to its fully opened position. This
starts the opener moving in the UP direction.
2. Hold the "Open Travel Limit"
door is in the fully opened position that you desire,
then release this button.
3. You can quickly press and release the "Open
Travel Limit" button to move the door in small
increments. You can also use the "Close Travel
Limit" button to move the door slightly in the
DOWN direction.
4. Once the door is in the desired position, press and
hold the "Open SET Limit"
The LED indicator light will blink green twice. This
stores the opened position in memory.
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WARNING
button for 5 seconds.
SET
button until the
button for 5 seconds.
SET
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NOTE: Set Close Travel Limit
before setting Open Travel
Limit for unit to operate
normally.
Unless limits are being reset
do not press set limit buttons.
LED
Indicator Light
To
Garage Door
LEARN
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Code
Button
button
FIG. 6-1 Limit controls.
Failure to verify the engagement of the belt/chain
button
connector will result in damage to rail components.
Chain Connector
button
Belt Connector
FIG. 6-2 Engage Chain/Belt Connector to Carriage.
Operation of the opener without the Chain or Belt
Connector engaged to the Carriage Assembly will
result in damage to rail components including the
rail pulley.
02/26/2010 REV. 1
Limit Controls location
on power head.
Open
Open
Set Limit
Travel Limit
Button
OPEN
SET
MANUAL LIMIT FORCE
SET
CODE CLOSE
Close
Close
Set Limit
Travel Limit
Button
CAUTION
Latch
Movement
Latch
Movement
CAUTION
Up Force
Control
Adjustment
Down Force
Control
Adjustment
Carriage Assembly
Latch
Movement
Carriage Assembly
Latch
Movement