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GARAGE DOOR OPENER
Model 1345BMM 1/3HP
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
aligned.
Periodic checks of the opener are required to ensure safe operation.
The model number label is located on the front panel of your opener.
is connected and properly
®
BuildMark™ Garage Doors
1101 E. River Road
Dixon, Illinois 61021

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  • Page 1 BuildMark™ Garage Doors 1101 E. River Road Dixon, Illinois 61021 GARAGE DOOR OPENER Model 1345BMM 1/3HP 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.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Adjustment 23-25 Safety symbol and signal word review ..... 2 Adjust the up and down travel limits ....23 Preparing your garage door .
  • Page 3: Preparing Your Garage Door

    Preparing your garage door Before you begin: To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH: • Disable locks. • ALWAYS call a trained door systems technician if garage • Remove any ropes connected to garage door. door binds, sticks, or is out of balance. An unbalanced •...
  • Page 4: Planning

    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.
  • Page 5: Carton Inventory

    If anything is missing, Remote Control Sprocket Cover Visor Clip Door Control Button ® SECURITY✚ BuildMark™ Single-Button Remote Control (1) Single-Button Remote Control (1) Styrofoam Chain Door Bracket Motor Unit with Light lens 2 Conductor Bell Wire White &...
  • Page 6: Assembly

    ASSEMBLY STEP 1 Attach the Rail to the Motor Unit To avoid SERIOUS damage to garage door opener, use ONLY those bolts/fasteners mounted in the top of the opener. To avoid installation difficulties, do not run the garage door opener until instructed to do so. •...
  • Page 7: Tighten The Chain

    Figure 1 ASSEMBLY STEP 3 Tighten the Chain Lock Washer Outer Nut Inner Nut • Spin the inner nut and lock washer down the trolley threaded To Tighten Outer Nut shaft, away from the trolley. To Tighten • To tighten the chain, turn outer nut in the direction shown Inner Nut (Figure 1).
  • Page 8: Determine The Header Bracket Location

    INSTALLATION STEP 1 Determine the Header Bracket Location Unfinished Ceiling OPTIONAL CEILING MOUNT To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH: HEADER BRACKET • Header bracket MUST be RIGIDLY fastened to structural Header Wall support on header wall or ceiling, otherwise garage door Vertical Centerline might not reverse when required.
  • Page 9: Install The Header Bracket

    INSTALLATION STEP 2 Install the Header Bracket You can attach the header bracket either to the wall above the Wall Mounting Holes garage door, or to the ceiling. Follow the instructions which will CEILING MOUNT ONLY work best for your particular requirements. The nail hole is for positioning only.
  • Page 10: Attach The Rail To The Header Bracket

    INSTALLATION STEP 3 Attach the Rail to the Header Bracket • Position the opener on the garage floor below the header bracket. Use packing material as a protective base. NOTE: If the door spring is in the way you’ll need help. Have someone hold the opener securely on a temporary support to allow the rail to clear the spring.
  • Page 11: Position The Opener

    INSTALLATION STEP 4 Position the Opener To prevent damage to garage door, rest garage door opener rail Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated. on 2x4 placed on top section of door. SECTIONAL DOOR OR ONE-PIECE DOOR WITH TRACK A 2x4 laid flat is convenient for setting an ideal door-to-rail distance.
  • Page 12: Hang The Opener

    INSTALLATION STEP 5 Hang the Opener To avoid possible SERIOUS INJURY from a falling garage door Three representative installations are shown. Yours may be opener, fasten it SECURELY to structural supports of the different. Hanging brackets should be angled (Figure 1) to provide garage.
  • Page 13: Install The Door Control

    INSTALLATION STEP 6 Install the Door Control To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH from Locate the door control within sight of the door at a minimum electrocution: height of 5 feet (1.5 m) where small children cannot reach, and •...
  • Page 14: Install The Light

    INSTALLATION STEP 7 Install the Light To prevent possible OVERHEATING of the endpanel or light INSTALL THE LIGHT socket: • Install a 75 watt maximum light bulb in the socket. The light • DO NOT use short neck or specialty light bulbs. will turn ON and remain lit for approximately 4-1/2 minutes •...
  • Page 15: Electrical Requirements

    INSTALLATION STEP 9 Electrical Requirements To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH from To avoid installation difficulties, do not run the opener at this electrocution or fire: time. • Be sure power is not connected to the opener, and To reduce the risk of electric shock, your garage door opener has disconnect power to circuit BEFORE removing cover to a grounding type plug with a third grounding pin.
  • Page 16: Install The Protector System

    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 aligned correctly before the garage door opener will move in the down To prevent SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH from a closing garage direction.
  • Page 17 INSTALLING THE BRACKETS Be sure power to the opener is disconnected. Install and align Figure 1 Figure 1 the brackets so the sensors will face each other across the garage DOOR TRACK MOUNT (RIGHT SIDE) door, with the beam no higher than 6" (15 cm) above the floor. They may be installed in one of three ways, as follows.
  • Page 18 MOUNTING AND WIRING THE SAFETY SENSORS Figure 5 • Slide a 1/4"-20x1/2" carriage bolt head into the slot on each Wing Nut 1/4"-20 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).
  • Page 19: Fasten The Door Bracket

    INSTALLATION STEP 11 Fasten the Door Bracket Fiberglass, aluminum or lightweight steel garage doors WILL Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated REQUIRE reinforcement BEFORE installation of door bracket. below or on the following page. Contact your door manufacturer for reinforcement kit. A horizontal reinforcement brace should be long enough to be secured to two or three vertical supports.
  • Page 20 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.
  • Page 21 INSTALLATION STEP 12 Inner Trolley Connect Door Arm to Trolley Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated Outer Trolley below and on the following page. SECTIONAL DOORS ONLY Clevis Pin Make sure garage door is fully closed. Pull the emergency release 5/16"x1"...
  • Page 22: Connect The Door Arm To The Trolley

    ALL ONE-PIECE DOORS Door Ring Bracket 1. Assemble the door arm, Figure 4: Fastener Nuts • Fasten the straight and curved door arm sections together to Lock 5/16"-18 the longest possible length (with a 2 or 3 hole overlap). Washers 5/16"...
  • Page 23: Adjustment

    ADJUSTMENT STEP 1 Adjust the UP and DOWN Travel Limits Without a properly installed safety reversal system, persons Limit adjustment settings regulate the points at which the door (particularly small children) could be SERIOUSLY INJURED or will stop when moving up or down. KILLED by a closing garage door.
  • Page 24: Adjust The Force

    ADJUSTMENT STEP 2 Adjust the Force Without a properly installed safety reversal system, persons (particularly small children) could be SERIOUSLY INJURED OR Force adjustment controls are located on the back panel of the KILLED by a closing garage door. motor unit. Force adjustment settings regulate the amount of power required to open and close the door.
  • Page 25: Test The Safety Reversal System

    ADJUSTMENT STEP 3 Test the Safety Reversal System Without a properly installed safety reversal system, persons (particularly small children) could be SERIOUSLY INJURED TEST OR KILLED by a closing garage door. • With the door fully open, place a 1-1/2" (3.8 cm) board (or a •...
  • Page 26: Operation

    WARNING OPERATION IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING WARNING To reduce the risk of SEVERE INJURY or DEATH: 1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS. 9. If one control (force or travel limits) is adjusted, the other control may also need adjustment. 2.
  • Page 27: Using The Wall-Mounted Door Control

    Using the Wall-Mounted Door Control To Open the Door Manually Press the button to open or close the door. Press again to reverse the door during the closing cycle or to stop the door while it's To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH from a falling opening.
  • Page 28: Care Of Your Opener

    THE REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY Care of Your Opener LIMIT AND FORCE ADJUSTMENTS: Weather conditions may cause some To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH: minor changes in door operation FORCE CONTROLS • NEVER allow small children near batteries. requiring some re-adjustments, •...
  • Page 29: Having A Problem

    Having a Problem? 1. My door will not close and the light bulbs blink on my motor Bell Wire unit: The safety reversing sensor must be connected and aligned correctly before the garage door opener will move in the down direction. •...
  • Page 30: Diagnostic Chart

    Bell Wire Installed Diagnostics Safety Reversing Located On Sensor Motor Unit “Learn” Your garage door opener is programmed with self-diagnostic Button capabilities. The “Learn” button/diagnostic LED will flash a number of LED or times then pause signifying it has found a potential issue. Consult Diagnostic Safety Reversing Sensor Diagnostic Chart below.
  • Page 31: Programming

    PROGRAMMING NOTICE: If this garage door opener is operated with a non-rolling code transmitter, the technical measure in the AFETY IGNAL™ 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 transmitter to circumvent that technical measure.
  • Page 32: To Add, Reprogram Or Change A Keyless Entry Pin

    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 To change an existing, known PIN If the existing PIN is known, it may be changed by one person without using a ladder.
  • Page 33: Repair Parts

    REPAIR PARTS Rail Assembly Parts PART DESCRIPTION 4A1008 Master link kit 41A4813 Chain pulley bracket 41A3489 Complete trolley assembly 1707LM One-piece rail 7' (2.1 m) 1708LM Complete rail 8' (2.4 m) 1710BD Complete rail 10' (3 m) 41D3484 Full chain assembly 83A11-1 Rail grease Installation Parts...
  • Page 34: Motor Unit Assembly Parts

    Motor Unit Assembly Parts LIMIT SWITCH ASSY. (Down) Contact Brown Wire Grey Wire Drive Gear Center Limit (Up) Yellow Contact Contact Wire KEY PART KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION NO. NO. DESCRIPTION 31D380 Sprocket cover 41A3583-15 Cover 41C4220A Gear and sprocket assy. 41A2818 Helical gear &...
  • Page 35: Accessories

    ACCESSORIES 1702LM 371BM BuildMark Single-Button Remote ™ Outside Quick Release: Control: Required for a garage with NO access door. Includes visor clip. ™ 2-Button 59LM 372RGD Outside Keylock: AFETY IGNAL Remote Control: Opens the garage door automatically from Includes visor clip.
  • Page 36: Repair Parts And Service

    TWO-YEAR MOTOR LIMITED WARRANTY BuildMark™ (“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 one year from the date of purchase [and that the motor is free from defect in materials and/or workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase].

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