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- Page 1 United Kingdom 0800 073 0112 www.merlingo.com Professional installation While this unit is suitable for 'do-it-yourself' installation, using a qualified Authorised Installer has the additional benefit of an on-site warranty and ensures a quality installation. Telephone for your nearest Merlin Authorised Installer.
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Page 2: Safety Instructions 2
To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet without disconnecting the opener from the mains. Welcome Thank you for purchasing the Merlin Powerlift sectional or tilting door opener. This product combines convenience with security. You can operate the door from a remote control radio transmitter or from a push-button inside your garage. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Garage doors are under great spring tension. Do not attempt to adjust spring tension. Do not loosen any brackets under spring tension. Do not remove springs from the door. Merlin Ga- rage Openers Limited do not accept responsibility for damage or injury resulting from install- ing this opener. -
Page 4: Site Requirements
If the door springs back, it is advisable to have the spring tension adjusted. Do not attempt this yourself. Springs can only be adjusted safely by a trained professional installer. If in doubt about whether the door is suitable for automation consult an Authorised Merlin Installer. Tilt door clearances The opener has been designed to fit most existing doors. -
Page 5: Preparing The Opener
For sectional doors using tension springs the minimum allowable height from the top of the closed door to the ceiling is 280 mm. The header bracket is to fit 200-300 mm above the top of the door at the centre or directly above the torsion bar. - Page 6 STEP 2: Assemble the poles. Gather the 5 pole sections and assemble them as in the sketch. It may be necessary to force the poles together by knocking the ends with a block of wood. If you have a trackless tilt door, read the following before assem- bling the poles.
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Page 7: Installing The Opener
Installing the opener WARNING Garage doors are under great spring tension. Do not attempt to ad- just the spring tension on your garage door. Do not remove the springs. Merlin Garage Openers Limited do not accept responsibility for damage or injury resulting from installing this opener. - Page 8 Header header above the door and mark the door itself at the top edges. Mark highest point onto header STEP 4: Check the installation height of the opener. Slowly open the door and observe the point at which the top edge of the door is closest to the ceiling.
- Page 9 Clevis pin & clip STEP 11: Locate a ceiling joist in the area where the straps will attach to the ceiling. If you have a finished plas- ter or wallboard ceiling, you may have difficulty locating the joists. Try either of these methods: •...
- Page 10 nuts and wash- Door arm examples ers. For a metal door you may prefer to use pop rivets screws. Preferable for Preferable for OK for sectional doors tilt doors tilt doors You can mount the door bracket either vertically or horizontally on the ga- rage door.
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Page 11: Setting Door Travel Limits
insulation with the staples. Cut the wire to the length needed and strip approxi- mately 10 mm of the insulation. Connect the wire to the two terminals on the pushbutton. Mount the pushbutton to the wall. CAUTION Keep the push button cable at least 600 mm clear of mains power ca- bles if it is parallel to them. -
Page 12: Setting The Force Sensitivity
STEP 3: Press and hold the green operate button to move remove the door up and down into the required fully open or fully for setup exit delay closed positions. Each time the operate button is pressed Light door roller: L the door will stop or move in the opposite direction. -
Page 13: Setting Up Wireless Controls
Wireless controls can be hand-held or fixed to walls, such as a wireless keypad, or a wireless wall-switch. Up to 20 Merlin wireless controls can be learned by the opener. After this, the 20th wireless control is over-written in the opener’s memory. -
Page 14: Adding The Merlin M102 Non-Contact Beam Sensor
Adding the Merlin M102 non- contact beam sensor (Optional) Non-contact beam sensors are optional but Merlin strongly suggests they be fitted for in- creased levels of safety. They may be fitted at any time. If sensors are fitted the opener will only close when the sensors are fully functional and where their beam is unobstructed. -
Page 15: Operating From A Remote
There are no user serviceable parts inside the opener. The power cord is not intended for replacement by the user. Please refer to your Merlin dealer in the event that replacement is required. Contact your Merlin dealer or Authorised Merlin Installer for any service require- ments. - Page 16 check the door can be operated easily by hand. Get your door repaired or serviced if it is heavy to move by hand. Transmitter range is shorter than normal. Your transmitter battery may be going flat. The antenna wire out of the door opener may be damaged.
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Page 17: Optional Accessories
2.4 m. Up to 3 m using an extension kit purchased separately. For sectional door heights up to 4.9 m check with your Merlin dealer (Note that door geometry and type affects actual forces, speeds and times measured at the door bottom edge. The estimates above are based on typical residential applica- tions.) -
Page 18: Warranty
Buyer at no cost. Repairs and replacement parts are warranted for the remaining portion of the original warranty period. Limited warranty on motor. After 24 months and through to 60 months, Merlin will furnish a replacement motor, if it is found to be defective; free of charge. Labour costs will be charged. - Page 19 The liability of the Distributor for any loss or damage or injury arising directly or indirectly from any defect in the goods supplied is limited to the replacement or repair of such goods or to damages not exceeding the invoice value of such goods at the option of Merlin Garage Openers Limited.
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Page 20: Merlin Service Centres
During the warranty period, if the product appears as though it may be defective, call our toll free service before removal of the unit. A Merlin technician will diagnose the problem and promptly supply you with the parts for “do-it-yourself” repairs, or provide you with shipping instructions for a factory repair or replacement.
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what battery is needed to operate the hand held controls
The Merlin Powerlift handheld controls require a 6V 4LR44 or equivalent battery.
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