Operation Of Your Opener - Craftsman 139.18815 Owner's Manual

Activate the opener with any of the following
devices:
•
The 3-Function Transmitter. Hold large push
button down until the door starts to move.
•
The Wall Control. Hold push bar down until the
door starts to move.
•
The Key Switch or Touch Code Transmitter
(See Accessories)
When the opener is activated with the safety
reversing sensor installed and correctly aligned:
1. If open, the door will close. If closed, the door will
open.
2. If closing, the door will reverse.
3. If opening, the door will stop (allowing space for
entry and exit of pets and for fresh air).
4. If the door has been stopped in a partially open
position, it will close.
5. If obstructed while closing, the door will reverse.
6. If obstructed while opening, the door will stop.
7. The garage door will reverse in the closing cycle
when the invisible beam is broken. If fully open, the
door will not close when the beam is broken. The
sensor has no effect in the opening cycle.
If the sensor is not installed, or is not aligned
correctly, the door won't close from any portable
transmitter. You can close the door with the Wall
Control, the Key Switch, or Touch Code Transmitter;
however, if you activate them until down travel is
complete. If you release them too soon, the door will
reverse.
The opener lights will blink for 5 seconds when the
safety reversing sensor causes the door to reverse.
Opener Lights will turn on under the following
conditions: When the opener is initially plugged in;
when the power is interrupted; when the opener is
activated. They will turn off automatically after 4-1/2
minutes or provide constant light when the Light
feature is activated. Bulb size is 75 watts maximum.
Operation of the Deluxe Lighted Console Wall Control
Lighted Push Bar:
Press to open or close the door.
Press again to reverse the door during the closing
cycle or to stop the door while it's opening.
Light Feature:
Press the Light button. If the opener light is off, it will
turn on .
If the opener light is on, (even in the 4-1/2 minute
automatic cycle) it will turn off.
But if you use the Light button to turn the light(s) on
and then activate the opener, the light(s) will turn off
after 4-1/2 minutes.
The Light button will not control the opener lights
when the door is in motion.

Operation of Your Opener

Trolley
The lockout feature
prevents the trolley from
reconnecting auto-
matically. Pull the
emergency handle down
and back (toward the
opener). The door can
then be raised and lowered
manually as often as
necessary. To disengage
the Lockout Feature, pull
the emergency handle
straight down. The trolley
will reconnect on the next
UP or DOWN operation.
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WARNING
Weak or broken springs could allow an open
door to fall (either rapidly or unexpectedly),
resulting in serious injury, death or property
damage. If possible, use the emergency
release rope and handle only when the door is
fully closed.
Trolley
Release Arm
Emergency
Release Handle
(Pull Down)
Manual disconnect
position
Trolley
Lock Feature:
The Lock feature is designed to prevent operation
of the door from portable transmitters. However,
the door will open and close from the Wall
Control push bar, the Key Switch and the
Touch Code Transmitter.
To Activate:
Press and hold the Lock button for 2 seconds. The
push bar indicator light will flash as long as the Lock
feature is on.
To turn off:
Press and hold the Lock button again for 2 seconds.
The push bar indicator light will stop flashing.
Normal operation will resume. The Lock feature will
also turn off whenever the SRT button on the opener
To open the door
manually:
The door should be fully
closed if possible. Pull
down on the red
emergency release handle
and lift the door manually.
To reconnect the door to
the opener, press the Wall
Control push bar.
Trolley
Release Arm
Emergency Release Handle
(Pull Down & Back
Towards Opener)
Lockout position