Activate the opener with any of the following:
• The Remote Control Transmitter. Hold push
button down until the door starts to move.
• The Door Control. Hold push bar down until the
door starts to move.
• The Outside Keylock or Keyless Entry.
(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 remote
control transmitter. You can close the door with the
Door Control, the Outside Keylock, or Keyless Entry,
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.
The Door Control 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 activate the opener lights
when the door is in motion.
Operation of Your Opener
Operation of the Multi-Function Door Control Panel
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 manual release
rope and handle only when the door is fully
closed.
Trolley
Manual
Release Handle
(Pull Down)
Manual disconnect
position
The lockout feature
prevents the trolley from
reconnecting auto-
matically. Pull the manual
release handle down and
back (toward the opener).
The door can then be
raised and lowered
manually as often as
necessary. To disengage
lockout feature, pull the
manual release handle
straight down. The trolley
will reconnect on the next
UP or DOWN operation.
Lock Feature: Designed to prevent operation of
the door from remote controls. However, the door
will open and close from the door control push bar
and from the Keylock and the Keyless Entry
Accessories.
To Activate: Press and hold the Lock button for
2 seconds. The push bar 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 light will stop
flashing. Normal operation will resume. The Lock
feature will also turn off whenever the "Smart"
button on the opener end panel is activated.
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WARNING
To open the door
manually:
The door should be fully
Trolley
Release
closed if possible. Pull
Arm
down on the manual
release handle and lift the
door manually. To
reconnect the door to the
opener, press the door
control push bar.
Trolley
Manual
Release Handle
(Pull Down & Back
Towards Opener)
Lockout position
Trolley
Release
Arm
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