Opener Safety & Security; Manual Door Operation; Emergency Evacuations; Power Failure - featuring Controll-A-Door SDO-2V3 Tri-Tran+ Homeowner's Manual

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6. Opener Safety & Security
WARNING! When operating the
manual release (while the door is
open) the door may fall rapidly due
to weak or broken springs, or due to
being improperly balanced.
Do not disengage the opener to
manual operation with children/
persons or any objects including
motor vehicles within the doorway.
Fig. 6.1
Shuttle Assembly
Fig. 6.2
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6.1 Manual Door Operation

To disengage the opener from the door (preferably
with the door in the closed position), pull down
on the string handle on an angle towards the door
(Fig 6.1). This will allow you to manually open or
close the door.
CAUTION: Do not use the string handle
as a mechanism to open the door. Failure
to comply may cause serious injury.
To re-engage the opener pull the string handle away
from the door - see 6.4 Re-Engaging the Opener.

6.2 Emergency Evacuations

In emergencies the garage door can be disengaged
from the opener, via the manual release cord and
the door opened manually. The manual release cord
should be a maximum of 1.8m from the ground. The
cord can be adjusted for special considerations.

6.3 Power Failure

When there is a power failure, the opener will be
unable to automatically open or close your garage
door. To use your door whilst there is no power you
will need to disengage the opener and use the door
manually – see 6.1 Manual Door Operation.

6.4 Re-Engaging the Opener

When the door has been disengaged from the
opener, the shuttle assembly, attached to the manual
release cord, can move up and down the chain.
Re-engage the opener
the door open to waist height) and then press the
programmed transmitter button, the motor will run
until the shuttle assembly engages the chain index
(Fig 6.2), you will hear it click into place. Then the
door will operate as normal.

6.5 Security - Inbuilt Locking Facility

DO NOT
lock your door when your opener is
engaged as it has inbuilt locking facility. With the
opener engaged your door will be locked whether
the power is on or off.
CAUTION: When the opener is manually
disengaged, the door is no longer locked.
To lock the door manually, re-engage the
opener after the door is closed.
(Fig 6.1) (preferably with