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OPERATION
Using Your Garage Door Opener
Your Security✚
®
opener and hand-held remote control
have been factory-set to a matching code which changes
with each use, randomly accessing over 100 billion new
codes. Your opener will operate with up to ten Security✚
®
remote controls, one Security✚
®
Keyless Entry System,
and one accessory wall control. If you purchase a new
remote, or if you wish to deactivate any remote, follow
the instructions in the Programming section.
Activate your opener with any of the following:
• The hand-held Remote Control: Hold the large push
button down until the door starts to move.
• The wall-mounted control console: Hold the push
button or bar down until the door starts to move.
• The Keyless Entry (see Accessories): If provided with
your garage door opener, it must be programmed
before use. See Programming.
When the opener is activated (with the safety
reversing sensor correctly installed and aligned)
1. If open, the door will close. If closed, it will open.
2. If closing, the door will reverse.
3. If opening, the door will stop.
4. If the door has been stopped in a partially open
position, it will close.
5. If obstructed while closing, the door will reverse. If the
obstruction interrupts the sensor beam, the opener
lights will blink for five seconds.
6. If obstructed while opening, the door will stop.
7. 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 misaligned, the door
won’t close from a hand-held remote. However, you can
close the door with the control console, the Outdoor Key
Switch, or Keyless Entry, if you activate them until down
travel is complete. If you release them too soon, the door
will reverse.
The opener lights will turn on under the following
conditions: when the opener is initially plugged in; when
power is restored after interruption; when the opener is
activated.
They will turn off automatically after 4-1/2 minutes or
provide constant light when the Light feature on the
Control Console is activated. Bulb size is A19. Bulb
power is 100 watts maximum.
Security
✚
®
light feature: Lights will also turn on when
someone walks through the open garage door. With a
Motion Detecting Control Console, this feature may be
turned off as follows: With the opener lights off, press
and hold the light button for 10 seconds, until the light
goes on, then off again. To restore this feature, start with
the opener lights on, then press and hold the light button
for 10 seconds until the light goes off, then on again.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce the risk of SEVERE INJURY or DEATH:
WARNING
WARNINGWARNING
WARNING
1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS.
2. ALWAYS keep remote controls out of reach of children.
NEVER permit children to operate or play with garage
control console push buttons or remote controls.
3. ONLY activate garage door when it can be seen clearly, it is
properly adjusted, and there are no obstructions to door
travel.
4. ALWAYS keep garage door in sight until completely closed.
NO ONE SHOULD CROSS THE PATH OF THE MOVING
DOOR.
5. NO ONE SHOULD GO UNDER A STOPPED, PARTIALLY
OPEN DOOR.
6. If possible, use emergency release handle to disengage
trolley ONLY when garage door is CLOSED. Weak or broken
springs or unbalanced door could result in an open door
falling rapidly and/or unexpectedly.
7. NEVER use emergency release handle unless garage
doorway is clear of persons and obstructions.
8. NEVER use handle to pull garage door open or closed. If
rope knot becomes untied, you could fall.
9. If one control (force or travel limits) is adjusted, the other
control may also need adjustment.
10. After ANY adjustments are made, the safety reversal
system MUST be tested.
11. Safety reversal system MUST be tested every month.
Garage door MUST reverse on contact with 1-1/2" high
(3.8 cm) high object (or a 2x4 laid flat) on the floor.
12. ALWAYS KEEP GARAGE DOOR PROPERLY BALANCED
(see page 3). An improperly balanced door may not
reverse when required and could result in SEVERE INJURY
or DEATH.
13. ALL repairs to cables, spring assemblies and other
hardware, all of which are under EXTREME tension, MUST
be made by a trained door systems technician.
14. To avoid SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY or DEATH from
electrocution, disconnect ALL electric and battery power
BEFORE performing ANY service or maintenance.
15.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.