Allstar Products Group AC9300 manual

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    1 INST ALLA TION AND OWN ER’S MANUAL As of date of manufacture, meets all AN SI/UL 325 Safety Requ irements for Vehicular Garage Door Operators CHALLENGER AC9000 SERIES Residential V ehicular Garage Door Ope rator MODEL NUMBERS AC 9300, AC9500, and ACJ9 500 READ THIS MANUAL READ THIS MANUAL READ THIS MANUAL READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE CAREF[...]

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    2 Product Fea tures ................................................... 3 Component Identificat ion/Tools Required ........... 4 Section A : A ssembl y Instructions ....................... 5 Sectio n B : Im por tant I nstallat ion In struc tions .... 6 Sectio n C : Ins talling the Oper ator ....................... 7 Id ent ify Your Door Ty pe .....[...]

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    3 110044 PRODUCT FE A TURES The purpose of this booklet is to provide as sembly , installation and o peration infor mation concerning the Challeng er AC9000 Seri es (Models AC 9300, AC9500, an d ACJ9500) R esidential Ga rage Door Openers and rel ated Accessory Products . NOTICE IT IS IMPORTANT TH AT THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL BE READ AN D UNDERSTOOD C[...]

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    4 OPEN ER HARDW ARE BAG STEPL ADDER TAPE M EASUR E W OOD BLOCK HAMMER HACKSAW 1/2” OPEN END W RENCH SOCKET W RENCH 3/8” SOC KET 7/16” SOCKET LEVEL DRILL DRILL & BITS SCREW DRIVER SMALL SCR EW DRIVER (1/8” HEAD) SAFE FINI SH HARDW ARE COMPONENT IDENTIFICA TION T OOLS REQUIRED W ALL PUSHBUTT ON ! ! ! ! Child can be pinned under automatic [...]

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    5 NOTE: T he Rail/Chain Assembl y is packaged separately f ro m the Po w er Head Unit. The trolley, front idler/ tensio n ad just ment a ssemb ly, chai n, drive gear and lim it ca ms are ass embled to the Rail/Chain Assembly at the factory. Follow the steps outlined belo w to complete assembl y prior to installation. Refer to the compo nent iden ti[...]

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    6 WA R N I N G T O REDUCE THE RISK OF SEVERE INJUR Y O R DEA TH: READ AND FOLLOW ALL INST ALLA TION INSTRU CTIONS ! W ARNING : AN UNBALANCED DOOR OR ONE THAT S TICKS OR B INDS M AY PREVENT THE SENSING SYST EM FROM WORKIN G PROP ERLY , CAU SING INJURY OR DEATH. ENSURE DO OR IS PROPERLY BALANCED AND ELIMINAT E ANY STICKING OR BIN DIN G PRI OR TO IN S[...]

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    7 WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING SPRINGS, PULLEY S, C ABLES AND MO UNTING HA RDW ARE US ED TO BALANCE YO UR GAR AGE DOOR ARE UN DER EXTREM E T ENSION AT ALL T IM ES AND C AN C AUSE SE VERE INJURY OR DE ATH IF DIST URBED. DO NOT A T T EM PT ADJUSTM ENT. IMPORTAN T! IDEN TIF Y YOUR DOOR T YPE FR OM THOS E ILLU STRATE D BE LOW A ND FOL LOW INST RUCTI[...]

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    8 HIGH ARC RIS E HIGH ARC RIS E HORIZONT A L LI NE 4 INCHES 8 INCHES 4 TO 8 INCHE S 13 INCHES 8 TO 12 INCH ES 18 INCHES STEP 1A: M ountin g the Front Br acket — One Piece Doors Without Tr ack: Mark a vertical centerline on the header above th e door. Manually raise the door to it s high arc posit ion and temporarily c lamp in that position. With [...]

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    9 C: INST A LLING THE OPER A TOR STEP 4: Mo unt Power Head to Ceiling : Since there is such variety in ceiling structures, all the mounting possibilities for the Power Unit cannot be illustrated here. T he main concern is mounting t he Power Unit securely to the ceiling jo ists for operational st rength, rigidi ty and safety . Although th ere are a[...]

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    10 C: INST A LLING THE OPER A TOR Step 8: Connecting Door Arm to Trolley (THIS IS FOR S ECTIONA L DOORS ON LY - FOR ONE PIECE DOORS PROCEED TO S TEP 10) The door arm assembly consists of the door arm tube section and door arm rod whi ch are packaged se parately. To assem ble, screw the door arm rod i nto the th e door arm tube i n a clockwis e dire[...]

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    11 Step 12: Inst all a Rough Service l a mp b ul b (7 5 W at t ma xi mu m) f i rml y in the li ght soc ket . Ligh t bul bs in Door Ope ner s ar e subj ec t to vi bra tio n during no rmal oper ation which m ay shorten their life sp ans. Rough Service b ulbs, av ailable at m ost hardware stores, are recom mended. Fit Light Diffus er tabs into the pan[...]

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    12 D: CONTROL AND A U XILI A R Y EQUIPMENT INSTA LLA TION OF A STANDA RD WA LL PUSH BUT TON OR DELU XE WA LL STA TION C ON TR OL A standard wall push button is included in your hardware pack age, an optional Deluxe Wall Station ma y be purchased from your installing dealer. The o perat- ing parameters for the standard wall push button and the Delux[...]

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    13 D: CONTR OL AND AUXILIAR Y EQUIIPMEN T SAFE FI NI SH ™ PH O TO SY STE M I NS TAL LAT IO N Identify which si de of the g ar age door open ing (i f any) th e sun is “likely” to shine into. As sunlight may cause undesirable operation, mount the sen din g unit (black button below the win dow) on the s ide of the door open ing expos ed most t o[...]

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    14 D: CONTROL AND A U XILI A R Y EQUIPMENT WAR NING WARNING WARNING WARNING TO PREVENT THE RI SK OF PERSONA L INJURY, DAMA GE TO DOOR OR PROPERTY, ON LY OPERA TE DOOR CONTROLS WHEN DOOR IS IN CLEAR VIEW. KEEP REMOTE CONTROL A W AY FROM CHILDREN IN SECURE A RE A. 104386 Setting The Cod ing Sw itches: When set ting th e Coding Sw itches THE FAC TORY [...]

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    15 E: OPERA TI ON A ND ADJUSTMENT INSTRUCTI ONS IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • NEVER let children operate or play with door controls. Keep the Remote Control aw ay from children. • A LW AYS keep a moving door in sight and keep people and obj ects away from the do or area until the door is completely closed. NO ONE SHOULD CROSS THE PA TH OF A [...]

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    16 E: OPERA TION AND ADJUSTMENT INSTRUCTIONS HOW THE DOOR MOVES WHEN TH E OPENER IS ACTIVATED Always keep moving doo r in sight and a w ay from people and object s until it is comp letely cl osed NO ONE SHOULD CROSS TH E PATH OF A MOVING DOO R. IF THE DOOR IS... ...FULLY OPEN , then pushing the standard wall Push Button or the radio control will ca[...]

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    17 E: OPERA TION AND ADJUSTMENT INSTRUCTIONS Adjustment #1: Opening Travel Your opener is assembled at the factor y with the trolley in the forward position with the open limit stops snapped in place on th e chain, set for a standard d oor. If you door is non- standard, move BOTH open lim it stops, located just behin d the troll ey. As an exam ple:[...]

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    18 Adjustment #3: Setting Door Close Limit Confirm trolley close positio n 9” to 10” between the inside face of the door and the point where the door arm conn ects to the trolley (see illustration). If adjustment of the close trolley position is necessary, activate the opener and move the trolley 12” to 18” to provide acces s to the “Limi[...]

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    19 Adjustment #5: Alignment and Initial Test of Safe Finish Photosystem A. Keep a portable transm itter with you to cont rol the garage door opener. The red lig ht on th e receiver un it should now be on. I f not, recheck that the mountin g screws are tight then, if necess ary, align the photosys tem by slightly bending the w all bracket until pro [...]

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    20 SAFE FINISH PHO TOSYSTEM WIR ING - SERIES A C9000 MAINTENANCE O F YOUR OPENER Once a Month: 1. Test for r eversal on a 1-1/2 inch h i gh ob ject or a 2 x 4 board laid flat on th e floor (see “Im portant Test: O pener Obstruct ion Sens ing Featu re”, page 18 ). If adjusting either the for ce or the l imit o f travel, retest th e opener. Failu[...]

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    21 INST A LL A T ION CHECK LIST BEFORE PLACING D OOR OPERATOR IN REGULAR SERVICE , MAKE SURE T HAT: 1. TH E FRONT AND RE AR MOUNTS FOR THE OPENER ARE SO UND AND SECURE A ND THE RAIL IS POSITIONED CORRECTL Y ABOVE THE HIGH ARC OF THE DOOR, AND THAT THE OP ENER IS P OSITIONED OVER THE DOOR ACTIO N CENTERLINE. 2. FOR SE CTIONAL DOORS AND ONE- PIECE DO[...]

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    22 TROUBLESHOO TING GU IDE USE EXTREME CAUTIO N AT ALL TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DIAGNOSE AND RECTIFY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR G A RAGE DOO R OPENER. BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY SERVICE ON UNIT, DI SCONNECT OPENER FROM POWER SUPPLY. YOUR GARAGE DOOR I S THE LARGEST MOVING OBJECT IN YOUR HO USE, AND THE SPRIN GS, PULLEYS, CABLES AND MO UNTING HARDW AR E UTILIZED[...]

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    23 P ART S BREA K DOWN & L ISTING # P art # Description 1 109874 Frame 2 260587 Motor,1/3H P,AOS F42C 55A 29 260584 Motor,1/2H P,AOS F42C5 6A29 3 109938 Motor Control Board 4 005320 Power Supply Cord 5 260572 Capacitor,43-52 MFD ,250V 260570 Capac itor,53-64 MFD ,250V 6 109948 Wire Harness , Low Voltage 109947 Wire Harness,H igh Voltage 7 10984[...]

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    24 c.p. A l lstar Corporation Downingtown, P A 19335 This garage d oor operator is built in the USA and complies w ith all requir ements of Underwriters Laboratories S tandard UL-325. P/N 109987 Rev. C April 200 3 Manufacturer ’s Limited Warran ty Allstar warran ts its AC900 0 Series Ch allenger res idential v ehicular garag e door operator s as [...]