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1 As of date of manufacture, meets all ANSI/UL 325 Safety Requirements for Vehicular Garage Door Operators READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLATION OR USE Serial #: Date Installed: Your Dealer: INSTALLER: Place this manual in the plastic envelope prov ided and permanently attach to the wall near the pushbutton. BY 110060 110044 INST ALLA TION[...]
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2 Product Features ............................................................ 3 Component Identification/Tools Required ................... 4 Section A : Assembly Instructions................................ 5 Section B: Installation Notes ........................................ 6 Section C: Installing the Operator ..............................[...]
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3 PRODUCT FEA TURES The purpose of this booklet is to provide asse mbly , installation and operation inform ation concerning the A llstar LT 50 Commercial Veh icular Garage Door Openers and related Access ory Products. NOTICE IT IS IMP ORTANT TH AT THIS INSTRUCTI ON MANUAL BE READ AND UNDERSTO OD COMP LETELY BEF ORE I NSTALLATION OR OPERATI ON IS A[...]
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4 OPENER HARDW ARE BAG STEPLADDER TAPE MEASURE W OOD BLOCK HAMMER HACKSAW 1/2” OPEN END W RENCH SOCKET W RENCH 3/8” SOCKET 7/16” SOCKET LEVEL DRILL & BITS SCREW DRIVER SMALL SCREW DRIVER (1/8” HEAD) SAFE FINISH HARDW ARE COMPONENT IDENTIFICA TION TOOLS REQUIRED W ALL PUSHBUTTO N PUSHBUTT ON “W ARNING” LABEL SAFE FINISH SENSOR ‘U?[...]
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5 NOTE: T he Rail/Chain A ssembly is packaged separately f rom th e Power Head Un it. The trol ley, front i dler/ tension adjustment assembly , chain , drive gear and limit cam s are as sembled to the Rail/Chain Assembly at the factory. Follow the steps outlined below to complete assembly prior to installation. Refer to the component identification[...]
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6 WARNING! T O REDUCE THE RISK OF SEVERE INJUR Y OR DEA TH: REA D A ND FOLLOW A LL INST A LLA TION INSTRUCTIONS! WA RNING : A N UNBA LA NCED DOOR OR ONE THAT STICKS OR BINDS M A Y PREVENT TH E SENSING SYST EM FROM WORKING PROPERLY, CA USING INJURY OR DEA T H. ENSURE D OOR IS PROPERLY BA LA NCED A ND ELIM INA TE A NY ST ICKING OR BINDING PRIOR TO IN[...]
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7 WARNING SPRINGS, PULLEYS, CABLES A ND MOUNTING HARDWA RE USE D TO BA LA NCE YOUR GA RA GE DOOR A RE UNDER EXTREME TENSION A T A LL TIMES A ND CAN CA USE SEVERE INJURY OR DEA TH IF DISTURBED. DO NOT A TTEMPT ADJUSTMENT. IMPORTA NT! IDENTIFY YOUR DO OR TYPE FROM THOSE I LLUSTRA TED BELOW. C: INST A LLING THE OPERA TOR SECTIO NAL DOOR CURVED TRACK O[...]
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8 STEP 3 — Raise the Opener and rest the Pow er Unit on a l adder or other stu rdy support. O pen the door the full open position. Allow 2" of space betw een the Tee Rail an d the top section of the door (as shown in th e illustration, below on th e right). Mount the Front Moun ting Bracket securely with lag screws as show n in fig ure at ri[...]
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9 C: INST A LLING THE OPERA TOR STEP 4: Mount Pow er Head to Ceiling: Since there is su ch variety in ceiling s tructures, all the m ounting possibilities for the Pow er Unit cannot be illustrated here. The main concern is moun ting the Power Unit securely to the ceiling joists for operatio nal strength, rigidity and safety. Altho ugh there a re a [...]
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10 C: INST A LLING THE OPERA TOR STEP 7: Install a Rough Service lamp bulb (75 Watt maxim um) firm ly in the light socket. Light bulbs in Door Openers are subj ect t o vibr atio n duri ng normal op era tio n which may short en thei r life spa ns. Rough Service bulb s, availab le at most hard ware stor es, are recomm ended. STEP 8: Connect the stand[...]
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11 C: INST A LLING THE OPERA TOR OPTI ONAL SAFE F INISH PHO TOSY STEM INSTALLATIO N NOTE: Skip to Step 15 on Page 1 3 if not installing a Safe Finish Photosystem at this time. Identif y w hich side of the g arage door openin g (if any ) the sun is “l ikely ” to shin e into. As sunlight may cause undesi rab le op er atio n, mount t he send ing u[...]
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12 STEP 13: CO NFIGURE MCB FO R SAFE FINI SH OR ELECTRIC EDGE O PERATIO N If you have no t instal led a Safe Finish P hot osystem or Electric Edge at this tim e proceed to Step 15 on Page 13. In order for y our Saf e Finis h Photosy stem or Elect ric Edge to work p ro per ly you m ust co nfigure the moto r control board to work w ith these devices.[...]
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13 C: INST A LLING THE OPERA TOR Step 16: Connecting the Door Arm to the Door Type 1: Door Mounted Bracket Visual ly ali gn the door arm connecting hole w ith th e middle h ole of the door bracket by rotati ng the t ube section in the appropriat e direction. Release th e trolley (leave door arm at tached) w ith the m anual release cord and pull tro[...]
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14 C: INST A LLING THE OPERA TOR Step 19: Important - Test “Opener Obstruction Sensing F eature” A. A ctivate door to the Open position . B. Place 2” x 4” laid flat on g arage floor u nder path of th e door. See Figure. C Activ ate door to close position; u pon contacting solid object, the door s hould st op, then rev erse direction with in[...]
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15 WARNING TO PREVENT THE RISK OF PERSONA L INJURY, DA MAGE TO DOOR OR PROPERTY, ONLY OPERA TE DOOR CONTROLS WHEN DOOR IS IN CLEA R VIEW. KEEP REMOTE CONTROL A WAY FROM CHILDREN IN SECURE AREA . 104386 D: A UXILIA R Y EQUIPMENT Setting The Coding Sw itches: When setting th e Coding Switch es T HE FACTORY PRE-SET CODES MUST BE CHANGED TO PREVENT UNA[...]
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16 E: AD J U S T M E N T S Adjustment #1: Opening Travel Your opener is assembled at the factory with th e trolley in the forw ard position with the open lim it stops snapped in place on the chain , set for a stan dard door. To confirm final open ing trav el adjustm ent, activ ate the opener t o bring the door t o the fully open position. When prop[...]
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17 T O REDUCE THE RISK OF SEVERE INJUR Y OR DEA TH, REA D A ND FOLLOW A LL INSTRUCTIONS! W A RNING IMPORT A NT SA FETY INSTRUCTIONS • Ensure authorized personnel only operate the door. NEVER let children operate or play w ith door controls. Keep the Remote Control aw ay from children. • ALWA YS keep a mov ing door in sight and keep people and o[...]
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18 F: OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATION OF YOUR OP ENER HOW TO ACTIVATE THE O PENER Never let children operate or play with the door controls. Keep Remote Control Away f or Children. Use any of the follow ing devices: 1. The Remote C ontrol Transmitter. Hold th e push button down until the door starts to move, th en release button. 2. The Door Cont[...]
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19 HOW TO OP ERATE THE DOO R MANUALLY - MANUAL RELEASE DISCONNECT The door should be fully closed, if possible, bef ore using the manual disconnect. Weak or broken springs could allow an open door to fall rapidly. Property damage or serious personal injury could result. Do not use the manual release handle to pull the door open or closed. Your open[...]
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20 SA FE FINISH PHOTOSYSTEM WIRING - M ODEL LT 50 SA FE FINISH WIRING DIA GRA M / DOOR EDGE INST A LLA TION 109985 OPTI ONAL P NEUMATIC DOO R EDGE INSTALLATION In som e situations a pneum atic door rev ersing edge m ay be u sed to detect obstru ctions i n order to to com ply w ith code requi reme nt IN ADDITION TO the installation of A llstar’s S[...]
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21 MA INTENA NCE SCHEDULE / INST A LLA TION CHECKLIST INSTALLATION C HECKLIST BEFORE PLACING DOOR OPERATOR IN REGULAR SERVICE, MAKE SURE THAT: 1. THE FRONT AND REAR MOUNTS FOR THE OPENER ARE SOUND AND SECURE AND THE RAIL IS POSITIO NED CORR ECTLY ABO VE THE HIGH ARC OF THE DOOR , AND THAT TH E OPENER IS POSITIONED O VER THE DOO R ACTION CENTERLINE.[...]
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22 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE USE EXTREME CA UTIO N A T A LL TIMES W HEN A TTEMPTING TO DI A GNO SE A ND RECTIFY PROBLEMS W ITH YOUR G A RA GE DO OR OPENER. BEFORE A TTEMPTING A NY SERVICE O N UNI T, DISCONNECT OPENER FROM POWER SUPPLY. YOUR GARA GE DO OR IS THE LA RGEST MO VING O BJECT IN YOUR HOUSE, AND THE SPRINGS , PULL EYS, CABLES A N D MOU NTING H[...]
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23 P A RTS BREA KDOWN & LISTING # Part # Descr iption 1 109874 Fram e 2 260584 Motor,1/2HP,A OS F42C56A29 3 110448 Motor Control Boar d 5 260570 Capac itor,53-64 MFD,250V 6 109948 Wire Harnes s, Low Voltage 109947 Wire Harnes s,High Volta ge 7 109845 La mp Sock et 10 157149 MCB Spac er 11 229863 Lim it Switch 12 221012 Ny lon Was her 13 220992 [...]
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24 c.p. A llstar Corp oration Dow ningtow n, PA 19335 This garage door operator is built in the USA and complies with all requirements of Underwriters Laboratories Standard UL-325. P/N 110443 Rev. A December 2000 Manufacturer’s Limited Warranty Allstar warrants its LT 50 Comm ercial Vehicular garage door operators to be free from defects in mater[...]