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  • Page 1

    QLD Office: 17 Oasis Court Clontarf 4019 (07) 3883-0200 NSW Office: 34-36 Marigold Street Revesby 2212 (02) 9722 5555 VIC/T AS Office: 147-153 Canterbury Road Kilsyth 3137 (03) 9237 7766 B&D Doors New Zealand: 70 Allens Road EastT amaki Auckland, New Zealand (09) 273 8600 www .bnd.co.nz SA Office: 23 Frederick Road Royal Park 5014 (08) 8447 474[...]

  • Page 2

    2 Introduction 2-7 Safety rule review ........................................................2 Preparing your garage door ........................................3 T ools needed ...............................................................3 Planning ..................................................................4-5 Carton inventory ..........[...]

  • Page 3

    3 Pliers Wire Cutters Claw Hammer Hack Saw Screwdriver Adjustable End Wrench Locking pliers 13mm, 11mm, and 6mm Sockets and Wrench Drill Tape Measure 2 1 Stepladder Pencil 8mm, 5mm, and 4mm Drill Bits Carpenter's Level T o avoid damage to the garage door and opener , disable locks before installing and operating the opener . Use a woo[...]

  • Page 4

    Safety Reversing Sensor Horizontal and vertical reinforcement is needed for lightweight garage doors (fibreglass, steel, aluminum, door with glass panels, etc.). See page 21 for details. Support bracket & fastening hardware is required. See page 17. — — — — — — — — Door Centre Header W all Safety Reversing Sensor Gap between flo[...]

  • Page 5

    5 Access Door Gap between floor and bottom of door must not exceed 6mm. Safety Reversing Sensor The Chamberlain Group, Inc. One-Piece Door with T rack Installation (Cable -USA) 3/3/93 Header Bracket Header Sleeve Bracket Door Bracket Straight Door Arm Curved Door Arm Tr o lley Emergency Release Rope & Handle Rail Garage Door Header Wa l l Safet[...]

  • Page 6

    6 Y our garage door opener is packaged in two cartons which contains the motor unit and the parts illustrated below . If anything is missing, carefully check the packing material. Parts may be stuck in the foam. Hardware for assembly and installation is shown on the next page. Save the carton and packing material until installation and adjustment i[...]

  • Page 7

    Hardwar e Inventory Separate all hardware and group as shown below for the assembly and installation procedures. 7 Spri ng /Tro lley Nut (1 ) Mast er Link (2) ASSE MBLY INSTALLATION NOT ICE Handle Rope Lock Was her 8mm (7) Hex Screw 8mm x 2 0mm (4) Nut 8mm (7) Carriage Bolt 8mm x 6 5mm (2) Screw (2 ) Was hered Screw 25 mm (4 ) (mo unted in op ener)[...]

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    8 ASSEMBL Y STEP 1 Assemble the Rail NOTE: If your opener came with a one piece rail, proceed to Assembly step 2, page 9. Grease inside edges of rail brace sections. Place rail pieces on flat surface for assembly . All four rail sections are interchangeable. Slide rail braces onto rail section. Connect rail by sliding rail brace onto next rail sect[...]

  • Page 9

    9 ASSEMBL Y STEP 3 Attach Chain Spreader Attach chain spreader to opener with phillips pan head screws. Chain Spreader P hillips Pan Head Screws Opener T o avoid serious damage to opener , ONL Y use screws mounted in top of motor unit. W W ARN ARN ING ING CAUTION CAUTION ATTENTION ATTENTION AVERTISSEMENT AVERTISSEMENT ASSEMBL Y STEP 2 Attach T roll[...]

  • Page 10

    Bolt Tr olley Stop Bolt Hole L ock Was her Nut Bolt Nut Lock Washer Was h ere d Bolt Spr o ck e t 2 S top s 4 Spr o ck e t Spre a d er Stops Spreader Screwdriver T ip Nut Ring Wre nch Spring Nut Header Sleeve Screwdriver T ip Nut Ring Wre nch Spring Nut Header Sleeve F ASTEN RAIL TO OPENER SET CHAIN TENSION 10 1 14A2845 114mm 114mm 1. Clean and rem[...]

  • Page 11

    11 IMPORT ANT INST ALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS 1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INST ALLA TION WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS. 2. Install garage door opener only on properly balanced and lubricated garage door . An improperly balanced door may not reverse when required and could result in severe injury or death. 3. All repairs to cables, spring assemblies and other ha[...]

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    12 INST ALLA TION STEP 1 Determine the Header Bracket Location Installation procedures vary according to garage door types. Follow the instructions which apply to your door . SECTIONAL DOOR AND ONE-PIECE DOOR WITH TRACK 1. Close the door and mark the inside vertical centreline of the garage door . 2. Extend the line onto the header wall above the d[...]

  • Page 13

    13 One Piece Door Without T rack 1/30/92 - 4/7/92 Header Wa l l Ve r tical Centreline Ve r tical Centreline of Garage Door 40mm Reinforcement Board Unfinished Ceiling OPTIONAL CEILING MOUNT FOR HEADER BRACKET Structural Supports 40mm Reinforcement Board ONE-PIECE DOOR WITHOUT TRACK 1. Close the door and mark the inside vertical centreline of your g[...]

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    14 INST ALLA TION STEP 2 Install the Header Bracket W ALL HEADER BRACKET INST ALLA TION • Centre the bracket on the vertical guideline with the bottom edge of the bracket on the horizontal line (with the arrow pointing toward the ceiling). • Mark all of the bracket holes. Drill 4.5mm (3/16") pilot holes and fasten the bracket with wood scr[...]

  • Page 15

    15 Ring fastener (2) Temporary Support Garage Door Header Wall Header Bracket Header Sleeve Bracket Clevis PIn 8mm x 13mm (2) Ring Fastener Ring Fastener Clevis Pin 8mm x 13mm Clevis Pin 8mm x 13mm Header Sleeve Bracket Rai l HARDW ARE SHOWN ACTUAL SIZE INST ALLA TION STEP 3 Attach the Rail to the Header Bracket • Position opener on garage floor [...]

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    16 T op of Motor Unit Header Bracket Top of door Door ONE-PIECE DOOR WITHOUT TRACK • With the door fully open and parallel to the floor , measure the distance from the floor to the top of the door . • Using a stepladder as a support, raise the top of the opener to this height. • The top of the door should be level with the top of the motor un[...]

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    17 1 14A2845 INST ALLA TION STEP 6 Install the door control Locate the door control within sight of the door at a minimum height of 1.5m where small children cannot reach, and away from all moving parts of the door and door hardware. 1. Strip 6mm of insulation from one end of the bell wire. Connect it to the two screw terminals on the back of the d[...]

  • Page 18

    18 WIRING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACCESSORIES • Place entrapment warning label on the inside of door as a reminder of safe operating procedures. Place the manual release/safety reverse test label in plain view on the inside of the garage door . T o prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY or DEA TH from electrocution: • Be sure power is not connected BEFORE in[...]

  • Page 19

    19 1 14A2845 Overhand Knot Em ergency R elease Handle T rolley Release Arm NOTICE The Chamberlain Group, Inc. Figure 16 - Manual Release 4210E - 3/8/93 Rope T rolley • T o prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY or DEA TH from a falling garage door: – If possible, use emergency release handle to disengage trolley ONL Y when garage door is CLOSED. Weak [...]

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    20 Invisible Light Beam Protection Area The Chamberlain Group, Inc. Safety Sensor Instruction Sheet Page 1  Protector System Disk #1 (Yellow) 11/5/91 - 1/15/92 Wing Nut Sensor Beam 100-150mm max. above floor Sensor Beam 100-150mm max. above floor Facing the door from inside the garage INST ALLA TION STEP 10 Install the Sa[...]

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    21 Carriage Bolt 8mm x 65mm Nut 8mm Lock Washer 8mm Sheet Metal Screw HARDW ARE SHOWN ACTUAL SIZE 1 14A2845 Fibreglass, aluminum or lightweight steel garage doors WILL REQUIRE reinforcement BEFORE installation of door bracket. T o prevent damage to garage doors reinforce inside of door with angle iron both vertically and horizontally . W W ARN ARN [...]

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    22 Carriage Bolt 8mm x 65mm Nut 8mm Lock Washer 8mm Sheet Metal Screw HARDW ARE SHOWN ACTUAL SIZE 1 14A2845 Header W all Ve r tical Centreline of Garage Door Finished Ceiling Optional Placement of Door Bracket Header Bracket Door Bracket 2x4 Support For a door with no exposed framing, or for the optional installation, use lag screws 5/16"x1-1/[...]

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    23 INST ALLA TION STEP 12 Connect Door Arm to T rolley Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated below and on the following page. SECTIONAL DOORS ONL Y • Make sure garage door is fully closed. Pull the emergency release handle to disconnect the outer trolley from the inner trolley . Slide the outer trolley back (away from t[...]

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    ALL ONE-PIECE DOORS Assemble the Door Arm: • Fasten the straight and curved door arm sections together to the longest possible length (with a 2 or 3 hole overlap). • With the door closed, connect the straight door arm section to the door bracket with the 8mm x 32mm clevis pin. • Secure with a ring fastener . Adjustment Procedures for One-Piec[...]

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    25 ADJUSTMENT STEP 1 Limit Adjustment Run the opener through a complete travel cycle. Force adjustments are not necessary when the door opens and closes completely and doesn't reverse unintentionally in the fully closed position. Locate the button on the back panel of motor unit. NOTE: if the operator stops or reverses and will not allow the r[...]

  • Page 26

    ADJUSTMENT STEP 2 Adjust the Force The force, as measured on the closing edge of the door , should not exceed 400N (40kg). If the closing force is measured to more than 400N, a Safety Infrared Reversing Sensor must be installed See step 3 on page 27. The force setting button is located on the back panel of the motor unit. The force setting regulate[...]

  • Page 27

    ADJUSTMENT STEP 3 T est the Safety Reverse System TEST • With the door fully open, place a 40mm board on the floor , centered under the garage door . • Operate the door in the down direction. The door must reverse on striking the obstruction. ADJUST • If the door stops on the obstruction, it is not traveling far enough in the down direction. [...]

  • Page 28

    28 Using Y our Garage Door Opener Y our opener will operate with up to twelve remote control transmitters, one entry keypad, and one dip- switch code transmitter . 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-he[...]

  • Page 29

    29 T o Open the Door Manually DISCONNECT THE TROLLEY : The door should be fully closed if possible. Pull down on the emergency release handle (so that the trolley release arm snaps into a vertical position) and lift the door manually . The lockout feature prevents the trolley from reconnecting automatically , and the door can be raised and lowered [...]

  • Page 30

    T roubleshooting 1. Opener doesn't operate from either door control or remote: • Does the opener have electric power? Plug lamp into outlet. If it doesn't light, check the fuse box or the circuit breaker . (Some outlets are controlled by a wall switch.) • Have you disengaged all door locks? Review installation instruction warnings on [...]

  • Page 31

    31 T o Erase All Codes From Opener Receiver Memory T o deactivate any unwanted remote, first erase all codes: Press and hold the “Learn” button on opener until the smart indicator light goes out (approximately 6 seconds). All previous codes are now erased. Reprogram each remote or keyless entry you wish to use. Below are instructions for progra[...]

  • Page 32

    1 14A2845 ©2005, All Rights Reserved Printed in Mexico W ARRANTY Controll-A-Door ® Automatic Garage Door Opener 1. Definitions ‘B&D’ means (a) in Australia - B&D Doors of 17 Oasis Court Clontarf, Queensland 4019 (b) in New Zealand - B&D Doors (NZ) Ltd of 70 Allens Road East T amaki Auckland, which is a subsidiary of Alesco NZ Ltd.[...]