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  • Page 1

    Includes: 2-Bulb Light System W all Console Includes INTELLICODE ® Remote Control Safe-T -Beam ® System must be installed to close door . For use only with sectional doors. Homelink ® and Car2U ® compatible For Answers and Assistance: 1.800.354.3643 or visit www .geniecompany .com SA VE THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE Installer: Leave this man[...]

  • Page 2

    PN 37026501206 01/27/2012 2 OVER VIEW OF POTENTIAL HAZARDS READ THIS SAFETY INFORMA TION Garage doors are large, heavy objects that move with the help of springs under high tension and electric motors. Since moving objects, springs under tension, and electric motors can cause injuries, your safety and the safety of others depend on the owner or use[...]

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    3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS OPENER FEA TURES INTELLICODE ® Rolling Code Security System. An electronic rolling code system that enhances the security of the door opener by continuously changing the access code each time the remote control is used. The door opener responds to each new code only once. An access code copied from a working system and tried a[...]

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    6 T o avoid damage to your door and/or opener , make sure you disable and/or remove any door locks, ropes, and/or cables (NOT door lif t cables) prior to installing your opener . ( Refer to Section 1.) 4 PRE-INST ALLA TION CHECK LIST FOR HELP-1.800.354.3643 OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM Things to consider if you are planning to "Do-it-yourself.&q[...]

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    5 TYPICAL SECTIONAL DOOR INST ALLA TION FOR HELP-1.800.354.3643 OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM TYPICAL SUPPORT BRACKET (NOT PROVIDED) EXTENSION SPRING OR TORSION SPRING SAFE-T -BEAM ® BRACES ADDED HEADER BRACKET MOUNTING BOARD POWER CORD (APPROX. 45 IN.) TO 120V GROUNDED OUTLET 4 1 3 6 2 3 5 SECTIONAL DOOR Pg. 19 Pg. 13 Pg. 12-13 Pg. 14 Pg. 11 Pg. 17-[...]

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    6 RECOMMENDED TOOLS FOR HELP-1.800.354.3643 OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM 3/16" Drill Bit 1/4", 7/16", 3/8" and 1/2" Sockets S tep ladder Drill Ratchet Carpenter ’s level Pencil T ape measure Wire strippers Phillips screwdriver Adjustable wrench P ARTS IDENTIFICA TION - Not Shown Full Size . Three-button Remote Control Child[...]

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    F ASTENERS - Shown Full size ( See Parts List below for full description.) Lag screw - 5/16" x 2" Self-drilling Screw 1/4 -20 x 3/4" Hex Flange Nut 1/4 -20 Cotter pin Clevis pin 5/16" x 3/4" Hex Bolt - 5/16 -18 x 3/4" Hex Flange Nut 5/16 -18 Rail Clamp Bolt - 5/16 -18 x 5/8" #10-16 x 1-1/4" Phillips Hex Screw[...]

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    8 1-PIECE RAIL HARDW ARE ASSEMBLED VIEW FOR HELP-1.800.354.3643 OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM 3-PIECE RAIL HARDW ARE ASSEMBLED VIEW T ensioner Rail with chain Chain C ha in Co n ne c to r Release Knob Header Bracket Po wer Head Po wer Cord Carriage Assembly Clevis Pin, Long & Cotter Pin N T S me do o s e d b ra n Con act oo d st bu o o m nu cu e f[...]

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    9 PENER ASSEMBL Y FOR HELP-1.800.354.3643 OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM 1 NOTE: Three (3) piece rail assemblies are for a 7 foot high door . Clear a workspace area to unpack and organize box and contents for assembly . 1. There are 4 boxes inside the carton. Each box is numbered 1 - 4. Note that some openers will contain the same parts and be packaged[...]

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    10 FIG . 1-2 Split Rail sections . A B Chain Rail Center Rail End Rail Wire Tie(s) Rail Assembly for CHAIN DRIVE OPENER NOTE: For split rail clamps, nuts, and bolts locate Bag 0 from Box 1. 3. Remove the two rail sections that are not connected to the chain and place them on floor (Fig. 1-2, A). 4. Carefully remove the third rail section with chain[...]

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    POWER HEAD & RAIL ASSEMBL Y Assembly for CHAIN DRIVE OPENER NOTE: Handle carefully! Drive chain can slide out of rail. NOTE: For power head and rail assembly locate Bag 1 from Box 1. NOTE: Copy serial number from power head frame and record it on warranty page. 1. Att ach rail assembly to power head by aligning the sprocket onto the motor shaf [...]

  • Page 12

    12 FIG . 2-2 Finding highest point of travel . OPENER INST ALLA TION FOR HELP-1.800.354.3643 OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM 2 HEADER AND DOOR MOUNTING BRACKETS: 1. Finding header bracket mounting location . • Close garage door . – Use a pencil and level. a) Mark center of garage door (one-half overall width) on the wall with 6" vertical line a[...]

  • Page 13

    MOUNTING THE OPENER: 1. Getting st arted . • Position assembled rail on wall next to header bracket (Fig. 2-4) . – Place material on floor under power head to protect from scratching. (A box, stool, or similar device may be needed to clear a torsion spring.) NOTE: For header bracket pins locate Bag 2 from Box 1. 2. Mounting the assembly . • A[...]

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    14 DOOR BRACKET : NOTE: For door bracket and bolts locate Bag 4 from Box 2. 1. Finding door bracket mounting location . • Door bracket is mounted as high on door as possible along vertical centerline and NO LOWER THAN top set of rollers (Fig. 2-7) . 2. Mounting the door bracket . • Proper bracing should be verified at this point. – Align door[...]

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    NOTE: Wall console will not operate until limits are set. NOTE: For Wall Console, wire and insulated staples locate Bags 6 and 7 from Box 2. 1. W all Console location. • W all Console location should be in direct sight of door . • It should be at least five feet (5') above floor to prevent small children from operating door . • It must b[...]

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    16 3. Securely fasten wires. • Securely fasten wires to ceiling and wall using insulated staples provided. – Use insulated staples. – S taples should be snug only . • If rear cover is attached to power head, remove it. • On power head: – Route Wall Console wires through wire guide on power head. – S plit and strip ends of wire (Fig. 3[...]

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    17 AFE-T -BEAM ® S YSTEM INST ALLA TION FOR HELP-1.800.354.3643 OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM 4 r o o d e h t e s o l c t o n l l i w r e n e p o e h T : E T O N automatically unless the Safe-T -Beam ® System is installed. NOTE: For Safe-T-Beam®, screws, wire, and insulated staples locate items and Bag 8 from Box 3. 1. Mounting bracket s . • Mark[...]

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    18 3b. Wiring (pre-wired) . • Route wire from wall to Safe-T -Beam ® sensors (Fig. 4-5b) . • S plice pre-wiring to shortened sensor wire, match wire pairs dash-to-dash (striped-to- striped) and plain-to-plain (white-to-white) . - T rim sensor wire to approximately one foot (1 ft) from sensor . - S plit and strip ends of sensor wires and pre-wi[...]

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    19 ONNEC TING TO POWER FOR HELP-1.800.354.3643 OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM 5 Plug the opener into a properly grounded electrical outlet (Fig. 5-1). • T o r e d u ce t h e r i sk o f e l e c tr i c a l s h oc k, t h i s e q u i p m e n t h a s a g ro un de d ty pe p l u g t h a t i n cl u d e s a t h i rd ( g r o u n d i ng ) p i n. T h is p l u g [...]

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    20 OOR LIMITS FOR HELP-1.800.354.3643 OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM 6 The OPEN (UP) and CLOSE (DOWN) door positions are controlled by making the adjustments on the panel located on the bottom of the power head. The adjustments that can be made are: • Close T ravel Limit, • Open T ravel Limit, Adjust Closing Force Adjust Opening Force T ransmitter [...]

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    21 UNLOCK DOOR LOCK TO REC ONNECT PULL TOW ARD DOOR TO RELEASE PULL TOW ARD THE OPENER FIG . 6-3 Engage/Disengage Carriage Lock . CARRIAGE LOCK The Carriage Lock can be manually engaged or disengaged. • T o disengage Carriage Lock – Pull handle downward opener power head . • T o engage Carriage Lock – Pull handle towards door . Obtain stand[...]

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    22 FIG . 6-6 2 x 4 under center of door opening. CONT ACT REVERSE TEST The force adjustment s and limit switch settings MUST BE COMPLETED before testing. 1. T esting . • Open garage door using W all Control. – Place a 2" x 4" board (laid flat) under center of garage door opening (FIG . 6-6) . • Close door using W all Control. • Wh[...]

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    23 FCC and IC CERTIFIED FIG . 7-1 Learn code button and LED SET SET OPEN FORCE CL OSE C ODE LEARN LIMIT M A N U AL Open T ravel Limit Open Set Limit Button Close T ravel Limit Close Set Limit Button Down Force Control Adjustment Up Forc e Control Adjustment Learn Code Button LED Indicator Light T o Garage Door This device complies with FCC Part 15 [...]

  • Page 24

    EMOTE CONTROL BA TTERY REPLACEM ENT AND VISOR CLIP INST ALLA TION 8 FIG . 8-1 Open battery cover . 1. Battery replacement . • T o open, gently push straight out on battery cover lock tab as shown. (Fig. 8-1) . • Slide open battery cover . – Remove old battery . • Make sure new battery is facing proper direction (Match battery polarity with [...]

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    25 Use Wall Control supplied with opener . Any other Wall Control can cause the opener to operate unexpectedly . W ARNING If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Genie ® customer service at: 1.800.354.3643 I M P O R T A N T S A F E T Y I N S T R U C T I O N S 1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS. 2. Never let children operate o[...]

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    26 CIRCUIT WIRING DIAGRAM FOR HELP-1.800.354.3643 OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 POWER CORD CORDON DE SECTEUR CABLE ELÉCTRICO TERMINAL BLOCK BORNE BLOQUE DE TERMINALES WHITE BLANC BLANCO BLACK NOIR NEGRO GREEN VERT VERDE SURGE PROTECTOR (MOV) LIMITEUR DE SURTENSION PROTECTOR DE SOBRETENSIONES TRANSFORMER TRANSFORMATEUR TRANSFORMADOR [...]

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    27 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE - OPERA TION FOR HELP-1.800.354.3643 OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM PROBLEM WHA T TO DO Opener does NOT run from W all Console. • Check power source. – P l u g a l am p i n to o u t l et u s e d f o r p ow e r h ea d . I f l am p w or k s , po w e r so u r c e i s OK. – If not, check fuse or circuit breaker . • If power[...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE - POWER HEAD LED FOR HELP-1.800.354.3643 OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM Power head LED Possible Problem Solution Red LED showing Green LED showing OFF OFF Normal operation None required Continuous ON • Programming incomplete • Complete programming 1 BLINK, Pause (Repeat) • T ransmitter has not learned • Program Remote 1 BL[...]

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    29 T ransmitters comply with all United St ates and Canadian legal requirements as of the date of manufacture. No warranty is made that they comply with all legal requiremen ts of any other jurisdiction. If transmitters are to be used in another country , the importer must determine compliance with any local laws and regulations which may differ fr[...]