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Genie chainmax 1200 garage door opener manual

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  • Page 1

    Includes INTELLICODE ® 2 Remote Control. Safe-T-Beam ® System must be installed t o close door. For use only with resident ial sectiona l or one piece overhead garage doo rs. Homelink ® and Car2U ® compatible. For Answers and Assistance: 1.800.354.3643 or visit www.geniecompany.com WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury to persons or damage to p[...]

  • Page 2

    ©2011 The Genie Company 3/2011 2 SAFET Y INFORMA TION IMPORT ANT SAFET Y INSTRUCTIONS READ AND FOLL OW ALL INSTRUCTIONS SA VE THESE INSTRUCTIONS C ONVENTIONS USED IN THESE INSTRUCTIONS 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 el[...]

  • Page 3

    SAFET Y FEA TURES Safe-T-Beam® (STB) Non-Contact Reversing S ystem Puts an in visible beam across the door opening. The door stops and reverses to the full open position if an ything passes through the beam. LED indicator lights on the powerhead and on the STBs provide a self diagnostic code if an operational problem exists. Safe-T-Rev erse® C on[...]

  • Page 4

    T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Sec tion .................................................................................... P age Safety Information .................................................................................................... 2 Opener F eatures & Safety Feat ures ................................................................... [...]

  • Page 5

    Begin here af ter the opener's phy sical assembly and installation has been c ompleted . There are no assembly or installa tion steps included in this manual. Con tac t your Genie® Pr ofessional Dealer for an installa tion poster , if required , or visit www .geniec ompany .com to download a PDF file . The follo wing mechanical assembly tasks[...]

  • Page 6

    W ARNING s Make sure doorway is in view and clear of obstacles and people to av oid injur y or damage to propert y . s DO NO T operate this unit from wall c onsole before LIMITS and FORCE are set. Sev ere damage to the opener can occur . s The bullet MUST be engaged to carriage BEFORE setting limits. See Installation P oster (if provided) or refer [...]

  • Page 7

    7 P R OGRAM S E T — SEE long Blue LED flashing 6 W atch door mov e R A M S E T — + B) OPEN DOOR TRA VEL LIMIT OT E O R E O O SR ED P OW O DE DOOR CL OSES DOOR OPENS Door Limits are set. Both LEDs flash Blue and go OFF . Continue with Step 9 SET FORCE. SET FORCE F orce is set automatically with first full CL OSE/OPEN door operation. 7 8 9 10 P e[...]

  • Page 8

    8 1 2 3 4 C ONT A CT RE VERSE TEST The F orce and Limit settings on the previous page MUST be COMPLETED before C ontac t Reverse testing . 1. T est. s Open garage door using wall console. – Place a 2" x 4" board (laid flat) under cent er of garage door opening . s Close garage door using wall console. s When door contac ts boar[...]

  • Page 9

    ©2011 The Genie Company 3/2011 9 PROGRAM S E T — + PROGRAM S E T — + PROGR AM INTELLIC ODE® 2 REMO TE T O POWERHEAD FOR HELP-1-800-35-GENIE OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM 2 PRESS and HOLD SEE BO TH Blue LEDs come ON SEE round Blue LED come ON SEE long Purple LED flashing RELEASE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The next press of the r emote will operate door . Repe[...]

  • Page 10

    ©2011 The Genie Company 3/2011 10 PROGRAM S E T — + PROGRAM S E T — + PRESS and HOLD SEE BO TH Blue LEDs come ON SEE one Blue LED come ON PRESS and release a previously programmed Genie® IntelliCode® 2 remote button on remote. If you are unsure which remote you have see page 16. Remote must be IntelliCode® 2 enabled. RELEASE 1 2 3 4 OPTIONA[...]

  • Page 11

    Release Handle Poignée de dév errouillage Palanc a de liberación POWER HEAD TÊTE DE PUISSANCE CABEZA DE LA ENERGÍA Po wer C ord Cordon de secteur Cable eléctrico Door Arm Bras de la porte Brazo de la puerta Header Bracket Embase support Sopor te del trav esaño Clevis Pin, Long Axe de chape , longue Pasador de grillete , largo Clip Étrier Ab[...]

  • Page 12

    12 NOTICE O R B CO E OS R CED P OW O DE T YPIC AL SECTIONAL DOOR INST ALLA TION FOR HELP-1-800-35-GENIE OR WWW.GENIECOMPANY.COM INST ALLA TION T YPIQUE SUR UNE PORTE SECTIONELLE .................................POUR OBTENIR DE L ’AIDE-1-800-35-GENIE INST ALACIÓN HABITU AL DE UNA PUERT A SECCIONAL ................................. P ARA OBTENER A[...]

  • Page 13

    13 SECTIONAL DOOR PORTE SECTIONELLE PUERT A SEC CIONAL ONE PIECE DOOR PORTE D’UNE PIÈCE PUERT A DE UNA SOLA PIEZA O R E O S BST R TE D P OW O D E LIFT SPRING RESSORT DE LEV AGE RESORTE DE ELEV ACIÓN *If required direct wiring of power supply to opener must be installed by a lic ensed electrician. Pow er cord must reach grounded outlet without u[...]

  • Page 14

    14 SET PROGRAM Open Tr a ve l Button ROUND LED Indicator (Light) F acing Garage Door L ONG LED Indicator (Light) Close Tr a ve l Button O VERVIEW OF PO WERHEAD CONTROLS This section describes the simple programming functions. Use this page to familiarize y ourself with the buttons and LED indicators used to program the opener . NO TE: These and but[...]

  • Page 15

    15 O VERVIEW - REMO TES AND OPTIONS 5 FC C and IC CERTIFIED This device c omplies with FC C Part 15 and RSS 210 of Industr y Canada. This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable prot ection against harmful in[...]

  • Page 16

    16 3. Press the same button twice to toggle IntelliC ode® selection from IntelliCode® 2 to IntelliC ode® 1. INTELLIC ODE® FEA TURES Other models of G enie® garage door openers, remotes , and wireless keypads use IntelliCode® 1 signals to communicate. Remote(s) provided with this unit will transmit either IntelliCode® 1 or IntelliCode® 2 sig[...]

  • Page 17

    17 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOO TING FOR HELP-1-800-35-GENIE OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM 6 If you hav e any questions, please do not hesitate to contact customer ser vice at: 1-800-35-GENIE TRANSMIT TER C OMPLIANCE ST A TEMENT T ransmitters comply with all United States and Canadian legal requirements as of the date of manufacture. No warranty is m[...]

  • Page 18

    s 7ITHTHEDOORCLOSED , PULL RELEASEHANDLE $/7.ANDLETGO t ORELEASEDOORCARRIAGE ASSEMBLYFROMDRI v ESYS t EM s R AISEDOORMANUALLYAPPROXIMA t ELY AND RELEASE n D OORSHOULDREMAINSTATIONAR YORMO v E v ER Y SLIGHTLY  n?[...]

  • Page 19

    NOT CE F D O O R BE C OM E S O BS T R U T ED P UL L D O WN ON HA N D E TO RELEASE CARRIA GE: 1. Pull handle DOWN then let go . 2. Manually move door until carriage releases from bullet. 3. Raise or lower door manually . DOOR PULL TO REC ONNECT CARRIAGE: 1. V erify RED block is in the UP position. 2. Manually move door until carriage engages bullet.[...]

  • Page 20

    20 Independent Light Control Button Controls door opener lights from inside garage Sure-Lock™ Button – L OCK disables controls after door is completely closed – UNL OCK allows controls to work normally Indicator Light Red indicator light is always ON When Sure-Lock™ is ON the indicator light flashes Open/Close Button Open and closes door fr[...]

  • Page 21

    CHAIN - TENSION ADJUSTMENT W ARNING s Obser ve all saf ety warning and precautions! s Disconnect power fr om opener and disconnect carriage in rail from bullet bef ore beginning this task. Visually inspec t the chain e very 6 months. NO TE: T ension adjustments should be made with the door in the down position and the carriage released . s At the c[...]

  • Page 22

    22 ADJUSTMENT GUIDE - SPEED SETTINGS FOR HELP-1-800-35-GENIE OR WWW.GENIEC OMP ANY .COM Speed settings are pre-programmed at the factor y for the maximum speed . Speed settings should not need adjustment with this unit. Howev er , travel speed f or the opener in both the open and close directions can be adjusted to slower speeds to minimize normal [...]

  • Page 23

    23 ADJUSTMENT GUIDE - FORCE SETTINGS FOR HELP-1-800-35-GENIE OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM F orce settings are pre-programmed at the fac tor y and "learned" during the Open/Close Limit settings steps. Some additional F orce may be increased . F or normal use, Force settings should not need adjustment with this unit. However , conditions that[...]

  • Page 24

    WHAT TO DO PROBLEM Opener does NO T run from wall console. s #HECKP ow ERSOU rce, n 0LUGALAMPIN t OOUTLETUSED f ORP ow ERHEAD .  I FLAMP work S , P ow ERSOU rc EIS/+ n I FNO t, CHECKFUSEORCI r CUITB r EA k e r. s I FP ow ERIS/+ n #HECK?[...]

  • Page 25

    WHAT TO DO PROBLEM Noisy operation. s "ESU r EALLDOORFAS t ENERSA r ETIGHT s "ESU r EGA r AGEDOORISINGOOD r EPAI r, P r OPERLYLUBRICA t EDANDBALANC e D s "ESU r EOPENERISINGOOD r EPAI r  Door opener runs slow . s #HECKOPE r ATING?[...]

  • Page 26

    26 REFERENCE - CIRCUIT WIRING DIA GR AM FOR HELP-1-800-35-GENIE OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM RÉFÉRENCE - DIAGRAMME DE CÂBLA GE DE CIRCUIT ........................................................POUR OBTENIR DE L ’AIDE-1-800-35-GENIE REFERENCIA - ESQUEMA ELÉCTRIC O DEL CIRCUITO ...................................................... P ARA OBTENER[...]

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