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Genie GPOWER 900 manual

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  • Page 1

    Includes INTELLICODE ® 2 Remote Control. Safe-T-Beam ® System must be installed to close door. For use only with residential section al or one piece overhead garage doors. 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 prop[...]

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    T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Section .............................................................. Page Safety Information 2 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Important Safety Instructions .2 Safety Features / Opener Features .3 G - 1 etting Started Overvie[...]

  • Page 4

    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 anything th passes rough the beam. LED indicator lights on the powerhead and on the STBs p rovide a self diagnostic code if an operational problem exists. Safe-T-Rev erse® Con[...]

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    4 ©2011 The Genie Company 9/2011 SET PROGRAM Open Tr a v e l ROUND LED Indicator F acing Garage Door Close Tr a v e l Button O VERVIEW OF POWERHEAD C ONTROLS This section describes the simple programming functions. Use this page to familiarize yourself with the buttons and LED indicators used to program the opener . NO TE: These and buttons are fo[...]

  • Page 6

    ©2011 The Genie Company 9/2011 5 W ARNING s Make sure doorway is in view and clear of obstacles and people to a void injury or damage to propert y . s DO NO T operate this unit from wall console before LIMITS and FORCE a re set. Severe damage to the opener can occur. s The bullet MUST be engaged to carriage BEFORE setting limit s. See Installation[...]

  • Page 7

    ©2011 The Genie Company 9/2011 6 PROGRAMMING REMOTES to New Intellicode® 2 Openers. All type remotes program in the same way. Bring remote(s) to powerhead location. For Car2U® and HomeLink®, park car outside the garage with the ignition key in the “ACCESSORY” position. Each button must be programmed individually following steps below. NOTE:[...]

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    7 ©2011 The Genie Company 9/2011 IntelliCode® 1 or 2 wireless keypad Door moves. (To verify memory is cleared—try to operate the garage door using one of your remote devices. The opener should not respond.) Both LEDs OFF confirms communication is established with operator . Round LED BL UE then OFF , Long LED FLASHING PROGRAM SET Press & ho[...]

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    8 ©2011 The Genie Company 9/2011 s With the door closed , pull release handle DOWN and let go to release door carriage assembly f rom drive system. s R s Raise and lower the door manually—it should move freely and smoothly. ’ ’ d let go. n a t e e f 4 o t 3 about y l l a u n a m r o o d e s i a – Door should remain stationar[...]

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    ROUTINE YEARLY Lubricate the drive screw: s Wipe off old grease using a lint-free cloth. s Apply a light coating of silicon based grease (For best results, use Genie® GLU-R). 9 ©2011 The Genie Company 9/2011 CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE TO ENGAGE , PULL DOWN AND TOWARD THE OPENER. THEN LET GO. TO DISENGAGE , PULL DOWN ON THE RELEASE HANDLE AND LET GO. [...]

  • Page 11

    ©2011 The Genie Company 9/2011 10 ADJUSTMENT GUIDE - FORCE SETTINGS F orce settings are pre-programmed at the factor y and "learned" during the Open/Close Limit settings steps. For normal use, these settings should not need adjustment with this unit. Howev er , conditions possibly requiring adjustment are: Doors with very stiff weather s[...]

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    11 ©2011 The Genie Company 9/2011 REFERENCE - CIRCUIT WIRING DIA GRAM FOR HELP-1-800-35-GENIE OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM Opener circuit wiring diagram. This wiring diagram is for reference only . Opening C ov er Ma y Cause Electric Shock. Disconnect pow er from opener prior to remo ving cov er . 1 2 3 4 5 6 12 3 76 POWER CORD CONNECTOR WHITE BLACK[...]

  • Page 13

    Opener does NO T run from wall console . s Check power source, – Plug a lamp into outlet used for po werhead. If lamp works, power source is OK. – If not, check fuse or circuit breaker . s If power is OK, – Check connections at powerhead terminals and at wall c onsole. – Limits must be set with door arm connected to door . s Check [...]

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    13 ©2011 The Genie Company 9/2011 TROUBLESHOO TING GUIDE - POWERHEAD LEDs FOR HELP-1-800-35-GENIE OR WWW .GENIECOMP ANY .COM P owerhead LED P ossible Problem Solution Round LED Long LED OFF OFF Normal operation None required No response from unit Check power supply Contact a trained door system technician ON/RED/ STEADY ON/RED/ STEADY Limits NO T [...]