Installation Instructions

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Safety Symbol and Signal Word Review
Thisgarage door opener has been designed and tested to offer safe service provided it isinstalled,
operated,maintained and tested in strictaccordance with the instructions and warnings contained in
thismanual.
Mechanical
Electrical
When you see these Safety Symbols and Signal
Words on the following pages, they will alertyou to
the possibilityof serious injury or death if you do
not comply with the warnings that accompany
them. The hazard may come from something
mechanical or from electric shock. Read the
warningscarefully.
When you see this Signal Word on the following
pages, it will alertyou to the possibility of damage
to your garage door and/or the garage door
opener if you do notcomply with the cautionary
statementsthataccompany it. Read them carefully.
WARNING: This productcan expose you to chemicals including lead, which are known to the
State of California to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more
information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Unattended Operation
The Timer-to-Close (TTC) feature, the MyQ
®
Smartphone Control app, and MyQ
®
Garage Door and
Gate Monitor are examplesof unattended close and are to be used ONLY with sectional doors. Any
device or feature thatallows the door to close withoutbeing in the line ofsight ofthe door isconsidered
unattended close.The Timer-to-Close (TTC) feature,the MyQ
®
Smartphone Control, and any other
MyQ
®
devicesare to be used ONLY with sectional doors.
Check the Door
To prevent possible SERIOUSINJURYor DEATH:
l ALWAYS call a trained door systemstechnician ifgarage door binds,sticks,or isoutof balance.
An unbalanced garage door mayNOTreverse when required.
l NEVER try to loosen, move or adjustgarage door, door springs,cables, pulleys,brackets or
their hardware,ALLofwhich are under EXTREME tension.
l Disable ALLlocksand remove ALLropesconnected to garage door BEFORE installation and
operating garage door opener to avoid entanglement.
l DO NOT install on a one-piece door ifusing devices or featuresproviding unattended close.
Unattended devices and features are to be used ONLY with sectional doors.
To prevent damage to garage door and opener:
l ALWAYS disable locks BEFORE installing and operating the opener.
l ONLY operate garage door opener at 120V, 60Hzto avoid malfunction and damage.
Before you begin:
1. Disable locks and remove any ropes connected to the garage door.
2. Lift the door halfway up.Release the door. If balanced,it should stay in
place, supported entirelybyits springs.
3. Raise and lower the door to check for binding or sticking. Ifyour door
binds, sticks, or isout ofbalance,call a trained door systems
technician.
4. Check the seal on the bottomof the door.Anygap between the floor
and the bottom ofthe door must not exceed 1/4 inch (6 mm).
Otherwise, the safetyreversal system maynotwork properly.
5. The opener should be installed above the center ofthe door.If there is
a torsion spring or center bearing plate in the wayofthe header
bracket, it may be installed within 4feet(1.2 m) to the leftor rightof the
door center. See page 12.
Torsion
Spring
Extension
Spring
OR
Preparation