Owner's Manual

4.8

1) Pull down on the drawbar arm locking sleeve and attach to carriage. (See NOTE 2.)

2) Position the door bracket on the door as shown in Fig. 11, with mounting

. ) holes on the door centerline. (Even with or above top door roller

3) For wood doors fasten the door bracket to the door using two 1/4” -20 X 2-1/4”

carriage bolts and nuts. For metal doors use two 1/4”- 20 self tapping sheet

metal screws, or as recommended by the door manufacturer.

4) Use two (2) 3/8” -16 X 7/8” bolts and nuts to attach the door arms together.

NOTE: Use the set of holes that align the drawbar in a near vertical position for operators

without a brake. Set arms at a 20-30 degree rearward angle for operators with a brake.

Fig. 12.

For units without a brake, set arms as close to 0 degrees (vertical) as possible.

NOTE: If the door strut interferes with the mounting of the door bracket, position

NOTE 2: In case of emergency, pulling the Emergency

Release Knob (Fig. 12) disengages the door from operator

allowing for the door to be shut manually.

the door bracket below the strut. DO NOT, in any way, cut or modify the strut.

Connection to the Door

Figure 12

Figure 11

20°-30°

with Brake

When installing non-brake units

with drawbar near vertical, it is

important to make sure there

is adequate room between the

door bracket and drawbar rail

for the door arms to go vertical.

Without sufﬁcient clearance

and by running the dood arms

vertical, a signiﬁcant amount of

force could be applied possibly

leading to damage.

There is an optional drawbar

kit with a cusion springbox

available: P/N OPAKDBT.S

WITH BRAKE WITHOUT BRAKE

AVOID THIS SETUP

WITHOUT BRAKE

CORRECT

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