Safetysymbol andsignal word review ..................... 2

Preparing your garagedoor ............................. 3

Tools needed ........................................ 3

Planning ........................................... 4-5

Carton inventory ...................................... 6

Hardware inventory.................................... 7

Installation safety instructions .......................... 11

Determinethe headerbracket location.................... 12

Install the headerbracket .............................. 13

Attach the rail to the headerbracket...................... 14

Position the opener................................... 15

Hangthe opener ..................................... 16

Install the lights ..................................... 17

Attach the emergencyreleaseropeandhandle ............. 17

Fastenthe door bracket ............................. 18-19

Introduction ........................................ 27

Program the travel ................................... 28

Testthe safety reversalsystem.......................... 29

TestThe Protector System®............................ 29

Operationsafety instructions ........................... 30

Features ......................................... 30-31

Door control ........................................ 31

Motion-detecting control panelsetup..................... 32

To erasethe memory ................................. 33

Careofyour opener .................................. 34

This garage door opener has beendesignedand tested to offer safe serviceprovided it is installed, operated,maintained and tested in

strict accordancewith the instructions and warnings contained in this manual.

Whenyou seetheseSafetySymbols and Signal Words on the

following pages,they will alertyou to the possibility of serious

injury or deathif you do not comply with the warnings that

accompanythem. Thehazardmay come from something

Beforeyou begin:

• Disable locks.

• Removeany ropesconnected to garagedoor.

• Completethe followingtest to make sureyour garage door is

balancedand is not sticking or binding:

1. Lift the door about halfwayas shown. Releasethe door. If

2. Raiseand lower the door to see if there is any binding or

During assembly, installation and adjustment of the opener,

Identify the type and height of your garagedoor. Surveyyour

garage areato see if any of the conditions below apply to your

installation. Additional materials may be required.You may find it

helpful to refer back to this pageandthe accompanying

illustrations asyou proceedwith the installation of your opener.

Dependingon your requirements,there are several installation

steps which may call for materialsor hardwarenot included in the

carton.

• Installation Step 1 - Lookat the wall or ceiling abovethe

garagedoor. Theheader bracketmust be securelyfastenedto

structural supports.

• Installation Step 5 - Doyou havea finished ceiling in your

• Installation Step 12- Alternate floor mounting of the safety

reversingsensor will require hardwarenot provided.

Doyou havean access door in addition to the garagedoor? If

not, Model 139.53702 EmergencyKeyReleaseis required. See

Accessoriespage.

1/4" (6 mm). Otherwise,the safety reversalsystem may not

work properly. SeeAdjustment Step 2. Floor or door should be

repaired.

• Doyou havea steel, aluminum, fiberglass or glasspaneldoor?

If so, horizontal and vertical reinforcement is required

(Installation Step8).

• Theopenershould be installed abovethe center of the door. If

there is a torsion spring or center bearing plate in theway of

the header bracket, it may be installed within 4 feet(1.22 m) to

the left or right of the door center.SeeInstallation Steps 1

and 8.

• If your door is morethan 7 feet (2.13 m) high, seerail

sectional doors in Installation Step 8.

additional mounting hardwarefor the door bracket (Step8).

Your garagedoor openeris packagedin one cartonwhich

contains the motor unit and all parts illustrated below. Accessories

will depend on the model purchased. If anything is missing,

installation is shown on the next page.Savethe carton and

Separateall hardwareand group as shown below for the assembly andinstallation procedures.

from the far end.

trolley.

2. Removethe straight door arm and hanging bracket

Steps 5 and 9.

NOTE:Toprevent INJURY while unpackingthe rail carefully

remove the straight doorarm stored within the rail section.

3. Align the rail sections on a flat surface as shown and slide the

taperedends into the larger ones. Tabs along the sidewill lock

4. Placethe motor unit on packing material to protect the cover,

and rest the back end of the rail ontop. Forconvenience,put a

10"(25cm) from the front end of the rail, as shown.

6. Checkto besure there are 4 plastic wear pads insidethe inner

To prevent INJURYfrom pinching, keephandsand fingers

1. Inserta 1/4"-20xl-3/4" bolt, washer and spacer into the cover

protection bolt hole on the back end of the rail as shown.

Install lower spacer and washer then tighten securelywith a

1/4"-20 lock nut. DoNOT overtighten.

2. Removethe two bolts from the top of the motor unit.

align the bracketholewith the bolt holes. Fastenwith the

previously removed bolts.

protrude on the top and sides of the bracket.

1. Laythe chain/cable besidethe rail, as shown. Graspthe end of

the cable and pass approximately 12" (30 cm) of cablethrough

the window. Allow it to hang until Assembly Step 5.

2. Removethe tape from the idler pulley.

3. Placethe idler pulley into the window asshown.

4. Insert the idler bolt from the top through the rail andpulley.

Tighten with a 3/8" lock washer and nut underneaththe rail

until the lock washer is compressed.

5. Rotatethe pulley to be sure it spins freely.

6. Insert a 1/4"-20xl-3/4" bolt into the trolley stop hole inthe front

different. Hangingbrackets should beangled(Figure 1)to provide

a sturdy metal bracket to structural supports before installing the

3. Drill 3/16" pilot holes in the structural supports.

4. Attach one end of eachbracketto a support with

5/16"-18x7/8" hex bolts, lock washers and nuts.

door).

7. Removethe 2x4. Operatethe door manually. If the door hits

the rail, raisethe headerbracket.

back and downward until the lens hinge is in thefully open

2. InsertanA19 incandescentor compact fluorescent light bulb

ONand remainlit for approximately 4-1/2 minutes when power

NOTE:Useonly standardlight bulbs. Theuseof short neck or

speciality light bulbs may overheatthe endpanelorlight socket.

• DONOTuse short neck or specialty light bulbs.

2. Threadthe other endof the rope through the hole in the

• NEVERusehandle to pull door open or closed. If rope knot

below or on the following page.

securedtotwo orthree vertical supports.Avertical

Figure1 shows one pieceof angle iron asthe horizontal brace.

Forthe vertical brace,2 pieces of angle iron are used to create a

1. Centerthe door bracket on the previously marked vertical

2. Position thetop edge of the bracket2"-4"(5-10 cm) below the

top edge of the door, ORdirectly below anystructural support

door's construction:

NOTE:The1/4"-14x5/8"self-threading screws are not intended for

use on wood doors.

also.

top and bottom holes.

• WoodDoors:Drill 5/16" holesand use5/16"x2"carriage bolts,

door if required for your installation. (Referto the dotted line

optional placementdrawing.)

Follow instructions which apply to your door type asillustrated

below and on the following page.

handleto disconnect the outer trolley from the inner trolley. Slide

shown in Figures1, 2 and 3.

IMPORTANT:Thegroove on the straight door arm MUSTface

away from the curved door arm (Figure4).

3. Bring arm sections together. Findtwo pairs of holesthat line up

andjoin sections. Select holesas far apart as possibleto

• Bring arm sections together.