Operation; Using Your Garage Door Opener - Craftsman 139.53903DM Owner's Manual

OPERATION
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
To reducethe riskof SEVERE INJURYor DEATH:
1. READAND FOLLOWALL WARNINGSAND INSTRUCTIONS.
2. ALWAYS keep remote controls out of reach of children.
NEVERpermit children to operate or play with garage door
control push buttons or remote controls.
3. ONLYactivate garage door when it can be seen clearly, it is
properly adjusted, and there are no obstructions to door
travel.
4. ALWAYS keep garage door in sight until completely closed.
NO ONESHOULDCROSSTHE PATH OFTHE MOVING
DOOR.
5. NO ONESHOULDGO UNDERA STOPPED,PARTIALLY
OPENEDDOOR.
6. If possible, use emergency release handle to disengage
trolley ONLYwhen garage door is CLOSED.Weak or broken
springs or unbalanced door could result in an open door
falling rapidly and/or unexpectedly.
7. NEVERuse emergency release handle unless garage
doorway is clear of persons and obstructions.
8. NEVERuse handle to pull garage door open or closed. If
rope knot becomes untied, you could fall.
9. If one control (force or travel limits) is adjusted, the other
control may also need adjustment.
10. After ANY adjustments are made, the safety reversal system
MUST be tested.
11. Safety reversal system MUST be tested every month.
Garagedoor MUST reverse on contact with 1-1/2" high
(3.8 cm) object (or a 2x4 laid flat) on the floor.
12. ALWAYS KEEPGARAGEDOORPROPERLYBALANCED
(see page 3). An improperly balanced door may not reverse
when required and could result in SEVEREINJURYor
DEATH.
13. ALL repairs to cables, spring assemblies and other
hardware, ALL of which are under EXTREMEtension, MUST
be made by a trained door systems technician.
14. ALWAYS disconnect electric power to garage door opener
BEFORE making ANY repairs or removing covers.
15SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS.
Using Your Garage Door Opener
Your Security.I.®opener and hand-held remote control have been
factory-set to a matching code which changes with each use,
randomly accessing over 100 billion new codes. Your opener will
operate with up to eight Security.I.®remote controls and one
Security.I.®Keyless Entry System. If you purchase a new remote
control, or if you wish to deactivate any remote control, follow the
instructions in the Programming section.
Activateyour opener with any of the following:
• TheHand-Held Remote Control: Hold the large push button
down until the door starts to move.
• The Wall-Mounted Door Controh Hold the push button or bar
down until the door starts to move.
• TheKeyless Entry (seeAccessories): If provided with your
garage door opener, it must be programmed before use.
See Programming.
Whenthe opener is activated (with the safety reversingsensor
correctly installed and aligned)
1. If open, the door will close. If closed, it will open.
2. If closing, the door will reverse.
3. If opening, the door will stop.
4. If the door has been stopped in a partially open position, it will
close.
5. If obstructed while closing, the door will reverse. If the
obstruction interrupts the sensor beam, the opener lights will
blink for five seconds.
6. If obstructed while opening, the door will stop.
7. If fully open, the door will not close when the beam is broken.
The sensor has no effect in the opening cycle.
If the sensor is not installed, or is misaligned, the door won't
close from a hand-held remote control. However, you can close
the door with the Door Control or KeylessEntry, if you activate
them until down travel is complete. If you releasethem too soon,
the door will reverse.
The opener lights will turn on under the following conditions:
when the opener is initially plugged in; when power is restored
after interruption; when the opener is activated.
They will turn off automatically after 4-1/2 minutes or provide
constant light when the Light feature on the Premium Control
Console Panel is activated. Bulb size is A19. Bulb power is
100 watts maximum.
Security.I . _ light feature: Lights will also turn on when someone
walks through the open garage door. With a Premium Control
Console, this feature may be turned off as follows: With the
opener lightsoff, press and hold the light button for 10 seconds,
until the light goes on, then off again. To restore this feature, start
with the opener lightson, then press and hold the light button for
10 seconds until the lightgoes off, then on again.
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