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MOUNTING AND WIRING THE SAFETY REVERSING | Figure 5 |
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SENSORS |
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| Wing Nut | |||
• Slide a |
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| each sensor. Use wing nuts to fasten sensors to |
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| brackets, with lenses pointing toward each other across |
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| the door. Be sure the lens is not obstructed by a bracket |
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| extension (Figure 5). |
| Carriage Bolt |
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• | Finger tighten the wing nuts. |
| Lens | ||
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• | Run the wires from both sensors to the opener. Use | TROUBLESHOOTING THE SAFETY REVERSING | |||
| insulated staples to secure wire to wall and ceiling. | ||||
| SENSORS |
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• | Strip 7/16" (11 mm) of insulation from each set of wires. |
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1. If the sending eye indicator light does not glow steadily | |||||
| Separate white and white/black wires sufficiently to | ||||
| after installation, check for: |
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| connect to the opener |
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| • Electric power to the opener. |
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| like colored wires together. Insert wires into |
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| • A short in the white or white/black wires. These can | ||||
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| grey (Figure 6). To release or insert wire, push in tab | occur at staples, or at opener connections. | |||
| with screwdriver tip. |
| • Incorrect wiring between sensors and opener. | ||
ALIGNING THE SAFETY REVERSING SENSORS | • A broken wire. |
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• Plug in the opener. The indicator lights in both the | 2. If the sending eye indicator light glows steadily but the | ||||
| sending and receiving eyes will glow steadily if wiring | receiving eye indicator light doesn’t: | |||
| connections and alignment are correct. | • Check alignment. |
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The sending eye amber indicator light will glow regardless | • Check for an open wire to the receiving eye. | ||||
of alignment or obstruction. If the green indicator light in | 3. If the receiving eye indicator light is dim, realign either | ||||
the receiving eye is off, dim, or flickering (and the invisible | |||||
sensor. |
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light beam path is not obstructed), alignment is required. |
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NOTE: When the invisible beam path is obstructed or | |||||
• | Loosen the sending eye wing nut and readjust, aiming | ||||
misaligned while the door is closing, the door will reverse. | |||||
| directly at the receiving eye. Lock in place. | ||||
| If the door is already open, it will not close. The opener | ||||
• | Loosen the receiving eye wing nut and adjust sensor | ||||
lights will blink 10 times. See page 16. | |||||
| until it receives the sender’s beam. When the green |
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| indicator light glows steadily, tighten the wing nut. |
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Figure 6 |
| Connect Wire to |
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| Opener |
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| Bell Wire | Finished |
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| Ceiling |
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| 1. | Strip wire 7/16" | |
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| Bell Wire | (11 mm) 7/16" | ||
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| (11 mm) | |
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| 2. | Twist like colored | |
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| wires together | |
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| 3. To release or insert | ||
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| wire, push in tab with | |
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| screwdriver tip |
Red White Grey
Safety Reversing Sensor |
Invisible Light Beam
Protection Area
Safety Reversing Sensor
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