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MOUNTING AND WIRING THE SAFETY REVERSING | Figure 4 |
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• 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 | Carriage Bolt |
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| extension (Figure 4). |
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• | Finger tighten the wing nuts. |
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| 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. | ||||||
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• | Strip 7/16" (11 mm) of insulation from each set of wires. | ||||||
1. If the sending eye indicator light does not glow steadily | |||||||
| Separate white and white/black wires sufficiently to | ||||||
| after installation, check for: | ||||||
| connect to the opener | ||||||
| • Electric power to the opener. | ||||||
| colored wires together. Insert wires into | ||||||
| • A short in the white or white/black wires. These can | ||||||
| holes: white to white and white/black to grey (Figure 5). | ||||||
ALIGNING THE SAFETY REVERSING SENSORS | occur at staples, or at opener connections. | ||||||
• Incorrect wiring between sensors and opener. | |||||||
• | Plug in the opener. The indicator lights in both the | ||||||
• A broken wire. | |||||||
| sending and receiving eyes will glow steadily if wiring | ||||||
| 2. If the sending eye indicator light glows steadily but the | ||||||
| connections and alignment are correct. | ||||||
The sending eye amber indicator light will glow regardless | receiving eye indicator light doesn't: | ||||||
• Check alignment. | |||||||
of alignment or obstruction. If the green indicator light in | |||||||
the receiving eye is off, dim, or flickering (and the invisible | • Check for an open wire to the receiving eye. | ||||||
light beam path is not obstructed), alignment is required. | 3. If the receiving eye indicator light is dim, realign either | ||||||
• | Loosen the sending eye wing nut and readjust, aiming | ||||||
sensor. | |||||||
| directly at the receiving eye. Lock in place. | NOTE: When the invisible beam path is obstructed or | |||||
• | Loosen the receiving eye wing nut and adjust sensor | ||||||
misaligned while the door is closing, the door will reverse. | |||||||
| until it receives the sender’s beam. When the green | If the door is already open, it will not close. The opener | |||||
| indicator light glows steadily, tighten the wing nut. | lights will blink 10 times. (If bulbs are not installed, 10 | |||||
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| clicks can be heard.) See page 15 . |
Figure 5
Connect Wire to
Opener
Bell Wire | Finished |
Ceiling |
1. Strip wire 7/16"
Bell Wire(11 mm) 7/16" (11mm)
2. Twist like colored wires together
3. To release or insert wire, push in tab with screwdriver tip
Red White Grey
Safety Reversing Sensor
| Invisible Light Beam |
Safety Reversing Sensor | Protection Area |
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