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Garage Doors are heavy objects that move with the help of springs under high tension and electric motors.Since moving objects, springs
under tension,and electric motors can cause injuries, your safety and the safety of others depend on you reading the information in this man-
ual. If you have questions or do not understand the information presented, call your nearest service representative.
POTENTIAL HAZARD
EFFECT PREVENTION
• Keep people clear of opening while door is moving.
• Do Not allow children to play with the door operator.
• Do Not operate a door that jams or one that has a broken spring.
MOVING DOOR
WARNING:
Can Cause Serious
Injury or Death
• Turn off power before removing operator cover.
• When replacing cover,make sure wires are not pinched or near
moving parts.
• Operator must be properly grounded.
ELECTRICAL SHOCK
• Do Not try to remove,repair or adjust springs or anything to
which door spring parts are fastened,such as, wood blocks,
steel brackets,cables or other like items.
• Repairs and adjustments must be made by a trained service
person using proper tools and instructions.
HIGH SPRING TENSION
Safe-T-Beam
®
(STB) Non-Contact Reversing System
Places an invisible beam across door opening,that reverses
the door during down travel to the fully open position if
anything passes through beam.
Safe-T-Reverse
®
Contact Reversing System
Automatically stops and reverses a closing door within 2
seconds of contact with an object.
Safe-T-Stop
®
Timed Reversed System
Automatically opens a closing door,if door does not close
within 30 seconds.
Force Guard
®
Control
Used to set the force required for opening and closing
door.For maximum safety, set the minimum force required
to fully open and close door.
Automatic Lighting System
Light bulb up to 100 Watts max., used for safer entries and
exits.The light turns on when door is activated and auto-
matically turns off 5 minutes later.
Manual Emergency Release
Allows the garage door to be opened or closed manually
for emergencies or maintenance.

IMPORTANT INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS
1READ AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY,INSTALLATION AND
OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS.If you have any
questions or do not understand an instruction, call
your service representative.
2Do Not install operator on an improperly balanced
door. An improperly balanced door could cause
severe injury. Repairs and adjustments to cables,
spring assembly,and other hardware must be made
by a trained service person using proper tools and
instructions.
3Remove all ropes,and disable all locks connected to
the door before installing operator.
4Install door operator 7 feet or more above the floor.
Mount the emergency release knob 6 feet above
the floor.
5Do Not connect the operator to the source of power
until instructed to do so.
6Locate the control button:
• Within sight of door.
• At a minimum height of 5 feet, so small children
cannot reach it.
• Away from all moving parts of the door.
7Install the entrapment WARNING label next to the
wall button or console.Install the emergency release
tag on,or nex t to, the emergency release
8The operator must reverse when the door contacts a
1-1/2 inch high object on the floor at the center of
the doorway.This is about the size of a 2" x 4" board
laid flat.
TOREDUCETHE RISK OF SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH:
WARNING:OVERVIEW OF POTENTIAL HAZARDS

SAFETYFEATURES

WARNING:
Can Cause Serious
Injury or Death
WARNING:
Can Cause Serious
Injury or Death
In this section,and those that follow, the words Danger,Warningand Caution are used to emphasize important safety information.The word:
indicates an imminently hazardous situation which,if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
indicates a potentially hazardous situation which,if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
indicates a potentially hazardous situation which,if not avoided, may result in injury and property damage.
The word NOTEis used to indicate important steps to be followed or important information.
DANGER:
CAUTION:
WARNING: