Genie Setting Limits for Garage Door Openers: Optimal Travel Adjustments

6DOOR LIMITS

WARNING

•Severe injury or death can result if the door closing force is set too high.

•Never increase the door closing force above the minimum required to move the door.

•Never adjust force to compensate for a sticking or binding door.

•Perform monthly CONTACT REVERSE TEST as described on page 22 and in Section 10.

SETTING & TESTING OPEN/CLOSE LIMITS

The OPEN (UP) and CLOSE (DOWN) door positions are controlled by making the adjustments on the panel located on the bottom of the power head. The adjustments that can be made are:

•Close Travel Limit,

•Open Travel Limit, Adjust Closing Force Adjust Opening Force Transmitter Programming

A)ENGAGE CHAIN/BELT CONNECTOR TO CARRIAGE

1.Press and hold the "Close Travel Limit" button until the chain or belt connector advances and engages to the Carriage Assembly (Fig. 6-2).

B)CLOSE TRAVEL LIMIT

1.Press and hold the "Close Travel Limit" button until the door is fully closed.

2.You can quickly press and release the "Close Travel Limit" button to move the door in small increments. You can also use the "Open Travel Limit" button to move the door slightly in the UP direction.

3.Door is fully closed when the bottom edge of door presses firmly onto the ground.

4.Once the door is in the desired position, press and hold the "Close SET Limit" SET button for 5 seconds. The LED indicator light will blink green once. This stores the closed position in memory.

C) OPEN TRAVEL LIMIT

1.Press and hold the "Open Travel Limit" button to move the door to its fully opened position. This starts the opener moving in the UP direction.

2.Hold the "Open Travel Limit" button until the door is in the fully opened position that you desire, then release this button.

3.You can quickly press and release the "Open Travel Limit" button to move the door in small increments. You can also use the "Close Travel Limit" button to move the door slightly in the DOWN direction.

4.Once the door is in the desired position, press and hold the "Open SET Limit" SET button for 5 seconds. The LED indicator light will blink green twice. This stores the opened position in memory.

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Limit Controls location on power head.

NOTE: Set Close Travel Limit before setting Open Travel Limit for unit to operate normally.

Unless limits are being reset do not press set limit buttons.

LED		Open	Open
Indicator Light			Set Limit		Up Force
		Travel Limit
			Button	OPEN Control
					Adjustment
To			SET
Garage Door
	LEARN MANUAL LIMIT			FORCE
			SET
Learn
Code	CODE	Close	Close	CLOSE	Down Force
Button
		Travel Limit Set Limit			Control
			Button		Adjustment

FIG. 6-1 Limit controls.

CAUTION

Failure to verify the engagement of the belt/chain connector will result in damage to rail components.

Move
in	this	direction		Latch
				Movement
				Carriage Assembly
Chain Connector
				Latch
				Movement
M
ove
in
	this		direction	Latch
				Movement

Carriage Assembly

Belt Connector

Latch

Movement

FIG. 6-2 Engage Chain/Belt Connector to Carriage.

CAUTION

Operation of the opener without the Chain or Belt Connector engaged to the Carriage Assembly will result in damage to rail components including the rail pulley.

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