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Accessory Safety Sensors Installation

 

8000 Series Doors (Required) (Not Required

Wall Mounting

On 9000, 5120 & 5140 Series Doors)

Bracket

Tools Needed:

NOTE (Per UL): Safety sensors are required

 

 

Tape Measure

if opener is installed on a non-pinch resistant

 

 

door. If your door is a Wayne-Dalton 9000

 

 

Power Drill

series, 5120, or 5140 pinch resistant door,

 

 

skip this step and proceed with Step 22.

 

 

3/16" Bit

 

 

WARNING

 

 

7/16” Socket

 

 

Driver

PHOTOELECTRIC EYES ARE NOT

 

5”

REQUIRED ON WAYNE-DALTON SERIES

 

7/16” Wrench

 

 

9000 AND MODEL 5120 AND 5140 DOORS.

 

 

Pencil

ALL OTHER DOORS, WHICH DO NOT HAVE

 

 

PINCH-RESISTANT SECTION JOINTS,

 

 

 

 

 

 

REQUIRE PHOTOELECTRIC EYES TO

 

 

 

PREVENT POSSIBLE SEVERE OR FATAL

a

 

 

INJURY.

 

 

a. Select and mark with a pencil, a suitable

b

 

 

mounting location no more than

 

Door Jam

 

5 inches above the floor to the center line

 

 

 

of wall mounting bracket. The safety

Wall Mounting

5/16 x 1-1/2”

 

sensors should be mounted as close to the

Bracket

 

Lag Screw

 

 

 

door track or inside edge of the door as

Nut

 

 

possible to offer maximum entrapment

 

 

 

 

 

protection. It is very important that both

 

 

 

wall mounting brackets be mounted at the

 

 

 

same height for proper alignment.

 

 

IMPORTANT! BOTH WALL BRACKETS

 

MUST BE MOUNTED AT THE SAME HEIGHT

Washer

FOR PROPER ALIGNMENT.

 

b. Drill pilot holes, using a 3/16” drill bit.

 

Using two 5/16” x 1-1/2” lag screws,

 

permanently mount the wall mounting

 

brackets to both door jambs. In some

1/4”-20 x 1/2”

installations it may be necessary to attach

Carriage Bolt

a wooden spacer to the wall to achieve the

U-Bracket

required alignment.

c

Attach the “U” brackets to the wall

 

mounting brackets with 1/4”-20 x 1/2”

 

carriage bolts, washers and nuts.

 

Insert the bolts from the inside of the

 

“U” bracket and hand-tighten.

 

c. Attach the sending and receiving safety

 

sensors to the “U” brackets by inserting all

 

three tabs into the respective holes.

 

IMPORTANT! IDENTIFY WHICH SIDE OF THE

 

GARAGE DOOR IS EXPOSED TO THE MOST

 

SUNLIGHT. MOUNT THE SENDING UNIT (UNIT

 

WITHOUT LED) ON THE SIDE WHICH IS

 

EXPOSED TO THE MOST SUN. SUNLIGHT MAY

 

AFFECT THE SAFETY SENSORS, AND THIS

 

POSITIONING WILL HELP REDUCE THE

 

ADVERSE EFFECT SUNLIGHT MAY HAVE ON

LED

THE SENSOR UNIT.

Receiving

 

Unit

25Please Do Not Return This Product To The Store. Call Us Directly! Our Trained Technicians Will Answer Your Questions and/or Ship Any Parts You May Need.

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