Wayne-Dalton 3663-372 installation instructions Accessory Safety Sensors Installation

19	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

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