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BEFORE YOU BEGIN SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce the risk of severe injury or death:
1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
2. Install only on a properly balanced garage door. An improperly balanced door has the
potential to inflict severe injury. Have a qualified garage door service technician make
repairs to cables, spring assemblies, and other hardware before installing the opener.
3. Remove all ropes and remove or make inoperative all locks connected to the garage
door before installing opener.
4. Where possible, install the opener no more than 12" above the height of the closed door.
For products having an emergency release, mount the emergency release within reach, but
at least 6 feet above the floor and avoiding contact with vehicles to avoid accidental release.
5. Do not connect the opener to source of power until instructed to do so.
6. Install the door control button: (a) within sight of door, (b) at a minimum height of 5 feet
so small children are not able to reach it, and (c) away from all moving parts of the door.
7. Install the Entrapment Warning Label (shown in the
Before You Begin
section) next to
the wall-mount control button in a prominent location.
8. Aer installing the opener, the door must reverse when it contacts a 1-1/2 inch (3.8 cm)
high object (or a 2x4 board) laid flat on the floor.
9. NEVER try to remove, loosen, move, or adjust garage door, cables, pulleys, brackets,
and door springs. All are under EXTREME tension.
10. To reduce the risk of injuries to persons – use this operator only with residential sectional
garage doors. Only enable the unattended operation feature when installed with a
sectional door.
11. The Smart Door Controller should be used only on sectional doors and with garage door
openers made aer 1993 with a photo eye safety system.
WARNING
Measure door height. Check mounting
locations. Are additional
reinforcement
materials needed?
If over 7.5 feet (2.28 m), rail
extension kit will be needed.
(8 . or 10 . extension kits
available if needed.) See page 3
Entrapment
Warning Label
See page 3
Check your toolbox.
Do you have all the
tools needed?
7.5 feet
(2.28 m)
