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Safety Symbol and Signal Word Review
Thisgarage door opener has been designed and tested to offer safe service provided it is installed,
operated,maintained and tested in strictaccordance with the instructions and warningscontained in
thismanual.
Mechanical
Electrical
When you see these Safety Symbolsand Signal
Words on the following pages,they will alertyou to
the possibility of serious injury or death ifyou do
not complywith the warningsthat accompany
them. The hazard may come fromsomething
mechanical or fromelectric shock.Read the
warningscarefully.
When you see this Signal Word on the following
pages, it will alertyou to the possibility of damage
to your garage door and/or the garage door
opener ifyou do notcomplywith the cautionary
statementsthat accompanyit.Read them carefully.
WARNING: Thisproduct can expose you to chemicalsincluding lead, which are known to the
State of California to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm.For more
information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
Unattended Operation
The Timer-to-Close (TTC) feature, the MyQ
®
Smartphone Control app,and MyQ
®
Garage Door and
Gate Monitor are examples of unattended close and are to be used ONLY with sectional doors. Any
device or feature thatallowsthe door to close withoutbeing in the line of sightofthe door is considered
unattended close. The Timer-to-Close (TTC) feature, the MyQ
®
Smartphone Control,and any other
MyQ
®
devicesare to be used ONLY with sectional doors.
Check the Door
To preventpossible SERIOUSINJURYor DEATH:
l ALWAYS call a trained door systemstechnician if garage door binds, sticks, or is out of balance.
An unbalanced garage door mayNOT reverse when required.
l NEVER tryto loosen,move or adjust garage door,door springs, cables, pulleys,brackets or
their hardware, ALLof which are under EXTREME tension.
l Disable ALLlocks and remove ALLropes connected to garage door BEFORE installation and
operating garage door opener to avoid entanglement.
l DO NOT install on a one-piece door if using devices or features providing unattended close.
Unattended devicesand featuresare to be used ONLY with sectional doors.
To preventdamage to garage door and opener:
l ALWAYS disable locks BEFORE installing and operating the opener.
l ONLY operate garage door opener at 120V,60Hzto avoid malfunction and damage.
Before you begin:
1. Disable locks and remove anyropes connected to the garage door.
2. Lift the door halfway up. Release the door. If balanced,it should stay in
place, supported entirelybyitssprings.
3. Raise and lower the door to checkfor binding or sticking. If your door
binds, sticks, or is outofbalance,call a trained door systems
technician.
4. Checkthe seal on the bottomofthe door. Any gap between the floor
and the bottomofthe door must not exceed 1/4 inch (6 mm).
Otherwise, the safetyreversal system may notwork properly.
5. The opener should be installed above the center of the door. If there is
a torsion spring or center bearing plate in the way of the header
bracket, itmay be installed within 4feet(1.2 m) to the leftor rightofthe
door center.See page 12.
Torsion
Spring
Extension
Spring
OR
Preparation