Chamberlain 248730DM - Installation Guidelines; Important Installation Warnings; Installation for One-Piece vs. Sectional Doors

If you have a sectional door, proceed to page 10
of this manual.
INSTALLATION
IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce the risk of SEVERE INJURY or DEATH:
WARNING
NCAUTION
WARNINGWARNING
WARNING
1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTALLATION WARNINGS AND
INSTRUCTIONS.
2. Install garage door opener ONLY on properly balanced and
lubricated garage door. An improperly balanced door may not
reverse when required and could result in SEVERE INJURY or
DEATH.
3. ALL repairs to cables, spring assemblies and other hardware
MUST be made by a trained door systems technician BEFORE
installing opener.
4. Disable ALL locks and remove ALL ropes connected to garage
door BEFORE installing opener to avoid entanglement.
5. Install garage door opener 7 feet (2.13 m) or more above floor.
6. Mount emergency release handle 6 feet (1.83 m) above floor.
7. NEVER connect garage door opener to power source until
instructed to do so.
8. NEVER wear watches, rings or loose clothing while installing
or servicing opener. They could be caught in garage door or
opener mechanisms.
9. Install wall-mounted garage door control:
• within sight of the garage door
• out of reach of children at minimum height of 5 feet (1.5 m)
• away from ALL moving parts of the door.
10. Place entrapment warning label on wall next to garage door
control.
11. Place manual release/safety reverse test label in plain view on
inside of garage door.
12. Upon completion of installation, test safety reversal system.
Door MUST reverse on contact with a 1-1/2" high (3.8 cm)
object (or a 2 x 4 laid flat) on the floor.
9
If you have a one-piece door, proceed to the
One-Piece Door Installation Instructions included
with your garage door opener.
Sectional DoorOne-Piece Door
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ANU
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Please read this manual
and
the enclosed safety materia
ls
carefu
lly!
n
Fasten
the manual near the garage door after installation
.
n
The
door WILL NOT
CLOSE unless the Protector System
®
is
connected
and properly aligned.
n
Periodic
che
cks of the opener are
required to ensure safe o
peration.
n
The model number
label
is located under th
e
light lens
on
the front panel
of
your
o
pener.
W
hen
you
see
these
Safety
Sym
bols
and
Signal
W
o
rds
on
the
following
pages,
they
will alert
you
to
the
possibility
of
serious
injury
or deat
h if you
do not
com
ply
with
the
warnings
that
accompany
them
.
The
haz
ard may
com
e
from
som
ething
mechani
cal or
from
ele
ctri
c shock.
R
ead
the
warnings
carefully
.
W
hen
you
see this
Signal
W
ord
on
the
following
pages,
it will
alert
you
to
the possibility
of
dam
age
to
your
garage
door
and
/or
the garage
door
opener
if you
do
not comply
with
the cautionary
statem
ents
that
accom
pany
it.
Read
them
carefully
.
Mechanic
al
Electrical
WARNING
WARNING
CAU
TION
This garage
door
opener
has
been
designed
and tested
to of
fer safe
ser
vice provided
it is
installed,
oper
ated,
m
aintained
and
tested
in stri
ct
accordan
c
e with
the instru
c
tions
and warnings
contained
in this m
anual
.
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There
are
two
types
of gara
ge
door
openers
pictured. Y
ours
m
ay
appear
slightl
y different.
INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR ONE-PIECE
DOORS
PAGE 10