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The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
845 Larch Avenue
Elmhurst, Illinois 60126-1196
Garage Door Opener
Owner’s Manual
FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY
Model Series 5000E - 1/2 HP Model Series 4000E - 1/2 HP
Model Series 1000E - 1/4 HP
Model Series 2000E - 1/3 HP
CAUTION! PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY!
The MODEL NUMBER label is located on the front panel of your opener.
CONTENTS PAGE CONTENTS PAGE
Safety Rules .....................................................................2 Force Adjustments ...........
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Start By Reading These Important Safety Rules THESE SAFETY ALERT SYMBOLS MEAN CAUTION - PERSONAL SAFETY, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR DANGER FROM ELECTRIC SHOCK. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. THIS GARAGE DOOR OPENER IS DESIGNED AND TESTED TO OFFER REASONABLY SAFE SERVICE PROVIDED IT IS INSTALLED AND OPERATED IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. CAUTION: IF YOUR GARAGE H
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1 Before you begin, please check the contents of the cartons. Illustrations of parts and hardware are shown on pages 26 and 27. Separate the hardware for assembly and installation as shown. FEATURES OF YOUR OPENER 4. Motor: Permanently lubricated with automatic reset. 1. Opener Light(s): Turns on and off automatically with 4-1/2 minute illumination for your safety and 5. Safety System: Independent up and down force convenience. Model 5000E: The Light Feature on the adjustment. The door REVERSES
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN, PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME TO CAREFULLY EXAMINE THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF A TYPICAL GARAGE DOOR OPENER INSTALLATION ON BOTH A SECTIONAL AND A ONE-PIECE DOOR. Some installation instructions vary for sectional and one-piece doors. Follow only those instructions which apply to your door type. Do you have a finished ceiling in your garage? If so, you will need a support bracket and additional fastening hardware. Refer to Step 4, Page 13 for specific requirements. Do you have a lightweight or
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LOCK LIGHT Operation of Your Opener CAUTION • BEFORE YOU PROCEED, PLEASE READ SAFETY • TO AVOID DIFFICULTY DURING INSTALLATION, DO RULES ON PAGE 2 AND THE OPERATING NOT RUN OPENER UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. INSTRUCTIONS ON THIS PAGE CAREFULLY. • OPERATE ONLY WHEN OPENER IS PROPERLY • DO NOT PERMIT CHILDREN TO PLAY IN THE AREA ADJUSTED AND THE DOOR IS VISIBLE AND OF THE DOOR. UNOBSTRUCTED. TO ACTIVATE THE OPENER HOW DOOR MOVES WHEN OPENER ACTIVATES: Use any of the following devices: 1. If open, d
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Care of the Opener When properly installed on a door which is in balance CHAIN TENSION ADJUSTMENT: After installation and in good repair, opener will provide high of the opener and adjustment of forces and limits, the performance with a minimum of maintenance. The chain may appear loose. This is normal. opener does not require additional lubrication. TO CHECK THE CHAIN TENSION: Disconnect the Most complaints of unsatisfactory opener operation trolley by pulling the red manual release handle. If
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TO AVOID INSTALLATION DIFFICULTIES, DO 5/16 -18x7/8 Assembly Step 1 NOT RUN THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. Assemble T-rail and Attach Cable Pulley Bracket T-RAIL BACK Cable Pulley Bracket (TO OPENER) • Place the 4 T-rail sections on a flat surface for Square Carriage assembly. Center sections are interchangeable. Bolt Hole Front and back sections are also interchangeable T-rail for ease of assembly. 1/4" Lock Nut (End Section) Lock Washer Nut • Connect rail braces and lock nut
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Assembly Step 2 Assemble and Install Trolley AS A TEMPORARY STOP, INSERT A SCREW- DRIVER INTO HOLE IN FRONT END OF T-RAIL. Attach threaded shaft to trolley with lock washer and nuts as shown. Inner Nut 5/16" Lock Washer Trolley 5/16" Outer Nut Trolley 5/16" Threaded Shaft Trolley 13mm Socket Wrench Temporary Stop Screwdriver Slide trolley assembly along rail to screwdriver stop. NOTE: If trolley hits against nut on T-rail, bolts Washered Screw and nuts were attached from the wrong side and 5/16
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CAUTION: DO NOT REMOVE THE CHAIN/CABLE Assembly Step 4 FROM THE DISPENSER CARTON. Install Chain/Cable and Master Link C Clip-On Spring Attach Sprocket Cover Master Link Cap Master Link Clip-On Spring Flat End Detach cable loop from carton and fasten to flat end of Trolley of trolley with a master link from coin envelope. Threaded Shaft MASTER LINK PROCEDURE: Push pins of Master Chain Link Cap A master link bar through cable loop and hole in front end of trolley. (See Figure A.) Push cap over p
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IF THE HEADER BRACKET IS NOT Installation Step 1 RIGIDLY FASTENED TO A STRUCTURAL SUPPORT ON THE Determine Header Bracket Location HEADER WALL OR CEILING, THE Installation procedures vary according to garage SAFETY REVERSE SYSTEM MAY NOT door types. Follow the instructions which apply to WORK PROPERLY (SEE PAGE 22). THE DOOR your door. MIGHT NOT REVERSE WHEN REQUIRED, AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE GARAGE DOOR SPRINGS, CABLES, PULLEYS, IF YOURS IS A CANOPY OR DUAL-TRACK BRACKETS AN
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ONE-PIECE DOOR WITHOUT TRACK Please read and comply with the warnings on page 10. They apply to the installation of the header bracket regardless of door type. • Close the door and mark the inside vertical centerline of Unfinished Header Wall Ceiling your garage door. Extend the Vertical 25mm line onto the header wall Centerline Board above door. Structural If headroom clearance is Support minimal, you can install the header bracket on the ceiling. See page 12. • If you need to install the heade
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You can attach the header bracket either to Installation Step 2 the wall above the garage door, or to the Install the Header Bracket & Attach ceiling. Follow the instructions which will work best for your particular requirements. T-rail To Header Bracket (All Door Types) FASTEN THE HEADER BRACKET TO THE WALL • Center the bracket on the vertical guideline with • Mark either set of bracket holes (do not use the the bottom edge of the bracket on the horizontal holes designated for ceiling mount).
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WARNING WARNING TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO ALL Installation Step 3 LIGHT-WEIGHT DOORS AND DOORS WITH CAUTION WARNING Position the Opener WINDOWS, DO NOT REST THE OPENER ON THE DOOR. Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated. 1-PIECE DOOR WITHOUT TRACK SECTIONAL DOOR & 1-PIECE DOOR WITH TRACK PROCEDURE: Measure the distance from floor to top of door (in fully open position and parallel to the floor). Using a NOTE: A 25mm board is convenient for setting an stepladder as a suppo
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LOCATE LIGHTED DOOR CONTROL BUTTON (OR ANY ADDITIONAL PUSH BUTTONS) WHERE THE GARAGE DOOR IS VISIBLE, AWAY FROM DOOR AND DOOR HARDWARE AND OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN. SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY FROM A MOVING GARAGE DOOR MAY RESULT FROM MISUSE OF OPENER. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO OPERATE LIGHTED DOOR CONTROL BUTTON(S) OR REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER. FASTEN THE CAUTION LABEL ON THE WALL NEAR LIGHTED DOOR CONTROL BUTTON AS A REMINDER OF SAFE OPERATING PROCEDURES. Installation Step 5 Install Lighted Do
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LOCK LIGHT WHITE RED 1 2 • Run the bell wire up the wall and across the ceiling to the opener. Use insulated staples to secure the wire in Install Multi-Function Door several places. Be careful not to pierce the wire with a staple, thereby resulting in a short. Control Panel • Receiver terminals and the antenna are located on the (Model 5000E Only) back panel of the opener. Position the antenna wire as shown. • Remove about 6mm of insulation from both ends of 2- strand bell wire. Connect one e
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NOTICE USE MANUAL RELEASE ROPE ONLY TO Installation Step 6 DISENGAGE TROLLEY. DO NOT USE Attach Manual Release Rope & Handle ROPE AND HANDLE TO PULL DOOR OPEN OR CLOSED. PROCEDURE: Thread one end of rope through hole in top of red handle so "NOTICE" reads right side up Overhand as shown. Secure with an overhand knot. Knot NOTE: Knot should be at least 25mm from the end of the rope to prevent slipping. Trolley Trolley Thread other end of rope through hole in release arm Release Arm Rope of outer
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TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO LIGHTWEIGHT Installation Step 8 AND METAL GARAGE DOORS (OR ONES WITH GLASS PANELS), ALWAYS REIN- Fasten Door Bracket FORCE THE INSIDE OF DOOR, BOTH VERTICALLY Follow instructions which apply to your door type AND HORIZONTALLY, WITH 25MM BOARDS OR as illustrated below. ANGLE IRON. IF YOURS IS A CANOPY OR DUAL-TRACK STYLE GARAGE DOOR, A DOOR ARM CONVERSION KIT IS REQUIRED. FOLLOW THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED WITH THE REPLACEMENT DOOR ARM. EXERCISE CARE IN REMOVING AN
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Installation Step 9 Connect Door Arm to Trolley Follow only those instructions which apply to your door type. SECTIONAL DOORS ONLY Make sure garage door is closed tight. Pull the manual release handle to disconnect the trolley. Manually move outer trolley back to the center of inner trolley as shown in Figures A, B and C. FIGURE A: Fasten straight door arm section to FIGURE B: Bring arm sections together. Find two pairs of holes that line up and join sections. outer trolley with the 5/16"x1" cl
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ONE-PIECE DOORS ASSEMBLE DOOR ARM: Fasten straight and Ring Door Fastener Bracket curved door arm sections together to their longest Nuts Lock possible length. With door closed, connect straight 5/16"-18 Washers door arm section to door bracket with the 5/16" 5/16"x1-1/4" clevis pin. Secure with a ring fastener. Clevis Pin Straight 5/16"x1-1/4" Arm Screws Curved 5/16"-18x7/8 Door Arm 13mm Socket Wrench Before connecting door arm to trolley, limits of travel must be adjusted on one-piece doors.
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Adjustment Step 1 Adjust UP and DOWN Limits LIMIT ADJUSTMENT settings regulate the points at which the door will stop when moving up or down. NOTE: Door STOPS in the UP direction if INCREASE TRAVEL anything interferes with door travel. Door DOWN UP REVERSES in the DOWN direction if anything interferes with the door travel (including binding Left Side Limit Adjustment or unbalanced doors). Panel Screws PROCEDURE: To operate the opener, press the Door Control Button or transmitter. Run the opene
