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The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
845 Larch Avenue,
Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
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MODEL ATS 211R
COMMERCIAL DOOR OPENER
For Residential and Light Duty Commercial Use
Install on Sectional Doors Only
OWNER'S MANUAL
Please read this manual and the enclosed safety materials carefully!
Fasten the manual near the garage door after installation.
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The door WILL NOT CLOSE unless the Protector System is connected
and properly aligned.
Periodic checks of the opener are required to ensure safe opera
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CONTENTS PAGE CONTENTS PAGE A review of safety alert symbols ..............................2 Connect the door arm to the trolley ....................20 You'll need tools ......................................................3 Adjustment Section – Pages 21 - 23 Illustration of door installation .................................4 Travel limit adjustments.......................................21 Opener carton inventory ..........................................5 Force adjustments ..................
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1 You'll Need Tools During assembly, installation and adjustment of the opener, instructions will call for hand tools shown below. Pencil Carpenter's Hack Saw Level Tape Measure Wire Cutters Claw Hammer Drill 3/16", 5/16" and Pliers 5/32" Drill Bits Stepladder Adjustable End Wrench Screwdriver 1/2" and 7/16" Sockets and Wrench CAUTION WARNING To avoid damage to the garage door and An unbalanced garage door might not reverse opener, disable locks before installing and when required and someone u
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— — — — — — — — Before you begin, survey your garage area. Do any of the following conditions apply to you? FINISHED CEILING Support bracket & fastening hardware is required. See page 12. Horizontal and vertical reinforcement Slack in chain tension is needed for lightweight garage doors is normal when (fiberglass, steel, aluminum, door with glass panels, etc.). garage door is closed. See page 19 for details. Header Wall Extension Spring OR Torsion Spring Access Door Door Center S
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Opener Carton Inventory Your garage door opener is packaged in two cartons which contain all parts illustrated below. If anything is missing, carefully check the packing material. Parts may be "stuck" in the foam. Hardware for assembly and installation is listed below. Header Bracket with Clevis Pin and Fastener Mounting Hardware Rail Support (Rail Support Bracket) Bracket Lighted Door Control Button Styrofoam Door Bracket Door Bracket Plate "C" Wrap (2) Chain Safety Reversing Sensor Mounting Br
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Assembly Section: Pages 6 – 7 Assembly Step 1 CAUTION Attach the Rail to the Opener To fasten rail, use only those screws mounted in the top of the opener. Any other screws will cause serious damage to the opener. • Place the opener on packing material to protect Washered Screw 5/16"-18x1/2" the cover. USE ONLY THIS TYPE AND SIZE • Remove the (2) 5/16"-18x1/2" washered screws Styrofoam SCREW Rail Packaging mounted in the top of the opener. Hole • Align rail at an angle with opener so one hole
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Assembly Step 3 Tighten the Chain Lock Outer Nut Washer Inner Nut • Spin the inner nut and lock washer down the To Tighten Outer Nut threaded shaft, away from the trolley. • To tighten the chain, turn outer nut in the direction To Tighten Inner Nut shown. As you turn the nut, keep the chain from twisting. • When the chain is approximately 1/2" above the base of the rail at its midpoint, re-tighten the inner Trolley nut to secure the adjustment. Sprocket noise can result if chain is either too C
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Installation Section: Pages 8 – 20 Installation Step 1 WARNING Determine Header Bracket Location If the header bracket is not rigidly fastened to a structural support on the header wall or ceiling, the safety reverse system may not work properly (see page 23). The door might not reverse when required, and could cause serious injury or death. The garage door springs, cables, pulleys, brackets and their hardware are under extreme tension. Do not attempt to loosen, move or adjust them yourself. Se
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You can attach the header bracket either to the Installation Step 2 wall above the garage door, or to the ceiling. Follow the instructions which will work best for Install the Header Bracket your particular requirements. 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). Drill 3/16" pilot line as shown (with the arrow poin
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Installation Step 3 Attach the Rail to the Header Bracket • Position the opener on the garage floor below the header bracket. Use packing material as a Header Wall protective base. Header If the door spring is in the way you'll need help. Bracket Have someone hold the opener securely on a Chain temporary support to allow the rail to clear the Pulley spring. Bracket • Position the chain pulley bracket against the header bracket. • Align the bracket holes and join with a clevis pin as shown. • Ins
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Installation Step 4 CAUTION Position the Opener To prevent damage to steel, aluminum, fiberglass or glass panel doors, do not rest the opener on the door without using a 2x4. A 2x4 laid flat is convenient for setting an ideal You will need help at this point if the ladder is not door-to-rail distance. tall enough. • Raise the opener onto a stepladder. • Open the door all the way and place a 2x4 laid flat on the top section beneath the rail. Rail 2x4 Door Stepladder • If the top panel hits the t
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Installation Step 5 WARNING Hang the Opener The opener could fall and injure someone if it is not properly secured. Fasten the opener securely to structural supports of the garage. Two representative installations are shown. Yours may be different. Hanging brackets should be angled, Figure 1, to provide rigid support. On finished ceilings, Figure 2, attach a sturdy metal bracket to structural supports in ceiling before Figure 1 installing the opener. The bracket and fastening Structural hardware
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LOCK LIGHT -1 -2 Installation Step 6 WARNING Install the Door Control Children operating or playing with a garage door opener can injure themselves or others. The garage door could close and cause serious injury or death. • Strip 1/4" of insulation from one end of the bell wire; connect the wire to the two screw terminals Install the Door Control (or any additional push on the back of the Door Control: white to 2 and buttons) out of the reach of children and away white/red to 1. from all moving
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NOTICE Installation Step 7 Install the Light 75 Watt Max. Light Bulb Install the Light • Install a 75 watt maximum light bulb in the socket. The light will turn ON and remain lit for approximately 4-1/2 minutes when power is connected. Then the light will turn OFF. • If the bulb burns out prematurely due to vibration, replace with a "Garage Door Opener" bulb. Opener Installation Step 8 WARNING Attach the Manual Release Do not use the red handle to pull the door Rope and Handle open or closed. T
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Installation Step 9 WARNING Electrical Requirements To prevent electrocution or fire, installation and wiring must be in compliance with local electrical and building codes. Do NOT use an extension cord, 2-wire adapter, or change the plug in any way to make it fit To reduce the risk of electric shock, your garage your outlet. door opener has a grounding type plug with a third grounding pin. This plug will only fit into a grounding type outlet. If the plug doesn't fit into the outlet you have, co
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® The Protector System Information you'll need before you begin the installation of the safety reversing sensor. The safety reversing sensor must be connected and aligned correctly before the garage door WARNING opener will move in the down direction. This is a required safety device and cannot be disabled. Without a properly working safety reversing Be sure power to the opener is disconnected. sensor, persons (particularly children) could be injured or killed by a closing garage door. The sendi
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Figure 1 Installation Step 10 Garage WALL or DOOR Track Installation Install the Safety Reversing Sensor Mounting Bracket With Square Holes (Receiving and Sending Eyes) "C" Wrap #10-32x3/8" Figures 1, 2 and 3 show recommended assembly of Screws #10-32 bracket(s) and "C" wrap based on the wall installation of Lock Nuts the sensors on each side of the garage door as shown on page 16, or on the garage door tracks themselves. Figures 4 amd 5 are variations which may fit your Figure 2 Garage WALL In
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• Center each sensor unit in a "C" wrap with lenses Wing Figure 6 "C" Wrap Nut pointing toward each other across the door (see Figure 6). Indicator • Secure sensors with the hardware shown. Finger Light tighten the wing nut on the receiving eye to allow Sensor with Wire for final adjustment. Securely tighten the sending 1/4-20 x 1-1/2" eye wing nut. Hex Bolt • Run the wires from both sensors to the opener (see Figure 7). Use insulated staples to secure the Trouble Shooting wire to wall and ceil
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Installation Step 11 WARNING WARNING Fasten Door Bracket & Plate To prevent damage to steel, aluminum, fiberglass or glass panel doors, always reinforce the inside of the door both vertically INSTALLATION STEP 11 and horizontally with an angle iron. CAUTION WARNING Fasten the Door Bracket A horizontal reinforcement brace should be long Header enough to be secured to two or three vertical Bracket supports. A vertical reinforcement brace should cover the height of the top panel. Figure 1 shows o
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Installation Step 12 Connect Door Arm to Trolley Make sure garage door is fully closed. Pull the manual release handle to disconnect the outer trolley from the inner trolley. Slide the outer trolley back (away from the door) about 2” as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3. Figure 1: Figure 2: • Fasten straight door arm section to outer trolley • Bring arm sections together. Find two pairs of holes with a clevis pin. Secure the connection with a ring that line up and join sections. Select holes as far f
