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Digital Intelligence for the Garage
M-4700 and M-4500
Owner’s Manual contains installation,
operating, maintenance, & warranty
instructions.
For residential use only.
This product
complies with the 325
regulations effective
Marantec America Corporation 675 Heathrow Drive Lincolnshire, IL 60069 U.S.A.
January 1,1993.
1-888-622-2489 • www.marantecamerica.com
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OWNER’S MANUAL CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. ADVANCED FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4. TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1. INTRODUCTION ® Congratulations on purchasing your Marantec Professional Series Garage Door Opener System, the most inno- vative opener available today. This stylishly designed digital opener with a wide range of accessories is engineered to provide the smoothest, quietest and safest operation to compliment any home. Advanced technology results in the opener being capable of easily moving almost any properly balanced resi- dential garage door, and at the same time providing state-of-the-art s
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4. TOOLS The instructions will refer to the tools shown below for proper installation, adjustment, and maintenance of the garage door opener. Additional tools may be required depending on your particular installation. Fig. 1 Drill and Drill Bits Pencil Tape Measure Adjustable Wrench Phillips 7/16” Wire Cutters Ratchet and Sockets Flat-Tip Wrench (1/2”, 7/16”) Screwdriver Screwdriver Stepladder Fig. 2 5. GARAGE AND DOOR Sectional Door A garage door is a heavy moving object and can cause serious i
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5. GARAGE AND DOOR (cont’d) Check the type of door construction you have. The information contained in the figures below will be referred to later in the manual for proper installation on the different door types. Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Header Wall Header Wall Header Bracket Header Bracket Highest Point of Highest Point of 1-1/4” Door Travel Door Travel Clearance 1-1/4” Clearance Door Distance Distance Door Sectional Door One-Piece Door with Curved Track with Horizontal Track Header Wall Fig. 6 Fig. 7 H
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6. OPENER PACKAGE CONTENTS The following items are included with your Garage Door Opener. All hardware components located in GDO carton. The accessories are packaged with their respective hardware in separate packs for ease of identification and use. Fig. 8 Items shown not actual size. POWER HEADS ® ® M-Line M-Line Series M-4500 Series M-4700 (Power Head with (Power Head with 1 Light Lens) 2 Light Lenses) ACCESSORIES Photo Eye Safety System 2-Channel (with Mounting Kit) 2-Channel Midi Transmitte
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7. IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH: 1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. 2. Check with the door manufacturer to determine if additional reinforcement is required to support the door prior to installation of the garage door opener. 3. Install garage door opener only on a properly balanced garage door. An improperly balanced door could cause serious injury. Have a qualified service person make repairs
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Fig. 10 8. INSTALLATION STEPS Identify a sound structural support on header wall above garage door for header bracket mounting. See Fig. 11. If See Fig. 12 appropriate header does not exist, replace or install a new support using a 2x4 or 2x6 board. Fasten it securely using lag screws (not provided) to structural supports of garage. See Fig. 11 8-1. MEASURE AND MARK DOOR AREA Before starting your installation, the door and the header above the door must be measured and marked. This way, the appr
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Fig. 12 8-2. INSTALL HEADER BRACKET (cont’d) Ceiling Mark pilot holes location on header through holes where Pilot Hole lag screws will be inserted. IMPORTANT: See Fig. 11 for which header bracket holes to use. Header Bracket Drill 3/16" pilot holes into header, and install bracket with lag screws (5/16 x 1-5/8”) provided. Lag Screw Tighten lag screws firmly. NOTE: Follow the same procedure if header (shown in Fig. 11) runs vertically instead of horizontally and is the only Fig. 13 option
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Fig. 17 8-4. ATTACH RAIL TO OPENER HEAD A. Place Rail Rail Sprocket onto Chassis Opening Rail When fastening the rail to the opener, B. Position “C” use only the screws provided. Use of any Brackets to Chassis other screws may result in opener falling from ceiling and causing damage to persons or property in the garage. Motor Head “C” Brackets Shaft NOTE: Rail comes fully preassembled with straight door arm already attached. C. Secure “C” Unpack one-piece preassembled rail.
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Fig. 20 8-5. ATTACH RAIL TO HEADER BRACKET Support opener head slightly off the floor. Lift the opposite end of the rail up to the header bracket. Position rail end-stop within the openings in the header bracket. Insert header clevis pin ( 1/4” dia.) through rail Door 2x4 Laid Flat end-stop and header bracket, then attach cotter ring to end of pin. (See Fig. 19A) 8-6. POSITION OPENER FOR MOUNTING Stepladder Once rail is attached to header bracket, support opener powerhead on ladder, o
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Fig. 22 8-7. MOUNT OPENER TO CEILING If not properly secured, the opener could fall and injure someone. Secure opener to structural supports or framing. Do not mount to drywall, plaster, or other such material. Position opener head so that rail is lined up with center line of open door. Line up hanger brackets (not provided) with ceiling joists or framing to locate where brackets are to be fastened. Fig. 23 See Fig. 22. Joists (may be Mark location for 5/16" lag screws (not provided),
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Fig. 25 8-8. CONNECT ARM TO DOOR AND TROLLEY Make sure door is fully closed. Remove tape from rail holding straight door arm (sectional door only) and allow door arm to hang freely. Pull the manual release cord on the trolley to disconnect 5/16”-18 x 3/4” Hex Bolt Straight Door Arm trolley from chain or belt connector. Slide trolley to posi- tion it about 4" away from the door. A. SECTIONAL DOORS: Position curved door arm into door bracket channel so that short end of arm will be atta
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Fig. 28 Wall 8-10. INSTALL PHOTO EYE SAFETY SYSTEM To provide the maximum amount of protection, the photo Tapered-Head Photo Eye Assembly eye must be mounted between 3"and 5" above the floor. Screw Protruding from Wall See Figs.28 and 29. Slot Hole MOUNTING PHOTO EYE DIRECTLY TO WALL: Locate installation position. See Fig. 28. Mark and drill 1/16" pilot hole into wall. (If mounting to drywall instead of wood, drill 3/16" pilot hole and use Photo Eye anchors provided). Insert tapered-head
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Fig. 31 8-11. INSTALL WALL CONTROL PANEL (cont’d) Front Top Screw Protruding Back from Wall Locate position where top mounting screw will go. Mark location on wall. Drill 1/16" pilot hole into wall. (If mounting to drywall, drill 3/16” pilot hole and use anchors provided). Terminals Insert top screw into wall. DO NOT TIGHTEN FLUSH WITH WALL. Leave screw head out approximately 1/8"from wall. Cutout See Fig. 31–1 (Front). Position wall control panel onto screw, and push down to lock into
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Install lamp lens(es). Two lenses for a M-4700 model, one 8-13. INSTALL LIGHT BULBS AND LENSES lens for a M-4500 model. Line up lamp lens tabs with slots in housing and snap securely into place. Repeat same procedure with second lamp lens on the opposite side, if you have an M-4700 power head. DO NOT use a bulb with a rating higher than Line up lamp lens tabs with corresponding slots in chassis. 60 Watts (W), or larger than a Standard size bulb. Snap lens onto chassis for M-4500 model. A
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8-15. MODULAR RECEIVER Operating range between transmitter and opener may be reduced by electrical interference or radio signals in the area, concrete, steel or lead in and around the garage. To improve operating range you can select the best frequency for each particular installation. Plugging-in receiver module will help you to make changes simpler and faster. To replace receiver simply pull out existing module located on the top of the chassis, and slide in the new one. It will make a click-
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Fig. 37 8-17. CONTROL PANEL Rail The control panel is located under the control panel cover. Open the control panel by slightly pulling on the cover Cutout cutout, then allowing the cover to drop open. The hinges Control Panel enable the cover to remain in place while you set Hinges the adjustments. Control Panel Cover On control panel you will find 3 buttons labeled “P”, “+”, and “–” which allows you to set all the adjustments of your opener and a circular LED display with 8 numbered icons w
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OPEN TRAVEL LIMIT (Fig. 39): Fig. 39 Fig. 50 LED #2 should be blinking. You can now set the open travel limit. To move the door to its fully opened position, press and hold the “+” button until the door is in position that you desire. Then release this button. If the door is not in the desired position, you can press the ”+” button to move it Setting Adjustment further upward, or the “–” button to move it slightly down- ward. If the door is already in its fully opened position, the “+” or “–” bu
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Fig. 44 8-19. TEST SAFETY REVERSAL The safety reversal function of your opener is an extremely important feature of your opener. Testing this function ensures the correct operation of your opener and door. The reversal system test should be performed: Once per month. Anytime the travel or force limits are reset or changed. Once the adjustments have been set and the door has been run up and down twice to “learn” the new settings, you must test the reversal system for proper operation. Pla
