Installation Step 12
Fasten Door Bracket
Follow instructions which apply to your door type
as illustrated below or on page 21.
To prevent damage to steel, aluminum, fiberglass or
glass panel doors, always reinforce the inside of the door
both vertically and horizontally with an angle iron.
A horizontal brace should be long enough to be secured to 2 vertical supports. A vertical brace should cover the
height of the top panel.
The illustration shows one piece of angle iron as the horizontal brace. For the vertical brace, 2 pieces of angle iron
are used to create a U-shaped support. The best solution is to check with your garage door manufacturer for an
opener installation door reinforcement kit.
• Center the door bracket on the previously marked
vertical guideline used for the header bracket
installation. Note the correct UP placement, as
stamped inside the bracket.
• Position the bracket on the face of the door within the
following limits:
A) The top edge of the bracket 2-4" below the top edge
of the door.
B) The top edge of the bracket directly below any
structural support across the top of the door.
• Mark and drill 5/16" left and right fastening holes.
Secure the bracket as shown in Figure 1 if there is
vertical reinforcement.
If your installation doesn't require vertical reinforcement
but does need top and bottom fastening holes for the door
bracket, fasten as shown in Figure 2.
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Installation Step 7
Install the Door Control
and Connect all Wiring
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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. Install the door
control (or any additional push buttons) out of the reach
of children and away from all moving parts of the door
and door hardware, but where the garage door is visible.
Do not allow children to operate the push button(s) or the
remote control transmitter(s).
A moving garage door could injure someone under it.
Activate the opener only when the door is properly
adjusted, you can see it clearly, and there are no
obstructions to door travel.
Install Door Control
Locate the door control within sight of the door at a
minimum height of 5 feet where small children cannot
reach, and away from all moving parts of the door and
door hardware.
1. Strip 1/4" of insulation from one end of the bell wire
and connect it to the two screw terminals on the back
of the door control by color: white to 2 and white/red
to 1 (see Figure 1).
2. Fasten the Lighted Door Control Button securely with
6ABx1-1/2" screws. The Multi-Function Door Control
uses 6ABx1" screws. If installing into drywall, drill
5/32" holes and use the anchors provided.
3. Run the bell wire up the wall and across the ceiling to
the opener. Use insulated staples to secure the wire in
several places. Be careful not to pierce the wire with a
staple, creating a short. If your access door is near the
garage door, you may run this wire with the Safety
Reversing Sensor wires along the top of the rail. See
page 14.
4. Remove the Control Center door on the right panel of
the opener to access the terminal screws.
Connect Door Control and Sensor Wiring
5. Thread all wires through the opening at the base of the
drive shaft cover (see Figure 2).
6. Insert the remaining wire through the hole in the power
unit and strip 1/4" of insulation from each set of wires.
7. Connect the door control wire to the opener terminal
screws: white to 2 and white/red to 1. (See Figure 3.)
8. Separate the sensor white and white/black wires
sufficiently to connect to the opener terminal screws:
white to 2 and white/black to 3.
9. Attach the User Safety Instruction label to the wall
near the door control, and the Maintenance Instruction
label in a prominent location on the inside of the
garage door.
Page 28 explains how to operate the opener using the
door controls and the Lock & Light features available
on the Multi-Function Door Control Panel.
