Genie DirectLift Owner's Manual - Page 3

OVERVIEW OF POTENTIAL HAZARDS Overhead doors are large, heavy objects that move with the help of springs under high tension and ­electric motors. Since moving objects, springs under tension, and electric motors can cause injuries, your safety and the safety of others depend on you ­reading the ­information in this manual. If you have questions or do not understand the information ­presented, call The Genie Company. or your local Genie Distributor. In this section, and those that follow, the words Danger, Warning and Caution are used to emphasize important safety information. The word: DANGER: indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. WARNING: indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. CAUTION: indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in injury or property damage. The word NOTE is used to indicate important steps to be followed or important considerations. POTENTIAL HAZARD EFFECT PREVENTION MOVING DOOR WARNING: Could result in death or serious injury. • Keep people clear of ­opening while door is ­moving. • Do Not allow children to play with the door ­operator. • Do Not operate a door that jams or one that has a ­broken spring. ELECTRICAL SHOCK HIGH SPRING TENSION WARNING: Could result in death or serious injury. WARNING: Could result in death or serious injury. • Turn off power before removing operator cover. • When replacing cover, make sure wires are not pinched or near ­ moving parts. • Operator must be properly grounded. • Do Not try to remove, repair or adjust springs or anything to which door spring parts are ­fastened, such as, wood blocks, steel brackets, cables or other like items. • Repairs and adjustments must be made by a trained door system technician using ­proper tools and ­instructions. Important ­Installation Instructions WARNING: Safety Features To reduce the risk of severe injury or death: 1 READ AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY, INSTALL­ATION AND OPERATION ­INSTRUCTIONS. If you have any questions or do not understand an instruction, call your authorized Genie installation professional. Safe-T-Beam® (STB) Non-Contact Reversing System Places an invisible beam across door opening, that reverses the door during down travel to the fully open position if anything passes through beam. 2 Do Not install operator on an improperly ­balanced door. An improperly balanced door could cause severe injury. Repairs and ­adjustments to cables, spring ­assembly, and other hardware must be made Safe-T-Reverse® Contact Reversing System Automatically stops and reverses a closing door ­within 2 seconds of contact with an object. by a trained service person using proper tools and ­instructions. 3 Remove all ropes, and disable all locks connected to the door before installing operator. Safe-T-Stop® Timed Reversed System Automatically opens a closing door, if door does not close within 30 seconds. 4 Install door operator 7 feet or more above the floor. Mount the emergency release knob 6 feet above the floor. 5 Do Not connect the operator to the source of power until instructed to do so. ForceGuard® Control Used to set the force required for opening and closing door. For maximum safety, set the minimum force required to fully open and close door. 6 Locate the control button Within sight of door At a minimum height of 5 feet, so small ­children cannot reach it Away from all moving parts of the door. 7 Install the entrapment WARNING label next to the wall button or console. Install the emergency release tag on, or next to, the emergency release 8 The operator must reverse when the door ­contacts a 1-1/2 inch high object on the floor at the ­center of the doorway. This is about the size of a 2" x 4" board laid flat. Automatic Lighting System Light bulbs up to 60 Watts max. , used for safer entries and exits. The lights turn on when door is activated and automatically turn off 4.5 ­minutes later. Manual Emergency Release Allows the garage door to be opened or closed manually for emergencies or maintenance. For Help, call 1-800-35-GENIE or visit www.geniecompany.com 3