Genie Excelerator Owner's Manual - Page 2

SAFETY INFORMATION Garage Doors are heavy objects that move with the help of springs under high tension and electric opening equipment. Since moving objects, springs under tension, and electric opening equipment may cause injuries, your safety and the safety of others depend on you reading and understanding the information in this manual. If you have garage door related questions or do not understand the information presented, call your nearest Genie Factory Authorized Dealer listed at www.geniecompany.com, or customer Service at 1-800-35-GENIE.. POTENTIAL HAZARD EFFECT PREVENTION MOVING DOOR WARNING: Can Cause Serious Injury or Death • 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: Can Cause Serious Injury or Death WARNING: Can Cause Serious Injury or Death • 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 service person using proper tools and instructions. IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: 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 service representative. 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 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. 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. 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. SAFETY FEATURES 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. Safe-T-Reverse® Contact Reversing System Automatically stops and reverses a closing door within 2 seconds of contact with an object. Safe-T-Stop® Timed Reversed System Automatically opens a closing door, if door does not close within 30 seconds. Force Guard® 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. Automatic Lighting System Two light bulbs up to 60 Watts max. each, are used for safer entries and exits. The light turns on when door is activated and automatically turns off 4.5 minutes later. Manual Emergency Release Allows the garage door to be opened or closed manually for emergencies or maintenance. 2 For Help, call 1-800-35-GENIE or visit www.geniecompany.com