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The Chamberlain Group, Inc. 845 Larch Avenue Elmhurst, Illinois 60126-1 196 www .chamberlain.com GARAGE DOOR OPENER Model 9950 1/2 HP For Residential Use Only ® Owner’s Manual ■ Please read this manual and the enclosed safety materials carefully! ■ Fasten the manual near the garage door after installation.
2 Introduction 2-5 Safety symbol and signal word review ........................2 Preparing your garage door ........................................3 T ools needed ...............................................................3 Planning ............
3 To prevent damage to garage door and opener: • AL WA YS disable locks BEFORE installing and operating the opener . • ONL Y operate garage door opener at 120V , 60 Hz to avoid malfunction and damage.
Safety Reversing Sensor Horizontal and vertical reinforcement is needed for lightweight garage doors (fiberglass, steel, aluminum, door with glass panels, etc.). See page 24 for details. FINISHED CEILING Support bracket & fastening hardware is required.
5 Access Door Safety Reversing Sensor Safety Reversing Sensor Header Bracket Door Bracket Straight Door Arm Curved Door Arm Trolley Emergency Release Rope & Handle Rail Garage Door Header Wall Rai.
6 Straight Door Arm Section Curved Door Arm Section Header Bracket U P C E I L I N G M O U N T O N L Y Sprocket Coupling 2-Conductor Bell Wire White & White/Red Header/Rail Brackets Remote Control.
7 Hardwar e Inventor y Separate all hardware and group as shown below for the assembly and installation procedures. Lock Nut 1/4"-20 (12) Wing Nut 1/4"-20 (2) Carriage Bolt 1/4"-20x1/2&.
8 ASSEMBL Y STEP 1 Assemble the Rail To avoid installation difficulties, do not run the garage door opener until instructed to do so. 1. Turn the opened rail carton upside down and empty its contents onto a level work surface. 2. Unfold the rails, taking care to avoid kinking the screw rod joint.
9 Assemble the Rail (Continued) 4. Beginning with the sprocket end, straighten the two rail sections so that the screw rod is in a straight line at the joint. (Avoid handling the joint, which may have sharp edges.) 5. Carefully slide the pins at the top edge of the rail into the openings on the adjacent rail.
10 ASSEMBL Y STEP 2 Fasten the Rail to the Motor Unit and Install the T rolley To aid in assembly and installation, replace the foam packing around the motor unit. Remove it after Installation Step 5. •W orking on a level surface, align the rail assembly with the motor unit, as shown.
11 ASSEMBL Y STEP 3 Attach the Rail Brackets • Align rail brackets to end of rail assembly , as shown. • Insert two 1/4"-20 x 5/8" hex bolts and lock nuts. T ighten securely with a 7/16" socket. Y ou have now finished assembling your garage door opener .
12 INST ALLA TION STEP 1 Determine the Header Bracket Location Installation procedures vary according to garage door types. Follow the instructions which apply to your door . SECTIONAL DOOR AND ONE-PIECE DOOR WITH TRACK 1. Close the door and mark the inside vertical centerline of the garage door .
13 Header Wall Vertical Centerline Vertical Centerline of Garage Door 2x4 Unfinished Ceiling 2x4 OPTIONAL CEILING MOUNT FOR HEADER BRACKET Structural Supports ONE-PIECE DOOR WITHOUT TRACK 1. Close the door and mark the inside vertical centerline of your garage door .
14 INST ALLA TION STEP 2 Install the Header Bracket Y ou can attach the header bracket either to the wall above the garage door , or to the ceiling. Follow the instructions which will work best for your particular requirements. Do not install the header bracket over drywall.
Clevis Pin 5/16"x2-3/4" Ring Fastener 15 INST ALLA TION 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 protective base. NOTE: If the door spring is in the way you’ll need help.
16 Invisible Light Beam Protection Area Sensor Beam 6" max. above floor Sensor Beam 6" max. above floor Facing the door from inside the garage INST ALLA TION STEP 4 Install The Protector System ® The safety reversing sensor must be connected and aligned correctly before the garage door opener will move in the down direction.
17 FLOOR MOUNT (RIGHT SIDE) WALL MOUNT (RIGHT SIDE) DOOR TRACK MOUNT (RIGHT SIDE) Indicator light Lens Lip Sensor Bracket Door Track Sensor Bracket Extension Bracket (See Accessories) Lens Indicator l.
18 Carriage bolt 1/4"-20x1/2" Lens Wing nut Figure 4 MOUNTING AND WIRING THE SAFETY SENSORS • Slide a 1/4"-20x1/2" carriage bolt head into the slot on each sensor . Use wing nuts to fasten sensors to brackets, with lenses pointing toward each other across the door .
19 ONE-PIECE DOOR WITHOUT TRACK • With the door fully open and parallel to the floor , measure the distance from the floor to the top of the door . • Using a stepladder as a support, raise the top of the opener to this height. • The top of the door should be level with the top of the motor unit.
20 INST ALLA TION STEP 6 Hang the Opener T wo representative installations are shown. Y ours 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 before installing the opener .
To release wire, push in tab with screwdriver tip Door Control Connections 7/16" Strip wire 7/16" Red Black White 21 INST ALLA TION STEP 7 Install the Door Control Locate door control within sight of the door at a minimum height of 5 feet where small children cannot reach, and away from moving parts of the door and door hardware.
22 INST ALLA TION STEP 8 Install the Lights • Install up to a 100 watt maximum light bulb in each socket. The lights will turn ON and remain lit for approximately 4-1/2 minutes when power is connected. Then the lights will turn OFF . • Insert bottom lens tabs into slots on chassis.
23 INST ALLA TION STEP 10 Electrical Requirements T o avoid installation difficulties, do not run the opener until Step 1 1 below . T o reduce the risk of electric shock, your garage door opener has a grounding type plug with a third grounding pin. This plug will only fit into a grounding type outlet.
24 INST ALLA TION STEP 12 Fasten the Door Bracket Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated below or on the following page. A horizontal reinforcement brace should be long enough to be secured to two or three vertical supports. A vertical reinforcement brace should cover the height of the top panel.
25 Header Wall Vertical Centerline of Garage Door Finished Ceiling Optional Placement of Door Bracket Header Bracket Door Bracket 2x4 Support For a door with no exposed framing, or for the optional installation, use 5/16"x1-1/2" lag screws (Not provided) to fasten door bracket.
26 INST ALLA TION STEP 13 Connect Door Arm to T rolley Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated below and on the following page. SECTIONAL DOORS ONL Y • Make sure garage door is fully closed. Pull the emergency release handle to disconnect the outer trolley from the inner trolley .
27 ALL ONE-PIECE DOORS 1. Assemble the door arm, Figure 4: • Fasten the straight and curved door arm sections together to the longest possible length (with a 2 or 3 hole overlap). • With the door closed, connect the straight door arm section to the door bracket with the 5/16"x1-1/4" clevis pin.
28 ADJUSTMENT STEP 1 Adjust the UP and DOWN T ravel Limits Limit adjustment settings regulate the points at which the door will stop when moving up or down. T o operate the opener , press the Door Control push bar . Run the opener through a complete travel cycle.
ADJUSTMENT STEP 2 Adjust the Force Force adjustment controls are located on the back panel of the motor unit. Force adjustment settings regulate the amount of power required to open and close the door . If the forces are set too light, door travel may be interrupted by nuisance reversals in the down direction and stops in the up direction.
Without a properly installed safety reversal system, persons (particularly small children) could be SERIOUSL Y INJURED or KILLED by a closing garage door . • Safety reversal system MUST be tested every month. • If one control (force or travel limits) is adjusted, the other control may also need adjustment.
OPERA TION 31 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS To reduce the risk of severe injury or death: Using Y our Garage Door Opener Y our Security ✚ opener and hand-held remote control have been factory-set to a matching code which changes with each use, randomly accessing over 100 billion new codes.
To Open the Door Manually DISCONNECT TROLLEY : The door should be fully closed if possible. Pull down on the emergency release handle (so that the trolley release arm snaps into a vertical position) and lift the door manually .
CARE OF YOUR OPENER LIMIT AND FORCE ADJUSTMENTS: W eather conditions may cause some minor changes in door operation requiring some re-adjustments, particularly during the first year of operation. Pages 28 and 29 refer to the limit and force adjustments.
34 Having a Problem? (Continued) 6. The garage door opens and closes by itself: • Be sure that all remote control push buttons are off. • Remove the bell wire from the door control terminals and operate from the remote only .
*Multi-Function Remotes If provided with your garage door opener , the large button is factory programmed to operate it. Additional buttons on any Security ✚ multi-function remote or mini-remote can be programmed to operate other Security ✚ garage door openers.
1. Enter a four digit personal identification number (PIN) of your choice on the keypad. Then press and hold ENTER. 2. While holding the ENTER button, press and hold the LIGHT button on the Multi-Function Door Control.
7 U P C E I L I N G M O U N T O N L Y 9 10 11 NOTICE 5 6 8 4 12 13 1 L O C K L IG H T 3 2 KEY P ART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION 1 41A5273-9 Multi-function door control 2 41A5056-3 Multi-function remote control case (no circuit board) 3 10A20 3V 2032 Lithium battery (1 required) 4 29B137 Visor clip 5 41A2828 Emergency release rope & handle assy .
Motor Unit Assembly Parts 38 DN UP Brown Wire (Down) Contact LIMIT SWITCH ASSY. Grey Wire Yellow Wire (Up) Contact Center Limit Contact Drive Gear 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 8a 8b 8c 9 10 11 11a 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 8d 8d 8e 8f 8g 18 KEY P ART NO.
39 ACCESSORIES L O C K L IG H T LOCK LIGHT 950CB SECURITY ✚ Single-Function Remote Control: Includes visor clip. 953CB SECURITY ✚ Multi-Function Remote Control: Includes visor clip.
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