Test the safety reversal system, Test the protector system® (safety sensors), Adjustment step 3 – Chamberlain WHISPER DRIVE HD900D User Manual

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Without a properly installed safety reversal system, persons
(particularly small children) could be SERIOUSLY INJURED or
KILLED by a closing garage door.
• Safety reversal system MUST be tested every month.
• After ANY adjustments are made, the safety reversal system

MUST be tested. Door MUST reverse on contact with
1-1/2" (3.8 cm) high object (or 2x4 laid flat) on the floor.

ADJUSTMENT STEP 3

Test the Safety Reversal System

TEST

• With the door fully open, place a 1-1/2" (3.8 cm) board (or a

2x4 laid flat) on the floor, centered under the garage door.

• Operate the door in the down direction. The door must reverse

on striking the obstruction.

ADJUST

• If the door stops on the obstruction, it is not traveling far

enough in the down direction. Complete Adjustment Steps 1
and 2 Programming the Limits and Forces.

NOTE: On a sectional door, make sure limit adjustments do not
force the door arm beyond a straight up and down position.
See Figure 3, page 26.

• Repeat the test.

• When the door reverses on the 1-1/2" (3.8 cm) board (or 2x4

laid flat), remove the obstruction and run the opener through 3
or 4 complete travel cycles to test adjustment.

• If the unit continues to fail the Safety Reverse Test, call for a

trained door systems technician.

IMPORTANT SAFETY CHECK:

Test the Safety Reverse System after:

• Each adjustment of door arm length, limits, or force controls.

• Any repair to or adjustment of the garage door (including

springs and hardware).

• Any repair to or buckling of the garage floor.

• Any repair to or adjustment of the opener.

ADJUSTMENT STEP 4

Test The Protector System

®

• Press the remote control push button to open the door.

• Place the opener carton in the path of the door.

• Press the remote control push button to close the door. The

door will not move more than an inch (2.5 cm), and the opener
lights will flash.

The garage door opener will not close from a remote if the
indicator light in either sensor is off (alerting you to the fact that
the sensor is misaligned or obstructed).

If the opener closes the door when the safety reversing sensor
is obstructed (and the sensors are no more than 6" (15 cm)
above the floor), call for a trained door systems technician.

Safety Reversing Sensor

Safety Reversing Sensor

1-1/2" (3.8 cm) board
(or a 2x4 laid flat)

Without a properly installed safety reversing sensor, persons
(particularly small children) could be SERIOUSLY INJURED or
KILLED by a closing garage door.

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