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BuildMark 1345BM 1/3HP Owner's Manual

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    Buildmark™ garage doors 1101 e. River road dixon, illinois 61021 garage door opener model 1345bm 1/3hp 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. ■ the door will not close...

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    2 introduction 2-5 safety symbol and signal word review........................2 preparing your garage door ........................................3 tools needed ...............................................................3 planning ..................................................................

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    3 to prevent damage to garage door and opener: • always disable locks before installing and operating the opener. • only operate garage door opener at 120v, 60 hz to avoid malfunction and damage. To prevent possible serious injury or death: • always call a trained door systems technician if garage d...

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    Support bracket & fastening hardware is required. See page 12. Slack in chain tension is normal when garage door is closed. Header wall safety reversing sensor safety reversing sensor gap between floor and bottom of door must not exceed 1/4" (6 mm) access door wall-mounted door control motor unit fi...

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    5 your garage door opener is packaged in two cartons which contain the motor unit and all parts illustrated below. Accessories will depend on the model purchased. If anything is missing, carefully check the packing material. Parts may be stuck in the foam. Hardware for installation is also listed be...

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    6 assembly step 1 attach the rail to the motor unit to avoid installation difficulties, do not run the garage door opener until instructed to do so. • remove the two washered bolts mounted in top of motor unit. • position rail at a 45˚ angle to opener so one hole in rail and motor unit line up. • th...

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    7 lock washer to tighten outer nut inner nut trolley chain base of rail 1/2" (13 mm) to tighten inner nut outer nut mid length of rail installation assembly step 3 tighten the chain • spin the inner nut and lock washer down the trolley threaded shaft, away from the trolley. • to tighten the chain, t...

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    8 installation step 1 determine the header bracket location installation procedures vary according to garage door types. Follow the instructions which apply to your door. 1. Close the door and mark the inside vertical centerline of the garage door. 2. Extend the line onto the header wall above the d...

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    9 installation step 2 install the header bracket you 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. If installing into masonry, u...

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    10 clevis pin 5/16"x2-3/4" ring fastener installation 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. Have someone hold the opener secu...

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    11 one-piece door without track a 2x4 on its side is convenient for setting an ideal door-to-rail distance. • remove foam packaging. • raise the opener onto a stepladder. You will need help at this point if the ladder is not tall enough. • open the door all the way and place a 2x4 on its side on the...

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    Measure distance lag screws 5/16"-18x1-7/8" bolt 5/16"-18x7/8" lock washer 5/16" nut 5/16"-18 structural supports bracket (not provided) lag screws 5/16"-18x1-7/8" (not provided) bolt 5/16"-18x7/8" lock washer 5/16" nut 5/16"-18 finished ceiling hidden support bolt 5/16"-18x7/8" lock washer 5/16" nu...

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    13 to prevent possible serious injury or death from electrocution: • be sure power is not connected before installing door control. • connect only to 24 volt low voltage wires. To prevent possible serious injury or death from a closing garage door: • install door control within sight of garage door,...

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    14 installation step 8 attach the emergency release rope and handle • thread one end of the rope through the hole in the top of the red handle so “notice” reads right side up as shown. Secure with an overhand knot at least 1" (2.5 cm) from the end of the rope to prevent slipping. • thread the other ...

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    15 installation step 9 electrical requirements to avoid installation difficulties, do not run the opener at this time. To 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. If the plug...

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    16 invisible light beam protection area sensor beam 6" (15 cm) max. Above floor sensor beam 6" (15 cm) max. Above floor facing the door from inside the garage installation step 10 install the protector system ® the safety reversing sensor must be connected and aligned correctly before the garage doo...

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    17 door track mount (right side) indicator light lens lip sensor bracket door track floor mount (right side) wall mount (right side) indicator light sensor bracket lens extension bracket (see accessories) inside garage wall (provided with extension bracket) (provided with extension bracket) figure 1...

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    Invisible light beam protection area sensor sensor connect wire to opener terminal screws bell wire finished ceiling opener terminal screws sensor connections door control connections (dotted line) 1 2 3 bell wire mounting and wiring the safety sensors • slide a 1/4"-20x1/2" carriage bolt head into ...

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    19 fiberglass, aluminum or lightweight steel garage doors will require reinforcement before installation of door bracket. Contact your door manufacturer for reinforcement kit. Warning caution warning warning installation step 11 fasten the door bracket follow instructions which apply to your door ty...

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    20 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 lag screws 5/16"x1-1/2" (not provided) to fasten door bracket. Metal door top of doo...

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    21 installation step 12 connect door arm to trolley follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated below and on the following page. Sectional doors only • make sure garage door is fully closed. Pull the emergency release handle to disconnect the outer trolley from the inner trolley...

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    22 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. • se...

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    23 adjustment step 1 adjust the up and down travel limits limit adjustment settings regulate the points at which the door will stop when moving up or down. To operate the opener, press the door control push bar. Run the opener through a complete travel cycle. • does the door open and close completel...

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    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 ...

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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. • if one control (force or travel limits) is adjusted, the other control may also need adjust...

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    Using your garage door opener your s afety s ignal™ 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. Your opener will operate with up to eight s afety s ignal™ remote controls and one s afety s ig...

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    To open the door manually the door should be fully closed if possible. Pull down on the emergency release handle and lift the door manually. To reconnect the door to the opener, press the door control push bar. The lockout feature prevents the trolley from reconnecting automatically. Pull the emerge...

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    Care of your opener limit and force adjustments: weather conditions may cause some minor changes in door operation requiring some re-adjustments, particularly during the first year of operation. Pages 23 and 24 refer to the limit and force adjustments. Only a screwdriver is required. Follow the inst...

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    29 having a problem? 1. My door will not close and the light bulbs blink on my motor unit: the safety reversing sensor must be connected and aligned correctly before the garage door opener will move in the down direction. • verify the safety sensors are properly installed, aligned and free of any ob...

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    Bell wire safety sensor kg kg 1 3 9 7 5 1 3 9 7 5 1 2 3 1 led or diagnostic led "learn" button diagnostics located on motor unit 30 installed safety sensor your garage door opener is programmed with self-diagnostic capabilities. The “learn” button/diagnostic led will flash a number of times then pau...

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    *3-button remotes if provided with your garage door opener, the large button is factory programmed to operate it. Additional buttons on any s afety s ignal™ 3-button remote or compact remote can be programmed to operate other s afety s ignal™ garage door openers. To erase all codes from motor unit m...

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    1. Press and release the “learn” button on motor unit. The learn indicator light will glow steadily for 30 seconds. 2. Within 30 seconds, enter a four digit personal identification number (pin) of your choice on the keypad. Then press and hold the enter button. 3. Release the button when the motor u...

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    7 up ce ili ng m ou nt o nl y 11 10 notice 5 6 8 1 4 9 12 3 2 key part no. No. Description 1 41a4166 door control button 2 371bm single-button remote control 3 10a20 3v2032 lithium battery 4 29b137 transmitter visor clip 5 41a2828 emergency release rope & handle assembly 6 41b4494-1 2-conductor bell...

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    Motor unit assembly parts 34 2 10 8 13 14 15 16 19 4 3 dn up brown wire (down) contact limit switch assy. Grey wire yellow wire (up) contact center limit contact drive gear 9 20 16 12 18 11 17 3 1 5 6 7 key part no. No. Description 1 31d380 sprocket cover 2 41c4220a gear and sprocket assy. Complete ...

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    35 accessories lock light 372rgd 59lm 374rgd 370lm 41a5281 1702lm s afety s ignal ™ 3-button remote control: includes visor clip. S afety s ignal ™ 4-button remote control: includes visor clip. Security ✚ ® 3-button mini remote control: with key ring and fastening strip. Extension brackets: (optiona...

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