Trying to reengage your garage door opener with the door closed doesn t work.
Re engage garage door carriage.
Next up is reattaching the gear to the track.
This prevents the carriage from reconnecting to the opener rail trolley allowing full manual operation of the door.
An emergency release cord on the garage door arm opens the trolley to allow you to disengage the garage door from the opener.
Raise the garage door fully.
It s a good idea to use your remote to test it and make sure it s functioning correctly.
You simply pull back on the emergency cord and it disengages.
Once your garage door is completely open pull down on the quick release cord.
To engage it manually slide the garage door along the track until the trolley re engages.
Re engaging the garage door to the electric garage door unit.
This action allows the carriage to reconnect with the trolley.
Pull the release rope and push the door all the way up until you hear a click.
Pulling back a second time does nothing.
Once the power is restored to the garage door opener you must.
Pull the emergency release rope toward the opener motor head.
When you disengage it it s easy and obvious.
If there is a manual lock you will need to disengage it before you open the door.
The process is usually the same among all garage door opener manufacturers.
The opener trolley will engage the carriage once it comes to the full open position.
Make sure the carriage unit is nearest to the garage door.
Pull straight down on the emergency release rope once the door is open.
You ll know the trolley is re engaged when the door goes up and down on its own.
The garage door is now re engaged.
You will also hear a click.
To achieve the connected position pull the emergency release cord down and toward the door away from the motor.
At this point your garage door is re engaged.
Push the control button either on a remote or at the wall station to operate the garage door opener.
It might be necessary to pull the door closed slightly to fully engage the trolley.
When the spring lever is in the connected position the position required to re engage the garage door opener carriage the spring lever is compressed.
There s no need to pull very hard although you will need to give it a firm tug this is designed for your safety and to present accidental re engagement.
Re connect the trolley to the opener carriage.
