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  • Page 1

    ™ ™ Instructions – Garage Door Operator Model MotorLift 5500 Thank you for purchasing this Chamberlain product. 1 14A2421D For Service: (0044) (0) 1935 848 525 IRL For Service: 0800 317847 GB[...]

  • Page 2

    Declaration of Conformity Automatic Garage Door Opener ..............................................Model No. ML5500 is in conformity to the applicable sections of Standards.................................EN 300 220-3, EN55014, EN61000-3, ....................................................................................ETS 300 683 & EN60335[...]

  • Page 3

    ST ART BY READING THESE IMPORT ANT SAFETY RULES CONTENTS These safety alert symbols mean Caution – a personal safety or property damage instruction. Read these instructions carefully . This garage door opener is designed and tested to offer reasonable safe service provided it is installed and operated in strict accordance with the following safet[...]

  • Page 4

    BEFORE YOU BEGIN: 1. Look at the wall or ceiling above the garage door . The door/header bracket must be securely fastened to structural supports. 2. Do you have a finished ceiling in your garage? If so, a support bracket and additional fastening hardware (not supplied) may be required. 3. Depending on your door's construction, you might need [...]

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    HANG THE OPENER The opener must be securely fastened to a structural support of the garage. Attach the hanging brackets toward the front of the opener as shown (1). Three representative installations are shown. Y ours may be different. Hanging brackets (2) should be angled (Figure A) to provide rigid support. On finished ceilings, (Figure B) attach[...]

  • Page 6

    PROGRAM YOUR OPENER & REMOTE Activate the opener only when door is in full view , free of obstruction and properly adjusted. No one should enter or leave garage while door is in motion. Do not allow children to operate push button(s) or remote(s). Do not allow children to play near the door . Y our garage door opener receiver and remote control[...]

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    OPERA TION OF YOUR OPENER Y our opener can be activated by any of the following devices: • The Lighted Door Control Button. Hold the button down until door starts to move. • The Outside Keylock or Keyless Entry System (if you have installed either of these accessories). • The Remote Control T ransmitter. Hold the push button down until the do[...]

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    HA VING A PROBLEM? (Continued) 7. Opener noise is disturbing in living quarters of home: If operational noise is a problem because of proximity of the opener to the living quarters, Vibration Isolator Kit 41A3263 can be installed. This kit was designed to eliminate the "sounding board effect" and is easy to install. 8. The garage door ope[...]