Automatic Technology GDO-8 Shed Master User manual

GDO-8 Shed Master®
Featuring TrioCode™Technology
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS | OWNERS COPY
Weather Resistant Roll Up Door Opener
Technical Document
Installation Manual
v1.01
14 Dec 2011
English
Part # 13242 (Manual)

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WARNING: It is vital for the safety of persons to follow all
instructions.Failuretocomplywiththeinstallationinstructions
and the safety warnings may result in serious personal injury
and/or property and remote control opener damage. Please
save these instructions for future reference.
Automatic Technology Australia Pty Ltd to the extent that such may be lawfully excluded hereby expressly disclaims all
conditions or warranties, statutory or otherwise which may be implied by laws as conditions or warranties of purchase of
an Automatic Technology Australia Pty Ltd Roll Up Garage Door Opener. Automatic Technology Australia Pty Ltd hereby
further expressly excludes all or any liability for any injury, damage, cost, expense or claim whatsoever suffered by any
person as a result whether directly or indirectly from failure to install the Automatic Technology Australia Roll Up Garage
Door Opener in accordance with these installation instructions.

Owner Installation Instructions GDO-8 Shed Master® 3
Important Safety Instructions 4
Features 6
Operating Controls 8
Package Contents 10
Before Installation 11
Mounting The Opener 12
Setting Limits 13
Safety Obstruction Force Test 16
Adjusting Safety Obstruction Forces 17
Coding Transmitters 18
Remote Code Set Procedure 19
Deleting Transmitters 20
PE Beam And Final Setup 21
Parameters 22
Default Settings and Specifications 23
Trouble Shooting Guide 24
Maintenance 25
Parts List 26
Warranty 27
GDO-8 Shed Master®
Roll Up Garage Door Opener

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FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY protection we strongly recommend the fitting of a Photo Electric
PE Beam. In most countries PE Beams are mandatory on all garage doors fitted with automatic
openers. For a small additional outlay Automatic Technology recommends that PE Beams be
installed with the GDO-8 Shed Master ® ensuring additional safety and peace of
mind.
DO NOT operate the GDO-8 Shed Master ® unless the garage door is in
full view and free from objects such as cars and children/people. Make
sure that the door has finished moving before entering or leaving the
garage.
DO NOT operate the GDO-8 Shed Master ® when children/people are near
the door. Children must be supervised near the garage door at all times when
the GDO-8 Shed Master ® is in use. Serious personal injury and/or property
damage can result from failure to follow this warning.
DO NOT allow children to operate the GDO-8 Shed Master ® . Serious
personal injury and/or property damage can result from failure to follow
this warning.
Regularly check to make sure that the safety obstruction force is
working correctly, and is tested and set as per page 16 of this
Manual. Failure to follow this could result in serious personal
injury and/or property damage. This test must be repeated
at regular intervals and the necessary adjustments made as
required.
Doors requiring over 400N of force to move must have PE
Beams installed.
DO NOT disengage the GDO-8 Shed Master ® to
manual operation with children/people or any other
objects including motor vehicles within the doorway.
Install the wall switch or wall mounted transmitter
in a location where it is out of reach of children
and the garage door is visible.
WARNING: It is vital for the safety of persons to follow
all instructions. Failure to comply with the following
Safety instructions may result in serious personal
injury and/or property damage.
Important Safety Instructions

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The GDO-8 Shed Master ® is not intended for use by young children or infirm people without adequate
supervision. Children should be supervised to ensure they do not play with the remote transmitters or the
GDO-8 Shed Master ® .
Keep hands and loose clothing clear of the door and GDO-8 Shed Master ® at all times.
The unit is rated to IP24, however, it should be installed so that it is protected from the elements. Where
possible it should not be exposed to water or rain. It is not to be immersed in water or sprayed
directly by a hose or other water carrying device.
The garage door must be well balanced. Sticking or binding doors must be repaired by a
qualified garage door installer prior to installation of the GDO-8 Shed Master ® .
Frequently examine the installation, in particular cables, springs and mountings for signs of
wear, damage or imbalance. DO NOT use if repair or adjustment is needed since a fault
in the installation or an incorrectly balanced door may cause injury. DO NOT attempt to
repair the door yourself as hardware is under extreme tension.
Remove or disengage all garage door locks and mechanisms prior to installation of
the GDO-8 Shed Master ® .
Connect the GDO-8 Shed Master ® to a properly earthed general purpose
240V mains power outlet installed by a qualified electrical contractor. The
outlet (and GDO-8 Shed Master ® ) must be positioned so that it is easily
accessible.
Disconnect the power cord from mains power before making any
repairs or removing covers. Only experienced service personnel
should remove covers from the GDO-8 Shed Master ® .
In order for the GDO-8 Shed Master ® to sense an object
obstructing the door way, some force must be exerted on the
object. As a result the object, door and/or person may suffer
damage or injury.
If the power supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced
by an Automatic Technology service agent or suitably
qualified person.
Make sure that the door is fully open before driving
in or out of the garage and fully closed before
leaving the driveway.
Make sure that remote controls are kept out
of reach of children.
Important Safety Instructions

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Operation
To open or close the door simply press a button on a TrioCode™ transmitter, or
optional wall switch for two seconds. During open and close cycles the door can
be stopped by pressing the button again. The next actuation will move the door
in the opposite direction.
TrioCode™ Code Hopping Technology
Every time a TrioCode™ transmitter is used, a new security code is randomly
generated from over 4.29 billion possibilities. This greatly enhances the security of
the system and makes “code grabbing” a thing of the past
These transmitters also overcome interference issues by simultaneously sending a
signal over three slightly different frequencies. Even if two of the three signals are
jammed, the system will still work.
Security Code Store
The GDO-8 Shed Master® Roll up Garage Door Opener uses revolutionary technology to
securely store eight (8) different TrioCode™ transmitters in its memory.
Weatherproof Design
The opener’s control board is housed in a weather-proof enclosure rated to IP24. This offers
protection from rain and the elements. PLEASE NOTE - the unit should not be sprayed by a hose
or any other water carrying device.
S-ALPS (Semi Automatic Limits Positioning System)
The S-ALPS system does away with manual adjustment of the door’s limits position using mechanical parts,
such as cams and microswitches. During installation the handheld transmitter can be programmed to set the
limits positions.
Overload Indicator
When the maximum opening and closing capacity of the opener is exceeded an audible beeper will sound
to indicate that an overload has occurred.
Features
Thank you for purchasing the Automatic Technology
GDO-8 Shed Master ® Automatic Roll Up Garage
Door Opener. Designed by our renowned engineers
to suit vertical operating continuous curtain roll up
doors, the GDO-8 Shed Master ® will provide
years of smart, simple & secure convenience
to your home.

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ISS (Intelligent Safety Obstruction System)
While the door is performing a close cycle, should it hit an obstacle or be restricted
in some manner, it will automatically reverse. The amount of force the door should
encounter before reversing is automatically adjusted by the doors control system
during the initialisation of the automatic door opener. The door will also stop if
restricted whilst opening. The Safety Obstruction Force should be checked at
least once a month. See page 16 of this manual for instructions.
Lockable Control Panel
The control panel can be locked and disabled to prevent tampering. This is
useful if the opener is to be mounted on an exposed carport or a perimeter door.
Locking the control panel will prevent operating the door via the Operate button,
re-profiling the door, clearing limits, clearing transmitters, changing force margins,
and coding transmitters.
Photo Electric (PE) Beam (optional)
The opener has an input for a PE beam to be connected for extra safety protection.
Secure Light Module (optional)
An external secure light module is available to connect to the GDO-8 Shed Master ® opener. The
light stays on for approximately four minutes after the operation of opener.
Manual Operation
The opener is equipped with a unique patented manual disengaging device. If the power to the opener is
disrupted for any reason, the door can be put into manual mode by pulling down on the string handle, then
releasing. This will allow you to manually open or close the door. When power is restored, by pulling down on
the string handle and releasing, the opener is put back into automatic mode.
Security Lock For Manual Release Handle (optional)
For added security the manual release handle can be locked out or disabled. This is ideal if the opener is to
be mounted on a perimeter door in an exposed carport.

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Operating Controls
Prog input is used for the connection of the Automatic Technology PG-3 Universal Programmer for the
purpose of editing control and receiver functions.
PE Connector is used to connect PE Beams
Status LED (yellow) indicates when the datum adjustment screw has reached correct position.
Datum Adjust Screw Used to set mid-point of door travel during limits set up.
Door Code button (blue) is used for storing or erasing the transmitter button you wish to use to command
the door to open, stop or close.
Coding LED (red) light indicates whether a code is being stored or when a transmitter button is
pressed.
Set button (orange) is used during the installation phase together with the Plus and Minus buttons to set
the door limit positions. The Set button is also used to re-initialise the Opener.
Operate button (blue) is used during installation to test the open, stop and close cycles for the opener.
The opener has to be initialised by the Set button before the OPERATE button becomes operable.
Force Margin Set The obstruction force pressure is set automatically by the opener during installation.
The pressure can be adjusted manually using the Force Margin Set button (White). Pressing the force
margin set button and open or close button will increase or decrease the amount of force. The Force
Margin Set is only ever used if other environmental factors (wind, etc.) affect the operations of the door/
opener.
Plus button (green - for limits setting and force margin) can be used during installation to set the open
limit position. Pressing this button will move the door in the open direction. Movement stops when the
button is released. NOTE: The open safety obstruction detection is inoperable whenever the Close Drive
button is used to move door. This button is disabled after initialisation. This button is also used to increase
the force margin sensitivity.
Open Limit LED (green) The led is very helpful during installation. It illuminates and flashes when the
door is opening and remains steady on when the open limit position has been reached.
Minus button (red - for limits setting and force margin) can be used during installation to set the close
limit position. Pressing this button will move the door in the close direction. Movement stops when the
button is released. NOTE: The close safety obstruction detection is inoperable whenever the Close Drive
button is used to move door. This button is disabled after initialisation. This button is also used to decrease
the force margin sensitivity.
Close Limit LED (red) The led is very helpful during installation. It illuminates and flashes when the door
is closing and remains steady on when the close limit position has been reached.
Engage/Disengagement Cord is used to switch the door into manual mode especially in case of a
power failure. The length of the string is also adjustable.
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Package Contents
GDO-8 Shed Master® drive unit 1
TrioCode™ Transmitter pack 1
(Pack includes two keyring transmitters and batteries)
Weight bar (not included in some models) 1
Pan head screw M4x50mm (not included in some models) 2
Nilock hex nut M4 (not included in some models) 2
Flat washer I.D. 3/16 x ½ (not included in some models) 2
Locking bar covers 2
Installation manual 1