Chamberlain RJO User manual

Serial #
(located on electrical box cover)
Installation Date
Wiring Type
1 YEAR WARRANTY
OWNER'S MANUAL
MODEL RJO
RESIDENTIAL JACKSHAFT OPERATOR
FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY
nnPlease read this manual and the enclosed safety materials carefully!
nnFasten the manual near the garage door after installation.
nnThe door WILL NOT CLOSE unless the Protector System is connected
and properly aligned.
nnPeriodic checks of the opener are required to ensure safe operation.
nnThe model number label is located on the front panel of your opener.
THE CHAMBERLAIN GROUP INC.
845 LARCH AVE.
ELMHURST, ILLINOIS 60126-1196
WWW.CHAMBERLAINGROUP.COM

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WARNING
CAUTION
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CAUTION
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INTRODUCTION
Safety Symbol
and Signal Word Review
This garage door opener has been designed and tested to offer safe service provided it is installed, operated,
maintained and tested in strict accordance with the instructions and warnings contained in this manual.
WARNING
CAUTION
CAUTION
WARNING
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS PAGE
Safety symbol and signal word review . . . . . . .2
Preparing your garage door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Tools Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Safety information (door locks and ropes) . . . . .3
Testing your garage door for sticking
binding and balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Illustration of sectional door installation . . . . . . .3
Carton Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Hardware Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
INSTALLATION PREPARATION
Site Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Door Operator System Illustration . . . . . . . . . . .5
User Supplied Components List . . . . . . . . . . . .5
OPERATOR MOUNTING
Lifting Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Wall Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Attach the Emergency Release Rope
and Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
INSTALLATION
Installation safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Install the Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Install the Cable Tension Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . .9
CONTENTS PAGE
INSTALLATION (CON’T)
Install the Door Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
The Protector System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Install the Safety Reversing Sensor . . . . . . . . .13
POWER WIRING
Power Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Wiring Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD SETTING
Receiver and Remote Control Programming . .18
ADJUSTMENTS
Model RJO Manual Disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Limit Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Force Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Test the Safety Reverse System . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Test the Protector System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
MAINTENANCE OF OPERATOR
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Trouble Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
REPLACEMENT PARTS
Model RJO Repair Parts Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Model RJO Illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Mechanical
Electrical
When you see these Safety Symbols and Signal
Words on the following pages, they will alert you to
the possibility of
serious injury or death if you do
not comply with the warnings that accompany them.
The hazard may come from something mechanical
or from electric shock. Read the warnings carefully.
When you see this Signal Word on the following
pages, it will alert you to the possibility of damage to
your garage door and/or the garage door opener if
you do not comply with the cautionary statements
that accompany it. Read them carefully.
ALWAYS HAVE UNIT INSTALLED BY A PROFESSIONAL GARAGE DOOR SYSTEMS INSTALLER

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WARNING
CAUTION
WARNING
WARNING
To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH:
ALWAYS call a trained door systems technician if
garage door binds, sticks, or is out of balance. An
unbalanced garage door may not reverse when
required.
NEVER try to loosen, move or adjust garage door,
door springs, cables, pulleys, brackets or their
hardware, all of which are under EXTREME tension.
Disable ALL locks and remove ALL ropes connected
to garage door BEFORE installing and operating
garage door opener to avoid entanglement.
Tools needed
During assembly, installation and adjustment of the
opener, instructions will call for hand tools as illustrated
below.
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CAUTION
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CAUTION
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.
Preparing your garage door
Before you begin:
Disable locks
Remove any ropes connected to garage door.
Complete the following test to make sure your
garage door is balanced and is not sticking or
binding:
1. Lift the door about halfway as shown. Release
the door. If balanced, it should stay in place,
supported entirely by its springs.
2. Raise and lower the door to see if there is any
binding or sticking.
If your door binds, sticks, or is out of balance, call
a trained door systems technican.

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Carton Inventory
Your garage door opener is packaged with all parts illustrated below. If anything is missing, carefully check the packing
material. Hardware for assembly and installation is also listed below.
INSTALLATION HARDWARE
Insulated Staples (10)
Dry Wall Anchors (2)
Rope
Handle
CABLE TENSION SENSOR
INSTALLATION HARDWARE
Lag Screw 1/4” x 1” (5)
SAFETY REVERSING SENSOR
INSTALLATION HARDWARE
Carriage Bolt 1/4”-20x1/2” (2)
Wing Nut (2)
Insulated Staples (2)
SITE PREPARATIONS
It is imperative that the wall or mounting surface provide ade-
quate support for the operator.
NOTE: The plywood shipping base supplied with the unit
may be used for this purpose. Securely anchor the shipping
base to the wall then mount the operator securely to the
base.
This surface must:
a) Be rigid, to prevent play between operator and
door shaft.
b) Provide a level base.
c) Permit the operator to be fastened securely,
with the drive shaft parallel to the door shaft.
The safety and life of the operator will be adversely affected
if any of the above requirements are not met.
WARNING
CAUTION
WARNING
WARNING
Without a properly working safety reversal system,
persons (particularly small children) could be
SERIOUSLY INJURED or KILLED by a closing garage
door.
The gap between the bottom of the garage door and
the floor MUST NOT exceed 1/4”. Otherwise, the
safety reversal system may not work properly.
The floor or the garage door MUST be repaired to
eliminate the gap.

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RIGID MOUNTING SURFACE
VERTICAL MOUNTING
SLOTS IN FRAME TO
ADJUST CHAIN TENSION
MOUNTING HARDWARE
NOT SUPPLIED
PULL ROPE
FOR MANUAL
OPERATION
USER SUPPLIED COMPONENTS
Mounting Hardware
Electrical Conduit and Wiring
SITE PREPARATIONS (CON’T)
IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce the risk of severe injury or death:
WARNING
CAUTION
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Please read the following warnings before proceeding to the installation section.
1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTALLATION
WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS.
2. Install garage door opener only on properly
balanced and lubricated garage door. An
improperly balanced door may not reverse
when required and could result in severe
injury or death.
3. All repairs to cables, spring assemblies
and other hardware MUST be made by a
trained door systems technician before
installing opener.
4. Disable all locks and remove all ropes
connected to garage door before installing
opener to avoid entanglement.
5. Install garage door opener 6 feet or more
above th floor.
6. Mount emergency release handle 5 feet
above floor
7. NEVER connect garage door opener to
power source until instructed to do so.
8. NEVER wear watches, rings or loose clothing
while installing or servicing opener. They
could be caught in garage door or opener
mechanisms.
9. Install wall-mounted garage door control:
within sight of the garage door.
out of reach of children at minimum height
of 5 feet.
away from all moving parts of the door.
10. Place entrapment warning label on wall next
to garage door control.
11. Place manual release/safety reverse test label
in plain view on inside of garage door.
12. Upon completion of installation, test safety
reversal system. Door MUST reverse on
contact with a one-inch high object (or a 2x4
laid flat) on the floor.
GAP BETWEEN BOTTOM
OF DOOR AND FLOOR
MUST NOT EXCEED 1/4”