Chamberlain 959CB User manual

Children operating or playing with a garage door opener
can injure themselves or others.
The garage door could
close and cause serious injury or death.
Do not allow
children to operate the wall push button(s) or remote
control(s).
A moving garage door could injure or kill someone under
it.
Activate the opener only when you can see the door
clearly, it is free of obstructions, and is properly adjusted.
WARNING
Features:
• This Remote Control Security Transmitter can be used with
most Chamberlain garage door openers sold since 1987.
This includes “Smart” openers as well as openers with 9
switch-settable codes. (It is not compatible with 8 switch-
settable codes.) This transmitter can be used as a
replacement for, or in addition to, most older style
transmitters.
• Personalized codes: Up to 3900 possible combinations.
Code can be easily changed. Different codes can be
programmed for use with more than one “Smart” opener.
• Flexible code length: Codes can be 2, 3, 4, or 5 digits.
• Power Supply: 9 volt battery.
Operation:
To activate the opener, press the numbers for your security
code and then press ENTER. The buttons will blink for
15 seconds after the code is transmitted. During that time, the
door can be stopped or reversed by pressing ENTER again.
If you accidentally press a wrong number, press ENTER and
start again. For convenient operation in the dark, the buttons
will light when any button is pressed.
Setting the code:
The opener and transmitter must be set to the same code
before they will work together. If you have a “Smart” opener
(with controls resembling Figure 3, below right), it will learn any
code you choose. Just follow the numbered instructions below.
If you have a “Smart” opener and also wish to continue using
older transmitters (the kind with a red light on the front and
switches inside for setting the code), then you must choose a
4-digit code. Follow the numbered instructions below to teach
your opener the code you choose, then use the instructions on
the other side to set the switches inside your older transmitters
to work with this new code.
If you have an older style opener which has switches for
setting the code, then skip the instructions below. Follow the
instructions on the other side to set the switches inside your
opener.
1. Decide on a 2, 3, 4 or 5 digit code using numbers from 0 to
9. Numbers may be used more than once (for example, 4,
0, 4, 1). Numbers that share the same button produce the
same code (i.e., 1 and 2, 3 and 4, etc.).
2. Press the selected digits on the transmitter buttons. (Do not
pause for more than 10 seconds, or the button light will turn
off and you will have to begin again.) Then press the
ENTER button and hold it down. (Do not hold it for more
than two minutes.)
3.
While holding the ENTER button, press and release the
“Smart” button on the opener end panel (see Figure 3).
The
green indicator light on the opener will flash and the door
may move. Release the ENTER button on the transmitter.
To stop or reverse the door press ENTER again.
Now the opener will operate whenever the transmitter code
followed by the ENTER button is pressed.
If you have any other transmitters, test to make sure they can
open the door. If they are the old style with a red light,
reprogram them according to the instructions on the other side.
To change codes at any time, repeat steps 1-3.
OWNER’S MANUAL
Clip Holder
Tab Case
Screw
Case
Screw Slide
Clip Holder
Visor Clip
Bottom of
Remote
Case
Label
Figure 2
To attach the transmitter to your car visor:
• Remove the visor clip from the clip holder.
• Remove the case screw. Insert tab on clip holder through
circular label and into case (Figure 2). Slide clip holder
forward.
• Replace the case screw (do not overtighten). Slide visor clip
onto clip holder.
Battery:
The 9 volt battery should
produce power for at least
one year. As long as there is
adequate power, the buttons
will illuminate and the opener
will operate when the code
followed by the ENTER key
is pressed. Replace the
battery when button
illumination becomes dim.
To change the battery, remove the battery compartment cover
and unsnap the connector (see Figure 1). Remove the battery
and replace with a fresh 9V alkaline battery only. Snap the
connector onto the new battery and replace the compartment
cover.
To comply with FCC/IC rules, adjustment or modification of receiver and/or
transmitter is prohibited, except for changing the code setting and replacing the
transmitter battery. THERE ARE NO OTHER USER SERVICEABLE PARTS.
"Smart" 
Button Green
Indicator Light
KG KG
1
3
9
7
5
1
3
9
7
5
12
3
Figure 3
Representative
Garage Door Opener
with "Smart" Button
Connector
Battery
Battery
Compartment
Cover
Test Light
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
ENTER
Figure 1
1
Model 959CB
Remote Control Security Transmitter

© 1995, Chamberlain Group, Inc.
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For service, dial our toll-free number: 1-800-528-9131
9V battery ....................................................................................10A16
Visor clip ....................................................................................29C128
Keypad ....................................................................................180D173
Visor clip holder..........................................................................31C412
Remote case only .................................................................41A4797-1
(circuit board not included)
Replacement parts:
Code Switch Selection
The Remote Control Security Transmitter has no switches
inside, but some older transmitters and openers do. In order
for them to work together, you must set the switches in the
older devices to match the security code you choose.
First, decide on a 4-digit number code. Write the number in
the 4 blank boxes above the chart.
Look at the first digit you have chosen, on the left. Follow the
arrow
straight down until you find that number in the chart,
directly below the box. (Remember that there are two
numbers on each transmitter button, so 1|2 means 1 or 2, 3|4
means 3 or 4, etc.) Put your finger on that spot.
Now look at the second digit you have chosen. Follow the
second arrow
straight down the shaded column until you find
that number
in the same section as the first one. Put a check
mark next to those numbers. (For example, if your first
number is 1 and your second number is 0, then you should
have marked the row that contains 1|2 - 9|0.)
In the row you just marked, there are three symbols on the
right side. They are some combination of +, 0, and – . Copy
these symbols straight downward into the first three blank
boxes (labeled 1, 2, 3) below the chart.
Now repeat the procedure. Go back above the chart and find
the third digit you chose. Follow the dotted line down the right
hand chart until you find that number. Then take the fourth
digit and follow the second dotted line down the shaded
column until you find that number
in the same section as the
third one.
Put two check marks in that row.
Now copy this set of symbols down into boxes 4, 5, 6 below
the chart. Boxes 7, 8, 9 are already filled in because these
settings are always the same.
Code Switch Setting
The chart with nine symbols shows how to set the code
switches in any transmitter or opener. To find the switches on
a red light transmitter, see Figure 4 below. To find the
switches on an older style opener, see its instructions or call
our toll-free number for assistance.
The switches are a tiny block of nine 3-position switches
which are marked 1 through 9 and + 0 –. Use a pen point or
other small tool to set the switches to match the settings at the
bottom of the worksheet.
After reassembly, test all transmitters to be sure they open the
door.
1|2 – – –
3|4 0 0 +
5|6 0 0 –
7|8 0 + 0
9|0 0 + +
1|2 0 + –
3|4 0 – 0
5|6 0 – +
7|8 0 – –
9|0 + 0 0
1|2 + 0 +
3|4 + 0 –
5|6 + + 0
7|8 + + +
9|0 + + –
1|2 + – 0
3|4 + – +
5|6 + – –
7|8 – 0 0
9|0 – 0 +
1|2 – 0 –
3|4 – + 0
5|6 – + +
7|8 – + –
9|0 – – 0
+––
123456789
1
23456789
+
0
Code Switches (1-9)
Match
Code
Switches
(1-9)
12345678
+
0
9
Figure 4
Transmitter Circuit Board
✔ ✔✔
CODE MATCHING PROCEDURE FOR USE WITH OLDER TRANSMITTERS /OPENERS (WITH RED TEST LIGHTS)
1|2
3|4
5|6
7|8
9|0
1|2 – – –
3|4 0 0 +
5|6 0 0 –
7|8 0 + 0
9|0 0 + +
1|2 0 + –
3|4 0 – 0
5|6 0 – +
7|8 0 – –
9|0 + 0 0
1|2 + 0 +
3|4 + 0 –
5|6 + + 0
7|8 + + +
9|0 + + –
1|2 + – 0
3|4 + – +
5|6 + – –
7|8 – 0 0
9|0 – 0 +
1|2 – 0 –
3|4 – + 0
5|6 – + +
7|8 – + –
9|0 – – 0
1|2
3|4
5|6
7|8
9|0