Garage Smart myLIFTER User manual

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myLIFTER
User Manual

1TABLEOFCONTENTS
SAFETYINFORMATION 2
ABOUTMYLIFTER 7
PARTSIDENTIFIER 8
QUICK STARTGUIDE 10
INSTALLATION
1 MOUNTINGTHEBRACKET AND MYLIFTERUNIT TO THECEILING 11
2 INSTALLING THEPOWERADAPTER 15
3 INSTALLING A PULLEYSYSTEM FORLIFTING 100 POUNDS 16
4 PAIRINGYOURMYLIFTERUNIT WITH YOURIOSORANDROID DEVICE 19
5 EDITING AND DELETING MYLIFTERUNITS 21
6 USINGTHEAPPTO LIFT LOADS 22
7 CREATING A LOCKED GROUP 26
8 CREATING A FLEXGROUP 29
9 RECALIBRATION 31
LIMITED WARRANTY 36

SAFETY INFORMATION
1. Read and follow all safety, installation, and operation instructions.
2. Use a stud finder to mount the myLIFTERunit to a sturdy ceiling joist.
3. Do not operate the myLIFTERsystem while hands or other body parts are near the system.
4. Do not use the myLIFTERunit to lift people or animals.
5. Do not stand under the myLIFTERunit or items lifted by myLIFTER.
6. Do not use the myLIFTERsystem to lift or lower items over people or animals.
7. To lift more than 50 pounds, you must install the included pulley system.
Failure to follow these safety instructions may result in
property damage, serious personal injury, or death.
WARNING
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If your myLIFTERcable is tangled, damaged, or
bent, STOPusing your myLIFTERunit IMMEDIATELY.
WARNING
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myLIFTERcables must be configured vertically. Angled cables can
limit lifting capacity and cause excessive sideways strain on the
myLIFTERunit and mounting bracket, resulting in possible property
damage, serious personal injury, or death.
WARNING
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To reduce the risk of electric shock or injury, use indoors only.
FCCSTATEMENT:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCCRules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
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Warning: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user?s authority to operate the equipment.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCCRules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of
the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver
is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TVtechnician for help.
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RFWARNING STATEMENT:
The device has been evaluated to meet general RFexposure requirement. The device can be
used in portable exposure condition without restriction.
ABOUT MYLIFTER
The myLIFTERsystem is designed for home and garage use; it is not to be used in commercial or
industrial applications.
The myLIFTERunit is designed to lift 50 pounds straight upward or 100 pounds with the
included pulley system. If you load the myLIFTERunit with more than 50 pounds without the
pulley system or more than 100 pounds with the pulley system, the unit?s weight sensors will
prevent myLIFTERfrom lifting the load. The myLIFTERunit also uses an internal brake system
that locks the spool automatically when the cable is not moving or if the unit loses power.
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PARTSIDENTIFIER
Note:You will also need a ladder, stud finder, cordlessdrill, ½"wrench, Phillipsscrewdriver, and pencil.
Do not attempt toinstall the system if partsare damaged or missing. If anyof your partsare damaged
or missing, please email [e-mail].
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LAG WASHER(E), (x2)
LAG SCREW (D), (x2)
6mm DRILL BIT(C), (x1)
EYELETSCREW (G), (x1) MYLIFTERUNIT (A), (x1)

MOUNTING BRACKET(B), (x1)
CARABINER(H), (x1)
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QUICK-RELEASEPIN (F), (x2)
HOOK (J), (x1)
*onlyincluded in the basickit

QUICK START GUIDE
1. Install the myLIFTERunit by following the instructions on pages 11-18 and watching tutorial
videos at www.GarageSmart.com/installation/MyLifter
2. Download the myLIFTERapp to your smart device from either Google Play or the App Store.
3. Open the myLIFTERapp, and tap Add Devices.
4. Follow the prompts on the screen to add and connect a new myLIFTERunit.
5. Select the desired myLIFTERunit to connect.
6. LIFT!
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For installation tutorial videos, visit www.GarageSmart.com/installation/MyLifter.
INSTALLATION
1 Mounting the Bracket and myLIFTERUnit to the Ceiling
1. Use a stud finder to locate the center of the ceiling joist
to which you want to mount your myLIFTER(Figure 1.1).
Failure to mount the mounting bracket and myLIFTERunit
to a secure ceiling joist or rafter may result in property
damage, serious personal injury, or death.
WARNING Figure1.1
If installingon a Smart Track, refer to theSmart Track manual.
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2. Consider which way you want your lifted item
and myLIFTERunit to face, and mount the
bracket accordingly. Refer to Figures 1.2a and
1.2b for correct mounting configurations.
3. Place the mounting bracket (B) on the joist. Be
sure to align the mounting holes with the center
of the joist. With a pencil, mark an Xon the
ceiling where you want the two holes to mount
your myLIFTERunit (Figure 1.3).
Figure1.2a
Figure1.2b
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Figure1.4
4. With a drill and supplied drill bit (C), align the
bit on your marks and drill at least a 3" deep
pilot hole into the joist (Figure 1.4). The pilot
hole should drill through the sheetrock and into
the wood ceiling joist.
Inserting lag screws into a ceiling joist without first
drilling pilot holes may split the wood and result in
property damage, serious personal injury, or death.
WARNING
5. Slide the mounting washers (E) over the lag screws
(D). Line up the mounting bracket (B) with the drilled
holes, and insert the lag screws into the pilot holes
finger tight to correctly align them with the pilot holes.
Figure1.3
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Figure1.6
6. Tighten the screws with a ½" wrench until the
bracket is snug against the ceiling (Figure 1.5).
DO NOTuse an impact driver to insert lag screws into the
ceiling joist. The impact will overtighten the
screws? causing them to fail? and may result in property
damage, serious personal injury, or death.
WARNING
7. As you turn the wrench, you should feel
resistance. If the lag screw turns freely, your
pilot hole is not in the ceiling joist and must be
repositioned on a secure portion of the joist.
8. Align the myLIFTERunit with the mounting
bracket, and insert the two quick-release pins
(F) through the myLIFTERunit and mounting
bracket (Figure 1.6).
Figure1.5
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2 Installing the Power Adapter
Refer to the Power Adapter user manual for instructions on installing the Power Adapter.
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3 Installing a Pulley System for Lifting 100 Pounds
1. When using the hook, extend the cable and
run it under the pulley. With the carabiner (H),
anchor it to the eyelet screw (G) or the track
about 3 inches away from the lifter.
2. If using the eyelet screw, use the stud finder
to locate the center of the stud. Follow the same
procedure as the lag screw, pre-drill a hole.
To lift more than 50 pounds, you must
install the eye screw and pulley system.
NOTE
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3. Insert the eyelet screw (G) into the ceiling
joist, using a screwdriver to tighten (Figure 3.1).
4. If your ceiling has drywall, thread the eyelet
screw in until you cannot see the threads, then
turn it in 3 more complete revolutions.
5. If your ceiling does not have drywall, thread
the eyelet screw in until you cannot see threads.
Failure to insert the eyelet screw (G) into a secure ceiling
joist or rafter may result in property damage, serious
personal injury, or death.
WARNING
Figure3.1
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If your unit is mounted perpendicular to the joist, the eye
screw must be placed on the same side as the opening in
the cable guide (the side where the cable hangs when it
is fully coiled) (Figure 3.2b). This prevents the fully raised
cable from contacting the myLIFTERunit and causing
cable damage.
CAUTION
Figure3.2b
Figure3.2a
If your unit is mounted parallel to the joist, the eye screw
must be placed on the same side as the unit's input power
plug (Figure 3.2a). This prevents the fully raised cable from
contacting the myLIFTERunit and causing cable damage.
CAUTION
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