SkyLink GBRM Guide User manual

1. INTRODUCTION
Model GBRM
Universal Garage Door
Remote Control
Congratulations on your purchase of the Skylink®GBRM Universal Garage
Door Remote Control. This is a kit with a universal remote control and
Smart ButtonTM. In this kit, you will find the following:
Unplug the power cord of your garage door opener before installation to
ensure power is not connected.
DO NOT let children use the gargae door Transmitter without adult
supervision.
Children can injure themselves or others by the garage door.
DO NOT use remote to control the door without safety beams.
1. Open up the “Easy ClipTM” and place it underneath
the existing 2 wires of the wall button / wall
console.
2. Ensure a pair of the wall button ribbon wires
are placed properly inside the channels of the
“Easy ClipTM”.
NOTE:
Ensure the ribbon wires
are not twisted but laid
flat inside the clip.
If your wall button ribbon wires
are not the same kind as shown
in the diagram, please refer
below (4) or visit our website
www.skylinkhome.com or
contact us for more information.
Easy ClipTM
Ribbon Wires
Wall Button
Ribbon Wires
Press / lock
3. Press and lock the clip by
snapping it together. The
included Crimper helps you
lock the “Easy ClipTM”. Close
the cover and press down
to lock the cover using this
Crimper until you hear a “click”.
4. If the “Easy ClipTM” cannot clip with the wires from your wall button, cut
off the “Easy ClipTM” then connect two wires from the Smart ButtonTM
GB-318 to the wall button.
a) Disconnect the existing wall button from the wall.
b) Connect the 2 wires from the Smart ButtonTM
GB-318 to your existing wall button. Polarity does
not matter, so simply pick one wire from the Smart
ButtonTM GB-318 and connect it to one of the
screw terminals on your wall button. Connect
the 2nd wire to the other screw terminal.
c) Reconnect the wall button back.
Rating of the transformer:
12V DC, 100mA
Diameter of DC plug : 3.5mm
7. Secure the Smart ButtonTM GB-318 properly with the mounting accessories.
Note: Do not cut the antenna! Straighten up the antenna to improve
signal reception.
5. If the wall button wires are hidden inside the
wall, please connect the “Easy ClipTM” to
the exposed wires attached to the
terminals of the garage door
opener.
You need to do the programming in order to add the transmitter to a receiver.
3. PROGRAM TRANSMITTER G6M TO RECEIVER GB-318
Smart ButtonTM GB-318 can learn up to 10 remote controls.
To add remote controls, follow the instructions below:
1. Press the learn button on the side of the Smart ButtonTM GB-318.
2. Once the learn button is pressed, the LED will
flash quickly. Release the learn button.
3. Within 30 seconds, press the button on the transmitter
that you want to program to the receiver.
4. Once the remote control is programmed, the LED
will flash slowly, in the same way as it flashes
in standby mode.
5. You may now operate the garage door opener
with this new remote control.
Learn
Button
Smart ButtonTM GB-318
If the red LED flashes slowly, the Smart ButtonTM GB-318
is in standby mode. When a valid remote control signal is
received, it will open / close the garage door.
Press the programmed button on the remote control
or Smart ButtonTM GB-318, it will open / close the
garage door.
Note: After connecting this NEW Remote Control to
your wall button, your existing remote control will still
work with this connection.
OPEN /
CLOSE
Button
4. OPERATION
Note: After installation of the “Easy Clip TM ”, if you want to re-install the
Smart Button TM GB-318 to another place, please open the “Easy Clip TM ” by
gently unlocking the two buckles with a screw driver, and remove it from
the wires. Do not re-use the “Easy Clip TM ”, refer to Step 4 to re-install it.
LED
6. Power up the garage door opener, the red LED on the Smart ButtonTM
GB-318 should keep flashing slowly within 2 minutes.
LED
2. RECEIVER INSTALLATION (CONT)
If the Smart ButtonTM GB-318’s red LED does not flash after the
Smart ButtonTM GB-318 has been connected to the wall button’s
wires for 2 minutes, your garage door opener is probably too
old. However, the Smart ButtonTM GB-318 will still work if you
plug in an adapter (purchased separately). Please
contact Skylink®to purchase the adapter.
Antenna
2. RECEIVER INSTALLATION
Remote Control
(Battery included)
Crimper
Double Sided Tape
Garage Door
Receiver
Smart ButtonTM
GB-318
WARNING

9. WARNING
DO NOT let children use the garage door transmitter without adult supervision.
Children can injure themselves or others by the garage door.
10. FCC (CONT)
CUSTOMER SERVICE
17 Sheard Avenue, Brampton, Ontario, Canada L6Y 1J3
Email:[email protected]
http://www.skylinkhome.com
P/N. 101Z767-002
US Patent. D380895
Patent pending
® are registered trademarks of their respective corporations
©2010 SKYLINK GROUP
11. WARRANTY
If, within one year from date of purchase, this product should become defective
(except battery), due to faulty workmanship or materials, it will be repaired or
replaced, without charge. Proof of purchase and a Return Authorization are required.
12. CUSTOMER SERVICE
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/TV technician for help.
7. BATTERY
12 volt alkaline battery (size 23A)
included.
To erase unwanted remote control(s) from the memory of Smart ButtonTM
GB-318, first erase all remote controls, then learn the one(s) you would
like to keep, follow the steps below:
1. Press and hold the learn button for approximate 10 seconds.
2. The LED will flash rapidly after 10 seconds to indicate all the pro-
grammed remote controls have been erased. You may now release
the learn button.
3. You have erased all the remote controls programmed to the Smart
ButtonTM GB-318.
5. ERASE TRANSMITTERS
6. TROUBLE SHOOTING
Q: What can I do if the door opener does not react after I press the button on
the transmitter ?
A: - Ensure when the button on the transmitter is pressed, the red LED on the
transmitter comes on. Otherwise, check if the battery is inserted properly.
- Make sure the button on the transmitter is pressed.
- Ensure the wires that were previously connected to the wall mounted
door control are not loose.
- Ensure the transmitter has been programmed to the receiver. Refer
to section 3 for how to program a transmitter to the receiver.
If you would like to
- find out the up-to-date specifications
- know more about features and applications
- download documents, i.e. user’s instructions
- order Skylink products
or if you have difficulty getting products to work, please:
1. visit our FAQ section at www.skylinkhome.com, or
2. email us at [email protected], or
3. call our toll free at 1-800-304-1187 from Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm EST.
Fax [phone]
You can add up to 10 additional transmitters to control the
same receiver. Skylink®offers Keychain Transmitters,
Visor Transmitters and Keypad Transmitters to work
with your receiver. For more information, please
visit our website at
www.skylinkhome.com
or contact us.
8. ADDITIONAL TRANSMITTER
10. FCC
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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.
WARNING:
Changes or modifications to this unit 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 FCC Rules. 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 inter-
ference to radio communications.