How To Set Dip Switch Garage Door Opener

Older garage door openers rely on dip switches and radio frequencies to work.

How to set dip switch garage door opener.

Place each switch on the remote in either the up or down position. Move the dip switches with the tip of an ink pen. Garage door openers can be programmed so they open just one door or so that multiple openers can open all doors. It was craaaaaazy easy to program this little thing.

Depress and hold the button labelled l learn or set on the new remote control unit. If a garage door opener s frequency or wireless signal interferes with other household devices you. Slide the mode switch to either 9 or 12 depending upon how many dip switches the genie opener uses. Set the remote dip switch to the same code.

I got both doors programmed within 10 minutes or so. The last 5 dip switches hadn t been moved to reflect our code in this photo yet. Basically either both will have dip switches or neither will. Press where the arrow is by the cover with your thumb to slide the cover off the remote control.

If you open up the opener body probably just remove a door you should see a similar dip switch. If there is no sr button there then you will still need to set receiver dipswitches as you mentioned and the switches should be on that same panel under the light cover. Hold the button down until the activator light on the garage door opener starts flashing then release the button. If you remove the light cover on the overhead opener unit you will see the panel that has the sr button on it.

If the opener has a green button then the remote shouldn t. Newer models typically use wireless technology instead. Step 4 replace the opener s plastic light cover if applicable and test the remote control for proper activation of the garage door opener. Locate the mode switch on the right side of the remote control dip switches.