2020-02-16 Protectrix18S - Automatic Garage Door Closer Manual
Want Garage Door to Stay Open?
If ou would like to leave our garage door open without Protectrix closing
the door on ou, ou can disable it in one of two eas wa s:
a) Turn the dela switch on the front of Protectrix to off (0), although
we recommend turning it to 4hr (9) just in case ou forget to turn it
back on again.
b) Turn ON the Lock Switch on our garage door switch. It is usuall
mounted inside our garage on the wall. Protectrix will still set off
an alarm after the set dela time and ever dela time after that but
it will not be able to close the door.
Alarms
- If every few minutes the timer beeps once 1) the battery s low. If the
unit beeps twice the 2) un t needs to be reset (perform step 1B with the
Dela Time set to 0 or off, then repeat step 1A). Three beeps 3) both the
batter is low and the unit needs to be reset. If the unit beeps four or
more times 4) the unit is defective and should be sent in for repair or
replacement.
- If the timer beeps consistentl , tr replacing the batter , if this does not
fix the situation a repair or replacement ma be necessar .
- If the unit is mounted to the garage door and the door is closed, pressing
the test switch should make the unit beep once. The unit should beep
twice if the garage door is open.
Test ng/Replac ng Battery
Protectrix requires a 9-volt alkaline batter (included). Protectrix should be
tested once a month. While the garage door is closed press the TEST
SWITCH button on the front of Protectrix. If the garage door opens and ou
don’t hear a single beep AFTER ou release the Test Switch, the batter is
oka .
Resett ng Un t
If ou hear 2 or 3 beeps ever few minutes ou will need to reset our
Protectrix unit. Do this b doing Step 1B but with the Dela Time set to 0
(off). Then repeat Step 1A to relearn the unit to our garage door.
Techn cal Spec f cat ons
Battery Type: 9V/Alkaline
Battery L fe: approx: 1-4 ears
The lifetime of the batter is determined upon man factors such as: how
often the buzzer goes off, how man times Protectrix needs to close the garage
door and the temperature. Under t pical circumstances however the batter
should last well over 2 ears.
T me unt l Alarm goes off (just before door closes): 1min, 2min, 5min,
10min, 20min, 30min
1hr, 2hr, 4hr
(+/- 20%)
Alarm Durat on: 30 seconds (+/-20%)
D mens ons: 5in x 2¾in x 1¼in
Th s dev ce covered under US Patent #7,515,063 and others.
FCC Regulat ons:
Protectrix complies with Part 15 of the FCC Regulations. Its operation is
subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device ma not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept an interference that ma cause undesired
operation.
Compat ble Garage Doors
Manufacturer:
1982-2013 Genie®, Linear®, Marantec®, Martin, MegaCode™, Moore-O-
Matic™, Overhead®
1982-1997 Chamberlain®, Craftsman®, Liftmaster®, Sears®, Sommer, and
Stanle ®
Frequency: 300MHz, 310MHz, 315MHz, 318MHz, 390MHz
Warn ng!
1) Never permit children, or those who behave li e children, to be alone
in the garage or to play with Protectrix.
2) Protectrix can close the garage door behind you loc ing you out of
your house, be sure to have a way to get bac into the house if the
garage door is closed on you.
3) If Protectrix is removed from the garage door and the battery is still
installed, the garage door may go up and down unexpectedly. Be sure
to turn the Delay Switch to OFF to disable the unit.
4) When the battery is low, Protectrix may not be able to close the Garage
Door, chec monthly that Protectrix™ wor s. Protectrix will beep once
every minute if the battery is low.
5) If the loc switch on your garage door is on, Protectrix will not be able
to close your garage door.
6) Do not leave anything in the region where the garage door closes,
Protectrix cannot detect any objects in the way of the garage door.
Your garage door will stop and reverse, if your garage door does not
have those features do not use Protectrix!
7) Pressing the button on the front of Protectrix has the same effect as
pressing the button on your garage door remote; it can open your
garage door, be careful not to press the button unexpectedly.
8) Protectrix cannot close the garage door if there is no power to the
garage door opener or if something is bloc ing the garage door from
closing!
9) If a car is running in the garage, Protectrix may close the garage door
causing unsafe levels of Carbon Monoxide (poisonous/deadly) in
Garage
