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Chamberlain 2580 - page 1
The Chamberlain Group, Inc. 845 Larch A ven ue Elmhurst, Illinois 60126-1196 www .liftmaster .com GARAGE DOOR OPENER Model 2580 1/2 HP For Residential Use Only ® Owner’s Manual ■ Please read this manual and the enc losed safety materials carefull y! ■ F asten the man ual near the garage door after installation. ■ The door WILL NO T CLOSE u ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 2
2 Introduction Pages 2-5 Saf ety symbol and signal word re view ........................2 Preparing your garage door ........................................3 T ools needed ...............................................................3 Planning .....................................................................4 Car ton inv entor y ............ ...
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3 To prevent damage to garage door and opener: • AL WA YS disable locks before installing and operating the opener . • ONL Y operate garage door opener at 120V , 60 Hz to avoid malfunction and damage. To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY OR DEA TH: • AL WA YS call a trained door systems technician if garage door binds, sticks, or is out of bala ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 4
Safety Reversing Sensor Support bracket & fastening hardware is required. See page 13. — — — — — — — — Door Center Header Wall FINISHED CEILING Torsion Spring Extension Spring OR Safety Reversing Sensor Gap between floor and bottom of door must not exceed 1/4" Access Door Wall- mounted Door Control Horizontal and vertical r ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 5
5 Straight Door Arm Section Curved Door Arm Section Safety Labels and Literature Header Bracket U P C E IL IN G M O U N T O N L Y Belt Cap Retainer 2-Conductor Bell Wire White & White/Red Light Lens (2) Remote Control Transmitter Visor Clip Door Bracket One-Piece T-rail Styrofoam Belt Pulley Bracket Belt Trolley SECURITY ✚ 3-Channel Remote Co ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 6
6 ASSEMBL Y STEP 1 Attach the T -Rail to the Motor Unit To av oid installation difficulties, do not run the garage door opener until instructed to do so. •R emov e the two washered bolts mounted in top of motor unit. • Align T -rail and styrof oam over sproc ket. Cut tape from T -rail, chain and styrof oam. • REMO VE STYROFO AM. • Inser t b ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 7
7 ASSEMBL Y STEP 3 Attach the Belt Cap Retainer •P osition the belt cap retainer ov er the motor unit sprock et so the two holes in cap align with the two holes in mounting plate. Attach with #8x3/8" hex screws pro vided. Y ou have no w finished assembling y our garage door opener . Please read the follo wing warnings before pr oceeding to t ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 8
8 INST ALLA TION STEP 1 Determine the Header Bracket Location Installation procedures va r y according to garage door types. Follo w the instructions which apply to your door . SECTIONAL DOOR AND ONE-PIECE DOOR WITH TRA CK 1. Close the door and mark the inside vertical centerline of the garage door . 2. Extend the line onto the header w all abov e ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 9
9 Header Wall Vertical Centerline Vertical Centerline of Garage Door 2x4 Unfinished Ceiling 2x4 OPTIONAL CEILING MOUNT FOR HEADER BRACKET Structural Supports ONE-PIECE DOOR WITHOUT TRA CK 1. Close the door and mark the inside vertical centerline of your garage door . Extend the line onto the header wall abo ve door , as shown. If headroom clearance ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 10
10 INST ALLA TION STEP 2 Install the Header Bracket Y ou can attach the header brack et either to the wall abov e the garage door , or to the ceiling. F ollow the instructions which will work best for y our par ticular requirements. Do not install the header brac ket o ver drywall. If installing into masonr y , use concrete anchors (not pr ovided). ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 11
Clevis Pin 5/16"x2-3/4" Ring Fastener 11 Header Bracket Belt Pulley Bracket Temporary Support Header Wall Garage Door Clevis Pin 5/16"x2-3/4" Ring Fastener Header Bracket Belt Pulley Bracket T-Rail HARD W ARE SHO WN A CTU AL SIZE INST ALLA TION STEP 3 Attach the T -Rail to the Header Bracket •P osition the opener on the garage ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 12
12 ONE-PIECE DOOR WITHOUT TRA CK •W ith the door fully open and parallel to the floor , measure the distance from the floor to the top of the door . • Using a stepladder as a suppor t, raise the top of the opener to this height. • The top of the door should be le vel with the top of the motor unit. Do not position the opener more than 2" ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 13
13 INST ALLA TION STEP 5 Hang the Opener Tw o representative installations are sho wn. Y ours ma y be different. Hanging brack ets should be angled (Figure 1) to provide rigid suppor t. On finished ceilings (Figure 2), attach a sturdy metal brac ket to structural suppor ts before installing the opener . This brac ket and f astening hardware are not ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 14
To release wire, push in tab with screwdriver tip Door Control Connections 7/16" Strip wire 7/16" Red Grey White 14 INST ALLA TION STEP 6 Install the Door Control Locate door control within sight of the door at a minimum height of 5 f eet where small children cannot reach, and aw a y from moving par ts of the door and door hardware . The ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 15
15 INST ALLA TION STEP 7 Install the Lights • Press the release tabs on both sides of lens. Gently rotate lens back and do wnward until the lens hinge is in the fully open position. Do not remov e the lens. • Install up to a 100 watt maximum light b ulb in each sock et. The lights will tur n ON and remain lit f or appro ximately 4-1/2 minutes w ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 16
16 INST ALLA TION STEP 9 Electrical Requirements To av oid installation difficulties, do not run the opener at this time. To reduce the r isk of electr ic shock, y our garage door opener has a grounding type plug with a third g rounding pin. This plug will only fit into a grounding type outlet. If the plug doesn't fit into the outlet you hav e ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 17
17 Invisible Light Beam Protection Area Sensor Beam 6" max. above floor Sensor Beam 6" max. above floor F acing the door fr om inside the garage INST ALLA TION STEP 10 Install The Protector System ® The safety rever sing sensor must be connected and aligned correctly bef ore the garage door opener will move in the do wn direction. IMPORT ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 18
18 FLOOR MOUNT (RIGHT SIDE) WALL MOUNT (RIGHT SIDE) DOOR TRACK MOUNT (RIGHT SIDE) Indicator light Lens Lip Sensor Bracket Door Track Sensor Bracket Extension Bracket (See Accessories) Lens Indicator light Attach with concrete anchors (not provided) Inside G arage W all Indicator light Sensor Bracket Lens Extension Bracket (See Accessories) Inside G ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 19
19 Carriage bolt 1/4"-20x1/2" Lens Wing nut Figure 4 MOUNTING AND WIRING THE SAFETY SENSORS • Slide a 1/4"-20x1/2" carriage bolt head into the slot on each sensor . Use wing nuts to fasten sensors to brac kets , with lenses pointing toward each other across the door . Be sure the lens is not obstr ucted by a brac ket e xtensio ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 20
20 INST ALLA TION STEP 11 Fasten the Door Bracket F ollow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated below or on the f ollowing page. A horizontal reinfor cement brace should be long enough to be secured to two or three vertical supports. A ver tical reinfor cement brace should cover the height of the top panel. Figure 1 shows one pi ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 21
21 Header Wall Vertical Centerline of Garage Door Finished Ceiling Optional Placement of Door Bracket Header Bracket Door Bracket 2x4 Support For a door with no exposed framing, or for the optional installation, use lag screws 5/16"x1-1/2" (Not provided) to fasten door bracket. MET AL DOOR Top of Door (Inside Garage) Door Bracket Optional ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 22
22 INST ALLA TION STEP 12 Connect Door Arm to T rolley F ollow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated below and on the f ollowing page. SECTIONAL DOORS ONL Y •M ake sure gar age door is fully closed. Pull the emergency release handle to disconnect the outer trolley from the inner trolle y . Slide the outer trolley back (a way f ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 23
23 ALL ONE-PIECE DOORS 1. Assemble the door arm, Figure 4: • F asten the straight and cur ved door arm sections together to the longest possible length (with a 2 or 3 hole ov er lap). • With the door closed, connect the straight door arm section to the door bracket with the 5/16"x1-1/4" cle vis pin. • Secure with a ring fastener . 2 ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 24
24 ADJUSTMENT STEP 1 Adjust the UP and DOWN T ravel Limits Limit adjustment settings regulate the points at which the door will stop when moving up or do wn. To operate the opener , press the Door Control push bar . Run the opener through a complete trav el cycle. • Does the door open and close completely? • Does the door sta y closed and not r ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 25
ADJUSTMENT STEP 2 Adjust the Force F orce adjustment controls are located on the right panel of the motor unit. Force adjustment settings regulate the amount of power required to open and close the door . If the f orces are set too light, door trav el may be interrupted by nuisance re versals in the down direction and stops in the up direction. W e ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 26
Without a properly installed safety reversal system, persons (particularly small children) could be SERIOUSL Y INJURED or KILLED by a closing garage door . • Safety reversal system MUST be tested every month. • If one control (for ce or travel limits) is adjusted, the other control may also need adjustment. • After ANY adjustments are made, t ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 27
OPERA TION 27 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS. 2. AL WA YS keep remote controls out of reach of children. NEVER permit children to operate or play with garage door control push buttons or remote controls. 3. ONL Y activate garage door when it can be seen clearly , it is properly adjusted, and there ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 28
Additional feature when used with the 3-function hand-held remote To control the opener lights: In addition to operating the door , you ma y program the remote to operate the lights. 1. With the door closed, press and hold a small remote button that y ou want to control the light. 2. Press and hold the Light b utton on the door control. 3. While ho ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 29
CARE OF YOUR OPENER LIMIT AND FORCE ADJUSTMENTS: W eather conditions may cause some minor changes in door operation requiring some re- adjustments, par ticularly dur ing the first year of oper ation. P ages 24 and 25 refer to the limit and f orce adjustments. Only a screwdriv er is required. F ollow the instructions carefully . Repeat the safety re ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 30
30 Having a Problem? (Continued) 6. The garage door opens and closes by itself: • Be sure that all remote control push buttons are off . •R emov e the bell wire from the door control ter minals and operate from the remote only . If this solves the prob lem, the door control is faulty (replace), or there is an inter mittent shor t on the wire be ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 31
*3-Channel Remotes If provided with y our garage door opener , the large b utton is f actor y programmed to operate it. Additional b uttons on an y Security ✚ 3-channel remote or mini-remote can be programmed to operate other Security ✚ garage door openers. To Erase All Codes Fr om Motor Unit Memory To deactivate an y unwanted remote, first era ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 32
1. Enter a four digit personal identification number (PIN) of y our choice on the ke ypad. Then press and hold ENTER. 2. While holding the ENTER button, press and hold the LIGHT button on the Motion Detecting Door Control. 3. Continue holding the ENTER and LIGHT buttons while y ou press the push bar on the Motion Detecting Door Control (all three b ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 33
2 5 6 1 3 7 R A IL G R E A S E 8 4 KEY P ART NO . NO. DESCRIPTION 1 4A1008 Master link kit 2 41B5424 Belt pulley br ack et 3 41B3869-1 Complete trolley assemb ly 4 109B33 T rolley clip 5 1777LM One-piece T -rail 6 41A5434-11 Full belt assembly 7 41B4103 T ensioner assembly 8 83A11-2 Rail grease 7 10 11 5 N O TIC E U P C E I L I N G M O U N T O N L ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 34
DN UP Brown Wire (Down) Contact LIMIT SWITCH ASSY. Grey Wire Yellow Wire (Up) Contact Center Limit Contact Drive Gear 2 4 3 7 1 12 16 7 5 8 9 18 20 19 6 11 17 15 13 14 10 KEY P ART NO . NO. DESCRIPTION 1 41A4371 Belt cap retainer 2 41A4885-5 Gear and sprock et assy ., Complete with: Spring washer ; thrust washer ; retaining r ing; bearing plate; ro ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 35
35 ACCESSORIES L O C K L IG H T 974LM 970LM 982LM 2778LM 97LM 1702LM Outside Quick Release: Required f or a garage with NO access door . Enables homeowner to open garage door manually from outside by disengaging trolle y . 8 Foot Complete Rail: To allow an 8 foot door to open fully . Plug-In Light Control: Enables homeo wner to tur n on a lamp , te ...
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Chamberlain 2580 - page 36
© 2002, The Chamber lain Group , Inc. 114A2510E All Rights Rese r v ed P r inted in M e xico LIFTMASTER GARA GE DOOR OPENER FIVE-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY The Chamberlain Group, Inc., (“Seller”) w arrants, to the first retail purchaser of this product, f or the residence in which this product is originally installed, that it will be free from any ...
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