Genie garage door openers are remote oprerated garage door openers that enable you to operate your automatic garage door from the safety and convenience of your car. You can also operate it from within your garage using a keypad that is installed conveniently within arm's reach of your back door. Many of them are installed with courtesy lights that turn on when the door is activated and it remains on long enough to give you time to enter or exit your vehicle by utilizing a preset time delay. With your door in the closed position, Genie garage door openers act as locks, securing your door without the worry of intruders gaining access. The remote comes with a holster ready to install in your car or you may opt for the keychain variety.

Installation of your Genie garage door opener is relatively simple. A manual lists the tools you need for the installation and if you have some basic mechanical skills you're set. The instructions are clear and concise and if you can coax a friend into helping you the installation shouldn't take you an afternoon to complete. The signature feature of the genie automatic garage door opener is the fact that it is driven by rubber belts. This makes the opening and closing of the door virtually noiseless. It is also equipped with adjustable speeds for opening and closing. This is a standard feature with the Genie Excelerator garage door opener. Its default speed is set to get the most use out of it before you need to replace anything, but the speed control is easily changed for those days that you are in a hurry.

Other unique features that separate Genie from other automatic door manufacturers is that it scrambles the signal on the remote. With the Genie Intellicode garage door opener a different signal goes out each time the door is operated so that you don't cross signals with your neighbor's garage door and vice versa and prevents any unauthorized individual from operating your garage door. Your average garage door opener uses the same code each time. The Intellicode, which is programmed into your Genie garage door opener remote, chooses from 4.3 billion combinations of code to ensure the security of your garage. Some other options include a finger print authorization for additional security and it has a vacation lock. Somewhat of a "smart" feature is the automatic reversal indicator which causes the door to reverse direction if it is blocked by an object for more than a few seconds.

Installation is couldn’t be easier. All models utilize one-piece rail systems that provide added strength and reliability. All it takes is two solid steel bolts to assemble the rail system to the direct motor drive and your door opener is fully functional. The rail system come preassembled which is what makes the installation so easy. You could easily set this up in an afternoon. All models come with a lifetime warranty so you don't have to worry about locating specific Genie garage door opener parts.

This attached video is a great example of how Genie garage door openers are set up. The person in the video explains just how to use your opener and set the timers. I think you will learn a lot from his explanation if you are considering buying one of these garage door openers.