How to program your garage door remote control
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You should be able to program your garage door remote after reading this!
I will be talking about Liftmaster and Craftsman garage door openers. The Chamberlain Corporation makes Craftsman, Chamberlain, and Sears Craftsman garage door openers. Whether you have a chain drive, a screw drive, or, a belt drive opener, they all program the same. There is a "learn" button on the machine that holds the information from the remote control. The learn button may be located on the side of the opener but, most models have them on the rear of the machine. How you can locate the button easily is to find where all of the wires are running into the machine. The learn button is usually square, but, it can be round. The colors of the buttons can be white, yellow, green, red, or the new frequency is purple.
Look at the photo above and you can see the square (red) button located on the left side of the "Logic board". The logic board is the computer that tells the opener whatto do and when to do it. It is also usually the first thing that lightening will hit in a thunder storm. I basically is a radio frequency receiver that picks up electrically transmitted signals. Lightening is an electrical signal, and a very powerful one. The little wire on the bottom right side of the logic board is the receivers antenna. DO NOT CUT IT OFF! I have have been to houses that the homeowners complained about the remote control only working when they get really close to the door. When you cut the wire you alter the frequency of the remote control, and have to replace the logic board. The logic board can cost anywhere from 85.00 up to 100.00 depending on your area. Oh, the prices i just quoted didn't include labor.
Now, for the programing part you have been waiting for. Hold down the square or round learn button that is on your opener for about 20 seconds. This clears any other remote controls that may have been in the machine. NOTE: If you loose your remote control, or, if you are going thru a divorce, you need the clear the opener so that unwanted people can no longer have access to your house. Another tip..... when you go to have your car serviced make sure you keep your remote control with you!
The reason i say this, is not because i am saying car dealerships or repairmen are crooks, but, there are exceptions to every rule. When you go to get your vehicle repaired you give the people your name, address, and your remote control. I know of one problem where a customer dropped off her Mercedes to be worked on and the mechanic had her address, and took her remote control, and went to her house that night and stole her car. Just stick it into your pocket until you get your car back.
Ok, once cleared, you take each remote control, and go to the back of the opener where the learn button is. Hold the remote control button down, and push and release the learn button. You should hear a click, and the lights on the machine may come on for a split second. When this happens, the remote control is programmed. Continue this process until all remotes are programmed. Note: The opener will only hold five remote controls, or, four remote controls and one keyless entry.
I hope this helped. Keep checking my hubs, my next one will deal with programing your car remote control to the opener.
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My opener has not worked in 6 months and I was getting ready to purchase a new one before I found your site. I followed your instructions exactly and now my garage door remote works perfectly! You are the best! Thanks, thanks, thanks!
Thanks Teresa, I'm glad i could help. That'll be ten dollars. :-) Just kidding. Have a Merry Christmas!
Joe and Pamela
Thank you so much! I didn't think it could be too hard to get the remote reprogrammed, but it was hard to find simple instructions!! You have helped me a great deal. Thanks again!
You are welcome DEO0519. If you were to read the instructions, the whereas's and furthermores, will confuse you to no end. This is the reason i tried to explain it in easier terms. Glad i could help!
Thank You, with the simple instructions recieved from your site was able to reprogram old remote in a jiffy. Your time has been of great value to me. Yipee! open say's me.
Sincerely Trinity
Glad i could help Trinity. Keep checking back..i can surprise ya on some of the things i may know. lol Just kiddiing. :-)
How can you reprogram the keypad for the garage door opener?
Me too! Is it the same with the keypad?
This is one of those things it seems you have to do about once a year, and I can never remember where the manual is. Thanks for the info.
i was dreading having to call a garage door repair man when i new it had to be something simple. And simple it is, thanks for saving me alot of money.
You are amazing. I endured 3 weeks of inconvenience with my garage opener not working. After reading your instruction, it took me literally 2 minutes to have my opener working again! My whole personal and professional life is spent helping people find their life purpose, fulfill their dreams and achieve spectacular results and rewards, and yet, simple mechanical things often have me befuddled. Thanks for saving my sanityAlvinDayPS: If you're interested, here's a free Thank You offer in return--go to: www.AlvinDay4Free.com/freecd
Alvi
the numbers on the door opener (where the battery is) somehow someone messed with it. Now the door opener is out of program. How do i fix it?
Hi Noemi,
You must have a dip switch remote control. It is one of the older ones. To program that one, you will have to go to the back of the machine where the wires are coming out. You will see the same kind of dip swithes there. You must match the dip switches on the remote control with the dip switches on the machine. Doing this, puts them on the same frequency. I hope this helps if not i can leave my cell phone and u may call me. There is an up, down, or middle position for the switches. ....Joe
Thanks so much! You saved me a service call!
Hi Joe
It still dont work.. What if the wire is cut short? does that affect it?
Hi Yes if the wire has been cut it affects the frequency of the garage door opener. It may work, but you will also be standing under the machine to get it to work.
Browsing the internet to find a solution for my garage door opener remotes and keypad and eneded up here. Great info! Well I have tried all the suggestions posted and was hoping you might be able to idnetify my problem. The remotes were working and keypad as well until a day ago. No storms or anything, they just stopped working. I have an old craftsman installed in '95. There is a green button on my motor housing and I have tried to reset and reprogram as suggested to the prior posts to no avail. Do you think the board is bad? The light comes on, however no blinking lights or clicks and any info for the keypad as well?....I'd appreciate any help. John in Charlotte, NC
Hi John,...try this. Unplug the unit for about 10 seconds. Then plug it back in. Then hold down the green button for about 15 seconds..this will clear all of the remotes and keypad. Then try to reprogram each of them. To reprogram the remotes, just push the green button and then press the remote button and hold it down til you hear the click. For the keypad, press and release the green button on the machine, then walk to the keypad and enter your four digit code, and then hold the enter button down til you hear the click. If it doesnt work after that..i would replace the entire unit. The normal lif of a opener is about 10 yrs, and the service call and board will put you at least half of the cost of a new machine. Also the new machines have a more secure system so that you codes cant be hacked as easily. Hope this helps....just outside of Gville SC by the way...Howdy Neighbor. :-)...Joe
Hey Joe!.... Thanks for the response, unfortunately it appears that the logic board is finally gone bad. I guess I'll be getting a new unit. Thanks for the advice and help neighbor. Take care!..... John
I am also having problems with my wireless key pad. I replaced the battery. Now, the lights on the keypad stay on constantly and I can't get it to allow me to reenter the code. I push the button on the motor, then enter the code and press enter and nothing happens.
Debbie,..it sounds like the keypad is bad. Also, you can only enter 5 remote controls including the keypad into the machine. After five, it starts to drop one of the other remotes. But, in this case, it sounds like the pad has gone bad. Try replacing the pad and re-enter your code. Hope this helps..Joe
Thanks so much. I appreciate the help.
I tried to program second remote but it would not take the second one.
Try holding down the program button on the back of the machine for about 15 seconds. This erases all of the remotes and keypads. Then try to program the remotes again. If it doesnt work after erasing all of them, the logic board is bad. If the machine is 10 yrs or older it is usually 1/2 the cost of a new machine just to repair the one you have now. Good luck with it.
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Jim Westling says:
13 months ago
Man you made my day ,, I just couldn't program that transmitter for some dumb reason. Works great now. Thanks for the advice and I will be looking for how to program the opener im my 2005 chrysler van.