HOMELINK IN-CAR REMOTE PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS To program a built-in-car transmitter to a rolling code garage door opener (Genie rolling code is called Intellicode, Liftmaster/Sears is called Security plus), you should take the following steps. Clear out anything previously programmed into the in-car system from the factory by holding down on the 2-outside buttons simultaneously, until the in-car LED starts flashing rapidly. This may take up to a minute (in most cases, the key should be on auxilary, and/or the car door must be shut). Decide which button you want to make to be your in-car garage door transmitter. Hold your transmitter up near the selected button, pressing both the garage door remote and the selected in-car transmitter button simultaneously. Hold down on the buttons until the in-car, LED light flashes rapidly. This sets the in-car remote transmitter to be your garage door openers make transmitter, but you are not done. You now need to make this in-car transmitter your personal transmitter.
Go to the Learn Button on your garage door opener. The button is usually next to the area where the floppy antenna is connected to the motor head. With Genie it is most often behind the light lens, and an indicator light flashes red when pressed. With Sears or Liftmaster (Chamberlain) it is near, or part of, the terminal screw board, and is a red, green or purple square button with a green, amber or purple indicator light. Press this learn button momentarily. The indicator light will turn on and blink if Genie or otherwise stay lit. For Genie systems, go back to the in-car transmitter button you programmed and press this button 3 or 4 times, or until the door starts moving. This should set your in-car transmitter to your garage door opener. For Liftmaster, Sears, or Linear Megacode press and hold the in-car button you programmed until the garage opener light flashes. Your in-car is now programmed to operate your door. Programming a Fixed-Code Device (Majority of units made prior to 1996)
These devices have internal dip-switches located near the battery of your remote.This may take up to a minute. (In most cases, the key should be on auxilary, and/or the car door must be shut). Press and hold the in-car button you want to use to operate your garage door while simultaneously pressing and holding the button to your hand held remote until the LED on the in-car remote flashes rapidly. Test the in-car remote by pressing the button you chose to operate your door. When the door operates your in-car remote is programmed. UNIVERSAL HOME REMOTE FOR HOMELINK (UHR) OR CAR2U IN-CAR SYSTEM Programming a Rolling Code Garage Door Opener If your in-car (UHR) remote has 3 LED lights, one above each button, you should follow the instructions below to program your Rolling Code Garage Door Opener. Press the outer two in-car (UHR) buttons simultaneously for 2 seconds and release (In most cases, the key should be on auxilary, and/or the car door must be shut).
Place the garage door opener into “learn” mode by pressing the small square colored button, or the small round black button on a Genie, located behind the light bulb globe in the garage. This may require the use of a ladder, follow all safety precautions. The LED on the garage door opener will go on immediately. For Genie openers the LED will begin blinking. Press and hold the button on the in-car (UHR) remote that you want to use for operation of the garage door to activate. Watch for the garage door to activate. When the garage door activates, release the button and depress again the selected button to lock in the program. Programming of Rolling Code garage door opener is now complete. Programming a Fixed Code Device (Majority of units made prior to 1996) Below is a picture of a typical 12-switch DIP switch layout located on your hand-held remote control under the battery cover (your remote may have 8-12 DIP switches). Note: Genie, Linear, Multi-Code and Stanley have only 2 position switches: up or down.
LeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftUP, "+" or On Middle, neutral or "0"Middle, neutral or "0"Middle, neutral or "0"Middle, neutral or "0"Middle, neutral or "0"Middle, neutral or "0"Middle, neutral or "0"Middle, neutral or "0"Middle, neutral or "0"Middle, neutral or "0"Middle, neutral or "0"Middle, neutral or "0"Middle, neutral or "0" RightRightRightRightRightRightRightRightRightRightRightRightDown, "-" or off Press all three in-car (UHR) buttons simultaneously and release (In most cases, the key should be on auxilary, and/or the car door must be shut). Enter your corresponding DIP switch settings into your in-car (UHR) by pressing and releasing the buttons corresponding to the settings you show on your hand held remote or on the receiver, located on the ceiling of your garage, based on the above chart. For example: if the first switch is “UP” or “+”or “ON,” press the left button. If the 2nd switch is “Down” or “-” or “OFF,” press the Right button.
When you are done entering all the DIP switch settings, press all three in-car (UHR) buttons simultaneously and release. Press and hold the button that you want to use for operation. Watch for the garage door to activate. When the garage door activates release the button and depress again the selected button to lock in the program. Programming of the Fixed Code device is now complete.You have a shiny new car and want to program your garage door opener to it. So you get out your garage door remote control and your new car's owner's manual for the instructions from the manufacturer to be able to program the remote control to the car. Then, after following the instructions from the manual, you press the button for the garage door to go up . . . and nothing happens. Did you miss a step? Read on to learn about what most instruction manuals leave out: the step of programming the car/truck/van to the garage door machine itself. The Logic BoardOn the back side of your garage door opener is a panel called the logic board (see the photo above).
The logic board is the computer or brain of the machine. Most new garage door openers are multi-code machines. That means that they use several signals each time you press the button on your remote control. This is for security, so your code can't be stolen by a code-grabber. Programming a Vehicle to the Garage Door OpenerOnce you have followed the instructions on programing your machine, you now have to "teach" the garage door opener to connect to the remote device in your car. First, press the "learn" button on the back of your garage door opener mounted on the ceiling. (The learn button, located on the back of your machine, will be square if using a Liftmaster machine. Craftsman, Liftmaster, Chamberlain are all the same. Their learn buttons are square and usually yellow, red/orange, or purple. If using a Genie, the button says "learn button.") The single press of this button should be brief and firm. Do not hold this button down. If you do, it erases all of the programming in the machine and you'll have to re-program all the remote controls that you have, and that's not a fun process.