If you intend to continue manual operation pull the cord toward the door which will keep it from reconnecting to the carriage.
Garage door pulled red cord.
Depending on your model you will have to move the chord to the appropriate location.
The opener carriage is the automated mechanism that moves the door along the door rail track.
Mine is a genie but if it s a belt it should work similarly.
Once these two parts are separate you can move your garage door manually.
Which moves the door.
To reconnect simply pull the red cord on an angle.
Through the attachment point the trolley is also connected to the opener carriage.
When you pull the red cord toward the garage door it s essential to listen for the click this sound tells you that the spring is no longer extended and the garage door opener is once again engaged.
It s that simpl e.
The emergency release cord is the red rope that hangs from the door trolley.
Get a safe ladder with your remote move the belt so that the metal coupler is all the way back.
Step 3 be sure to leave garage door closed when not in use.
You will hear a click.
If you intend to leave your door in the manual setting pull the red cord backwards towards the motor.
At that point push the button for the operator and when the trolley meets with the carriage the 2 will be connected.
The red cord is attached to a spring lever that can be put in 2 positions.
If door is closed open door all the way.
How to disengage and reengage your garage door opener if you need to open your door manually.
To engage it remotely press the button on your remote control so that the door will move back into place.
When the release cord is pulled it disconnects the trolley from the carriage allowing you to manually move the door.
The purpose of the emergency pull cord on your garage door is to allow you to operate the garage door manually.
Then manually move the door so that the realease mechanism is centered on metal coupler.
The trolley sits on the opener carriage.
Now you need to pull back on the release cord.
Now pull on the cord and it will snap into place.
When the cord is pulled the garage door is disengaged from the opener and then free to move along the track on its own.
You will notice that there is a lever that moves up and down when you pull on the cord.
