Reprogram Old Garage Door Opener

How to reset remotes on a liftmaster garage door opener.

Reprogram old garage door opener.

How to change code for garage door opener. The learn indicator light will glow steadily for 30 seconds. This calibrates the opener and syncs it with your remote control. Push down the same button on your garage door remote.

This will remove the old code from the garage door openers memory. In this case resetting the door opener will de link it from your garage doors. Press the remote button 2 more times to reset the opener. I recently had one of my remote controls for my linear ldo50 garage door opener stolen.

Wait for both the oblong and circular led to light up blue before they switch off altogether. If you think someone knows the code to open your garage door or your remote has been stolen it is time to change the code on your garage door opener. Older model genie garage door openers use dip switches rather than a smart to program the opener and remote controls. Within this 30 second time period press and hold the button on the hand held remote.

Additionally you can easily re link the garage opener to your doors if necessary. I reset the unit to forget all remotes and then programmed two universal remotes along with the remaining linear remote which had stopped working as expected. However if you move homes get a new garage door or install a new garage door opener on your existing garage doors the remote door opener will no longer work. A code is preset on the motor so the door operates.

Unlike their intellicode system which you can program with a press of a button the remotes and the door opener dip switches must match in order for the remotes to work correctly.