If you are experiencing problems with the interior light on your genie garage door opener you can run through some troubleshooting steps to try and resolve common faults.
Light stays on genie garage door opener.
Most openers come with motion sensors.
Here are a few reasons why your blue max lift master or other garage door opener light stays on longer than the usual time.
It should be on and steady.
Check if the safe t beams red led light is flashing.
Hold down on the buttons until the in car red light flashes rapidly.
The light will come on any time someone walks in front of the beams.
Safe t beam is a government required safety feature that must be installed in order for your genie garage door opener to work.
Make sure only the safe t beams that came with this garage door opener are installed.
If your genie garage door light will not switch off it could be a problem with the wiring or hardware.
The status led indicator light is located under the lens cover.
A flashing safe t beam led indicator means a malfunction has occurred.
Allow roughly 10 minutes to troubleshoot your garage door opener.
If it is blinking you can start by using the diagnostic blink codes below to troubleshoot.
The green led light will turn on then off when power is applied to the garage door opener.
Check if the limits are properly set.
First be sure that the lenses are clean and check for any possible obstructions or loose wires.
Adjust the limits as needed.
Motion sensors were triggered.
A clockwise turn will increase the time the light stays on while a counter clockwise turn will decrease the time.
This feature comes on when the sensor detects movement.
The range on most light units is from 90 to 240 seconds.
Insert the blade of the screwdriver into the appropriate slot.
This sets the in car transmitter to be your garage door openers make transmitter but you are not done.
Why the light stays on.
See safe t beam diagnostic light guide check garage door for binding.