MCA Sectional Garage Doors User Guide

User manual

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MILCA SRL 2 RO10169504 – J52/178/1997 ‐ Șos. Giurgiului nr. 33A, Comuna Jilava, Județ Ilfov ‐ Telefon: +4 021‐457.00.03 www.MCAgrup.ro

ATTENTION!

In order to use and maintain a sectional garage door there are mandatory some precautions

such as these shown in the next few lines. For your own safety as well as for those who use this

garage door, it is very important for you to read carefully all the instructions in this manual. For

any questions or uncertainties please contact your dealer.

This manual contains instructions for operating and handling a sectional garage door.

Be careful, please: some components may have sharp edges or rough surfaces. All the parts are

designed to and have as purpose to be used in the construction of a sectional garage door.

Including other components in the assembly, others than those coming from the dealer, as well

as using the parts in other purposes than those for which they were projected can cause

malfunctions which are not covered by the guarantee and can have a negative effect over the

safety of the utilization.

! Do not allow children or other untrained persons to utilize the garage door. They can put

themselves in danger during operation.

! A sectional garage door is an object with significant weight, with moving parts. Handling the door

wrongfully or without paying attention can cause injury or important damages. Therefore, when using a

sectional garage door grant it your full attention.

INDEX1. Principles of operation ....................................................................................................................... 4 2. Operation – opening and closing ........................................................................................................ 4

Manual operation – by hand ............................................................................................................ 4 Electric operation – the door is operated by remote control ............................................................. 4

3. Locking the garage door ..................................................................................................................... 5 4. Never do this! .................................................................................................................................... 5 5. Safety systems .................................................................................................................................. 5

Springs breaking safety system .......................................................................................................... 5 Cables breaking safety system ........................................................................................................... 6 Obstacle encountering safety system (only for electric operation) .................................................... 6

6. Maintenance, malfunctions and repairs ............................................................................................. 6

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ATTENTION!

Areas with high accidents risk (dangerous accidents):

Area A

In Area A there are located the low hinges (one on each side). These hinges are under a great tension.

Do not try to fix them or adjust them in any case, because they can be very dangerous.

Area B

In Area B there are located the torsion springs. In some cases they can be placed in the back of the door,

where the horizontal rails end). These are under tension.

Do not try to fix them or adjust them in any case, because they can be very dangerous.

Area C

In the Area C there are placed the vertical sliding rails, on which the rolls move. Do not put your hand in

these areas when then door is in movement. They have accident risks (finger grips or cutting etc).

Do not touch any of the above components when the door is in movement. The risk of accidents is very

high.

In order to be aware of the risks that you can be exposed when operating a garage door, please read

carefully this manual.

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A

C

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B

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1. Principlesofoperation

On each side of the door panels there are located the vertical sliding rails. On the ceiling, in their extension

there are the horizontal sliding rails. The shaft on which are installed the torsion springs (or spring) and

the cable rollers can be found on the front side, on top of the panels, or on the back side, on the lower

level of the horizontal rails (depending on the sliding system chosen). The torsion springs ensure the

balance position of the door, being under maximum pressure when the door is closed. On the opening of

the door, the springs will get loose taking over the mass of the door panels. The panels are guided on their

movement by the steel cable, found on each side, cable which, when the door opens, is wrapped on the

cable rollers found on the shaft. The panels slide on the rails with the help of the rollers, which are

installed on each side of the panels. The panels are joined by middle hinges (on the inside).

!!!! Never disable the cable, the cable rollers or the springs. Only the qualified personnel is entitled to

do this.

2. Operation–openingandclosing

!!! DURING OPERATION (OPENING AND CLOSING) ALWAYS WATCH THE DOOR AND MAKE SURE THAT

THERE ARE NO PERSONS OR OBJECTS IN ITS WAY OR NEARBY THE GUIDING SYSTEM.

!!!! UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE DO NOT PLACE ANY OBJECT IN THE DOOR’S WAY TO KEEP IT OPEN.

Operating the garage door can be made manually or electric (depending on the type of system you have

chosen).

2.1. Manualoperation–Thedoorwillbeoperatedbyhand

Openingthedoor

Grab the door’s handle (which is applied on the lower panel) and pull up. Carefully lift, do not pull hard,

so you will be able to stop the door with the hand at any time if needed.

Closingthedoor

Grab the door’s handle (or the rope if it was installed) and pull down carefully. The door is closed only

with the help of the handle (or the rope). Do not use, in order to pull down the door, other components of

the doors such as the hinges; these are not destined to being used this way. Before closing/opening

manually the door, make sure that: you have released the lock (see chapter 3); that you closed correctly

the passing door included – if it is the case; that you disconnected the engine – if the door is equipped also

with an engine).

2.2. Electric operation ‐ The door will be operated by pressing theremote’sbutton

Openingthedoor

Pressing the remote’s button for two seconds will trigger the engine, which will lift the door.

Closingthedoor

A new push on the remote’s buttons, for two seconds, will trigger the engine again, which will pull down

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Stoppingthedoor

Stopping the door (no matter of the way of the movement – up or down) it’s made by pushing the

remote’s button for two seconds. The door will stop and a new push on the remote’s button will generate

a movement in the opposite direction compared to the one before the stop.

Disconnecting from the electric operating way and passing to manual operation

For disconnecting from the electric operating way and passing to manual operation is necessary to pull the

rope tied to the engine. As follows, the operation will be made as it is shown in article 2.1.

!!! NEVER PUSH THE REMOTE’S BUTTON IF THE DOOR IS NOT IN YOUR SIGHT. IN THE DOOR’S WAY CAN

BE PERSONS OR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE THUS INJURED OR DAMAGED.

Before electrically closing/opening the door, make sure that: you have turned off the lock (see chapter 3);

that you have closed correctly the pedestrian door if there is any.

3. LOCKINGTHEGARAGEDOOR(SECURITY)

The garage door can be secured in accordance to your option, with a mechanical lock on the

inside (mechanical latch applied on the inside of the door, with access only on the inside) or with

a key lock (embedded in the panel, with both access on the inside and on the outside).

In the case of electric operation always check before pressing the button on the remote if the

lock is open. Triggering the electric opening or closing with the lock on can cause serious

damages on the engine or on the sliding system, being an accident opportunity.

4. NEVERDOTHIS!

!!!! MODIFYING THE DOOR’S WEIGHT INFLUENCES THE WAY THAT THE SPRINGS WORK, CAUSING

MALFUNCTIONS AND FAULTS FOR THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. THAT’S WHY ONE SHOULD NEVER MODIFY

THE DOOR’S WEIGHT BY ADDING OR REMOVING COMPONENTS (EVEN IF THERE ARE ONLY

ORNAMENTS). DO NOT LEAN ON THE PANELS OR THE GLIDING RAILS AND DO NOT SIT ON ANY OF THE

COMPONENTS.

!!!! DO NOT LEAN ON THE PANELS OR THE GLIDING RAILS AND DO NOT SIT ON ANY OF THE

COMPONENTS.

!!!DO NOT USE THE DOOR FOR OTHER PURPOSES THAN THOSE FOR WHICH IT IS DESIGNED. DO NOT

PLACE LEANING OBJECTS ON ANY OF THE COMPONENT PARTS AND DO NOT STAND UP ON THE PANELS

OR ON THE RAILS.

4. SAFETYSYSTEMS5.1SPRINGSBREAKINGSAFETYSYSTEM

The springs breaking safety system, if you opted for one, is situated on the axis, on the end of each spring.

In the case of one of the springs breaking it has the role to block the door preventing thus it to fall. The

door will be fully functional again after replacing the broken spring and installing a new safety system.


!!! NEVER TRY TO INTERFERE IF THE SAFETY SYSTEM HAS BLOCKED THE DOOR. CALL THE SPECIALIZED

PERSONNEL FROM YOUR DEALER, THESE SITUATIONS BEING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

!!! IF THE SAFETY SYSTEM HAS BLOCKED THE DOOR DO NOT TRY TO FORCE THE DOOR TO WORK. JUST

CALL THE SPECIALIZED PERSONNEL OF YOUR DEALER.

5.2CABLESBREAKINGSAFETYSYSTEM

Cables breaking safety system, if you opted for it, replaces the lower (left and right) hinges. If one of the

cables found on each side of the door breaks the safety system’s role is to block the door preventing it

from falling. The door will be fully functional again after replacing the broken cable.

!!! NEVER TRY TO INTERFERE IF THE SAFETY SYSTEM HAS BLOCKED THE DOOR. CALL THE SPECIALIZED

PERSONNEL FROM YOUR DEALER, THESE SITUATIONS BEING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

!!! IF THE SAFETY SYSTEM HAS BLOCKED THE DOOR DO NOT TRY TO FORCE IN ANY WAY THE DOOR TO

WORK. JUST CALL THE SPECIALIZED PERSONNEL OF YOUR DEALER.

5.3. OBSTACLE ENCOUNTERING SAFETY SYSTEM (only for electricoperation)

In the case of electric operation you can opt for installing a safety system based on a pair of optical

sensors (photocells) or on a safety system based on a sensor installed on the lower panel, inside the

sealing gasket.

These safety systems stop the descending movement of the door, in the case in which in its way has

appeared an obstacle (person, animal or object).

Depending on the type of engine you chose it can be equipped with an overcharge protection device, its

effect being similar to the one of the sensors described above (except the sensitivity level and the

response time). This device’s functionality applies until 30 cm up starting from the zero closing level.

When encountering an obstacle higher than 30 cm the door will stop.

!!! FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE POSSIBILITY OF INSTALLING THESE SYSTEMS AND ABOUT

THEIR CHARACTERISTICS PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DEALER.

6. MAINTENANCE,MALFUNCTIONSANDREPAIRS

6.1.GENERALMATTERS

It is proper that you sign a maintenance and service contract with your dealer or with a specialized

company to always have a perfectly functional door and a longer life expectance for the product. For

any problem that occurs in the way the door works call the dealer or the service company.

!!! DO NOT TRY TO FIX YOURSELF THE EVENTUAL PROBLEMS THAT COULD APPEAR. THIS COULD BE

DANGEROUS FOR YOUR SAFETY, BUT COULD ALSO LEAD TO AN AGGRAVATION OF THE FLAW AND TO

LOSING THE GUARANTEE.


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6.2. MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE PERFORMED BY YOUWITHOUTANYDANGERBUTWITHPAYINGATTENTION:

From time to time check the joints (screws and rivets) and where it’s possible tighten them

slightly if they are weakened – or just call the service team.

Periodically lubricate the hinges and rollers (ask details about the lubricating oil from the dealer)

Check the rollers; when the door is closed rollers must be easy to rotate by hand. If the rotating is

difficult to make call the service team.

Check the cables; they must not be outworn (or lanky) and they always have to stay stretched. If

you observe that they do not stay stretched or they present outworn signs immediately contact

the supplier or the service team. Damaged cables can alter safety usage and operation.

If the sliding rails present light deposits of dust, debris etc. clean them carefully being aware not

to cut yourself.

Clean the side seals and check their integrity (on the sides, up and down).

Clean the panels using a rag, water and a neutral washing powder (for example one made

especially for cars). Rinse with clean water.

Clean the glazing parts (Plexiglas windows) only with a wet rag, not to scratch them. The dry rag

can scratch the Plexiglas surface reducing the visibility and the aesthetics of the window.

Clean the aluminum parts with non‐corrosive substances.

!!! Pay attention when washing on the inside: make sure that you do not remove by washing the

lubricant on the hinges and rollers.

!!! Also, take care not to drop water on the engine. In the case of water leakage in the engine’s area

immediately disconnect it from the electric power supply and announce the service team.

!!! Be careful with the surfaces where the water can pound (such as the rails). Water can cause

corrosion of different parts of the sliding assembly.

! A SECTIONAL GARAGE DOOR IS AN OBJECT WITH SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT WITH MOVING PARTS.

WRONGLY OPERATING OR WITHOUT ATTENTION CAN CAUSE INJURIES OR IMPORTANT DAMAGES.

THUS, WHEN OPERATING A GARAGE SECTIONAL DOOR, GRANT IT ALL THE ATTENTION.

! ANY INTERVENTION ON THE GARAGE DOOR CAN BE MADE ONLY BY SPECIALIZED AND QUALIFIED

PERSONNEL. UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS’ INTERVENTION CAN PROVE TO BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

THE TORSION SPRINGS AND CABLES ARE UNDER TENSION SO AN INAPPROPRIATE INTERVENTION CAN

CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES.

The specifications in this manual are subject to human errors such as misspelling or expressing errors. SC

Milca SRL has the right to modify the information without notifications.

SC Milca SRL has all the rights reserved for this manual. Copying and distributing without SC Milca SRL’s

approval is forbidden.


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MCA Sectional Garage Doors User Guide