Genie Intelligent Wall Console Manual - User Manual

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Features

• Capable of operating 3 garage door openers and

3 door opener work lights.
• Time & Date are continuously displayed on the

LCD screen. Time can be displayed in 12 or 24 hour s.

Date can be displayed with DD/MM/YYYY

or MM/DD/YYYY.
• Status messages are stored in a “histor e” that

maintains the 10 most recent operations of the opener.
• Safe-T-Beam® system is continuously monitored—

if their beam is obstructed, the Intelligent Wall Console

(IWC) will display the message—“CHECK BEAMS.”
• Includes the SureLock™ security control—

When activated, this prevents any remote or keypad

operation of the opener. A great safety feature to have

for peace of mind at night or while on vacation.

• Can be used to enable or disable the motion sensor on

the opener’s powerhead (if so equipped). The motion

sensor will detect movement inside the garage and

turn on the opener’s work light.
• The name & phone number of your installer or local

service company can be entered into the IWC. If a

critical fault occurs during operation—a “call service”

message will appear along with the name & number

  you have entered.
•  Text can be displayed in English, Spanish or French.
•  LCD display back light “ON” time can be  set to

come on for a sp

period

during use.
• The opener’s work light “ON” time can be set to stay

on for a sp

period of time following the use

of the work light button.
• Opener speed & force settings can be retrieved to

values during troubleshootiing or when

determining if you want to make a change.
• A “Service Recommended” message will appear after

a preset number of cycles. The number of recommended

cycles can be adjusted by the installer.

Each opener that you wish to operate must be

equipped with a

Network Adapter

in order to receive

signals from the Intelligent Wall Console.

In order to use the Intelligent Wall Console and

Network Adapter

equipment—your opener’s powerhead

must wear this type of label—

and must have a

Network Adapter

connection port

(shown below). If you opener does not meet these

criteria, you cannot use the Intelligent Wall Console.

If you do not have a

Network Adapter

or need

additional Adapters—contact your local Genie® Dealer.

ATTENTION:

Your garage door opener must have a Serial

10 or higher.

Number sticker that looks like this, in which the first two numbers are

Door

LEFT

SIDE

NETW

ORK BBU

NETWORK

ADAPTER PORT

(must remove rubber cover)

WARNING

Moving Door can cause serious injury

or death.

• Wall Console must be mounted in sight

of door, at least 5 feet above fl oor and

clear of moving door parts.

• Keep people clear of opening while door

is moving

•

If Safety Reverse does not work properly:

o NOT allow children to play with Remote or door opener.

fI safety reverse does not work properly:

• Close door then disconnect opener using the manual

release handle.

• D

o NOT use remote or door opener .

• Refer to door & door opener owner manuals before trying

any repairs.

NOTE: If, at any time during programming, you receive

the message ”NO NETWORK” on the display, check

the following:

• Are power wires properly connected to terminals

5 & 6 on powerhead?

• Is the Adapter fully inserted and Green Light ON?

• Have you linked the IWC with the Adapter?

(see pg. 8)

STB

1 2 3 4 5 6

BWC

IWC

Remove the Network Adapter from its packaging

and insert it into the “NETWORK” port on the powerhead

of your opener with the antenna wire facing down.

Straighten the antenna wire if needed so that it is

CONNECTION

PINS

ANTENNA

WIRE

THE NETWORK ADAPTER

The Intelligent Wall Console receives its power

through an opener powerhead

(powered from only

one opener for a group of up to three)

Using standard 2 conductor “bell wire,” Attach

one end to the desired powerhead at terminals 5 & 6,

as shown.

NOTE: The IWC can be used

in place of

the basic wall

console.

TERMINALS LOCATED INSIDE LIGHT LENS

Safe-T-Beam®

Standard

Wall Console

INTELLIGENT

WALL CONSOLE

THE INTELLIGENT WALL CONSOLE

NETWORK

BBU

GREEN LIGHT

SHOULD TURN ON

INSTALLATION (if needed)

• Are power wires properly connected to terminals

5 & 6 on powerhead?

WARNING

Do NOT place fi ngers, pliers, screw driver or any

other device into the powerhead.

Route the wire from the chosen opener

powerhead

(only one is required to be physically wired to

the Console, for a group of up to 3 openers*)

to the desired

mounting location for the

Console,

being sure to keep it

clear of any moving parts or equipment.

Be sure to fasten it securely in place. If using insulated

staples, be careful not to pinch or sever the wire. Make

the staples only snug enough to hold the wire .

Mount the Console using the screws provided:

A Unlatch and remove mounting backet.

MOUNTING

BRACKET

LATCH

B Remove the screws held in the back of

the

Console

In order to operate 2 or 3 garage door openers, you

only need one IWC that is wired to the opener of your

choice for power.

(However, each opener MUST have its

own Network Adapter.)

WALL

C Attach the mounting bracket to the

garage wall.

D Attach wires to terminals on the back of

the Console:

E Attach the

Console

to the mounting bracket by

sliding it down over the upper edge of the

bracket and swinging it against the bracket

until the latch engages.

MOUNTING

BRACKET

WALL

IWC

OPENER CONTROL BUTTONS

WORK LIGHT CONTROL BUTTONS*

SURELOCK™

ICON/

INDICATOR

SCROLL

BUTTON

SELECT

BUTTON

FAMILIARIZATION

ICON

TIME

LCD

DISPLAY

WINDOW

DATE

POWER

LED

WIRE CHANNEL

* The Work Light Control buttons can be used to operate

the opener’s Work Light, independently of operating the

door opener. Work Lights can also be disabled during

programming. See page 14.
** Sure-Lock™ can be activated by pressing and holding

the Sure-Lock™ Icon/Indicator for 5 seconds, until the

message “DOOR LOCKED” appears in the display window.

To turn off Sure-Lock™, press and release the Icon.

“

NO NETWORK

” will appear on the display if the

unit is not correctly paired or wired with the

Network Adapter.

BLUE

FLASHING

BLUE

GREEN

BLUE

OFF

GREEN

PRESS & RELEASE the button on the end of the

Network Adapter. The GREEN LED will stay on while the

BLUE LED flashes on and off.

PRESS & RELEASE one of the Opener Control

buttons on the IWC. The BLUE LED on the Network

Adapter will go steady ON.

PRESS & RELEASE the same Opener Control

button again. The BLUE LED on the Network Adapter will

turn OFF.

PRESS & RELEASE the same Opener Control

button again and the opener will run—moving the door.

LEARNING TO THE OPENER(S)

REPEAT THESE SAME STEPS

in order to program one of the

other buttons to an additional opener.

REMINDER

: Additional openers must be equipped with a Network Adapter.

ICON

BACK

BUTTON

SCROLL

BUTTON

SCROLL

BUTTON

SELECT

BUTTON

PROGRAMMING THE IWC

Main Display & Menu

The main display will appear like this:

To begin settings, press the MENU ICON.

Next display is the Console Setup Menu:

Pressing either SCROLL button will cycle

through the following categories:

Scroll back to “SETTINGS” from the Console

Setup Menu.

Pressing SELECT button for “SETTINGS” will

allow you to SCROLL through the following choices:

continue on for details

of each.

SETTINGS

assuming DD/MM/YY

1 Pressing the SELECT button to choose

“LANGUAGE” will present the following choices:

ENGLISH, FRANCAIS or

ESPANOL. SCROLL to the

desired language &

press SELECT.

The display will flash

“LANGUAGE SET” and

return to the

“SETTINGS” menu.

1 Pressing the SELECT button to choose

“SET DATE” will present the following display (this will

be dependent on which fomat you have programmed):

DAY flashing. Use SCROLL

to change the DAY & press

SELECT. MONTH will start

flashing. SCROLL to the desired MONTH & press

SELECT. YEAR will begin flashing. SCROLL to the

desired YEAR, press SELECT. The display will flash

“DATE SET” and return to the SETTINGS” menu.

1 Pressing the SELECT button to choose

“TIME FORMAT” will present the following choices:

12 HOUR format or

24 HOUR format. SCROLL

to choose and

press SELECT.

The display will flash

“TIME SET” and

return to the

“SETTINGS” menu.

SETTING THE LANGUAGE

SETTING THE FORMAT OF THE DATE

SETTING THE DATE

SETTING THE FORMAT OF THE TIME

1 Pressing the SELECT button to choose

“DATE FORMAT” will present the following choices:

MONTH FIRST or

DAY FIRST. SCROLL to the

desired format &

press SELECT.

The display will flash

“FORMAT SET” and

return to the

“SETTINGS” menu.

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

NOTE: The default setting for the Work Light is for a

5 minute on time.
If this is acceptable, you need do nothing with Opener

Light Time.

Selecting “

OPENER LIGHT TIME

” pulls up the

following display.

Press SELECT to call up

the following choices:

ALWAYS ON or 5 MINUTES

through 1 HOUR—in

5 minute increments.

Press SELECT to choose

the desired amount of

time that the OPENER’s

worklight will stay on

when energized.

1 Pressing the SELECT button to choose

“SET TIME” will present the following display:
2

HOURS flashing. SCROLL to

desired HOUR & press

SELECT. MINUTES will

begin flashing. SCROLL to

desired MINUTES &

press SELECT .

Setting AM/PM corresponds with setting of the hour.

The display will flash “TIME SET” and return to the

“SETTINGS” menu.

1 Pressing the SELECT button to choose

“BACKLIGHT TIME” will present the following choices:

This function controls the

amount of time that the

display window stays

lighted. SCROLL to the

desired amount &

press SELECT.

The display will flash

“BACKLIGHT SET” and

return to the

“SETTINGS” menu.

SETTING THE TIME OF DAY

ADJUSTING THE BACKLIGHT OF THE IWC

ADJUSTING THE OPENER WORKLIGHT

1.5

1.6

1.7

Off time shown. On time is same.

1 Pressing the SELECT button will present the

following sub-menus:

Pressing either SCROLL

button will cycle through

the following choices:

CHOOSING THE OPENER

TO BE PROGRAMMED

NOTE: If power is lost while Sure-Lock™ is on, the LOCK

function will remain on, but the time settings will be lost.

It is not recommended to use the Sure-Lock™ in areas

of frequent power outages.

OPENER SETTINGS

Opener 1, 2 or 3. SCROLL

to the desired opener. &

press SELECT. This

determines the opener

that is affected by the rest

of the “OPENER SETTINGS.”

The display will flash

“WAIT” followed by

“SET Sure-Lock™.”

2 SURE-LOCK™ SETTINGS

If you wish to set time on

& off or to disable

Sure-Lock™, press SELECT.

To view the functions,

Press SCROLL.

After reaching the desired

function, press SELECT.

2.2

2.1

Once you have selected

OFF or ON time, the

following display appears

(hours blinking).

Press SCROLL to cycle

through the hours then press SELECT to set the

desired hour of the day.The minutes will begin

blinking. SCROLL to the desired number and

press SELECT.

Setting AM/PM corresponds with setting of the hour.

LEARN REMOTE & WIRELESS KEYPAD

DISPLAY SPEED

This display appears to

set.

You can exit back to the main menu using the BACK

button or wait 30 seconds and the IWC will reset the

display to the DATE/TIME screen.

1 Opener #1 is the default , otherwise SCROLL to the

desired opener.

At the desired opener,

press SELECT.

3 SCROLL to “

LEARN REMOTE

.”

Pressing SELECT will bring

up the following display.

5 Press the desired remote transmitter button

TWICE.

6 Press the same button again and the opener will

activate. The transmitter is now learned.

The opener is now ready

to receive signals from

a remote.

•

If this function does not appear, the unit must learn

1 Pressing the SELECT button to choose

GET SPEED” will present the choices:

Pressing either SCROLL

button will cycle between

the following choices:

Pressing SELECT to

choose will display the

current speed level. Adjusting the speed is

covered in your owner’s manual.

remotes at the powerhead*.

• For WIRELESS KEYPAD follow instructions in

owners manual

* Closed Confirm® must be learned at the Adapter. Follow

the Closed Confirm® Remote instructions if using a

Closed Confirm® Remote.

2.3

2.4

MOTION SENSOR ENABLE/DISABLE

(for units so equipped).

NOTE: After learning the Console to a Network Adapter,

you can disable or enable that opener’s

Motion Detector

by pressing and holding it’s Work Light button for

10 seconds. Release the button and the Work Lights will

flash twice confirming the desired action.

•

On older units , the Work Lights will not flash to confirm the

action, although the lights will be disabled or enabled.

DISPLAY FORCE

1 Pressing the SELECT button to choose

“GET FORCE” will present the choices:

Pressing either SCROLL

button will cycle between

the following choices:

Pressing SELECT to

choose will display the

current force level. Adjusting the force is

covered in your owner’s manual.

1 Pressing the SELECT button will present the

following sub-menu.
2

Opener 1, 2 or 3. SCROLL

to the desired opener. &

press SELECT.

“PLEASE WAIT” and return

to the “SETTINGS” menu.

REMOVING OPENER FROM IWC

1 Pressing the SELECT button to choose

“REMOVE OPENER” will present the display:

NOTE: To return the light to operation, you must

“REMOVE OPENER” (page 13) and then re-learn

the opener (page 8).

2.5

2.6

REMOVE LIGHT

Press SELECT to complete

removal of the opener.

example only

1 Selecting “MOTOR TEMP” brings up the

following display:

OPENER 1, 2 or 3. SCROLL

to the desired opener.

Pressing SELECT will

display the temperature

for that opener.

1 Selecting “MSG HISTORY” pulls up the

10 most recent operational events.

SCROLL through the list to

view all.

Pressing the SELECT button will present the

following group of sub-menus:

CYCLE COUNT

Using the SCROLL button

to reach the desired

function and press SELECT.

1 “CYCLE COUNT,” “MSG HISTORY” and

are

“MOTOR TEMP

”

displays of information and have no

user functionality.

Selecting CYCLE COUNT

presents the following:

OPENER 1, 2 or 3. SCROLL

to the desired opener.

Pressing SELECT will

display the number of

cycles for that opener.

Selecting “REMOVE DOORS” displays the

confirmation window.

Pressing SELECT removes all

openers from the IWC.

REMOVE DOORS

4.1

MSG HISTORY

4.2

MOTOR TEMP

4.3

DIAGNOSTICS

4.4

1 Door Drive, Mt. Hope, Ohio 44660

1 Selecting “

SERVICE REMIND

” pulls up the

following display.

SCROLL through the nine

digits to enter the number of

cycles when you want to be

reminded to call for a service

check. When the opener

reaches that total number of cycles, the display will remind

you to call service and give you the phone number to call.

Selecting “

CHANGE CONTACT

” presents the

following display:
2

To change the name press

SELECT and SCROLL through

each character to spell it out

or. press SCROLL first, to

shift to the CHANGE

NUMBER display.

CHANGING YOUR CONTACT

SETTING SERVICE REMINDER

1 Pressing the SELECT button will present the

following SUB-MENUS:

Selecting “SOFTWARE

VERSION” will access the

following 2 choices.

Pressing SELECT will display

the software version.

Installer Name,

Installer Phone

or Software Version ersion (Wall

Console & Openers).

These are

displays of the existing

information. Simply SCROLL

through to retrieve the desired

information. Changing the

Installer information is done under the Diagnostics menu.

ABOUT IWC

4.6

4.5

FCC & IC CERTIFIED

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules & RSS 210 Issue 8. Operation is

subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful

interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment generates, uses and

can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the

instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there

is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular situation. If this equipment

does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which may be

determined by turning the equipment OFF and ON, the user is encouraged to try and

correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: (a) Re-orient or

relocate the receiver antenna, (b) increase the separation between the opener and

receiver, (c) Connect the opener into an outlet on a circuit different from that which the

receiver is connected, and (d) Consult your local dealer. Any modifications or changes to

this equipment which are not expressedly approved by The Genie® Company could void

the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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