On Dec 24 2007, 7:40*pm, bq340 wrote:
Znott wrote:
I have a new place and no instructions for the Genie garage door
opener. *Here's my problem. *If the power goes out, I have no entrance
to my garage and can't get my car out. *There is a small round lock
right now on the door and it connects to a cable that will pull Red
cord and disable the door from the unit. *

However, I can't figure out how this works. *I can turn the key about
180 degrees and then it stops rotating. *My assumption is that I would
have to turn the key round and round until the cable pulls the cord.
Is that right? *If that is the case, is there a special way to turn
the key, pushing it in or pulling it out or something?

TIA

Turn the key to unlock it, then pull it (the key & cylinder) straight
out. The cable will come out the hole.

MikeB

Never heard of that type of set-up before. Sounds interesting, except
for the need to carry around (or hide) a key for the very, very rare
cases where I would need to open the opener-controlled door from the
outside during a power failure. I assume this is only required for a
garage where the only way in is through the opener-controlled door.
Otherwise, why wouldn't I use another entrance and pull the cable from
the inside?