Two black garage door safety beams are mounted on metal brackets—one with a green indicator light, the other red. The image shows both a front and side view of these Garage Door Opener safety sensors.

Garage Door Opener Safety Beams

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Overview

Overhead Door™ Safe-T-Beam® system is designed to ensure maximum safety for your garage door opener operation. Using an invisible infrared beam across the opening of the door, these garage door safety sensors detect any object passing through the LED beam of light and automatically reverse the closing garage door.

Features

  • With this system, a closing door will be reversed automatically when objects pass through its infrared beam.
  • Contact reverse feature stops and reverses the door within seconds of contact.
  • Alerts homeowners of improper installation or malfunctions with self-diagnostic features, using its red and green LED indicators to identify problems.
  • Compatible with Overhead Door® garage door openers manufactured since 1993 that use safety beams.

Documents

Explore the full specifications of our products. Our technical data sheets provide comprehensive information on dimensions, assembly methods, and construction requirements. Make well-informed decisions by planning your investment down to the last detail.

Instructional Manuals

Safety Beams Installation Instructions

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