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Has anyone had problems programming the homelink option to the garage door opener? My house has a Genie Pro unit and several attempts to program the homelink have been unsuccessful. The lights blink as advertised but the homelink buttons do not activate the unit.
I'll give this to the service department when I go in for the first oil change if I can't figure it out before then.
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I had the same problem, or rather the dealer did when trying to show me how it worked (I didn't even realize that the car came with this feature). Neither one of us could get any of the HOMELINK buttons to program.
To get it to work I did the following:
1. Erase Programmed HomeLInk Buttons (Page 5-55 of manual). Hold two outside HomeLink buttons (1 and 3, not 1 and the auto-dimming on/off) for 20-30 sec until the light flashes.
2. Put the door opener about 1-3 inches away from the mirror and hold down both the door opener and the desired HomeLink button at the same time. The HomeLink light should immediately start blinking slowly and will switch to rapid flashing when the programming is complete.
It is confusing because the auto-dimming mirror on/off light is the top-half of the light referenced here. HomeLink is the bottom-half. Can you spell e r g o n o m i c s?
However, the ERASE seemed to fix things for me. There may also be an issue if your door opener uses a rolling code. See manual for details.
I have a Genie Excelerator Lifetime, and here is what I did:
A. Use remote to program Homelink
1. Point remote at mirror (within 3 inches), and press and HOLD Homelink button AND remote button. Nothing happens at first, but keep holding. After 10 seconds or more, the light on the Homelink button will start to flash. Release buttons.
B. Program Genie opener to accept Homelink button (have a friend help).
1. Press 'Learn' button on garage opener.
2. Press and briefly hold Homelink button until status light on opener flashes slowly. Release Homelink button.
3. Press Homelink button one more time. Opener status light will go solid, then out.
I've noticed that when pushing the Homleink button, you can't just tap it - you must push and hold it momentarily for it to transmit.
Originally posted by B-Nez 1. Point remote at mirror (within 3 inches), and press and HOLD Homelink button AND remote button. Nothing happens at first, but keep holding. After 10 seconds or more, the light on the Homelink button will start to flash. Release buttons.
Same except I had to hold the two buttons for almost 30 seconds. The flash speed WILL change, just keep holding the buttons down!
Regards,
Gordon
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Originally posted by B-Nez I have a Genie Excelerator Lifetime, and here is what I did:
A. Use remote to program Homelink
1. Point remote at mirror (within 3 inches), and press and HOLD Homelink button AND remote button. Nothing happens at first, but keep holding. After 10 seconds or more, the light on the Homelink button will start to flash. Release buttons.
B. Program Genie opener to accept Homelink button (have a friend help).
1. Press 'Learn' button on garage opener.
2. Press and briefly hold Homelink button until status light on opener flashes slowly. Release Homelink button.
3. Press Homelink button one more time. Opener status light will go solid, then out.
I've noticed that when pushing the Homleink button, you can't just tap it - you must push and hold it momentarily for it to transmit.
yes that is exactly what i did to get mine to work, except mine is doing the weird...now, when i use the Homelink button, the garage door goes down then goes right back up...it happens sporadically so i have to sit there and watch to ensure that it stays down...it also now does it on my regular remote...
also, my garage door stopped responding after a good 30 minutes of trying to program the buttons...i guess it overheated because it started working again after 30 minutes of cool down...
i had to push the button on the back of the opener ..and within 30 sec.. push the homelink button 2 or 3 times.. then the door went down..
the key MUST be off
that could be your prob
mike
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Originally posted by mikeb I gave up on mine. btw genie pro needs some special kit or installation to work with homelink that you need to get from genie
is genie pro an old model?
does it have Intellicode?
did you push the learn button on the garage door opener, then push the remove agaist the homelink?
as i know, homelink works with almost ALL garage door openers, especially old type
WOOHOO!!!! I got mine to work tonight...I didn't realize I had the rolling code thingy on mine.....If you look at the Head (motor) unit in your garage and you see a "learn" button then you have the rolling code and you need to follow the instructions in the manual pg. 5-55.....it also helped to wipe the memory clean first then program....I took me 3 tries but finally got it.. :D
Originally posted by BRx8 the garage door goes down then goes right back up...it happens sporadically so i have to sit there and watch to ensure that it stays down...it also now does it on my regular remote...
also, my garage door stopped responding after a good 30 minutes of trying to program the buttons...i guess it overheated because it started working again after 30 minutes of cool down...
when it goes down and then right back up is a sign of the trip sensors not being properly aligned. It is an infared eye and even if the lights turn on to indicate alignment, they may still be a tad off.
Yeah, they will overheat if they go up and down too many times.
I just installed a Chamberlin garage door opener and learned all this (anda few other things) the hard way.
Sorry for bringing this old topic back to life but I needed some guidance. Once the thing is on learn mode you just need to hold the homelink button and the garage door opener button simontanously?
I couldn't get mine to work until a guy held the garage remote under the left portion touching the mirror bottom part and held down the 1st home button and held the garage button and you saw it eating the data. I got home and it worked. lol :D
Would it be possible for you guys to put some pictures here of this nice mirror ? I live in Europe and this mirror is not availible.... !
I would like a nice picture of this mirror fitted in your Rx-8. Also of how it is fixed to the windscreen and the roof (for wires I guess...)
I'm considering ordering such a mirror in the US, but would like to know if I can fit it into my EU-spec Rx-8. (think it will :-) )
Curious already :-) !
Extra question : is it possible to get this carpet (see picture) in the US to protect the cargo-floor ?
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