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I just bought a new car (2011 Mazda3 if it matters) that has Homelink installed and pretty much the first thing I did when I got home was attempt to set it up to work with my garage door opener.
Two days and several attempts later, it still will not open or close my garage door. I am able to program the homelink successfully, but it no matter how many times or for how long I hold in the button, it the door doesn't move.
I've done several searches on Google and it doesn't seem anyone else has this problem, many things close (most of them involving openers that use rolling codes, which isn't the case here). I called homelink and they confirmed that the device appears to be successfully programmed, and to contact the dealer as the mirror might not be installed properly. My thinking however is that if the transmitter is able to detect the signal from the remote to be programmed...than it probably is working properly.
The only thing I can think of is an issue with the receiver in the garage door opener itself. The normal remote that I use to open/close the door rarely if ever works with a simple push of the button. I almost always have to hold it in for a second or two, and odd as it seems for an electric button...it seems to work more frequently when I push the button hard. I tried changing the battery months ago thinking that might be the issue but without any change.
The garage door opener is quite old, a Genie GX9000. According to what I found online it does not use a rolling code, I actually looked at the opener itself and it doesn't have a learn button or anything like that, only a series of dip switches that (presumably) line up with the series of dip switches in the remote I have. I know that it can work with homelink though, because my roommate's last car had it and it worked for him.
I'm far from a handyman by any stretch of the imagination (my expertise lies more in IT), but the only thing I can think of is that there might be a problem with the opener itself being able to receive signals. It might be worth mentioning that the range of the working remotes is quite short...maybe 20 feet, if that.
I'm not sure what to do at this point, and so any tips/advice/etc. would be greatly appreciated.
Two days and several attempts later, it still will not open or close my garage door. I am able to program the homelink successfully, but it no matter how many times or for how long I hold in the button, it the door doesn't move.
I've done several searches on Google and it doesn't seem anyone else has this problem, many things close (most of them involving openers that use rolling codes, which isn't the case here). I called homelink and they confirmed that the device appears to be successfully programmed, and to contact the dealer as the mirror might not be installed properly. My thinking however is that if the transmitter is able to detect the signal from the remote to be programmed...than it probably is working properly.
The only thing I can think of is an issue with the receiver in the garage door opener itself. The normal remote that I use to open/close the door rarely if ever works with a simple push of the button. I almost always have to hold it in for a second or two, and odd as it seems for an electric button...it seems to work more frequently when I push the button hard. I tried changing the battery months ago thinking that might be the issue but without any change.
The garage door opener is quite old, a Genie GX9000. According to what I found online it does not use a rolling code, I actually looked at the opener itself and it doesn't have a learn button or anything like that, only a series of dip switches that (presumably) line up with the series of dip switches in the remote I have. I know that it can work with homelink though, because my roommate's last car had it and it worked for him.
I'm far from a handyman by any stretch of the imagination (my expertise lies more in IT), but the only thing I can think of is that there might be a problem with the opener itself being able to receive signals. It might be worth mentioning that the range of the working remotes is quite short...maybe 20 feet, if that.
I'm not sure what to do at this point, and so any tips/advice/etc. would be greatly appreciated.