10-23-2021, 03:18 PM | #1 |
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Programming Homelink without Remote
Has anyone had success programming their garage door without a remote with homelink?
Long story short, I have misplaced my remote for the garage door opener and trying to program my homelink by following the manual and can't get it to work. I have read online it's possible and tried other suggestions but I have had no luck. If you were able to program it without the remote please provide the steps. |
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10-23-2021, 07:30 PM | #5 |
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You have to train the opener with the remote your missing. Do you have a keypad remote outside the door, if so you could use that. You need a working transmitter that you can get close enough to the button (any of the three, makes no difference) you wish to train.
One you have the mirror trained then you need to have the powerhead learn the rolling code from the mirror which is what the others explained and why it is easier to have a second person to help. |
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I haven't been able to make this work on my F82 M4 either. |
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That's what I ended up doing. Should have the remote in by tomorrow. You would think if you can program a remote you should be able to program the homelink too. |
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10-23-2021, 11:31 PM | #9 |
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It's annoying, but I think the difference is that when you buy a remote for a specific garage opener, the latter knows what signal to latch on. The home link system supports many systems so it needs to learn the frequency and/or pattern used before it can be programmed for a specific system.
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Was in the same situation , new house and misplaced the remotes when the guys installed the openers. I tried a bunch of times using the learning function on the motor itself but with no luck. Heck even with the remote it's a pain to do. I use myQ 99% of the time now anyway, great if your one of those people (like me) that drive off and forget if you closed the door or not. You can retro fit your garage door opens for 25 bucks (myQ Chamberlain Smart Garage Control - Wireless Garage Hub and Sensor with Wifi & Bluetooth - Smartphone Controlled, New Design, myQ-G0401-ES, White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GD3D9YJ...UTF8&psc=1) it did it for my parents and brother takes like 10 minutes to set up. |
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Problem solved. Bought a remote from Amazon to program the homelink. Got it working in few minutes.
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Thanks for reminding me to program mine, tomorrow when I get my car back from tint. Can anyone confirm the homelink works with the car off? If it does, becareful parking the car in the driveway, at night.
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10-25-2021, 08:30 PM | #15 |
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Unfortunately, it does work with the car off. You can program it with the car off too.
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Yeah, I dont know why they do. But, my guess is, because its just a simple transmitter.
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10-26-2021, 01:08 PM | #17 |
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Ummmm... I think once the car is shut off and the courtesy timer (about a minute) expires and/or the car is locked, then the power to the homelink is off as well.
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Regardless, electronic garage doors should not be considered secure egress into your house. They are relatively easy to defeat. You should always have a secure metal door that is locked from garage to house. |
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12-19-2021, 08:23 PM | #19 |
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I programmed my car's universal transmitter by myself with the car off (in ready state). The one 'gotcha' was reactivating ready state before proceeding to the next programming step inside the car.
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