Which ATA opener is on your garage?
The Door Hero is not connected with ATA (Automatic Technology). The steps here come from ATA's own manuals.
Automatic Technology says it has been opening doors since 1978. Its range for homes includes the EasyRoller (GDO-6 V4) for roller doors and the Syncro, Tempo and ATS 1 for sectional doors, along with gate openers and remotes.
ATA's coding steps change from one opener to the next, so the model on the label decides which steps are yours. This guide covers the Tempo and Syncro, the EasyRoller and ShedMaster, the GDO-10 Toro and the GDO-12 Hiro. For any other ATA opener or remote, check the manual for your model.
Tempo and Syncro: coding a remote at the opener
Power on, cover off
ATA's coding sheet for these two openers starts with the power on and the opener's cover removed.
Bring up the remote LED
Press MODE as many times as it takes for the remote LED to light.
Hold CLOSE
Press the down arrow, which ATA labels CLOSE, and keep it held.
Hold the remote button, twice over
Keep the chosen remote button down for 3 seconds, take your finger off, then press and keep it down for 3 seconds more. The opener flashes and beeps.
Finish with MODE
Press MODE until the remote LED goes off, refit the cover and try the remote with the doorway clear.
Tempo and Syncro: copying, Vacation Mode and erasing
ATA's sheet also lets a working remote introduce a new one: a pen goes through the coding hole for 2 seconds. Follow the rest of that sequence on the sheet for your opener.
The Tempo and Syncro V3 manual codes a Vacation Mode button just like a normal one, except that two opener buttons are held together while you do it: check the manual for which two. After that, holding the remote button for 4 seconds switches Vacation Mode on, and one press turns it off.
To clear every remote from a Tempo or Syncro V3, press MODE until the remote LED is lit, hold MODE for 10 seconds, and let go when the flashing and beeping stop. Then code back each remote you are keeping. If you fit a wall transmitter, the same manual puts it at least 1.5m above the floor.
EasyRoller and ShedMaster: coding a remote
Hold DOOR CODE
ATA's coding sheet for these roller door openers says to hold the DOOR CODE button on the opener until it beeps.
Press the remote button, pause, press again
Then hold the remote's button for 3 seconds, release it, and give it a second 3 second hold.
Release both
Let go of DOOR CODE and the remote together, step out of the door's path and test.
What the EasyRoller manual adds
ATA's GDO-6 V4 EasyRoller manual says the opener has room for 64 TrioCode 128 four-button transmitters, with over 100 billion random codes.
It also says a factory reset will not erase transmitter codes. Clearing remotes and resetting the opener are two separate jobs on this model, and the sheets read for this page give no EasyRoller erase steps, so check the manual for your model. Power and limit resets are in resetting a garage door opener.
GDO-10 Toro: coding through the menu
Remove the console cover
ATA's Toro quick operation guide has you unscrew the console cover and lift it off.
Step to Menu 1
Press NEXT until Menu 1 shows, then press SET.
Press the remote button two times
Press the remote button, then press the same button once more.
Store it with SET
Press SET to store the remote, put the console cover back, and test with the door in view.
GDO-12 Hiro: use the pictures in the manual
ATA's Hiro quick operation guide says up to 64 remotes can be programmed, and that a new remote can be coded from one already working by holding the middle button through the coding hole with a pen for 2 seconds.
Most of the Hiro's coding steps are drawn as pictures, and the button names for entering coding could not be read as text. For a Hiro, check the manual for your model and follow its pictures, rather than borrowing steps from another ATA opener.
Remote memory and battery by ATA opener
| Remotes it stores | Remote battery | |
|---|---|---|
| Tempo and Syncro | 64 | CR2032 (3 Volts) |
| EasyRoller and ShedMaster | 64 | Check the manual for your model |
| GDO-10 Toro | Up to 511 | 1 x CR2032 |
| GDO-12 Hiro | Up to 64 | CR2032 |
ATA remote batteries and children
The Toro guide gives a quick battery check: hold a remote button and watch its light. Solid means the battery is fine, while a flashing light or none at all means it is due for replacing.
ATA's 4 button remote sheet describes a non replaceable lithium coin cell held in with one way screws, and says each button can run a different function or opener. That sheet and the Toro guide both warn that a swallowed battery can cause fatal injuries within 2 hours, so keep remotes and spare batteries where children can't get them. For a remote that has stopped working, see garage remote not working.
If the opener beeps or flashes while you code
Beeps and flashes are part of coding on several of the openers above. Outside coding, ATA says the most common reason its operators beep or flash is that a scheduled maintenance check is due. The beeping or flashing opener guide covers the rest.
What to tell the door specialist
- The ATA model on the opener's label, such as Tempo, Syncro, EasyRoller or GDO-10 Toro
- The remote you are trying to code, and how many you want working
- Whether a remote that already works is still on hand
- What the opener did when you tried: beeps, flashes or nothing
- Whether a remote is lost and the memory should be cleared first
What you can do, and what to leave
You can
- Code a remote with the steps ATA gives for your model
- Clear the remotes after one goes missing, then code back the rest
- Check and change a remote battery, away from children
Leave to a door specialist
- An opener that won't take a remote after you've followed its sheet
- Travel limits and force settings
- A Hiro or any ATA model whose manual you can't follow
Handing the job on
The door specialist who takes your job may or may not work on ATA openers. Give the model when you tell us the job, so they know what to expect. For how openers learn remotes in general, see the garage remote programming guide.
What we would do
Once the cover is off, take a photo of the opener's label and its buttons before you press anything. ATA's steps hang on button names like MODE, NEXT and DOOR CODE, and the photo tells you which set of steps is yours without another trip up the ladder.