B&D remote programming: roller or sectional first
The Door Hero is not connected with B&D. The steps here come from B&D's own manuals.
B&D codes remotes differently on its two kinds of opener. Its roller door openers use a CODE SET button behind a clear cover. Its sectional door openers, the Smart, Smart Pro and Secure, use MODE and CLOSE buttons under a cover on the back of the unit.
B&D says a roller door's opener sits beside the door, while a sectional door's opener sits on the ceiling, so where the motor hangs tells you which steps are yours. Older Controll-A-Door openers have their own method, further down.
Give the make and model when you tell us the job, because the door specialist who takes it may or may not work on B&D openers. For other makes, see programming a garage door remote.
Before you code a B&D remote
- Which door the opener drives: a roller door, or a sectional (panel lift) door
- The opener's name, from its label or your paperwork, such as PowerDrive or Smart Pro
- A ballpoint pen, if you will copy a remote that already works
- The new remote, with a battery that shows a steady light
- Nothing parked or standing in the doorway
Coding a remote to a B&D roller door opener
Take off the clear cover
B&D's guide for its roller door openers begins by removing the clear controls cover on the opener.
Press CODE SET for two seconds
Hold the CODE SET button for two seconds, then let it go.
Hold a spare remote button for 3 seconds
Choose a remote button that isn't already doing a job, hold it for 3 seconds and release it.
Hold that same button again
Give the same button another 3 seconds, as B&D's guide says.
Refit the cover and test
Clip the cover back on, then try the remote with the whole door in sight.
Coding a remote to a Smart, Smart Pro or Secure sectional opener
Find the controls on the back
B&D's sectional opener guide puts the controls cover on the back of the opener.
Step MODE round to the remote LED
Press MODE again and again until the remote LED lights.
Hold the blue CLOSE button
Press and keep holding CLOSE, the big down arrow.
Hold the remote button, twice
With CLOSE still held, hold your chosen remote button for 3 seconds, let go, then hold it for 3 seconds again. B&D's quick operation guide for these three openers says the opener flashes and beeps.
Release, then finish with MODE
Let go of both buttons, and B&D's how-to guide finishes with one press of MODE. On a Smart Pro, the manual says the main light comes on with 2 short beeps as each remote button is added.
Copying a B&D remote without opening the opener
| PowerDrive and Roll-A-Pro (RDO-1 guide) | Sectional doors (B&D's copying guide) | |
|---|---|---|
| Start | Stand within range and press the button you want to copy on the working remote | Press the button on a remote already coded to the door |
| The new remote | Push a pen through the coding hole and hold the middle button for 2 seconds | Use a ballpoint pen to hold the centre button for 3 seconds |
| The opener | Flashes and beeps | Starts flashing and beeping |
| To finish | Hold the new remote's button for 3 seconds, release, then 3 seconds again until the flashing and beeping stop | Wait 10 seconds before you test it |
Older B&D Controll-A-Door openers
B&D's owner's manual for the Controll-A-Door R dates from 2003, and the one for the Controll-A-Door 5 from 2001, so they suit those units only. On the R, check the Power LED is on, press Code Set so its LED lights, then press and hold the remote button until the Code Set LED flashes. Let go too soon and the manual says the code is not learnt, and coding ends by itself after 15 seconds.
Pressing Code Set 2, 3 or 4 times instead, says the R manual, teaches a remote button the courtesy light, Vacation Mode or the auxiliary output. The Controll-A-Door 5 manual uses the same Code Set method.
B&D's Controll-A-Door P manual, for a sectional opener, runs a little differently. Press and release CODE SET so its LED lights, press the transmitter button so the LED flashes, then press that same button again: the LED lights for one second and goes out. Pressing CODE SET 3 times sets a button for Vacation Mode instead, and 5 times for Pet Mode.
If your B&D opener is not named on this page, check the manual for your model rather than borrowing another opener's steps.
How many remotes a B&D opener holds
| What B&D's document says | |
|---|---|
| PowerDrive (RDO-1 guide) | Up to 64 remotes |
| Roll-A-Pro (RDO-1 guide) | Up to 8 remotes |
| Smart Pro (manual) | Up to 64 codes, with 4 flashes and 4 long beeps when the memory is full |
| Controll-A-Door R (2003 manual) and 5 (2001 manual) | 14 codes, including up to 12 remotes; on the R, adding a 13th erases the oldest |
| Controll-A-Door P (manual) | Up to 14 four button transmitters |
How to reprogram a B&D garage remote from scratch
Clearing the memory removes every remote, so collect the ones you are keeping first and code each back in afterwards.
For sectional openers, B&D's how-to guide says to press MODE until the remote LED is lit, hold MODE for 10 seconds until the opener stops flashing, then press MODE once more. The Smart Pro manual gives the same 10 second hold from the TRANSMIT LED, letting go when the beeper and light stop.
On the Controll-A-Door R, 5 and P, holding Code Set for 6 seconds erases all codes, and the LED blinks rapidly for one second to confirm.
B&D's quick guide for the PowerDrive and Roll-A-Pro says one button both stores and erases remotes, but its erase steps are not set out in words. For those two, check the manual for your model.
Single remotes can come out too. The Smart Pro manual says the light going off with 2 short beeps means one button has been removed, while 2 flashes and then the light going off with 2 long beeps means the whole remote has gone. Power and limit resets, and when to wipe the memory, are in resetting a garage door opener.
B&D remote batteries and buttons
B&D's quick operation guides, for the PowerDrive and Roll-A-Pro and for the Smart Pro, Smart and Secure, share a simple battery test: hold a button and watch the remote's light. Solid means the battery is fine. Flashing, or no light at all, means it needs replacing. Those remotes take a CR2032, and the Controll-A-Door P manual lists a CR2032 (3 Volts) as well.
Smart Pro owners can set a button to open only. Its manual says such a button will still close the door if it is held for 4 seconds while the door is fully open.
For a remote that has stopped altogether, see garage door remote control not working.
Keep spare coin cells out of reach
B&D's Smart Pro manual warns that a swallowed button or coin battery can cause severe injury. Store new and dead cells where children can't get them, and if a child may have swallowed one, Queensland Fair Trading says to ring the Poisons Information Centre immediately or head straight to a hospital emergency department.
Details the door specialist will ask for
- The opener's name: PowerDrive, Roll-A-Pro, Smart, Smart Pro, Secure or a Controll-A-Door
- Whether it drives a roller door or a sectional door
- What the opener did when you tried: flashes, beeps, or nothing
- How many remotes you need, and whether any have gone missing
- Any sticker on the back of the door: B&D's RDO-1 guide says the installing business's details are usually there
Your part, and the door specialist's
You can
- Code a remote with the steps for your opener
- Copy a working remote with a pen, where B&D's guide shows how
- Test the battery, and swap the CR2032 when the light flashes or stays dark
Leave to a door specialist
- An opener that won't take a remote after the right steps
- An older opener whose manual has gone missing
- A PowerDrive or Roll-A-Pro that needs every remote cleared
What we would do
Count the remotes in the house before buying another. B&D's RDO-1 guide gives the Roll-A-Pro room for only 8, and the old Controll-A-Door R quietly drops its oldest remote when a 13th goes in, so clear out the ones nobody uses and the new one has somewhere to land.