Programming an ATA remote starts at the opener
The Door Hero is not connected with Automatic Technology. The steps here come from ATA's own coding sheets and manuals.
Automatic Technology, usually shortened to ATA, runs a New Zealand site of its own with owners manuals, a how-to guide and FAQs. B&D NZ lists it as a B&D Group brand that has been opening doors since 1978, and sells a trade range of openers under the ATA name here.
ATA writes its coding steps opener by opener, so the motor you are coding to matters more than the handset in your hand. Its 4 button remote sheet says each button can run a different function or a different opener. The sheets quoted below are the copies ATA publishes online, and the facts we hold don't list which models ATA sells in New Zealand, so line the steps up with the manual that came with your opener first.
ATA openers on this page
| Button on the opener | Remotes stored | Copy from a working remote | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tempo and Syncro | MODE, then the CLOSE (down arrow) button | 64 | Yes, with a pen in the coding hole for 2 seconds |
| EasyRoller and ShedMaster | DOOR CODE | 64 | Check the manual for your model |
| GDO-6 V4 EasyRoller | Check the manual for your model | 64 TrioCode 128 four-button transmitters | Check the manual for your model |
| GDO-12 Hiro and GDO-10 Toro | Check the manual for your model | Check the manual for your model | Check the manual for your model |
Tempo and Syncro: coding a remote at the opener
Power on, cover off
ATA's Tempo and Syncro coding sheet starts with the opener switched on and its cover removed, so you can reach the MODE and arrow buttons.
Press MODE until the remote LED is lit
Press it as many times as it takes for the remote light to come on, then stop.
Hold CLOSE, then work the remote button
Keep the down arrow held. Press the remote button for 3 seconds and let go, then press it for 3 seconds a second time.
Wait for flashing and beeping, then finish
The opener flashes and beeps once it has the code. Press MODE until the remote LED goes off, and put the cover back on.
Copying a Tempo or Syncro remote
The same sheet says a remote can also be coded from one that already works, using a pen through the coding hole for 2 seconds. Follow the sheet for your model from there, because the facts we hold give only that first step.
EasyRoller and ShedMaster: the DOOR CODE button
Hold DOOR CODE until the opener beeps
ATA's EasyRoller and ShedMaster sheet ends with letting go of both buttons, so keep DOOR CODE held while you work the remote.
Hold the remote button for 3 seconds, then release
Use the button you want to run the door.
Hold that remote button for 3 seconds once more
This second hold is part of the sheet, not a retry.
Release both and test
Let go of DOOR CODE and the remote together, then run the door with the opening clear.
The GDO-6 V4 EasyRoller
ATA's manual for the GDO-6 V4 EasyRoller says it can store 64 TrioCode 128 four-button transmitters and offers over 100 billion random codes. For its coding steps, check the manual for your model.
Vacation Mode on a Tempo or Syncro remote
ATA's Tempo and Syncro V3 manual lets you give Vacation Mode its own remote button. You code it like a normal button, except that two opener buttons are held together while you do it; the manual shows which two. Once it is coded, holding that remote button for 4 seconds turns Vacation Mode on, and a single press turns it off.
Clearing every remote from an ATA opener
On the Tempo and Syncro V3, the manual says to press MODE until the remote LED is lit, hold MODE for 10 seconds, and let go when the flashing and beeping stop. That removes every remote, yours included, so have them all in hand to code back straight away.
Don't count on a factory reset to lock out a lost remote. ATA's GDO-6 V4 EasyRoller manual says a factory reset will not erase transmitter codes. For the EasyRoller and ShedMaster coding sheet's models, check the manual for your model. Power restarts and travel limits are covered in resetting a garage door opener.
ATA remotes and their batteries
ATA's Tempo and Syncro V3 manual pairs those openers with four button remotes that run on CR2032 (3 Volts) batteries. ATA's 4 button remote is different: its instruction sheet describes a lithium coin cell that is not replaceable, held in with one way screws, so it is not a remote to open up for a battery change.
If a remote has simply stopped working, start with the remote not working guide. For coding remotes of any make, see how to program a garage door remote.
Coin cells and small children
ATA's 4 button remote sheet warns that a swallowed battery can cause fatal injuries within 2 hours. KidsHealth says to go straight to the nearest hospital emergency department if you think a child has swallowed a button battery, and to call 111 in an emergency. Keep spare remotes out of reach while you code them.
Wall buttons, beeping and phone control
Wall transmitter. ATA's Tempo and Syncro V3 manual says a wall transmitter should sit at least 1.5m above the floor, so measure before you fix one to the wall.
A beeping opener. ATA says the most common reason its operators beep or flash is that a scheduled maintenance check is due. That is a service, not a coding fault: see the guide to a beeping or flashing opener.
Phone control. ATA's Smart Phone Control Kit manual says the opener must have safety beams fitted before the kit goes on, that the kit must not be installed on openers that control J-Type or single piece doors, and that the opener's limits must be cleared and reset afterwards. With beams and limits involved, this is one to leave to a door specialist. Smart garage door openers has more.
Useful details for the door specialist
- The opener's name on its cover, such as Tempo, Syncro or EasyRoller
- Whether the remote has one way screws, like ATA's 4 button remote
- Which opener button you held, and for how long
- What the opener did: beeped, flashed or stayed silent
- Whether you want a wall transmitter or phone control added
Yours to do, or the door specialist's
You can
- Code a remote from your opener's own sheet
- Copy a Tempo or Syncro remote using the coding hole
- Clear all remotes after one goes missing, then re-code the rest
Leave to a door specialist
- Fitting a phone control kit, which needs safety beams first
- Clearing or setting the travel limits
- An opener that won't store any remote at all
What we would do
Write down the opener's name from its cover before you look for steps. ATA sorts its coding sheets by opener, so with the name in hand you can pick the right one from the owners manuals on ATA's New Zealand site instead of guessing. Not every door specialist works on ATA openers, so give the make and model when you send the job.