It receives the signal from the car (which has to be programmed to the repeater) and then translates and sends a signal to the opener that accepts the command to operate. This "repeater" is to be plugged into a socket in the garage. They offered to send me a "repeater" for free only charging me $7 for shipping. After 5 hours of installing and getting everything running, I found that I could not connect to my 2004 LS430 UL.Īfter exhausting every possible method provided, including a method found on the Homelink web site that gave specific instructions for specific car/model/year, I called Chamberlain support and found that the unit I had purchased had a new version of Homelink and that it was not backward compatible with the previous version. Thought I was getting the very best replacement for my old Chamberlain belt drive that had just failed after 13 years. Purchased the high-end Chamberlain HD920EV with battery back-up. I just went thru this during the past few days. Even if every auto manufacturer would have included the new V technology in their cars, that would not help people with cars that have the original Homelink and need to replace their garage door openers. They revised and released Homelink V, which is not backward compatible with the older Homelink that is in most cars since Homelink came about. I performed this sequence successfully on my 2007 LS 460, and likewise when I acquired the 2008 LS600, and now the 2010 RX 350. Tested the operation of the Homelink under various operating modes. The opener's lights flashed indicating a handshake between the opener, and the car's Homelink. Within the allotted 30 second period, returned to the car and depressed the chosen keypad briefly one time. Note: The LED came on, but the opener's light did not flash yet.ħ. Got out of the car and climbed the ladder again to access the "Learn" button. Depressed and held the Chamberlain remote keypad until the Homelink LED began flashing rapidly. Depressed and held the appropriate Homelink keypad.
Held the Chamberlain remote about three inches away from the LS Homelink keypad.Ĥ. Also made sure the car does not obstruct the passage of the garage door, as it is activated during this procedure.ģ. No need to depress the button at this time. Here then is what worked for me using a Chamberlain opener, which is identical to the Sears Craftsman as well:īefore starting, set up a ladder to access the "Learn" button on the garage door opener. Once that is done, then the Homelink in the car can be programmed as you would the handheld, by activating the Learn button on the opener, and then going to the car to complete the handshake between the two systems.
The Lexus manuals are ambiguous, but the bottom line for Lexus cars is that the Homelink buttons in the vehicle are like a handheld remote and therefore must be trained to emulate the handheld unit, first and foremost. Here's a procedure I wrote when I programmed my LS 460, LS 600hL and later my RX 350.