ET DC Blue Advanced manual: setup, warnings and the roll-up versions

Every size assumes a door that's balanced and moving freely. ET's 2024 manuals come from Nice Group South Africa, including one for the current sectional and tip-up operator, linked at the end of this page.

ET's terms are clear about where it doesn't belong: busy entrances such as office parks and complexes, and places that aren't weatherproof, such as carports, fall outside the manufacturer's warranty.

The DC Blue Advanced has an emergency release cord hanging from the traveller on the drawbar.

1. To release: pull the cord down and, while holding it, move the door open or closed by hand.
2. To re-engage: let the cord go and move the door until the traveller locks back onto the chain drive.

ET's warning matters here: if a balancing spring is damaged, broken or fatigued, the door can plummet when it's released from the drive. If the door feels heavy, or drops when you start to lift it, lower it and leave it closed. See garage door springs.

Everything is set from the programming menu. Press and hold SET until the buzzer beeps twice and the display flashes P, scroll with UP and DOWN, and press EXIT to step back a level without changing anything.

A lock option drives a strike or magnetic lock through ET's E-Coms relay module. ET also makes beams compulsory with auto-close: switching auto-close on turns beam mode on, and the beam option leaves the menu while auto-close is active.

1. Hold SET until two beeps, then scroll up until L flashes and press SET. The display shows O.
2. Hold UP to raise the door to its open position, fine-tuning with UP and DOWN, then press SET. The display shows C.
3. Hold DOWN to lower the door to its closed position, fine-tune, then press SET.
4. The door opens and closes once on its own while the buzzer beeps, learning how heavy the door is along its travel. When it's done, the display flashes P again.

ET's one trap: press EXIT before the profile run finishes and no limits are saved at all. The motor won't run normally until the setup is completed.

A door that's hard to move by hand teaches the motor a heavy profile, so the door is put right before the limits are set, never after.

The obstruction force (menu F) decides how much resistance the motor accepts before it gives up. ET describes what happens next:

• While opening: the motor stops, the buzzer beeps once and it waits. The next press closes the door.
• While closing: the motor stops, beeps once and opens the door again fully. The next press closes it.

Test it after any change: the door should reverse when it closes onto something solid. If the door reverses for no reason, Nice's remedy starts with the door: clear anything in the way and check it moves freely by hand before adjusting the force.

The built-in receiver takes ET BLU MIX and ET BLUE rolling-code remotes: up to 35 for the door and 5 for the courtesy light. ET's quick method, with the door closed:

1. Hold UP until the buzzer beeps and the display shows b.
2. Hold the remote button you want to use, and press and release SET.
3. Read the display: 1 and one beep means learnt, 2 means it was already in memory, 3 means nothing was received within 4 seconds, and F with rapid beeps means the memory is full.

A single remote can only be cleared with that remote in hand. If it's lost, ET's answer is a master erase of every remote, then learning the ones you're keeping again. The full receiver menu is covered on DC Blue Advanced remote programming.

ET's warnings table pairs each signal with its cause:

Holiday lock-out is switched on with the door closed: hold the remote's courtesy-light button until the buzzer sounds (about 5 seconds), and while it's still sounding press the door button. The same steps switch it off, and the door then opens. Party mode holds the door open: with the door open, hold the door button for about 10 seconds; do the same again to release it.

ET's roll-up motors fit on the door's torsion pole and drive the drum wheel, with the electronics in a separate control box on the wall. Both are made for roll-up doors of 8 m², travel up to 137 drum revolutions and give about 25 operations on battery. The Absolute, the 2024 model, reads its limits from an absolute encoder, charges either a lithium (LiFePO4) or a lead-acid battery, and its control unit only works with its own motor-head. The control box is IP20, so it must be kept dry.

Their two lights tell you where you are:

A blinking red light on its own means the box is in receiver setup; it leaves programming by itself 30 seconds after the last button press. Programming starts by holding both buttons for 3 seconds until two beeps. Down-button options set the door (B1 runtime and load profile, B2 force, B3 beams, B4 auto-close, B5 positive close) and up-button options manage remotes (A1 door, A2 light, A3 relay, A4 holiday lock-out, A5 erase one, A6 erase all).

Call us for a door that stops with a fuse or encoder warning, a control card that has failed, a door that won't reverse when it should, or one whose springs make it heavy. We repair DC Blue Advanced, roll-up and Absolute motors, replace batteries and encoders, and set up limits, force and remotes. The motor plugs into a 15 A socket; a new socket is a job for a registered electrician. All our spare parts are genuine, and every repair carries our six-month guarantee on our repairs.

When a new motor makes more sense, our installed ET DC Blue Advanced kits are below. Prices checked October 2026. Your exact price is set in a free quote before any work starts. No call-out fee when we do the work. If no work is done, a R650 call-out fee applies.

• ET DC Blue Advanced garage door operator, installer manual: installation, every menu option and the warnings table
• ET DC Blue Advanced garage door operator, user manual: the release, everyday use and warnings
• ET DC Blue Advanced roll-up door operator, installer manual: the DC Blue Advanced roll-up
• ET Nice DC Blue Advanced roll-up operator (2024), installer manual: the 2024 DC Blue Absolute roll-up
• ET Nice DC Blue Advanced sectional / tip-up operator (2024), installer manual: Nice's 2024 sectional and tip-up operator

Choosing and fitting a new garage motor is on garage door motor installation, and the rest of ET's range on ET.