893MAX LiftMaster Remote
Posting this in case someone else runs into this issue.
I needed to add a LiftMaster 893MAX 3-button remote to my LiftMaster 050ACTWF opener, but I could not get it to sync. I followed the directions carefully, but the opener never responded to the remote. I cleared the opener memory, and was able to reprogram my 893LM remote and my 877MAX keypad, both on the first try. The 893MAX still wouldn’t work. I even tried programming the 893MAX the same way the 893LM was programmed (they are different). I assumed the unit was bad and had Amazon ship me a replacement.
2 days later, the replacement comes…. Same result.
After working through the issue (with Claude’s help) it turns out that the instructions are incorrect (at least for this opener).
According to the instructions, you:
Step 1. Press and hold the program button on the back of the remote until the LED lights up
Step 2. Press and release the button you are trying to program 1-4 times depending on the opener type you have (it’s once for this particular opener)
Step 3. Shows you how to exit program mode on the remote by pressing a different button
Step 4. Press the Learn button on the opener
Step 5. Press the remote button you want programmed until the opener lights flash or 2 clicks are heard
Step 6. Test
What needed up working was skipping step 2 altogether. Once I tried this, it worked the first time.