How can I program my car’s garage door opener?
I struggled finding the correct instructions to program my Ford Truck’s (HomeLink) remote control system with my Overhead Door Legacy 650 garage door opener so I wanted to capture what I did to get it to work.
Programming the HomeLink
This turned out to be very easy. See this short youtube video 2025 UPDATE: Pair Ford HomeLink to Garage Door Opener which explains it well
Step 1: Clear Memory, by pressing buttons one and three as described in video.
Step 2: Pair/Program your remote by pressing the HomeLink remote button you want to program and then a working garage door opener. Hold both buttons down until the HomeLink light becomes solid which means it’s programmed.
Now your car basically is a remote control for your garage door but you first have to tell the garage door to know about this new remote.
Adding a new remote to your Overhead Door Legacy 650 garage door opener
- On Legacy 650 unit, press and hold the SET/PRGM button on the opener for two seconds (then release).
- The ROUND LED will turn BLUE.
- The LONG LED will then flash PURPLE.
- Stand at least 5 feet away from opener and slowly press and release the desired button on the remote two times. I repeated this until the garage door started opening/closing.
- The owners guide says “Both opener LEDs will flash and turn off indicating the remote has been programmed.” I never looked at the LEDs because I knew the remote had been programmed because the garage door was opening.
Actual Owner’s Manual documentation for the Overhead Door Legacy 650 garage door
Below is a picture of the page in the Overhead Door Legacy 650 garage door opener owner’s
guide that explains how to program the unit.
Below is a picture of the Overhead Door Legacy 650 garage door unit.
