# Genie garage door opener error codes

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- Round light off; long light off: Nothing is wrong, the opener is resting (nothing wrong); The opener has no power, or something has stopped it (check this first, then a pro). https://garagedoorscience.com/code/genie-error-codes/round-off-long-off
- Round light red, steady; long light red, steady: The door’s stopping points aren’t set (you can check this). https://garagedoorscience.com/code/genie-error-codes/round-red-steady-long-red-steady
- Round light red, flashing; long light red, flashing: The opener hit a program glitch (you can check this); A part inside the opener has failed (call a pro). https://garagedoorscience.com/code/genie-error-codes/round-red-flashing-long-red-flashing
- Round light blue, flashing; long light off: The remote isn’t programmed to this opener (you can check this). The manual gives round light flashing purple, long light off the same meaning. https://garagedoorscience.com/code/genie-error-codes/round-blue-flashing-long-off
- Round light purple, flashing; long light off: The remote isn’t programmed to this opener (you can check this). The manual gives round light flashing blue, long light off the same meaning. https://garagedoorscience.com/code/genie-error-codes/round-purple-flashing-long-off
- Round light red, flashing; long light off: Something is blocking the safety beam (you can check this); The safety beam is out of line or interfered with (you can check this). https://garagedoorscience.com/code/genie-error-codes/round-red-flashing-long-off
- Round light off; long light red, flashing: The door hit something and stopped (you can check this); The opener found a problem with the door itself (call a pro). https://garagedoorscience.com/code/genie-error-codes/round-off-long-red-flashing
- Round light off; long light red, steady: The opener is too hot (you can check this). https://garagedoorscience.com/code/genie-error-codes/round-off-long-red-steady
- Round light purple, steady; long light purple, steady: A part inside the opener has an error (call a pro). https://garagedoorscience.com/code/genie-error-codes/round-purple-steady-long-purple-steady
- Round light off; long light blue, flashing: The door won’t open because the lock is on (you can check this). https://garagedoorscience.com/code/genie-error-codes/round-off-long-blue-flashing
- Round light purple, flashing; long light purple, flashing: The part that hears your remotes has an error (check this first, then a pro). https://garagedoorscience.com/code/genie-error-codes/round-purple-flashing-long-purple-flashing
- Round light green, steady; long light green, steady: The backup battery is charged (nothing wrong). https://garagedoorscience.com/code/genie-error-codes/round-green-steady-long-green-steady
- Round light green, flashing; long light green, flashing: The power is out and the battery is running the opener (nothing wrong). https://garagedoorscience.com/code/genie-error-codes/round-green-flashing-long-green-flashing
- Round light yellow, flashing; long light yellow, flashing: The backup battery is charging (nothing wrong). https://garagedoorscience.com/code/genie-error-codes/round-yellow-flashing-long-yellow-flashing
- Round light red to yellow, flashing; long light red to yellow, flashing: The backup battery is dead (you can check this). https://garagedoorscience.com/code/genie-error-codes/round-red-to-yellow-flashing-long-red-to-yellow-flashing
- Round light white, steady; long light white, steady: The opener is running on battery backup (nothing wrong). https://garagedoorscience.com/code/genie-error-codes/round-white-steady-long-white-steady

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