Allstar Products Group ANSI/UL 325 owner manual Basic Operational Guide, Entrapment Zone

F: END USER INSTRUCTIONS GATE OPENER OPERATION & SAFETY GUIDE

ALL APPROPRIATE SAFETY FEATURES MUST BE INCORPORATED INTO YOUR GATE SYSTEM.

KEEP GATE IN SIGHT: Never activate the gate unless it is in sight. Install mounted controls in full view of the gate. Be sure the gate area is clear before activating the gate, and watch the gate and gate area as the gate is in motion.

MAINTAIN ALL COMPONENTS OF GATE SYSTEM: Follow the maintenance instructions included with the gate, the gate operator, and the safety features and/or accessories that make up your gate operator system. Have a professional service technician perform any adjustments or maintenance to the components. Fully test all safety features monthly. Discontinue the use of faulty safety equipment immediately, and have the equipment serviced or replaced. by a qualified service technician. The gate must reverse on contact with a solid, rigid object or when an object activates the non-contact sensors. After adjusting the force or limits of travel, retest the gate operator. Failure to adjust and retest the gate operator properly can increase the risk of injury or death.

INSTALL SAFETY DEVICES: In residential applications or in areas where pedestrians may be present, or if your gate closes automatically, be sure an electric edge(s) and/or a photoelectric sensor(s) has (have) been installed and is/are operating properly. These features are intended to detect pedestrian traffic and prevent injury or entrapment.

Loop detectors may be installed to detect vehicular traffic and prevent vehicular damage.

MAINTAIN THE GATE AND GATE HARDWARE: A damaged gate or one that cannot be easily opened and closed manually must be repaired before installing a gate operator. A poorly operating gate may cause the load sensing device of the operator to fail, causing a risk of entrapment. Never overtighten the clutch or load sensing device to compensate for a poorly swinging gate. Correct all mechanical problems on the gate and gate hardware before installing the gate operator. Have a qualified service technician make repairs to the gate.

LOCATE MANUAL CONTROLS SAFELY: A manual control such as a pushbutton or keyswitch must be included in your gate system design to be used if automatic controls such as radio

controls or loop detectors do not function. Carefully consider the placement of the manual control: It must be out of reach of the gate so that no one pushing the button or inserting the card is in the path of the gate or moving parts; it must also be within sight of the gate so that the operator can watch the gate and gate area during operation. The recommended minimum distance between the gate or fence and manual controls accessory is 10

KNOW YOUR GATE ARM DISCONNECT FEATURE FOR MANUAL OPERATION: In the event of a power outage, you may need to manually operate your gate. The GS4000 is equipped with a keyed padlock to permit the gate arm to be manually disconnected

from the GS4000 operator. This will allow you to manually push the gate open or close as needed. Be sure to have the service technician or dealer installing your gate system give you the key to the padlock and show you how to use this feature quickly and safely. Keep the key in a safe, accessible place. Manual operation is to be attempted only when the operator is not moving the gate under power.

BASIC OPERATIONAL GUIDE

•If the gate is fully closed an Open Button, Alternate, Radio or Free Exit input will cause the gate to begin moving in the open direction.

•If the gate is fully open a Close Button, Alternate, or Radio input will cause the gate to begin moving in the close direction.

•If the gate is moving in a Close direction a Close Non-Contact Sensor, Close Contact Sensor input or a Close Overload activation will cause the gate to stop, pause and reverse for approximately 2 inches in the Open direction.

•If the gate is moving in a Close direction an Open Button, Radio, Reversing, or Free Exit Loop input will cause the gate to stop, pause and reverse and run in the Open direction.

•If the gate is moving in a Close direction a Stop Button or Alternate input will cause the gate to stop. A subsequent Alternate input will cause the gate to begin moving in the Open direction.

•If the gate is moving in an Open direction an Open Non-Contact

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Sensor, Open Contact Sensor input or an Open Overload activation will cause the gate to stop, pause and reverse for approximately 2 inches in the Open direction.

•If the gate is moving in an Open direction a Stop or Alternate input will cause the gate to stop. A subsequent Alternate input will cause the gate to begin moving in the Close direction.

•Two sequential activations of the Overload detector (Open or Close direction) before the gate reaches a limit will cause the operator to go into the alarm mode. To reset the operator remove the obstruction and either use constant pressure on a control button connected to the OPEN or CLOSE input and move the gate to a fully open or closed position or turn off and restore the power to the operator.

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PINCH POINTS

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ELECTRIC GATE EDGE Figure 26: Pinch Points

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