Owner`s manual

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The Allstar Tower Plus (Model RS1000) Vehicular Gate
Operator will provide convenience and assurance to the ultimate
users for many years. It is ruggedly built of the finest materials
and has been thoroughly inspected and tested at the Allstar
factory. It has many features that will aid in the installation and
testing of the complete gate system. The RS1000 has been
evaluated by Underwriters Laboratory, Inc. (UL) and is certified
to comply with ANSI/UL Standard for Safety 325, as evidenced
by the UL symbol on the name plate.
The RS1000 Vehicular Gate Operator is designated a Class I
Vehicular Horizontal Slide Gate Operator, and is intended for
usage in a residential home, maximum of four single families in
the dwelling, or a garage or parking area associated with such a
home, or a similar location with regard to the cycle usage (see
below). Vehicular Gate operators are also designated Class II
(high cycle usage commercial location or multi-family home),
III (industrial location not intended to service the general public,
i.e. factories), and IV (secure or restricted access locations, i.e.
airports and prisons). The RS1000 model operator cycle usage
is rated at a maximum of 10 cycles per hour, 50 cycles
maximum per day.
The RS1000 (as well as gate operators sold by other
manufactures) is designed to start and move vehicular slide
gates weighing as much as 300 pounds with a maximum of 16
feet in length. As such, the RS1000 is capable of producing
high levels of force. It is important in the design of the total
gate system that designers, installers and users be aware of the
hazards that may be associated with the IMPROPER design,
installation and use of vehicular gate systems and gate operators.
The gate operator is only one part of a complete automatic gate
operating system. As each location and usage is different, a
properly designed system will include all applicable safety
devices.
As the designer and installer of the GATE SYSTEM, you
must advise the purchaser on the proper use of the gate system.
You also have the primary responsibility of insuring that ALL
possible operational hazards have been considered and
eliminated. YOU MUST ADVISE AND WARN the purchaser
and the ultimate user of ANY HAZARDS
that you have not
been able to eliminate.
The RS1000 has several features that can help reduce the
hazards of your gate system.
The Allstar RS1000 has a built-in "Overload Detector" that can
help reduce the hazards of your gate system. This mechanism,
however, must not be considered as the primary obstruction
sensing system. Consider all available options (electric leading
edges, photoelectric sensors, protective screen mesh, etc.) to
eliminate hazards in your gate system design.
The RS1000’s built-in overload detector will activate if there is
an increase in force above that normally required to move the
gate. The sensitivity is independently adjustable for the OPEN
or CLOSE direction. THE SENSITIVITY ACTIVATION
POINTS ARE ADJUSTABLE SETTINGS THAT MUST
BE DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF INSTALLATION.
THE SETTINGS MUST BE TESTED PERIODICALLY
TO INSURE PROPER OPERATION. THE MORE
FREELY THE GATE WILL MOVE THE MORE
RESPONSIVE THE SETTINGS CAN BE MADE.
DILIGENT MAINTENANCE OF THE GATE ROLLERS
AND THE GATE TRACK WILL ASSURE THE MOST
RESPONSIVE OPERATION OF THE SENSITIVITY
MECHANISM. (See Pagez15).
ADVISE THE PURCHASER TO CHECK THE SENSITIVITY
OF THE OVERLOAD PERIODICALLY AND RECORD THE
DATE TESTED ON THE LOG PROVIDED ON PAGE 2. (See
Figure 1).
Connections for External Entrapment Prevention Sensors
Because all gate system installations are different, the RS1000
control panel provides independent connections for Open and
Close non-contact (photoelectric) and contact (edge) sensors. In
this way a photoelectric sensor could be utilized to guard the
gate area when closing and an edge sensor would provide the
protection when opening. Depending on the particular
application a combination contact and non-contact sensor
protection system for the open and close directions may provide
more effective entrapment protection than a single device for
both directions. See pages 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, and 13.
SMART™ Self adjusting MAximum Run Timer (Patent
Pending)
The RS1000 has a Self adjusting MAximum Run Timer,
SMART™ (patent pending). The amount of time for the first
few cycles of operation are registered and averaged within the
motor controller circuitry. After the first few initial cycles, if
the gate is activated and no other command is given or an end
limit (open or close) is not reached in the previously counted
cycle time plus approximately 2 seconds, the operator will be
turned off. See page 16.
OTHER FEATURES
Auto Close Timer: Adjustable from 2 to 60 seconds, provides
an automatic closure of the gate from the full open position. See
page 15 and 16.
PRE INSTALLATION NOTES
THE IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS AND
INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL CANNOT
COVER ALL POSSIBLE CONDITIONS AND
SITUATIONS WHICH MAY OCCUR DURING
ITS USE. IT MUST BE UNDERSTOOD THAT
COMMON SENSE AND CAUTION MUST BE
EXERCISED BY THE PERSON(S) INSTALLING,
MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE EQUIPMENT
DESCRIBED HEREIN. DO NOT USE THIS
EQUIPMENT FOR ANY OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED
PURPOSE — OPERATING A SLIDE GATE.
BEFORE ATTEMPTING INSTALLATION, READ
THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY SO YOU WILL BE
THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH THE
FEATURES OF THE TOWER PLUS AND ITS PROPER
INSTALLATION PROCEDURES.