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SECTION 1 ......continued on page 30 TERMS and CONDITIONS for "STANDARD" and "EXTENDED" WARRANTIES 1 DEFINITIONS:5.2 The "3 Year Extended Life Warranty” applies only to door operators which are fitted to doors which do not In these terms and conditions:require any special adaptor or converter kits or any other 1.1 Brano shall mean Brano Industries (Pty) Ltd. or it's type of modification in order to make them suitable for subsidiaries or successors in title or assign. conversion to automatic operation. 1.
"pro-alpha 2000” Owner's Operating Manual Version 5 January 2004 INDEX SECTION 1 Conditions of Warranty. SECTION 2 SECTION 3 SECTION 4 Suitable Types of Doors. Doors Not Suitable for Automation. Unsafe Installation Practices SECTION 5 Operator Terminology. SECTION 6 How To Use Your "pro-alpha 2000" Garage Door Operator The Radio Transmitter. Using the Transmitter Where to Keep your Transmitter. Changing the TX Battery. The Radio Receiver. Radio Performance. The Wall-mounted Push-button.
SECTION 2 Suitable Types of Garage Doors IMPORTANT NOTES ON THE CONDITION OF GARAGE DOORS No door should be converted to automatic operation unless it is in good working order. Before installing an automatic door operator, inspect the door for signs of worn, damaged or missing parts and repair or replace as necessary. Test the operation of the door to make sure that it is properly balanced. Pay particular attention to the springs.
Suitable Types of Garage Doors Door Type 5 b) "Trackless" Type Tip-up Door With "Horizontal Pivot" Door Type 6 Steel Roll-Up Type Doors Path of Top of the Door Door Roll "Stationary" Shaft Pivot Bearing CounterWeight "One-piece" flexible steel curtain. "Pivot" Type Doors Fig. No. 6 Fig No. 5 Doors Which Require Special Modifications Before The Installation Of Automation Systems IMPORTANT NOTE :Door Type 7 "Vertically Tracked” Tip-Up Doors Fig No.
SECTION 3 DOORS NOT SUITABLE FOR AUTOMATION Read this section carefully ! When fully open, the entire door remains completely inside of the garage. For reasons of safety, certain doors should not be automated. One door in particular fails to comply with the safety standards set out in ......... These doors were intended for use in openings that have rounded or "arched" shapes and were sold as a cheaper alternative to Sectional type doors.
SECTION 4 Unsafe Installation Practices Do Not Install Door Operators In This Way ! Unsafe Installation Practice No.1 Steel Roll-Up Doors Typically, the motor is positioned vertically at one side of the door. A”Crosstube” is fixed to the lower extremity of the door as shown in Figs 10 & 11. “Cross-tube” Connection Adaptor Fig. No. 10 Motor mounted vertically at side of door. “Side-Mount” Roll-Up Door System The operator is coupled to the “cross-tube”.
SECTION 5 "pro-alpha 2000" OPERATOR TERMINOLOGY "Closed" Limit Switch Wire ( Purple ) "Open" Limit Switch Wire ( Brown ) Serial Number Traveller Service Cover LUBRICATION DO NOT USE COMMON GREASE USE ONLY "BRANO LUBRICANT GDO-L1" OR "LOW-TEMP LUBRIPLATE" OR "AVGREASE 28" pro-alpha 2000 "Open" Limit Switch ( "Closed" Limit Switch not shown ) Extrusion Clamp Lubrication Label Serial No.
SECTION 6 6.2 USING THE TRANSMITTER HOW TO USE YOUR "pro-alpha 2000" garage door operator. THE DOOR OPERATOR CONTROLS, WHAT & WHERE THEY ARE, AND... HOW THEY WORK!!! Your "pro-alpha 2000" garage door operator is controlled by means of Radio Remote Control Equipment as well as a "Wall Mounted Push-button Console". There are 2 parts to the radio equipment, viz.:a) the Transmitter, ( or TX ) and, b) the Receiver, ( or RX ). The part you carry with you in the motorcar is the Transmitter (TX).
The best place to keep the Transmitter is in your car. Use some “VELCRO” tape to stick the TX to the back of your car's sunvisor. ( Fig 17 ) Your TX will always be at hand; no possibility of misplacing it ; it will not be subjected to abuse and, what's more, it will afford the radio equipment the most favourable placement to ensure a good working range.
6.9 CHANGING THE RADIO CODES Door Push-button Dipswitches pro-alpha door Light Push-button Security Lock Switch Fig No. 19 light Dipswitch Block Slide switches to either the "ON" or "OFF" position. lock brano industries Wall-Mounted Push-Button Console minutes before automatically switching itself "OFF". DOOR OPERATOR:Using the Wall Button to operate the door works in exactly the same manner as the Radio Transmitter.
6.11 HOW TO CODE A MULTI-BUTTON TRANSMITTER ( TX3 ) TRANSMITTER'S "RED" BUTTON MATCHES RECEIVER No.1 Setting the Dip-switches of Multi-button Transmitters is somewhat different! Transmitter Dip-switch Settings For "RED" Button Receiver No. 1 Dip-switch Settings "RED" BUTTON The first three Dip-switches in the Transmitter only, are set to the "OFF" position, i.e. Dipswitches No's 1,2 & 3.
SECTION 7 HOW TO OPERATE THE .......... EMERGENCY MANUAL OVERRIDE SYSTEM OF YOUR "pro-alpha 2000" IMPORTANT NOTE! .... Do not try to open the door by pulling "Red Cord". Use the door handle !!! 7.2 HOW TO RECOUPLE THE OPERATOR TO THE DOOR garage door operator 7.
7.4 EMERGENCY KEY RELEASE MECHANISM FOR SECTIONAL AND TIP-UP DOORS 7.6 HOW TO RECOUPLE THE OPERATOR TO THE DOOR. SECTIONAL AND TIP-UP DOORS EMERGENCY KEY-RELEASE MECHANISM The "Emergency Key-Release" is a special mechanism which is fitted to a door when .... the only access into the garage is through the garage doors themselves, i.e. there is no back or side door entrance into the garage.
EMERGENCY MANUAL OVERIDE SYSTEM "pro-rola 1" System 7.8 EMERGENCY MANUAL OVERIDE SYSTEM for "pro-rola 1" and "pro-rola 2" Systems In the event of a power failure or other breakdown which renders the garage door operator unserviceable, a simple, easy-to-operate "Emergency Manual Override Mechanism" is provided for on the "pro-rola" system. Attached to the Traveller is a Red Nylon Cord with a Red Hand-Grip fixed to it. A red card, labeled "Emergency Operating Instructions" is attached to the cord.
SECTION 8 FINAL INSPECTION OF YOUR pro-alpha 2000 "pro-alpha 2000" garage door operator Access Door INSTALLATION Garage Door Here are some guidelines to help you to carry out a final inspection of your "pro-alpha Fig. 33 2000" electric garage door operator. Bear in mind that in order to have a "trouble-free" automatic garage door, the door itself must be in very good working order. CAUTION light door brano industries 8.
8.2 TYPICAL INSTALLATION OF DOOR OPERATOR ON "TRACKLESS" SPRING BALANCED TIP-UP TYPE DOORS pro-alp ha 2000 Note the position of the Door Operator relative to the door. Motor-head is approximately at the same level as the top of the door when in the open position. Emergency Release Cord with Label attached. Wall-mounted Push-button and Caution Label mounted adjacent to access door. INSTALLATION IN GARAGE WITH NORMAL HEADROOM Fig No. 35 8.
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SECTION 9 SECTION 10 SERVICING AND MAINTAINING YOUR "pro-alpha 2000" garage door operator The Brano Industries "pro-alpha 2000" garage door operator is designed for "Minimum Maintenance", and, if correctly installed, the only servicing necessary is periodic lubrication of the worm-screw. OPERATOR TESTING AND FUNCTION CHECKS 10.1 "POWER ON" TEST Ensure that the Traveller is disengaged, i.e. the Door is not coupled to the Door Operator. 1) 2) 3) EVERY 3 MONTHS.
SECTION 11 10.3 TESTING THE OPERATOR'S COURTESY LIGHT Check that the COURTESY LIGHT SWITCH function of the Wall Push-Button is operating correctly. With the door in the closed position, press the button marked "LIGHT" on the Wall PushButton Console. The operator's courtesy light should switch "on" without the door being activated. The courtesy light should switch itself "off" automatically after 3 to 4 minutes. OPERATOR FUNCTIONS PRESSING THE "DOOR" BUTTON ONCE......... If closed, .....
12.2 MONTHLY TESTS SECTION 12 GARAGE DOOR MAINTENANCE INSPECT YOUR GARAGE DOOR. To ensure that your "pro-alpha" door operator functions properly, make sure that the garage door itself is in good working order. This is the secret to having a reliable automatic garage door. The door operator is not designed to overcome the problems of a door which is in a state of disrepair. Damaged or worn-out components and doors must be serviced or replaced!!! Door Balance Springs Fig. No.
12.3 SECTIONAL DOOR MAINTENANCE 12.4 TIP-UP DOOR MAINTENANCE Check the balance of the door as shown below. When servicing a Tip-Up garage door, pay carefull attention to the main Pivot Pin Bearings. These parts are subjected to high loads and must be lubricated regularly. Damaged bearings and bushes must be replaced immediately as these components bear the full weight of the door and should they fail they would pose a great danger to persons and property. 1) Place a bathroom scale under the door.
SECTION 13 TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE for the "pro-alpha 2000" SYMPTOM 3 :The operator "clicks", the "Courtesy Light" switches "ON" and the motor "hums", but Worm-Screw does not turn. garage door operator SOLUTIONS 3 :- SYMPTOM 1 :OPERATOR DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. The operator remains silent and does not respond to either the Wall Pushbutton or the Transmitter. The Courtesy Light does not switch "ON". "Power-On" indicator light remains "OFF". SOLUTIONS 1 :- 1.
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE ( Section 13 continued ) SYMPTOM 5 :Operator works in one direction only. Door "opens", but will not "close". Door "closes", but will not "open". SOLUTIONS 5 :- 5.1 Check the Travel Limit Switches for damage. 5.2 Inspect the limit switch wires for damage. SYMPTOM 6 :Operator "runs" a short distance in the "closing" direction", then stops for no apparent reason and then reverses it's direction, "runs" a short distance again then stops completely.
SECTION 13 TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE ( Section 13 continued ) SYMPTOM 11 :Door "shudders" and "jerks" as it opensand closes. Action is not smooth and continuous. SOLUTIONS 11 :11.1 The Door may be incorrectly installed. 11.2 Check the manual operation of door. The door may be obstructed, or may be fouling the garage structure. 11.3 Inspect the door for damaged and worn or missing parts. Repair or replace as necessary ! 11.4 The Door Operator may be incorrectly installed. 11.
SECTION 13 TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE ( Section 13 continued ) SYMPTOM 16 :Door activates itself for no apparent reason. SOLUTIONS 16 :16.1 A neighbour may be using radio control equipment which is set to the same signal code. Change the Dip-switch Codes of both the Transmitter and Receiver. 16.2 The Radio Receiver may be located in a place where the radio reception is weak or else the signal is being screened or interfered with, e.g.
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE ( Section 13 continued ) SYMPTOM 20 :- The door "closes" completely and then immediately re-opens by itself to the "full-open" position. SOLUTIONS 20 :- 20.1 Check that the Travel Limit Switch Wires are properly inserted into the Limit Switch Terminals. 20.2 The Travel Limit Switch Brackets may be loose and have moved. Set them in the correct position and secure in place. 20.3 The PC Control Board may be faulty.
SECTION 14 "pro-alpha 2000" Accessories Description Low-Headroom Bracket for Automatic Sectional Doors "pro-rola 1" Adaptor Kit industries Product Code 1 KLHD - A 1 KROLA 1 - 01 for Single Steel Roll-Up Doors Maximum door size:2440 mm Wide x 2135 mm High Use with GDO 1PA 2005 "PRO -ROL A 1" Kit fo Singl r e o D or brano indus tries (pty) l td Sing "PRO le Door -ROL A" K it "pro-rola 2" Adaptor Kit C/ L 1 KROLA 2 - 01 for Double size and "Caravan" height Steel Roll-Up Doors Maximum Door Size:5
SECTION 14 "pro-alpha 2000" Accessories Description industries Product Code Emergency Key Release Kit Sectional and Tip-Up Doors 1 KEYS Emergency Key Release Kit for Steel Roll-Up Doors using the "Pro-Rola" System 1 KEYPR Emergency Key Release Kit for Steel Roll-Up Doors using the "Side Mount" System 1 KEYR * Discontinued "Twin" Roll-Up Door Adaptor Kit for "Side Mount" System 1 KRTL Use with GDO 1PA 2003 * Discontinued This System Does Not Comply With SABS 60335 Safety Standards "Single" Roll
Section 15 Version 5 January 2004 brano industries (pty) ltd "pro-alpha 2000” Copyright C March 1998 / 2001 / 2003 / 2004 industries SPARE PARTS LUBRICATION DO NOT USE COMMON GREASE USE ONLY "BRANO LUBRICANT GDO-L1" OR "LOW-TEMP LUBRIPLATE" OR "AVGREASE 28" Discontinued * Model in year 2002 "pro-alpha 2000" Door Type Operator Model Installation Sectional Trackless Tip-Up Steel Roll-Up Sectional Caravan Steel Roll-Up 1 PA 2001 1 PA 2002 1 PA 2003 1 PA 2004 1 PA 2005 Overhead Overhead Side moun
SECTION 1 ....... continued from page 1 or "Vertical Track" type doors. ) A period of 60, ( sixty ), days from the date of purchase / installation of the garage door operator shall be allowed for Note:- Modification of the operator, e.g. shortening the the purpose of registering ownership. Proof of date of worm-shaft for “Side-mount” installation on Roll-Up purchase is required.
Section 16 For Your Records DOOR OPERATOR EQUIPMENT DETAILS Installation Date :- ............................... Dealer:- ......................................... Installer's Name:- ................................... Tel No.:- ( "pro-alpha" Serial No.:- (See Fig. 12 ) ) ............................. ............................................................ Sectional / Tip-Up / Steel Roll-Up / .......................................... Type of Door:- Door Size:- Width ................
"pro-alpha 2000" - Warranty Registration Card Owner’s Name:- Date:- ( Please print ) P.O. Box Site Address:Tel No ( ) Fax ( Cell No ) e-mail :- Serial No. of "pro-alpha 2000" g.d.o.:- ( Fig.
