Owner's Manual

The Model RSX1000 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 RSX1000 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 RSX1000 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 RSX1000 model operator cycle usage
is rated at a maximum of 10 cycles per hour, 50 cycles
maximum per day.
The RSX1000 (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 RSX1000 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 RSX1000 has several features that can help reduce the
hazards of your gate system.
The Allstar RSX1000 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 RSX1000’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 Pagez17).
Adevise the purchaser to check the sensitivity of the
Overload Device 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 RSX1000
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, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, and 22.
SMART™ Self adjusting MAximum Run Timer
The RSX1000 has a Self adjusting MAximum Run Timer,
SMART™. 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 18.
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 17 and 18.
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 RSX1000 AND ITS PROPER
INSTALLATION PROCEDURES.
PRE-INSTALLATION NOTES
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