When connected properly and with the sensors aligned
properly, both of the safety sensors’ LEDs will be lit solid.
If the LEDs are flashing, this indicates they are
misaligned. If no LEDs are lit check the wiring for poor
connections and/or wrong colored sensor wires connected
to the wrong control board terminals.
Test the safety sensors. Start with the gate from any
position, give a command to run and while the gate is
moving simply obstruct the path of the sensors. The gate
will stop.
NOTE:
The control board will automatically learn and
monitor the safety sensor’s confirming they have been
connected and are functioning. if the sensors are removed
the control board must be reset so that it is no longer
monitoring sensors. To reset the control board:
a. Remove Power Supply.
b. Remove all Sensor wires from the control board.
c. Restore power and wait 30 seconds.
d. Press the
RESET BUTTON
located on the outside of
the control box. The safety sensors are now removed
from the system.
Safety Sensor Connections
THE PROTECTOR SYSTEM
®
SAFETY SENSORS (MODEL 916GA)
Safety Sensors are designed to detect an obstruction such
as a car. This gate operator can have a maximum of two
pairs of safety sensors installed. The sensors come with
two feet of wire leads. Additional 16AWG wire will be
required (not provided).
A typical installation should have safety sensors installed
across the opening of the gate to detect the presence of a
car and across the open side of the gate to keep the gate
from entrapping an individual. The safety sensors are to
be mounted no more than 2 feet above the ground.
See page 25.
If the sensors are obstructed with the gate in any stopped
position they will not allow the gate to open or close. While
the gate is moving in the open or close direction and the
safety sensors are obstructed, the gate will immediately
stop and once the obstruction has been cleared, the next
user run command will continue the gate in the same
direction.
NOTE:
If the
TIMER TO CLOSE (TTC)
option is enabled
and an obstruction occurs while the gate is closing, the
gate will stop and
TTC
will be temporarily disabled until
the next user run command is given. If the gate is fully
open and the sensors are obstructed, once the obstruction
is no longer present, the
TTC
will be enabled and the gate
will close after programmed time.
Connecting the safety sensors to the control box:
a. Disconnect the Power Supply.
b. Connect the
RED
sensor wires to the “
IR+
” terminal and
the
BLACK
sensor wires to the “
IR-
” terminal.
c. Restore power by plugging in the Power Supply.
YEL
RESET
A
LARM
JU1
R17
R6
SWITCH
IR
+
+
_
_
GRN
BRN
SAFETY SENSORS (IR)
SWITCH
IR
+
+
_
_
Without a properly installed safety reversal system, persons
(particularly small children) could be SERIOUSLY INJURED or
KILLED by a closing gate.
• The gate MUST be installed in a location so that enough
clearance is provided between the gate and adjacent
structures when opening and closing to reduce the risk of
entrapment.
• Care shall be exercised to reduce the risk of nuisance
tripping, such as when a vehicle trips the sensor while the
gate is still moving.
• One or more non-contact sensors shall be located where the
risk of entrapment or obstruction exists, such as the
perimeter reachable by a moving gate or barrier.
ATTENTION
AVERTISSEMENT
AVERTISSEMENT
AVERTISSEMENT
WARNING
WARNING
CAUTION
WARNING
WARNING
PRECAUCIÓN
ADVERTENCIA
ADVERTENCIA
ADVERTENCIA
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