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Entrapment alarm:
The entrapment alarm installed gives an audible alert whenever the gate sensitivity feature is
activated twice before gate reaches an open or close limit.
For example, the gate is closing and is stopped by some object, it will then reverse direction. If the
gate encounters a second object before reaching the fully open position it will stop again and enter a
hard shutdown, which will set off the entrapment alarm. The alarm will sound for 5 minutes or until the
reset button on the control board is pressed and released. The hard shutdown will require the reset
button to be pressed to place the gate operator back into operation.
Verifying Inherent Entrapment Protection System (Type A) Operation:
Once the gate operator is installed use the table below to determine correct operation.
It is recommended that the current sensitivity adjustment for the gate being tested be set at a setting
no greater than 5 for this test.
Gate Opening - Gate is stopped by an object
after 1 second of operation
Gate Closing - Gate is stopped first time by an
object after 1 second of operation
• Gate stops and reverses for ~ 2 seconds.
• Auto close if turned ON is disabled.
• Requires a Push Button, Close, Open or Reset
input before normal operation resumes.
• Gate stops and reverses to full open.
• Auto close if turned ON is disabled.
• Requires a Push Button, Close, Open or Reset
input before normal operation resumes.
Gate Closing after above obstruction – If Gate
is stopped a second Time Before Reaching the
Close Limit
Gate Opening after above obstruction – If Gate
is stopped a second Time Before Reaching the
Open Limit
• Gate stops.
• Alarm sounds for 5 minutes until Reset is
pressed.
• Requires a Reset input before normal
operation resumes.
• Gate stops.
• Alarm sounds for 5 minutes until Reset is
pressed.
• Requires a Reset input before normal
operation resumes.
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