AUTOMATIC GATE OPENER
• Installation Manual
• Ensure that the gate and gate opener installation com-
ply with applicable local codes.
• Contact local fire and law enforcement to arrange
emergency access procedures.
• Keep people, animals, and property away from the
gate area. Do not let children play in or near the gate
area.
• Use caution with moving parts to avoid injuring fin-
gers or hands.
• Consider installing contact sensors, or non-contact
sensors to provide additional safety and protection
against entrapment.
• Never activate your gate opener until you ensure that
the area is clear of people, pets, or other obstructions.
Watch the gate until it stops.
• Do not drive forward until the gate stops completely.
Protection Against Entrapment
Important! Study Figures 1 and 2, and keep safety fore-
most at all times.
Entrapment areas for a proper
pull-to-open installation
Entrapment Area 1
Hinged edge of the gate and the fence post
Entrapment Area 2
Between the ends of the two gates
Entrapment Area 3
The path of the gate
Entrapment Area 4
The space between the gate in the open position and
any object such as a wall, fence, tree, etc.
Entrapment Area 5
Pinch points between the opener and gate or post
Area 1
Area 2
Area 3
Area 5
driveway
Figure 1
gates in open position
fence
Area 4
Moving Area of Gate
Never install any control device
(such as a Push Button) within
10’ of any moving gate part
10’
10’
Figure 2
fence
fence
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Moving Area of Gate
driveway
fence
Area 5
Area 4
Area 1
Area 3
10’
10’
10’
