Allstar ANSI/UL 325 manual

1 INST ALLA TION AND OWNER’S MANUAL As of date of manu factur e, meets all ANSI/UL 325 Safety R equirements for Ve hic ular gate oper ato rs GA TE ST AR 4000 Model GS4000 - Heavy Duty Commercial V ehicular Swing Gate Operator READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLAT ION OR USE SAVE THESE INSTRU CTIONS 104950 Serial #: Date Installed: Your Deal[...]

2 W ARNING HIGH VOL T AGE ONLY A QUALIFIED TECH NICIAN SHOULD SERVIC E THIS GATE OPERATOR PERIODIC A LLY TEST S ENS ITIVITY OF OVERLOAD *** READ MANUAL *** DA TES DA TE TESTED DA TE TESTED DATE TESTED DA TE TESTED SERVICED LOG DA TE OVERLOA D TEST Pre-Installation Notes...... .................... ..................... .... 3 Operator Class Designat[...]

3 The Alls tar Gate Star 40 00 (GS 4000) Vehicular G ate Ope rator wi ll provide convenienc e and assur ance to the ultima te users for many year s. It is rug gedly built of t he fines t materials a nd has been thoro ughly in spected and te sted at the Al lstar fa ctory . It has m any featur es t hat w ill aid in the ins talla tio n and testi ng of[...]

4 T O REDUC E THE RISK O F SEVERE INJU R Y OR DEA TH: READ A ND FOLLOW A LL INST A LLA TIO N INSTRUCTION S AND GA TE SYSTEM D ESIGN P ARAME TERS ! WARNING! GATE SYSTEM DESIGN AND INSTALLATION SA FETY CHEC K LI ST: • The GS 4000 o perator ma y be insta lle d on a Class I, II, III, or IV Vehic ular Swing G ate. Se e page 3 for an ex planation of th[...]

5 A: GA TE SYSTEM DESIGN INST ALLA TION increa ses as the gate swings o pen. PROTECT THIS "PINCH POINT" SO THIS HAZARD IS AVERTED. See Figure 3. • CONSIDER ALL OTHER "PINCH POINTS" IN YOUR DESIGN of the g ate sy s tem. Observe the arm as it ope ns and t h e two arm piec es swing pas t eac h other. Use pro tective measur es to [...]

6 THE CONCRE TE P AD The standard GS4000 is designed to operate a single leaf gate. The control box an d mechanical units are se parate devices. It is nec essary to find a s uitable locati on to moun t the control b ox, i.e. , post or w all. Separate low v oltage and high voltage con d uits will be run betw een the contro l box and mecha nical un i[...]

7 Above ground splices may be used prov iding the wire i s twisted, soldere d and moi sture se aled. F or best long term re sult s, d o not use wire nu ts anyw here in the lo op system . Conn ect to the V ehicle Detector har ness by solder ing. For sa w-cut inst allati ons, obse rve the meth ods reco mmended in Figure 7, above. The sa w-cut must be[...]

8 ELECTRIC A L POWE R REQU I REMENTS The GS 4000 can be ordered f or 115 V olts AC (VAC ) or 230 V A C opera tion. The AWG wire size for the elec trical service de pends on the dista nce of the operato r from the break er panel. Refe r to Table 1 to determine the corre ct wire size. The DISTANCE colum n is the idea l d istance from the br eake r pa[...]

9 TOOLS REQUIRED The following tools and m aterials are require d f or a proper in st allation of the GS4000. 1. Wire cutter, stripper and cri mping tools. (For attaching accessory equipm ent to the control box barrier strip.) 2. A #2 Phillip s Head screw driver for removi ng the screws to the High Voltage cover. 3. Medium standard straight blade s[...]

10 HARDWARE LEGEND 1 (1 EA) 1/2-13 X 2” BOLT & 1/2 FLAT WASHER 2 (2 EA) 1/2-13 NYLOC K NUT & 1/2” FLAT W ASHER 3 (2 EA) 5/16-18 X 5/8L SQ HEAD SET SCREW S 4 (1 EA) 1/2-13 X 2- 3/4” BOLT & 1 /2 FLAT WASHER 5 (2 EA) 1/4 -20 X 1-1/2” BOLT & 1/4 FLAT WASHER 6 (2 EA) 1/4-20 HEX NUT, I NT T OOTH LOCK WASHER, 1/4 FL AT WASHER PLACI[...]

11 INSTALLING THE GS4000 CONTROL BOX The GS 4000 CONTROL B OX m ay be moun ted remotely from the MECHAN ICAL UNIT. Two mounting holes are provided on each flange of the CONTROL BOX (four total). These should be use d to mount the CONTROL B OX to a solid, flat surface. The CONTROL B OX shou ld be lo cated so that th e Gate and th e MEC HANI CAL UN I[...]

12 CONNECTING T HE AC WIRING 115 VOLT INST A LL ATIONS: Starting at the GS4000 Co ntrol box proc eed as follows : 1. At tac h to T erminal - L1 - t he 11 5 VAC H OT wir e, no rmal ly black. 2. Attach to Termi nal - L2 - 115 VA C NEUTR AL wir e, norma lly whi te. 3. Th e GREEN wire attaches to t he GROUND wire, normally green. 230 VOLT INST A LL ATI[...]

13 C: INST A LLING THE OPER A T OR Figure 13: GS4000 Limit & Motor Wiring Diagram 110093 contact is closed. Now, a contact will be made to the limit switch input at the te rminal boar d throug h both limit switch con tacts . Both motor s will be tu rned off. A wiring schematic of the Bi-Parting installation is shown in Figure 15, page 14. It is[...]

14 C: INST A LLING THE OPER A T OR Figure 15: Bi-Parting Installati on Limit & Motor W iring Diagram 110092[...]

15 CLOS E/OP EN P HOTO/ EDGE (#s 9, 1 0, 12 , & 1 3) can b e continuo us comm ands as noted on page 18 . Labels iden tify th e function of each of the terminals on the strip. S ee the TERMINA L STRIP Refere nce Chart on page s 17-19 related to each termi nal numb er for an expl anation of each of the in puts . The transformer mo unted in the GS[...]

16 WIRING A K EYP A D, CARD READER OR TEL EPHON E ENTRY SYSTEM These device s activ ate the GS 4000 by a relay contact closure within t he device. Ty pically, these devices wi l l be used to o pen a gate with th e Timer- To-Close feat ure automatica lly c losing the gate. In general, two wires or termi nals are provided by the device to oper ate th[...]

17 EXI T) and the RE LAY COMMO N signal connec ted to Ter minal #1 6 (COM MON) of the GS4000, See F igure 19. DO NO T CONN ECT THE FRE E EXIT O UTPUT SIGNA L TO AN Y OTHER TERM INAL , SUC H AS RADIO OP EN, BE CAUS E TH E GAT E WILL CLOSE AFTER REACHING THE OPEN LIMIT AND THE TIMER TO CLOSE HAS COMP LETED ITS CYCLE, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICL E HAS NOT [...]

18 # NA M E DESCRIPTION 7 CLOSE Momentar y or continuous signal. On/ Off mode set by Switch #1 WITH SW ITCH 1 OFF : Once activated the gate will close full y. Activation while the gate is opening has no effect . Continuous s ignal required to move the gate when in the alarm mode. WITH SW ITCH 1 ON: Gate does not respond to pushbut ton input when in[...]

19 SETTI NG THE LIM IT SWITCHES With the co ver removed from the GS4000 MECHANICAL UNIT, and the arm connecte d to the gate as well as to the GS4000 Operat or, positio n the gate at it s FULLY CLOSED positio n. Ide ntify the lower Limit Sw itch. L oosen the clam ping nut o n the Limit S witch Cam for the lower L imit Switch. Rotate the cam on the o[...]

20 TIMER T O CLOSE SETTING The Tim er to Close is cont rolled b y the setting of th e “AUTO CLOSE TIME R” pote ntiom eter on the con trol board, see Figure 23. Whe n the pot is adj usted fully counter- clockw ise the Timer-To- Close is disab led. Turni ng the pot appr oximately 1/4 turn c lockw ise will enable the Timer To Close fu nction with [...]

21 3. Connect to Termi nal #17, Close Limit S witch: Close Limit Switch l ight is ON . 4. C onnect to Termina l #18, Ope n Limit Switch : Open Limit Switch l ight is ON . 5. Conn ect to Term inal #4, Radi o Open.: Radi o Open light is ON, Motor O pen ligh t is ON. 6. Remove w ire from Termi nal #4, R adio O pen. Radio O pen light g oes OUT, Motor O[...]

22 PRE RUNNING CHECKLIST Before running t he GS4000, make sure: 1. The prop er Left- or Right-han d or Bi- Parting wi ring ha s bee n completed (if applicable). 2. The Limi t Switch Cams hav e been preliminarily set. 3. The O verload Se nsitivity has been preset. 4. The Sw itch Selectable Options hav e been set. 5. The G ate has been po sitione d i[...]

23 FINA L SETTING OF THE MOTOR OVERL OAD SENSITI VITY The motor overl oad sensitiv ity was preset f o r eac h directi on before turni ng on the main pow er to pre vent the oper ator fro m "self- tripp ing" dur ing the prel iminary adjustment per iod. Adjus t the Open Ove rloa d For ce pot entiom eter, see Figure 20 fully counter- clockwis[...]

24 To the O w ner/End User o f A llstar’s GS4000: Thank you for c hoosing an A llstar product. We are confide nt y ou will have many yea rs of use and satisf acti on with y our gate opera tor. Your G S4000 Opera tor is par t of y our unique ga te operating system, which may consist of a varie ty of com ponents, incl uding th e gate, the gate trac[...]

25 AL L AP P R OP R I AT E S AF E T Y F E AT U R ES M U S T B E INCOR PORA TED IN TO YOU R GA TE SYS TEM. KEEP GATE IN S I GHT: Never a ctivate th e gate u nless it i s in sig ht. Ins tall mo unted contr ols in full v iew o f the ga te. B e sure the gate area is clea r befor e activat ing the gate, and watch the ga te and gat e area as the ga te is[...]

26 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 106359 Figure 27: GS4000 Mechanica l Unit Exploded View MECHANICAL UNIT EXPLODED VIEW[...]

27 ITEM # PART # DESCRIPTION 1 010291 RAIN SEAL RUBBER RING 2 104442 RA INSE AL PLA TE 3 010279 OPERATOR COVER 4 010221 ROLLER CH AIN 5 104452 OUTP UT S HAFT 6 010216 SPROCKE T, 1-1/4 SH AFT 7 104479 ARM ST OP P ALL 8 010278 OPERATOR FRAME 9 010172 MOTOR 10 010213 PULL EY, 2 IN V BE LT, 5/8 IN BORE 11 010220 V-BELT 12 010215 BEA RING, 1-1/4 SFT 13 [...]

28 Manufacturer’s Lim i ted Warrant y Allstar warrants its gate ope rat ors to be free from defect in materia l and workmanship for a perio d of five (5) ye ars from the date of purc hase for single family home use and three (3) y ears fro m the date of purchase for multi-family and commercial use. This warranty co vers all components except the [...]