Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ANSI/UL 325 Allstar Products Group
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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 e.
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 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 .
4 T O REDUC E THE RISK O F SEVERE INJU R Y OR DEA TH: RE A D AND FOLLOW A LL INST A LLA TIO N INSTRUCTION S AND GA TE SYSTEM DESIGN 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.
5 A: GA TE SYSTEM DESIGN INST ALLA T ION 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
13 C: INST A LLING THE OPER A TOR 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.
14 C: INST A LLING THE OPER A TOR 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 .
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.
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 O.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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