Elite ACTUATOR-1 User manual

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
& MANUAL BOOK FOR ARCHITECTS,
GENERAL CONTRACTORS & DEALERS
MODEL: ELITE ACTUATOR-1
HIGH-QUALITY, ELECTROMECHANICAL,
LINEAR GATE OPERATOR FOR SINGLE HOME USE
™
© COPYRIGHT 1994 ELITE ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC.
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WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
ELITE ACTUATOR-1 REQUIRES POSITIVE STOPS TO BE INSTALLEDATOPENING AND CLOSING
POSITIONS OF THE GATE IN ORDER FOR THE GATE OPERATOR TO FUNCTION.
NOTFOR INSTALLATION ON SMALLAND LIGHTGATES OR ANY
GATE UNDER 4.5’ OR 1.5’ FRAME. INSTALLATION ON SUCH
GATES WILLCAUSE DAMAGE TO THE GATE AND POSTS.
NOT FOR INSTALLATION ON
ANY PEDESTRIAN GATES.
NOTFOR INSTALLATION ON ANY
PASSAGES OR DOORWAYS.
CAUTION: DO NOTINSTALLOPERATOR WITH ARM FULLY EXTENDED
OR OPERATOR WILLLOCK UP. USE THE “C” MEASUREMENT.
CAUTION: DO NOTBEND THE WIRE CONNECTION
FROM THE OPERATOR. TO DO SO WILLCAUSE
THE WIRES TO EVENTUALLY BREAK.
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY TO PERSONS
THE ELITE ACTUATOR-1 IS FOR VEHICULAR GATE USE ONLY
BE SURE TO READ AND FOLLOW ALL THESE IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE INSTAL-
LATION OF THE ELITE ACTUATOR-1. ELITE ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC. IS NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR IMPROPER INSTALLATIONS OR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL BUILDING CODES.
DO NOT INSTALL UPSIDE DOWN, AS
WATER WILL GET IN VENT HOLES ON
BOTTOM OF OPERATOR AND DAMAGE IT
DO NOT INSTALL NEXT TO
SPRINKLERS OR ANY AREA
THAT MAY EXPOSE BOTTOM
VENTHOLES TO WATER.
WARNING:DO NOT LUBRICATE SHAFT. OIL
CAN GETINTO THE MOTOR AND DAMAGE IT.

OPEN TO THE OUTSIDE
GATE INSTALLATION & PREPARATION
CAUTION: DO NOTINSTALLOPERATOR WITH ARM FULLY EXTENDED OR OPERATOR WILLLOCK
UP. USE THE “C” MEASUREMENT. NOTE ELITE ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC. IS NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR IMPROPER INSTALLATIONS OR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL BUILDING CODES.
DRAWINGS ARE NOT TO SCALE.

OPEN TO THE INSIDE
GATE INSTALLATION & PREPARATION
CAUTION: DO NOT INSTALL OPERATOR WITH ARM FULLY EXTENDED OR OPERATOR WILL
LOCK UP. USE THE “C” MEASUREMENT. NOTE ELITE ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC. IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPROPER INSTALLATIONS OR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL
BUILDING CODES. DRAWINGS ARE NOT TO SCALE.

STEP BY STEP INSTALLATION
STEP 1: POSITION AND LEVEL THE OPERATOR,
BRACKETS AND PLATE (SEE GATE INSTALLA-
TION AND PREPARATION). TACK WELD PLATE
AND BRACKETS IN POSITION.
STEP 2: REMOVE OPERATOR AND FULLY WELD
THE PLATE AND BRACKETS TOP, BOTTOM AND
SIDES. CAUTION: WELDING WITH OPERATOR IN
PLACE MAY DAMAGE THE OPERATOR.
STEP 6: POSITION THE OPERATOR SO THE
PLATE ON THE POSTFITS BETWEEN THE OPEN-
ING AT THE REAR OF THE OPERATOR. ALIGN
THE HOLES AND TAP IN ONE PIN.
STEP 4: INSTALL THE POSITIVE STOPS FOR OPEN-
ING AND CLOSING(THIS IS AN OPTIONAL ITEM -
MODEL: “A PSA”). IF STOP IS CUSTOM MADE, USE
SOME TYPE OF RUBBER GROMMETS OR PADS TO
REDUCE NOISE.
STEP 5: DETERMINE THE LOCATION, MARK AND
DRILL THE HOLES. USE 1/2” RED-HEAD BOLTS.
CAUTION: MOUNT THE POSITIVE STOP ON CON -
CRETE ONLY.
STEP 3:MAKE SURE THE OPERATOR IS LEVEL
OR THE OPERATOR WILLNOT FUNCTION PROP-
ERLY. AN OFF-LEVEL INSTALLATIONMAY CAUSE
THE GATE OR OPERATOR TO FAIL PREMATURE-
LY.

STEP BY STEP INSTALLATION (cont.)
STEP 7: TO SECURE THE PIN, SNAP ON ONE
RETAINING CLIP IN THE GROOVE AT THE BOT-
TOM OF THE PIN.
STEP 8: POSITION THE OPERATOR ARM SO THE
PLATE ON THE GATE FITS BETWEEN THE OPEN-
ING AT THE FRONT OF THE OPERATOR. ALIGN
THE HOLES AND TAP IN ONE PIN.
STEP 9: TO SECURE THE PIN, SNAP ON ONE
RETAINING CLIP IN THE GROOVE AT THE BOT-
TOM OF THE PIN.
STEP 10: GENTLY TAP IN PLACE THE PLASTIC
KEY RELEASE COVER. NOT MANDATORY.
PLACEMENT OF ELITE ACTUATOR-1 ON GATE
FOR STRENGTH PURPOSES, THE FRONT
BRACKET MUST BE WELDED IN AN AREA THAT
CAN WITHSTAND HEAVY FORCES. DO NOT
WELD A CROSS BAR ON JUST A FEW PICKETS
OR THE PICKETS WILL BEND. WELD A CROSS
BAR ACROSS ALL OF THE PICKETS OR WELD
THE FRONT BRACKET ATTHE TOP OF THE GATE
DIRECTLY TO THE FRAME.

CONNECTING POWER
SINGLE GATE OPERATOR
CAUTION: DO NOT BEND THE WIRE CONNEC-
TION FROM THE OPERATOR. TO DO SO WILL
CAUSE THE WIRES TO EVENTUALLY BREAK.
PROPER GROUNDING IS IMPORTANT

CONNECTING POWER
MASTER / SLAVE
OPERATOR #1
OPERATOR #2
CAUTION: DO NOT BEND
THE WIRE CONNECTION
FROM THE OPERATOR.
TO DO SO WILL CAUSE
THE WIRES TO EVENTU-
ALLY BREAK.
CAUTION: DO NOT BEND
THE WIRE CONNECTION
FROM THE OPERATOR.
TO DO SO WILL CAUSE
THE WIRES TO EVENTU-
ALLY BREAK. PROPER GROUNDING IS IMPORTANT

CHOOSING MOVEMENT DIRECTION
CURRENT SENSOR ADJUSTMENT
ADJUST THE SENSOR POT.
FOR MASTER (OR SLAVE)
SO WHEN THE GATE HITS
THE POSITIVE STOPOR ANY
OBJECT THE GATE WILL
STOP.
NOTE: IFYOUACTIVATE THE
OPERATOR AND THE GATE
STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE DRIVEWAY, THE SEN-
SOR IS SET TOO SENSITIVE.
THE SENSORS MUST
BE ADJUSTED WHILE
THE GATE IS IN THE
OPENING CYCLE.

CHOOSING OPEN/CLOSE SHUT-OFF SYSTEM

CONTROL BOARD OPERATION
1. Master Close Relay LED
2. Slave Close Relay LED
3. Slave Open Relay LED
4. Master Open Relay LED
5. Auxiliary torque
6. Radio Power Fuse
7. Board Power Fuse
8. Master Sensor Pot
9. Power LED
10. Master Sensor On LED
11. Motor Error LED
12. Slave Sensor Pot
13. Slave Sensor On LED
14. Timer LED
15. Timer Pot / 0 to 45 sec.
16. Timer On/Off Switch
17. J2 Plug
18. W2 Jump Wire
19. Radio Receiver LED
20. Safety Loop LED
21. Strike Open LED
22. Gate Armed LED / Alarm
23. Plug / Open Outside
24. Plug / Open Inside
25. Shut-off mode Jumper

DRY CONTACT & RECEIVER WIRING
MOUNT RECEIVER INSIDE THE CONTROL
BOARD BOX AS SHOWN USING VELCRO.
NOTE THAT THE RECEIVER IS UPSIDE DOWN
SO THE ANTENNA CAN FIT THROUGH THE
HOLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CONTROL
BOARD BOX.

SAFETY LOOP INSTALLATION

INTERFACING WITH HOUSE ALARM
APRS
THE ELITE ACTUATOR-1 CAN BE
INTERFACED WITH AN EXISTING
HOUSE ALARM PANELAS AN
ADDITIONAL ZONE.
USE LOW VOLTAGE
WIRE 20 AWG

OPTIONAL ALARM & STROBE LIGHT

PHOTOCELL INSTALLATION
MASTER (or single gate operator)
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY, ELITE HIGHLY RECOMMENDS INSTALLING A PHOTOCELL
SENSOR WHEN THE GATE OPENS TO LESS THAN 18” FROM A WALL OR ANY OTHER OBJECT.
FOLLOW THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTOCELL SENSOR FOR
ACCURATE PLACEMENT OF THE PHOTOCELLAND THE REFLECTOR.
(IMPORTANT)

PHOTOCELL INSTALLATION
SLAVE (or second gate operator)
(IMPORTANT)

MAGNETIC LOCK INSTALLATION
REQUIRED FOR MAGNETIC LOCK INTERFACE INSTAL-
LATION ARE: MAGNETIC LOCK, LOW VOLTAGE WIRES,
AND 12V EXTERNAL RELAY (SOLDSEPARATELY).
12v - 5 Amp Contact Relay
*Normally Closed
*
12VDC
MAGNETIC LOCK
P/N:A MAGLOCK 12
24VDC
MAGNETIC LOCK
P/N:A MAGLOCK
12v - 5 Amp Contact Relay
*Normally Closed
*

EMERGENCY KEY RELEASE
KEY RELEASE
(PROVIDED)
TO MOVE THE GATE DURING AN EMERGENCY
OR POWER FAILURE, INSERT THE KEY RELEASE
(STEP 1) INTO THE KEY RELEASE HOLE ON THE
TOP OF THE OPERATOR. TURN THE KEY
COUNTER CLOCKWISE TO RELEASE THE GATE.
MOVE THE GATE WITH YOUR HAND
(STEP 2) TO THE FULL90° OPENING
AND RE-LOCK THE OPERATOR
(STEP 3) BY TURNING THE KEY
RELEASE CLOCKWISE. THE OPER-
ATOR CAN NOW RESUME NORMAL
OPERATION AS SOON AS POWER IS
RESTORED (STEP 4).
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3 STEP 4
90°
UNLOCK
RE-LOCK

TROUBLESHOOTING
EXAMPLE:
THE RADIO RECEIVER LIGHT IS ON, AND
THE GATE IS STAYING OPEN. THIS MEANS
THE RADIO RECEIVER IS BROKEN IN THE
“ON” POSITION.
EXAMPLE:
THE RADIO RECEIVER LIGHT IS NOT ON AND
THE GATE WILL NOT OPEN WITH THE TRANS-
MITTER. THIS MEANS THE RADIO IS BROKEN IN
THE “OFF” POSITION.
HOW TO REMOVE CONTROL BOARD
DETACH THE OPEN INSIDE (OR OPEN OUTSIDE) PLUG AND THE J2 PLUG. REMOVE THE THREE,
LONG HEX-SHAPED NUTS AND REMOVE CONTROLBOARD. REVERSE THIS PROCESSTO INSTALL
THE CONTROL BOARD.
THE THREE
TROUBLESHOOTING LED
INDICATORS FUNCTION
LIKE THE EXAMPLE BELOW.