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Important Safety Instructions
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GTO/PRO SL-5000 AND GTO/PRO SL-6000 SLIDE GATE OPERATORS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS for the System Designer
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury or death:
1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
2. This operator is intended for use only on vehicular gates. Pedestrians must be supplied with a separate walk-
through gate (see Entrapment Protection on page 5).
3. When designing a system that will be entered from a highway or main thoroughfare, make sure the system
is placed far enough from the road to prevent traffic congestion.
Because automatic gate operators produce high levels of force, all system designers, installers, and consumers have
anobligationtoknowthepotentialhazardsassociatedwithimproperlydesigned,installed,ormaintainedgateoperator
systems. Keepinmindthatthegateoperatorisjustonecomponentofthetotalgateoperatingsystem. Eachcomponent
must work in unison to provide the consumer with convenience, security, and safety.
This manual contains various safety precautions and warnings for the system designer, installer, and consumer.
Because there are many possible applications of the gate operator, the safety precautions and warnings contained in
this manual cannot be completely exhaustive in nature. They do, however, provide an overview of the safe design,
installation, and use of this product. CAREFULLY READ AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS,
WARNINGS, AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TO ENSURE THE SAFE SYSTEM DESIGN,
INSTALLATION, AND USE OF THIS PRODUCT.
The precautions and warnings in this manual are identified with these warning symbols.
This symbol identifies the conditions that can result in serious injury or death from electrical shock.
This symbolidentifiestheconditionsthatcanresultindamagetotheoperatororitscomponents,seriousinjury,
or death.
Because GTO automatic gate operators are onlypart of thetotal gate operatingsystem, it is the responsibility
ofthedesigner,installer,andpurchasertoensurethetotalsystemissafeforitsintendeduse. Bypassingsafety
devices or neglecting to use safety devices with the gate operator is NOT acceptable.
Use the GTO FOOT PEDAL RELEASE (Patented) to Manually Operate the Gate
CAUTION: NEVER attempt to operate the foot pedal release
whilethe gate is in motion. DO NOT attempt to operate the gate with
a transmitter or other activation device while the foot pedal is in use.
To disengage the gate operator:
Placeyourfootonthepedal,thenstepdownandpush thepedaltotheright
until it stops against the operator frame. Lift foot from pedal. This
procedure disengages the chain sprocket and allows the gate to be opened
and closed manually.
To re-engage the gate operator:
Placeyourfootonthepedal,thenstepdownandpush thepedaltotheleftuntilitstopsagainsttheoperatorframe.
Liftfoot frompedal. Thisprocedure re-engagesthechain sprocketand allows thegate operator todrive the gate.
The foot pedal release can be secured with a Master®pin lock (accessory available from your GTO dealer).
