RTL INSTABOOM LITE User manual

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INSTABOOMLITE
MobileBarrierGate
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PLEASEREADALLINSTRUCTIONSCAREFULLYBEFORE
PROCEEDINGWITHTHEINSTALLATION
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Version1.005August2022
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0800785744rtl.co.nz

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Contents
ProductIntroduction:..............................................................................................................................2
ComponentList:......................................................................................................................................2
Re‐AssemblyInstructions:.......................................................................................................................3
UserGuide:..............................................................................................................................................5
SafetyFeatures:.......................................................................................................................................7
Charging:.................................................................................................................................................8
RecoveryfromLowVoltage:...................................................................................................................9
PairingRemoteFobs:............................................................................................................................10
ReplacingRemoteFobBatteries:..........................................................................................................11
TelematicsPortal:..................................................................................................................................12
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ProductIntroduction:
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TheInstaboomLitePortableBarrierGateisalightweight,solarpoweredbarrierarm,suitedtoshort
durationtrafficmanagementofmajorprojectsandconstructionsites.Havingaphysicalbarrierarm
providesinstantdemarcationforyourworksite.TheLiteBarrierisonly48kgssocanbemanually
offloadedbytwopeopleandsetupinminutes.
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Alwayscheckthewww.rtl.co.nzfornewversionsofthisinstallationmanual–SearchInstaboomBarrier
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ComponentList:
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ThiscomponentlistisoneforoneInstaboomBarrier‐onesideoftheroad.
1xmobilebarrier(branded)
1xBarrierwheel‐barrowhandle
3xboomsections
1x4buttonremotefob
1xmainscharger
1xNZ3mpowercord
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Re‐AssemblyInstructions:
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AfterunpackingyourINSTABOOMLitefromthepackingcase,theboommountwillneedre‐orientation
beforeitcanbeused.
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Unpackingstate
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Forpackingonlytheboomhasbeenoriented
downwards.
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RemoveBoomandcupassembly
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Notethepositionoftheboomonthesquareplate.
Onceremoved,theboomshouldbere‐fittedinto
thesameholes.
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Undothefourboltsholdingtheboomcuptothe
plate.Youwillneeda13mmspannerand13mm
socket.

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Re‐affixtheboommount
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Re‐fixtheboommountontothesquareplatewith
theboomorientedupwards.Securelytightenthe
boltsthroughthesameholesusedpreviously.
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Fitthefingerguard
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Removethetwoscrewsfromthesquareplate.
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Slidethefingerguardoverthetopofthenow
verticalboom.Positionitoverthesquareplate,
liningitupwithscrewholes.
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Fitsecuringscrews
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Locateoneofthesecuringscrewsintoitshole.
Squeezethefingerguardsoyoucanseetheother
screwholeandlocatethesecondscrewinto
position.Tightenbothscrews.
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UserGuide:
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NormalOperation
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Position
ManoeuvretheINSTABOOMintoplaceonfirm
levelgroundusingthehandlesupplied.
Removethehandle.
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Assembletheboom
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Removethethreeboomsectionsfromtherear
storageareaandassemblethemtoformtheboom
arm.Thepiecesslottogetherandclickintoplace
withspringclips.
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FittheboomtotheINSTABOOM
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Usingtwohands,positiontheboomontothe
mountontheINSTABOOM.Supporttheboom
withonehandwhilecompressingthespringclip
withtheotherandtheboomassemblywillslot
intoplace

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SwitchtheINSTABOOMon
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SwitchtheINSTABOOMonusingthetwoposition
switch
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Checkthechargelevel
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TheUSBchargeportcanbeusedtochargeUSB
devicessuchasyourmobilephone.Youcanpress
thebuttontoviewthecurrentchargestateofthe
INSTABOOM.Oncethechargereaches11.9vplease
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ollowtheprocedurebelowtochargeyourbarrier
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romalocalmainssupply.
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Movethebarrier
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Depressthebuttononthefobwhichcorrespondsto
theINSTABOOMyouhaveselected.Thebarrierwill
comedown.Clickthesamebuttonagaintosendit
uptotheverticalposition.Thebarrierworksona
“pushtoopen,pushtoclose”basis.
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Itispossibletoprogrammeabarriertoeachofthe
buttonsontheremotefob.Pleaseseeguidebelow
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oraguideonthisprocess.
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SafetyFeatures:
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Non‐contactsafety
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TheINSTABOOMLiteisequippedwithaClass1laser
sensortoscantheareaundertheboomtoprevent
thebarriercomingdownandstrikingobjectsor
people.Ifanobjectinterruptsthelaserbeaminan
areabetween300mmand3000mminadirectline
outfromthelaserwindow,thebarrierwillnotcome
down.Ifanobjectisdetectedwhilethebarrieris
movingtocomedown,itwillreversedirectionand
returntothevertical.
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Contactsafety
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Iftheboomdoescomeintocontactwithan
otherwiseundetectedobjectwhilemovingtothe
horizontalposition,itwilldetectthisandreverse
direction,returningtothevertical.
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Charging:
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Operationalvoltage
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YourINSTABOOMLiteisa12vsystemdesignedtobe
solar/hybrid.Thismeansthat,whileitisequipped
with40wofsolar,itwillrequireperiodiccharging
dependentonuse.
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YoucanusetheUSBchargeroutputtocheckthe
voltageofyourINSTABOOM.Oncebelow
11.9vitwillrequirecharging.
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Connectthecharger
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YourINSTABOOMLitewasshippedwithaseparate
mainscharger.Connectthechargeroutputcableto
theAndersonsocketonthesideofthebarrier.Then
connectthemainscabletoyourlocalmainsoutlet
(110‐240vAC).
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ChargetheINSTABOOM
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SwitchthechargeronandallowtheINSTABOOMto
chargeforatleast12hours.Thechargerisatrickle
chargeranda24hourchargeisthebestwayto
conditionyourbatteries.
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RecoveryfromLowVoltage:
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Recoveryfromlowvoltage1
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IftheINSTABOOMisallowedtodropbelow
operationalvoltage,thesolarchargeregulatorwill
cutoffpowertothecontrolboardtoallowthe
devicetorechargefromsolar.Inthiseventualityyou
willneedtoswitchonthedevicemanually.Todo
this,removethecoverfromthetopturretby
unscrewingthe6retainingscrews
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Recoveryfromlowvoltage2
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Withdrawthecover.IftheLOADlightisnot
illuminated,clicktheblackbuttononcetore‐enable
theINSTABOOM.
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PairingRemoteFobs:
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Unscrewthewhipantennaandremovethe
devicefromthegreenboot
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Thearrowsshowtheactivationpointofeachdevice.
Thisisrequiredforthenextstep.
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Removethecoverfromthetopturretbyunscrewing
the6retainingscrews
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Touchthebottomleftofthetransmitteragainstthe
topleftofthereceiverfor1second,asshown.The
receiverwillbeeponce.Pressthechosennumber
switchonthetransmitteryouwishtopair.The
receiverwillbeeptwicetoconfirmpairing.
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Additional
Thereceivercanstoreupto30transmitterpairingssowhenabarrierreturnstobaseitisgoodpractise
toeraseallfobpairingsfromitsmemorytopreventunwantedoperation.Toachievethis,touchthe
bottomleftofthetransmitteragainstthetopleftofthereceiver,asdescribedabove,butholditin
positionforover5seconds.Thereceiverwillemitalongbeeptoconfirmallpairingshavebeenerased.
Youwillthenneedtofollowthestepsabovetopairanewremote
fob.
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ReplacingRemoteFobBatteries:
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Unscrewthewhipantennaandremovethe
devicefromthegreenboot
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RemovethesixcasescrewswithasmallPhilips
screwdriver
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OpenthecaseandremovethetwoblackPhilips
screwsfromthebatterycase
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ExchangethethreeAAAbatteriesandreassemble
thehandsetbyreversingthisprocess

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TelematicsPortal:
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Navigatetowww.solargates.co.uk/instaboom/login
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Andclickonthe“Trackerlogin”link
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LoginwithyourUsernameandPassword
credentials
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Username:CONTACTRTL
Password:CONTACTRTL
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Itemsofplantareshownonthelefthandside.GPS
positionsareshownonthemappanel.Thetop
panelshowsthefeedofstatusupdates,inorderof
occurrence.
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Userthesidepaneltosearchforaspecificitemof
plant.
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Thisicondepictsthestateoftheboom–eitherup
ordown.

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Thisicondepictswhethertheitemofplantisbeing
transported.
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Thisicondepictsthepowerstateofthebarrier.
GreenisONandredisOFF.
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ClickthetriangletofocusthemapontheGPS
positionofthisitemofplant.
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Thebarriersareshownasgreendotsonthemap.
Clickonthemtobringupthedashboardof
telemetryrecordedonthethatbarrier,showninthe
nextstep.
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Thisistheunitdashboard,allowingyoutoseeallthe
currentreadoutsfromanindividualdevice.
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Itispossibletosetupnotificationsbasedontriggers
suchasbatteryvoltageormovementsintooroutof
customgeofences.PleasecontactusatSolarGates
forassistancewiththis.
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Pleasesendphotosthroughto[email protected]