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Preliminary safety warnings and important informations
• Before starting the installation, check whether the product is suitable to automate
your gate, If it is not suitable, DO NOT proceed with the installation.
Before installation:
Understand your new gate opener
- Read this instruction manual in advance to thoroughly understand its function and
features.
- Verify that this gate opening system is proper for the type, size and weight of your
gate.
- Check the state of your gate & pillars/ posts :
- Make sure that your gate has been properly installed and is functional.
- make sure the gate and post must be suitable for being automated.
- Check that the structure issufficiently strong and rigid, and its dimensions and
weights conform to the limits of the purchased gate opener.
- Make sure the leaves move smoothly without any irregular friction during entire
travel.
- Make sure your gate is properly balanced and lubricated. An unbalanced gate
could cause serious injury or death! Make sure the gate is plumb and level.
-The post must be secured in the ground with concrete. This will prevent alteration
of alignments and leveling during installation and during cycles
- If the gate binds, sticks or is out of balance, before proceeding with gate opener
installatio, call a trained, certified gate technician to correct it and prevent serious
injury or death.
- Repair or replace all worn or damaged gate components prior to installation. Call
a trained professional gate technician for this.
- Make sure the hinges are in good condition. Ball bearing hinges are ideal for
gates wings.
- To prevent damage to the gate and opening system, always disable the manual
locks before installing and operating the opening system.
Prevent serious injury or death by electric power:
- Be sure the power is not connected BEFORE installing the gate opener control
box
- NEVER connect the gate opener to the power source until instructed to do so.
- The gateopener installation and wiring MUST be in compliance with all local
electrical and building codes
During installation
Ensure your personal safety:
- Never wear watches, rings or loose clothing while installing or servicing the
opening system.They could get caught in the gate opener mechanisms.
- High voltage wiring (110V-230V power) must be done exclusively by a competent
professional and certified electrician.
Prevent serious injury or death:
- Be careful when manipulating with moving parts and avoid close proximity to
areas where fingers or hands could be pinched.
- Use concrete anchors when installing any brackets into masonry.
- Do not activate your gate opening system unless you are sure that the area of its
travel is clear of persons, pets or other obstructions.
Watch the gate through its entire movement. Never leave childrens without parental
control in proximity of a gate opener in motion, opened, closed or stopped.
- Never permit children to play with remote control push buttons or transmitters
of gate opener and prevent childrens to operate the gate opener by control push
buttons or transmitters.
- Always keep remote controls out of reach of children.
- Install the electronic box of your opener out of reach of children and away of
moving parts of the gate.
- Activate the gate opener only when the gate can be seen clearly, is properly
adjusted and there are no obstructions to gate travel.
- Always keep gate in sight until completely closed.
Prevent damage of the opening system and reduction of its safety features:
- The motor fixing brackets must be rigidly fastened to the pillar/wall/post and to a
well reinforced part of the gate.
- Never increase force beyond minimum amount required to close the gate.
- Never use force adjustment to compensate for a binding or sticking gate.
After any adjustment is made, the safety system must be tested.
After installation
- Install any fixed control at heigh of at least 1,5m and within sight of the gate but
away from mooving parts
- Make sur you have a second pedestrian access to your property.
Remember: in case of power failure or any problem with your opener you might be
unable to operate it from outside your property
- Save the unlocking key in a safe place out of reach of childrens, in order to
permit to manually unlock (from inside) the gate and operate it manually in case of
power failure or other problem.
Verify correct installation:
- Ensure that the parts of the door do not extend over public foothpath or roads
- Upon completion of installation, unlock the actuators and manually open and
close the gate to check ther's no mechanical friction and that it works correctly
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