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Auto-close
: allows the gate to close automatically after a selected period of time. If Auto-close is
selected,
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Infrared Safety Beams should be fitted.
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Multi-user mode
: used in town house situation, allows the gate to open and will not accept any
other trigger while opening, thus preventing accidental closure on a vehicle/person.
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Pedestrian access
: allows only partial opening of the gate and will auto-close after 6 seconds.
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Anti-lift device
: stops the gate being lifted off the rail.
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Battery
: the battery is used to drive the operator. (
The
CONDO AC/DC
operator can operate with-
out a battery
). The mains power supply is used to charge the battery only.
I
n the case of a mains
power failure, the battery will continue to operate the operator until it runs flat. This should be for ±
two days under normal conditions. The LCD will show
“MAINS FAIL”
if the mains power has
failed and
”LOW BATT”
if the battery is going flat.
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Battery Back-up
: the
CONDO AC/DC
uses mains power to drive the operator, and the battery is
used in the case of mains power failure.
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Safety Beams
: These reduce the risk of the gate closing on a vehicle.
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(DOPT01)
beams should always be used when auto-close is selected.
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Transformer
: the transformer reduces the 230V mains power to 16 VAC.
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Charger module
: the on-board charger receives 16 VAC from the transformer and then delivers a
trickle charge to maintain ± 13.4 VDC charge to the battery.
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Main PC board
: this is the printed circuit board that contains all the electronic components that
operate the operator.
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Remote/Transmitter
: this is usually a hand held device which transmits a radio signal to the re-
ceiver to trigger the gate (
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TM002,TM003, TM004, TM006)
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Receiver
: the receiver triggers the operator after receiving a radio signal from the transmitter.
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Test button
: this is a button on the main PC Board that can be used to activate the operator. This
is usually used during the programming of the operator.
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Rack
: this is a length of toothed gear mounted on the gate.
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Pinion gear
: this is the gear on the operator that meshes with the rack gear on the gate to move
the gate.
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Foundation plate
: this is the steel plate that is mounted to a concrete plinth in the ground. The
operator is mounted onto the foundation plate using the three mounting bolts.
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Thumbwheel
: this allows the operator to be put into Manual Override mode so that the gate can
be pushed open/closed by hand.
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Free exit vehicle loop detector
: this allows the gate to automatically open when a vehicle drives
over a loop in the driveway.
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B.A.C. mode
: “Beams Auto Close”. This allows the gate to close as soon as a vehicle passes
through the Infrared Safety Beams. This prevents the gate going to the fully open position unnec-
essarily and remaining open awaiting the Auto-Close function to close the gate.
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Theft deterrent bracket
: Deters the tampering or theft of an operator.
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Collision sensing/over current:
When the gate is moving and it strikes an object, the software
will sense the obstruction due to the higher current draw, this will prompt the operator to stop. If
the over current is detected while the gate is closing, then the gate will stop and reopen at slow
speed. If the over current is detected while the gate is opening, the gate will stop and remain still.
The gate will close on the next trigger that it receives or after the auto-close time has expired. It
should be noted that D.A.C.E. recommends the use of
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safety beams on all installa-
tions to minimise the chance of the gate closing while there is an object in its path.
GENERAL INFORMATION
