Eagle Access Control Systems Eagle-2000 series, Installation Instructions Manual

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
A. WARNING – To reduce the risk of injury or death:
1) READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS .
2) Never let children operate or play with gate controls. Keep the remote control away from
children.
3) Always keep people and objects away from the gate. NO ONE SHOULD CROSS THE
PATH OF THE MOVING GATE.
4) Test the gate operator monthly. The gate MUST reverse on contact with a rigid object or
stop when an object activates the non-contact sensors. After adjusting the force or the
limit of travel, retest the gate operator. Failure to adjust and retest the gate operator
properly can increase the risk of injury or death.
5) Use the emergency release only when the gate is not moving.
6) KEEP GATES PROPERLY MAINTAINED . Read the owner’s manual. Have a qualified
service person make repairs to gate hardware.
7) The entrance is for vehicles only. Pedestrians must use separate entrance.
8) SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS .
A. Install the gate operator only when:
1) The operator is appropriate for the construction of the gate and the usage Class of the
gate,
2) All openings of a horizontal slide gate are guarded or screened from the bottom of the
gate to a minimum of 4 feet (1.22 m) above the ground to prevent a 2-1/4 inch (57.2 mm)
diameter sphere from passing through the openings anywhere in the gate, and in that
portion of the adjacent fence that the gate covers in the open position,
3) All exposed pinch points are eliminated or guarded, and
4) Guarding is supplied for exposed rollers.
B. The operator is intended for installation only on gates used for vehicles. Pedestrians must be
supplied with a separate access opening. The pedestrian access opening shall be designed to
promote pedestrian usage. Locate the gate such that persons will not come in contact with the
vehicular gate during the entire path of travel of the vehicular gate.
C. The gate must be installed in a location so that enough clearance is supplied between the gate
and adjacent structures when opening and closing to reduce the risk of entrapment. Swinging
gates shall not open into public access areas.
D. The gate must be properly installed and work freely in both directions prior to the installation of
the gate operator. Do not over-tighten the operator clutch or pressure relief valve to compensate
for a damaged gate.
E. For gate operators utilizing Type D protection:
1) The gate operator controls must be placed so that the user has full view of the gate area
when the gate is not moving.
2) The placard provided marked in letters at least 1/4-in (6.4-mm) high with the word
″
WARNING
″
and the following statement or the equivalent:
″
Moving Gate Has the
Potential of Inflicting Injury or Death – Do Not Start Gate Unless Path is Clear
″
shall be
placed adjacent to the controls,
3) An automatic closing device (such as a timer, loop sensor, or similar device) shall not be
employed, and
4) No other activation device shall be connected.