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Commonly used
Safety Sensor Wiring
Photocell (Reflector)
CLOSING Direction
IMPORTANT:
Photocell MUST be powered by MAX
Motor Controller or it will
NOT
be
MONITORED
.
IMPORTANT:
Photocell
MUST
be in alignment with
reflector or fault will occur.
4 5
6
C-1 NO1 NC1
LIGHT ON
SENSITIVITY
Min
Max
DARK ON
Power
Set switch to
“LIGHT ON”
24 to 240 VAC
24 to 240 VDC
1
Com
2
NO
3
NC
Sensitivity Adjustment:
If the photocell does not respond to an
obstruction, lower the sensitivity by
turning adjustment counter-clockwise.
PWR 12V
Pho
toC
ell
Ed
ge
U
L
En
tra
p
1
2
Limit
SW
ON
-LI
NE
MATR
IX
JOG
JOG
LEFT
RIGH
T
Jog L
T
Jog R
T
GND
Edge 1
Edge 2
Photo
Cell
ER
D
Moto
r
OverLoad
PO
WER
MC
-20
0
Mo
tor Contro
lle
r
16
15
14 1312
3
4 5
MA
X
LED ON
Sensi
tivity
Ed
ge
ERD
MOT
OR
Power In
ALA
RM
BA
TT
ER
Y
PA
CK
LIM
IT
SW
ITCH
MO
TO
R
IN
PUT
S
PWR 12V
-
GND
-
-
-
PW
R
24V
-
GND
-
RS-485
(-)
-
RS-
485
(+)
-
MA
TR
IX
1
Ed
ge 1
Mo
nit
ore
d
Reversi
ng
Edg
e
Mon
itor
ed
Photo
Cel
l
OR
GN
D
Jo
g RT
Jo
g L
T
En
tra
pme
nt Protec
tio
n
Inp
ut
s:
MU
ST
jumpe
r
unu
sed
inpu
ts
Entrapme
nt P
ro
tec
tio
n
Sensor G
uidelin
es
1
-
-
-
CAUTI
ON:
S
ee
inst
all
ati
on
in
struc
tions
.
AT
TEN
TION:
Vo
ir l
a not
ice
d’
ins
tal
lat
ion.
Edge
2
Pho
to Cel
l
MC-2
00
PWR
12V
MUS
T
be
us
ed
ONL
Y
power
ent
ra
pment
pr
otec
tion
sen
sor
s wi
th
MC-
200
PWR
12
V
2
3
•
A s
en
so
r
MU
ST
be
wi
red
to
EDGE
1
or
op
erat
or
WILL
N
OT
func
tion.
•
Wi
re
NORM
AL
LY
CL
OSE
D
(N
.C
.)
MON
ITORED
se
ns
ors
ONL
Y
, to
eac
h
op
erat
or
’s
MC-
200
when
dua
l ope
rat
ors
are
us
ed.
•
Re
ve
rsi
ng
Edge
and/
or
Photo Ce
ll ca
n
be
w
ire
d t
o
ANY
of
the
3
Inp
uts.
•
MC-2
00
PWR
12V
MU
ST
be
use
d t
o
po
wer
MONI
TORED
se
ns
ors
.
•
U
NU
SE
D
input
s
MUS
T
rem
ain
JU
MP
ERED
or
fau
lt w
ill
occ
ur.
GND
1
2
3
GND
1
2
3
Inp
ut
s
&
MUS
T b
e “LEA
RNE
D”
to
M
ONIT
OR
senso
rs
.
To LEAR
N input
s
&
:
1.
MONI
TO
RE
D
Se
nso
rs
MUS
T
be
wire
d t
o i
nputs
BE
FORE
th
ey can
be
le
arn
ed
. A
ny unused
in
puts
MUS
T
be
ju
mpe
red
.
2.
Re
versin
g Ed
ge
and
/or
Ph
oto Cel
l can
be
wi
red
to ei
the
r inp
ut 2 or 3.
3.
Press
an
d
HO
LD
th
e
OPEN &
ST
OP
bu
tto
ns at
the
sa
me
tim
e on
Matri
x 1
un
til
bee
p is
hea
rd,
lea
rn
mod
e b
eg
ins.
Le
arn
mo
de
la
sts f
or 5
min
. ind
ica
ted
by
bee
pin
g.
4.
LED
s
W
ILL
be
ON
fo
r each
detected
se
nso
r o
n M
C-
20
0.
LE
Ds
W
ILL
be
ON
f
or
BO
TH
MC
-200s
wh
en
dual
op
era
tors
are us
ed.
5.
Pr
es
s
STO
P
bu
tto
n aga
in with
in
5 m
in.
t
o le
arn
senso
rs
an
d en
d le
arn
m
ode,
be
ep
ing
sto
ps.
In
puts
ar
e n
ow
MO
NI
TO
RE
D
.
2
3
2
3
OP
EN
ST
OP
CL
OS
E
MO
TO
R M
OTION
MC-
200 S
lide
EDGE 1
GND (Com)
GND
Use PRIM
AR
Y motor controller
whe
n du
al o
per
ators are used
.
MC-20
0
Polarity does
NOT
matter
EDGE 1 to NO1
DO NOT
connect
to NC1 #3.
OK to
use
12VDC
NC
10K
ENERGIZED
PULSE
OUT
COM
NO
VRX
VTX
C
E
O
N
1 2 3 4
4W 2W
SENSITIVITY
NC COM
VRX
DIP-Switches
1 - OFF
2 - OFF
3 - OFF
4 - ON
Photocell (Reflector)
CLOSING Direction
Sensitivity Adjustment:
If the photocell does not respond to an
obstruction, lower the sensitivity by
turning adjustment counter-clockwise.
O
N
1 2 3 4
NOTE:
Power must be cycled
when switches are changed.
JP-5
JP-6
10K
4W
2W
Remove B
OTH Jumpers
Jumpe
r
Jumper
PWR 12V
N.C.
Com
Use
PRIMAR
Y mot
or c
ontr
oller
when du
al operators
are
us
ed.
GND
GND (
Com)
C-1
N01
EDGE
1
Ph
oto
Ce
ll Ed
ge
U
L
En
trap
1
2
Limit
SW
ON-
LINE
MAT
RIX
JO
G
JO
G
LE
FT
RIG
HT
Jog L
T
Jog R
T
GND
Edge 1
Edge 2
Photo
Cell
ER
D
Mo
tor
Ove
rLoad
PO
WER
MC
-200
Moto
r C
ont
rolle
r
1615 14
13
12
3
4
5
MAX
LE
D O
N
Se
nsitivit
y
Ed
ge
ER
D
MOT
OR
Power
In
AL
ARM
BAT
TER
Y
PA
CK
LIMI
T
SW
ITC
H
MOT
OR
INP
UT
S
PW
R
12
V
-
GND
-
-
-
PW
R 24
V
-
GND
-
RS
-48
5 (-
) -
RS
-48
5 (+) -
MA
TR
IX
1
Ed
ge 1
Mo
nito
re
d
Rev
ersi
ng
Edg
e
Mo
nito
re
d
Ph
oto
Cel
l
OR
GND
Jog
RT
Jo
g L
T
En
trap
me
nt P
rote
ctio
n
Inp
uts
:
MU
ST
jump
er
unu
se
d in
puts
En
trap
me
nt Pro
tec
tio
n
Sen
sor
Gu
ide
line
s
1
-
-
-
CA
UT
ION
:
See
inst
allat
ion
inst
ruct
ions.
AT
TEN
TION
:
Vo
ir la
not
ice
d’in
stal
lat
ion.
E
dge
2
Ph
oto
Cel
l
MC-200
PW
R
12V
MU
ST
be
used
ON
LY
po
wer
en
trap
men
t pro
tect
ion
sen
so
rs
with
MC
-20
0 P
W
R
12V
2
3
•
A s
en
sor
MU
ST
be
wire
d to
ED
GE
1
or
o
per
ator
W
ILL
NO
T
func
tion.
•
W
ire
NOR
MA
LLY C
LO
SE
D
(N.
C.)
M
ON
ITO
RE
D
sensors
ON
LY
, to
eac
h
o
pera
tor
’s
MC
-200
when
dual
oper
ators
a
re
used.
•
Rev
ersi
ng
Edg
e and/
or
Phot
o C
ell
can
be
wired
to
AN
Y
of t
he
3
Inpu
ts.
•
M
C-200
PW
R 12V
MU
ST
be
used t
o
pow
er
MO
NI
TO
RE
D
sen
sors.
•
UNU
SE
D
inp
uts
MU
ST
re
mai
n
JU
MP
ER
ED
or
fau
lt wi
ll oc
cur
.
GND
1
2
3
GND
1
2
3
Inp
uts
&
MUST
be
“LEA
RNED”
to M
ON
ITO
R sen
so
rs.
To L
EA
RN
inp
uts
&
:
1.
MO
NIT
OR
ED
Se
nso
rs
MU
ST
be
w
ired
to in
put
s
BE
FO
RE
the
y can
be
le
arn
ed
. Any
un
used
inp
uts
MU
ST
be
ju
mp
ere
d.
2.
Re
ve
rsin
g Edge
an
d/o
r Ph
oto
Cell
ca
n
b
e w
ired
to
eith
er in
put
2 o
r 3.
3.
Pre
ss
and
HOL
D
the
OPEN
& ST
OP
bu
tton
s a
t the
sa
me
time
on
Ma
trix
1
un
til be
ep is
hea
rd, l
earn
m
ode
be
gin
s.
Le
arn
m
ode
last
s fo
r 5 mi
n. in
dica
ted
by
bee
pin
g.
4.
LE
Ds
W
ILL
be
ON
for
each
de
tect
ed
s
ens
or o
n M
C-2
00.
LED
s
W
ILL
be
ON
fo
r
BO
TH
M
C-2
00s
wh
en
du
al
o
pera
tors
are
use
d.
5.
Pre
ss
ST
OP
bu
tton
ag
ain
with
in 5
m
in.
to
lea
rn s
ens
ors
an
d e
nd
lea
rn
mo
de,
b
eep
ing
sto
ps.
In
puts
ar
e n
ow
MON
ITOR
ED
.
2
3
2
3
OPE
N
STO
P
CLO
SE
MO
TOR
M
OT
ION
MC
-200
Slide
MC-200
Polarity does
NOT
matter
NOTE: To meet the UL 325 2016 standard,
Type B1 Non-Contact sensor entrapment
protection device MUST be MONITORED
by the gate operator.
NOTE:
DO NOT
use 10K Resisitor
included with
photocell.
NOTE: To meet the UL 325 2016 standard, Type B1 Non-Contact sensor
entrapment protection device MUST be MONITORED by the gate operator.
Installation Steps:
1.
Set switch to “LIGHT ON”
2.
Wire 12V power to photocell
3.
Wire motor controller
EDGE 1
to
photocell
NO1
Wire motor controller
GND
to
photocell
C-1
4.
Align photocell to reflector
5.
Adjust sensitivity
Installation Steps:
1.
Set DIP-switches
2.
Remove jumpers JP-5 and JP-6
3.
Wire 12V power to photocell
(VRX)
4.
Wire motor controller
EDGE 1
to
photocell
NC (Energized)
Wire motor controller
GND
to
photocell
COM (Energized)
5.
Align photocell to reflector
6.
Adjust sensitivity
Power NOTE:
If
photocell does
NOT
function using
VRX
power input, connect
power to
VTX
input
instead.
Edg
e 1
CL
OSE ONL
Y
Edg
e 1
CLOS
E ON
LY
omron E3K-R10K4
emx irb-ret
Sensor
Wire
Jumper UNUSED Entrapment
Protection Inputs or a fault
will occur.
3
2
1
Photo
Cel
l
Edge 2
Edge 1
GND
GND
Sensor
Wire
Jumper UNUSED Entrapment
Protection Inputs or a fault
will occur.
3
2
1
Photo
Cell
Edge 2
Edge 1
GND
G
ND
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UL 325 2016 Standard-MAX Quick Install Rev 8
