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WARNINGS AND SAFETY CHECKS
1) PRELIMINARY CHECKS BEFORE INSTALLATION:
- Check that the gate is professionally installed and complies with the safety
standards in force in the area, that it is well balanced and equipped with mechanical
safety stops that prevent the gate from leaving the tracks, causing serious danger to
people and things.
- Check that the gate has the correct dimensions, weight and structure to install this
product and that the motor dimensions are compatible with the structure.
- Check that the gate is perfectly squared and that there are no points of friction or
obstacles that prevent correct and easy handling. The gate must be moved manually
without too much force.
- Check that the track and the sliding wheels are underground in good condition and
free of debris that could affect correct movement.
- Check that the flashing light is visible inside and outside the property to take into
account an automatic movement of the gate by third parties.
WARNING: important safety tips
A) BEFORE INSTALLATION
Understand the operation and installation of the phases of your automation:
- Read the manual carefully to fully understand its operation and features.
- Check that the automation is suitable for the type, size and weight of your structure.
Check the good condition of your structure:
- Make sure your gate has been installed and is working correctly.
- Check the quality, solidity and stability of the structure.
- Check that the gate to be automated is well balanced, with no more than 2 wheels,
that it slides well and that it does not have any friction points when it is opened
manually.
Movement must be fluid. The gate must have strong mechanical stops that prevent it
from coming out of the rails with the risk of falling on people or things (potential risk of
serious injury or death!).
Warning: an engine cannot correct structural failures.
If the gate stops during travel, is altered or defective for other reasons, contact a
qualified technician to restore the gate in good condition and before installing the
automation structure to avoid any risk of damage or serious injury or death.!
- Before installation, restore the structure and the non-perfectly functioning gate in
good condition.
Prevention of Serious Damage, Injury, or Death from Electric Shock:
- Make sure not to connect the 230V power supply before completing the correct
installation of the motor (except in the case of a solar panel powered system).
- Do not connect the high voltage power supply before this procedure is indicated in
the instruction manual.
- The installation and electrical connections must be carried out in compliance with
all current regulations and in full compliance with the safety standards in force in the
area.
B) DURING INSTALLATION:
Personal safety recommendation:
- Do not use accessories or clothing that could become entangled in the drive system
or in the gate, neither during nor after the installation of the drive, to prevent these
objects or components of the structure itself from being trapped. This could cause
serious injury or even death from strangulation.
- Pay attention to each stage of the installation and pay the utmost attention to the
safety of people. Make yourself aware and responsible to act to protect your safety
and that of others.
- Do not modify the structure to try to adapt it to the engine. Always check safe and
efficient operation and remember that the motor cannot compensate for the defects of
a non-compliant structure, limits of use or built without respecting the best rules of the
art and with the safety standards in force.
Prevention of serious damage:
- Avoid being near areas where there is a risk of pinching your fingers or toes.
- Do not activate the motorization before checking that there are no people, animals
or objects in the maneuvering area. Observe the door throughout the maneuver and
check that the area is clear throughout the maneuver cycle.
- Never leave the control devices within the reach of children and unauthorized
persons.
- Any fixed control device must be installed min. 1.5 m above the ground.
Keep people and children away from areas with a risk of crushing or entrapment. It
is advisable to provide protection (often a metal grid is used) to prevent people from
approaching the movable gate and to prevent the ends from being trapped in the
movable structure.
Prevention of damage to the transmission system:
Remember that two main influencing factors are involved in the motorization of a
sliding gate: the weight and the sliding fluidity of the gate: these 2 factors influence
the inertia force of the gate, which is the main factor that allows you to evaluate
the choice of most suitable engine. A bad evaluation can compromise the correct
movement of the door. A very slippery gate will have a high inertial force. for a gate of
this type it is advisable to choose a motor with slowdown to guarantee a flexible stop
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The motors of the SLIDE series provide for the stop of the gate by detecting the
magnetic limit switches (magnets) that must be placed along the frame. It is very
important that the rack is correctly fixed to the gate, leveled and balanced with
respect to the motor output gear, to avoid points of greater friction that can hinder the
correct movement of the gate
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WARNING:
A rack that is not perfectly balanced with the gate and the motor output
gear would produce a friction point, detected by the system as an obstacle that will
cause the motor to stop for the anti-crushing safety system. Thus preventing the door
from moving.
WARNING:
Pay particular attention to the correct positioning of the magnetic limit
switches, checking that they are intercepted by the controller in front of the gate until
the mechanical stop of the structural locks.
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It is advisable to adjust the motor power level to the minimum power necessary for
movement, checking the correct functioning of the obstacle detection safety system.
