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Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS for the Consumer/End User
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury or death:
1.
READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
2.
Distribute and discuss copies of the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS manual with all persons
authorized to use your gate. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
3.
Always keep people and objects away from the gate and its area of travel.
NO ONE SHOULD CROSS THE PATH OF THE MOVING GATE.
4.
Your automatic gate is not for pedestrian use. If pedestrian traffic is expected near the gate, a walk-through
gate must be installed for this purpose (see page 6).
5.
Do not allow children or pets near your gate. Never let children operate or play with gate controls. Keep
the remote controls away from children and unauthorized users; store controls where children and unauthorized
users do not have access to therm.
6.
If push buttons or key switches are installed, they should be within sight of the gate, yet located far enough
from it (at least 10 feet) so the gate cannot be touched while it is in operation. Do not operate any control
without watching the movement of the gate.
7.
Do not activate your gate operator unless you can see it and can determine that its area of travel is clear of
people, pets, or other obstructions.
8.
Verify that the pivot cover and knuckle cover have been installed on your operator to prevent hands and fingers
from being pinched (see page 6). Make sure the knuckle cover warning decals (two) are affixed to the knuckle
cover.
9.
It is your responsibility to make sure that the installer posted warning signs on both sides of your gate. If any
of these signs or warning decals become damaged, illegible or missing, replace them immediately. Contact
your installer or GTO for replacements.
10.
Verify that electric safety edge sensors (or photoelectric sensors) have been installed (see page 6). These
safety devices should be tested monthly.
11.
KEEP GATES PROPERLY MAINTAINED. Have a qualified service person make repairs to the gate
hardware. NEVER REMOVE THE OPERATOR HOUSING.
12.
DANGER: HIGH VOLTAGE! Contact with gate operator circuitry can serious injury or death! DO
NOT attempt to service this operator yourself; for service, contact your installer or another experienced
technician.
13.
Have your gate operator tested monthly and serviced regularly by an experienced technician. The gate MUST
stop and reverse on contact with an obstruction or when an object activates the non-contact sensors. If these
functions are observed to operate improperly, discontinue use and have operator serviced immediately.
14.
To operate this equipment safely, YOU must receive detailed instructions on the operation of the foot pedal
release (see GTO Foot Pedal Release on page 1). If you feel you have not received full and proper
instructions, contact your installer.
15.
Use the foot pedal release only when the gate is not in motion. DO NOT operate the gate with a transmitter
or other activation device while the foot pedal is in use.