3500ETL-1K 3600ETL-1K (Dual) Light Commercial Swing Gate Operator INSTALLATION MANUAL Rev 1.
Table of contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS …………………………………………………………...II APPLICATION ….……………………………………………………………………………………… III PRE-INSTALLATION CHECKLIST …………………………………...…………………..…….….. IV PART IDENTIFICATION ………………………………………...……………………………….……….. 6 Optional parts identification 1. POST LOCATION GUIDE …………...…………………………………………………..……….… 7 1 - 3500ETL-1K/3600ETL-1K POST INSTALLATION DIMENSIONS 2. OPERATOR INSTALLATION …………………………………………………………………...……... 8 2.1 - Post Installation 2.2 - Control Box Installation 2.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING - To reduce the risk of injury or death: x x x x x x READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS. Installation should be performed by a professional installer. Required welding should be performed by a qualified welder. Should electricity be required, use a certified electrician only. Any device that requires 120 Volts AC should be U.L. approved.
APPLICATIONS The Model 3500/3600 Swing Gate Operator is designed for residential and commercial applications. The 3500/3600 is listed with ETL and complies with the UL 325 standard. The 3500/3600 will handle swing gates up to 20 feet in length and 1,000 pounds each. A professional fence or gate dealer is recommended to assure proper installation. The Model 3500/3600 operator is 12 Volt DC (Direct Current) powered.
PRE-INSTALLATION CHECKLIST The following check list should be used before beginning installation: Verify that the proper operator has been selected for this application. Verify proper installation and operation of the gate. 1. Are the hinges serviceable? 2. Does the gate swing free and level? 3. Will the gate require a locking device? 4. Is the hinge and stop posts sturdy enough to handle the gate & operator? 5. Does the gate meet U.L.
PART IDENTIFICATION B A Part# 11111B Control Box A) Part# 10045790 Insert Collar B) Part# 10045990 Primary Arm Operator Fasteners Part# 10038315 Mounting Plate Part# 10031390 Secondary Arm Part# 273 - CAUTION Sign (2 each) Part# 10025215 Secondary Arm Part# 3500AAA Adjustable Arm OPTIONS Part# 201 5 Watt Solar Panel & Bracket Part# FT210B 6 Part# OVIEW Part# 404C Automatic Battery Charger Part# 320N Nice Transmitter Part#: MOFB Part# A2058 Cable Harness for (8’) Part# A2014 Cable Harness for
POST LOCATION GUIDE 1 - 3500ETL-1K/3600ETL-1K POST INSTALLATION DIMENSIONS Determine the angle that the gate will open to (A). Select the post coordinates (B&C) as shown on the chart below. Distances are from the hinge square to the center of the mounting post. Longer gates should operate at the longer speeds.
OPERATOR INSTALLATION 2 - 3500ETL-1K/3600ETL-1K Operator Installation 2.1 - Post Installation STEP 1: The 3500/3600 operator is designed for installation using a 4” x 4” square post (not supplied) with 1/4” wall thickness. 1. Determine the height on the gate where the operator will attach to. 2. Install the post as per the diagram below. The top of the post should be 2” above the centerline of the location where the gate bracket will be mounted on the gate.
2 - 3500ETL-1K/3600ETL-1K Operator Installation (Continued) 2.2 - Control Box Installation STEP 2. Mount the control box as close to the operator as possible (recommended within 5 feet). Use mounting hardware capable of supporting the weight of the control box with the battery installed. Do not mount the control box where the person using the push button on the side of the box can come in contact with the gate. Set the battery inside of the control box with the terminals toward the front.
2 - 3500ETL-1K/3600ETL-1K Operator Installation (Continued) 2.3 - Control Arm Assembly & Installation (Continued) STEP 5: Install the drive unit on the mounting bracket using (4) 1/2” x 3/4” hex bolts and lock washers. Figure 7: Installation of drive unit to mounting bracket STEP 6. Install the secondary arm to the primary arm using a 1/2” x 2-1/4” hex bolt, brass washers, and lock nut. The stop tab should be positioned away from the gate.
2 - 3500ETL-1K/3600ETL-1K Operator Installation (Continued) 2.4 - Gate Bracket Installation STEP 8: Install the gate bracket to the adjustable arm using the 1/2” x 2-1/2” hex bolt, washers, and lock nut. Figure 10: Connection of the gate bracket to the adjustable arm STEP 9. Push the arms assembly up against the gate in the closed position. Make sure that the primary arm is locked into the stop tab on the secondary arm. Tack weld or c-clamp the gate bracket to the gate.
2 - 3500ETL-1K/3600ETL-1K Operator Installation (Continued) 2.5 - Left Hand and Right Hand Operation Wiring Figure 13: limit switch wiring for left hand operation Figure 14: limit switch wiring for right hand operation For a single gate installation, connect the 3500 motor leads and limit wiring to the “Motor 1” terminals. For a dual gate installation, connect the Master 3600 motor leads and limit wiring to the “Motor 1” terminals and the Slave 3500 motor leads and limit wiring to the “Motor 2” terminals.
2 - 3500ETL-1K/3600ETL-1K OPERATOR INSTALLATION (Continued) 2.6 - Learning and Limit switch adjustment Apollo has taken great care to simplify the installation, operation and safety of this device and to ensure longevity and reliability of the unit over time. The learning procedure consists of the following steps shown below: 1. Install all gate accessories such as Photo-Eye’s, Sensors, Loops and other safety devices. 2.
2 - 3500ETL-1K/3600ETL-1K OPERATOR INSTALLATION (Continued) 2.6 - Learning and Limit switch adjustment (Continued) 5. Adjust the Collar Open (See Figure 16) until the GREEN light illuminates on the front of the control board (See Figure 17). The FULLY OPEN limit switch is now set. Figure 17: Green Open LED 6. Using the CLOSE button on the front of the Control Board, hold the button down until the gate reaches the fully intended closed position. 7.
2 - 3500ETL-1K/3600ETL-1K OPERATOR INSTALLATION (Continued) 2.6 - Learning and Limit switch adjustment (Continued) 8. Press “OK” to allow the control board to scan for attached items, such as sensors, photoeye’s and other safety devices. 9. The gate will open partially then stop. This is being done, so the control board can sense the type and operational condition of the drive motor. The gate will then run to the closed limit switch so the board can properly sense the intended closed position. 10.
3 - CIRCUIT BOARD LAYOUT Figure 21 - CONTROL BOARD BUTTONS Figure 22 - CIRCUIT BOARD LAYOUT 16
4 - OUTPUTS & INPUTS Commercial Gate Operator Accessory Outputs: OUT1 and OUT2: Individual, isolated relays provide COMMON, NORMALLY OPEN, and NORMALLY CLOSED dry contacts for switching accessories based on programming of the “Auxiliary IO” function. These outputs are programmed in the “FUNCTION Auxiliary I/O” menu. Magnetic Lock: Provides fused power (1.85A max) and isolated relay COMMON, NORMALLY OPEN, and NORMALLY CLOSED dry contacts for electrically powered and maintained magnetic locks.
4.1 - Gate Operator Accessory Inputs (Continued) Guard Station Open: (34) Dry contact input for a guard station open switch. Momentarily shorting the digital input to GND opens the gate to the full open position with the subsequent auto-close feature enabled. Guard Station Stop: (35) Dry contact input (Normally Closed) for a guard station stop switch. Momentarily opening this input stops the opening gate at its current position.
4.2.2 - Programming the plug-in receiver and remote controls SMXI/A Plugin Receiver: The SMXI/A 433Plug-In Receiver provides up to 15 channels for specific control of individual gate functions. The receiver includes built-in programming functions for adding or removing Nice FloR/A wireless remote controls to/from a gate installation.
4.2.3 - OVIEW REMOTE CONTROL OVIEW (see page 6 for Picture of OVIEW) Programming and diagnostic unit which connects directly to the gate controller and is part of the Nice “Opera” control system. The unit can be used in “stand-alone” mode via its front-panel keypad, or it may be accessed via a Bluetooth or cellular-enabled PDA, PC, or Smartphone when used with the O-View Software Suite.
6 - OPTIONAL INPUTS/OUTPUTS 6.1 - Fire dept. connection 32 FIRE 33 GND Dry contact input for a fire department control switch. Normally Open (NO) contact must be shorted to ground through a switch to open the gate. Figure 26 - FIRE DEPT. INPUT 6.2 - Exit and edge inputs wiring diagram 28 EDGE 29 GND 30 EXIT 31 GND The EDGE input may be configured as a monitored ANALOG input, or DIGITAL (NC or NO) input.
6.4 - Magnetic lock connection 7 NC 8 Com (Common) 9 NO 10 GND 11 V+ This connection is used to install the magnetic lock. In this instance a gate can be locked magnetically to prevent a forced opening. Consult lock manual for specifics on installation and wiring. Note: Terminal 11 voltage is equal to system input voltage. Figure 29 - MAGNETIC LOCK WIRING (EXAMPLE) 6.
8 - GENERAL LAYOUT AND SAFETY ACCESS Figure 31 - Loop Sensor and Photocells Installation Diagram Figure 32 - Photocells Installation Diagram 23
9 - ACCESSORIES AND SENSORS EXTERNAL ENTRAPMENT PROTECTION: Non-contact and contact sensors must be installed individually or in combination with each other to provide external entrapment protection. Care should be exercised to reduce the risk of nuisance tripping, such as when a vehicle trips the sensor while the gate is still moving, and one or more non-contact sensors shall be located where the risk of entrapment or obstruction exists, such as the perimeter reachable by a moving gate or barrier.
10 - BOARD DIAGRAM Figure 33 - GENERAL BOARD OVERVIEW THE PROGRAMMING BUTTONS INDICATED IN THE ABOVE REFERENCE SHOULD BE USED ONLY AFTER UNDERSTANDING THE MANUAL AND ITS RELATION TO THE PROGRAMMING SEQUENCES SHOWN ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHENEVER CHANGES ARE IMPLEMENTED TO ENSURE PROPER FUNCTIONALITY AND SAFETY.
11 - PROGRAMMING BUTTONS 11.1 - Force Static: Set sensitivity to constant force on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being the most sensitive). Dynamic: Set sensitivity of sudden impact force to the moving gate on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being most sensitive). ESC: Exit the FORCE menu. 11.2 - Speed Max: Sets the limit of maximum allowed gate speed on a scale of 20% to 100% (20% being the lowest setting).
11.5 - Function Learn: Puts the gate operator into learning mode for a Swing or Slide gate and Blue BUS peripherals. Learning mode for a Swing or Slide style gate involves selecting the gate type (Light, Average, Heavy), then fully opening and closing the gate to sense the limits. Selecting the gate type selects precalculated values for the FORCE, SPEED, and ACCELERATION settings.
11.5 - Function (continued) Radio Channel: For the Plug-in Onboard Receiver, 15 radio channels may be programmed with one of the following options: x No program x OPEN (Default CH. 2) x CLOSE x STEP (Default CH. 1) x PARTIAL x PARTIAL 1 x STOP x HOLD TO OPEN x HOLD TO CLOSE x TIMER 1 x TIMER 2 x LOCK x UNLOCK x OPEN and LOCK x CLOSE and LOCK x OPEN and UNLOCK x CLOSE and UNLOCK x STEP H x TOGGLE and LATCH Timers: Set time for count down timers Timer 1 and Timer 2.
11.5 - Function (Continued) Events (continued) To program weekly events EV1 through EV8, perform the following steps: 1. Press FUNCTION -> Events. 2. Press and hold OK to display EV1 (display will blink “EV1”). 3. Press UP or DOWN to toggle between events, then press OK to make a selection. The display changes to hours. 4. Press UP or DOWN to toggle between hours, then press OK to make a selection. The display changes to minutes. 5.
11.5 - Function (Continued) Advance Settings: The following settings are available for customizing the gate operator as required by the customer’s installation requirements: x Set Language (English, Spanish, Italian) x Set clock 12H/24H x Set LCD Contrast x Direction of the Motor (only selectable in learning mode) x Auto Close Opt. (ON - Gate only closes when at open limit, OFF - Gate auto-closes from any open position) x Exit Opt.
11.6 - Display ESC: Exit the DISPLAY menu. Info: Displays the manufacturer name, product name/model, software versions, and serial number. Clock: Displays the calendar date and time in the real time clock. Pressing and holding the “OK” button for 5 seconds enables the date and time settings to be updated manually. Main Volt: Displays the gate operator main control voltage in volts DC. Battery Volt: Displays the gate operator backup battery voltage in volts DC.
12 - GLOSSARY (Continued) CLASS IV - RESTRICTED ACCESS VEHICULAR GATE OPERATOR - A vehicular gate operator (or system) intended for use in a guarded industrial location or building such as an airport security area or other restricted access locations not servicing the general public, in which unauthorized access is prevented via supervision by security personnel. LOCK- Ceases all operator function except HIGH PRIORITY inputs.
14 - MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE - APOLLO GATE OPENER TABLE 2 COMPLETE BASIC Alarm Activate the primary (inherent) reverse system by blocking the gate with a solid object. The gate should reverse momentarily then stop. Restart the gate and Lock again with a solid object. The gate should reverse momentarily, then stop, and go into hard shutdown with an alarm ● ● Battery Check the batteries for any leakage or loose connections.
16 - APOLLO 3500ETL-1K PROGRAMMING QUICK START Learning 3500ETL-1K/3600ETL-1K Actuator 1. Install electrical power to the gate opener unit. 2. Install all gate accessories such as Photo-Eye’s, Sensors, Loops and other safety devices. 3. Turn on the electrical power to the unit. 4. Using the MOTOR DISCONNECT SWITCH, disengage the drive motor. See Figure 19 - MOTOR DISCONNECT SWITCH. 5.
18 - INSTALLATION CHECKLIST Left box is for installer check off and the right box is for customer check off. 1. The gate has been checked to make sure it is level and moves freely in both directions. 2. Potential pinch areas have been guarded so as to be inaccessible OR have contact and/or non-contact obstruction sensing devices installed. 3. The installer has installed one or more contact or non-contact obstruction sensing devices, in compliance with UL325 requirements for this installation. 4.
LIMITED TWO-YEAR WARRANTY Apollo Gate Operators are warranted against defects for a period of 24 months from the date of purchase, providing recommended installation procedures are followed.
