Installation Guide
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Problems
1. Gate 1 or Gate 2 will not operate. Single gate installation.
2. Gate 1 or Gate 2 will not operate. Dual gate installation.
3. Gate 1 and Gate 2 will not operate. Dual gate installation.
4. Single or Dual gate installation opens or closes very slow.
5. Single or Dual gate installation will not automatically close.
6. Single or Dual gate installation automatically opens instead of automatically closing.
7. Gate begins to open or close, but stops and reverses after a couple of seconds.
8. Pressing the “RESET” button only, causes the gate to operate (open, close and stop) acts
like transmitter.
9. Transmitter (Remote control) will not operate the gate.
10. Photo eye or other safety accessory will not reverse the gate when closing.
11. Transmitter operating range seems short
12. Gate 1 or 2 opens and closes, but stop positions have changed
13. Gate 1 or Gate 2 only operates in one direction
1. My single gate will not
operate: (connected to
Gate I or Gate II)
1. Opencontrolboxcoverandlocatethe“Open/Close
Command”pushbuttonandpressittooperatethegate.
2. Pressthe“Reset”pushbuttonlocatedabovetheopenclose
command,thenpushthe“open/closecommand”pushbutton
tooperatethegate.
3. Whenpressingthe“open/closecommand”pushbutton,listen
foraclickingsound,ifclickisheardthenverify:
A.Verifythecorrectcontrolswitchis“ON”corresponding
totheGate1orGate2connectorthelinearactuatoris
connectedto.
B.IfstepAswitchsettingwascorrect,thentheproblemis
mostlikelylowpower.
C.Lowpowercanbecausedbytwothings–Lowbattery
voltageorabadconnectionatthebattery.Batterywillneed
tobeloadtestedtoverifyitisgood.Replacebatteryor
correctconnectionproblematbattery.
4. RemovethereceiverconnectorpluggedintotheJ1
connector.Pressthe“Open/CloseCommand”buttonand
verifygateoperates.ReconnectReceiverandtestagain.
5. Disconnectlinearactuatorconnectorfromthecontrolboard
andconnectittotheother(Gate1orGate2)connectoron
thecontrolboard.Thensetthecorrespondingcontrolswitch
tothe“ON”position.Pressthe“Open/CloseCommand”
buttonandverifygateoperates.Ifgateoperatesontheother
connectorthatisacceptable.
6. IfgatestilldoesnotoperatepleasecalltheSentrysupport
staff for more information.