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TRADE MANUAL

INDEX Gates

MotorMount

GateAngle

HangingtheMotor

GateBrackets Wiring

ControlBox

Programming

CustomisedSettings

ConnecttheRemote

Accessories-WiringDiagram

Photocells

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PAGESTEP

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Asabove+ExternalTransformer

RODMAN KITS

SP START KIT

-Motor/s-ControlBox(Controller&receiver)-Remote(Two)-MountBrackets(Two)

KIT INCLUDES

Asabove+ExternalTransformer

-Motor/s-ControlBox(Controller&receiver)-Remote(Four)-MountBrackets-ReflectiveSensors(Two)

SP PRO KIT

Thesekitsincludetheminimumpartstogetahighperformingswinggateautomationsetup.

START KITFormoreadvancedinstallations,theProKitincludestwoextraremotesandapairofreflectivesensorspre-wiredtothecontroller.

PRO KIT

KIT INCLUDES

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BEFORE YOU GO ON SITEBEFORE YOU GO ON SITETOOLS TO GET THE JOB DONE

-2-CoreCable+Earth1.5mm²Flexiblecable-14GTekScrews(x50)or25mmM10Bolts(Optionaltosecurebrackets)-FlexibleConduit-5mmMasonaryTappersorGreenPlugs

EXTRA MATERIALS NEEDED

-Screwdrivers(includingsmallflat-bladeforwireconnections)-Pliers-StanleyKnife-HammerDrill-SpiritLevel-SocketsSet-5mmMasonaryDrillBit-M10Tap

GATESCheckgatesareinexcellentoperatingcondition.Gatesinpooroperationwillgiveyoutroubleandprematurelywearoutanautomationsystem.

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65mm

65mm0mm 120-260mm

Holdthemotorinthepositionitwillsitonthegate.

Markthegatewherethemotorsitsontopof thegatebracket(right).

Withaspiritlevel,markalevellineacrosstothegatepost. Placeanothermark65mmaboveit.Thisisthecentrelineforthemotor mountbracket(below).Markthegatepost120&260mmfromthecentre ofthehinge.

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3.

Nowyou’vegotthemountposition,placeatekscrewintothemotor mountbracket.Grabthespiritleveltogetitstraightbeforethesecond tekscrewgoesin.

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TIPS1.2.

Ifpossiblemountthemotorhalfwayupthegate.

Whensettingupamotor’spositionusethespiritleveloneverything!

MOTOR MOUNT MotorMountBracket

GateBracket

GATE ANGLE

ChecktheB-distance.Playaroundwithdifferentholestoget measurementscloseaspossible.1.

3

TIPKeeptheA&Bdistanceclosetothesame.Between120-260mm.

Grey Columns

120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260100 117°

120 114°

140 111°

160 109°

180 107°

200 105°

220 103°

240 102°

B

A

98° 560

96° 576

94° 592

93° 609

91° 626

91° 644

106° 578

103° 592

100° 607

98° 622

97° 639

96° 656

95° 673

94° 691

112° 597

109° 609

106° 622

104° 637

102° 652

100° 668

99° 685

98° 702

122° 634

119° 644

116° 656

113° 668

111° 682

109° 696

107°

100° 713

711

126°

123°

120°

117°

115°

107°

100°

95°

129°

126°

119°

112°

106°

101°

96°

91°

121°

116°

110°

106°

101°

96°

92°

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660

660

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656

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680

680

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653

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615

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Open Gate AngleLight Grey Columns

A

BMotor pivot options

Hinge pivot point

C

C

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BHingepivotpoint

Motorpivot

=120-260mm

=120-260mm

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HANGING THE MOTOR Unlockthemotorusingthekey.

Removethecoverofftheworm drive-undothetwophillipshead screwsunderthecover(right). Spinthebrassspindleto50mm fromtheend.Ifyouhaveendstops placethemontothewormthreadnow. BoltthemotorontheMotorMountBracketintheroundholeselectedto gettheA-Distance.Tightennylonlocknut&backoffhalfaturn.

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3.

TIP Groundstopsfortheclosedpositionkeepthegatespositionedtogetherwhenclosedandreducetheriskofmotordamage.

Placespiritlevelonthewormshaft-markupthegatemount bracketposition.WhenthefirstTekscrewisindropthespirit levelonthebracket.

Movethegateuntilthemotor’sspindledropsintothegatebracket. Bolttheshafttothebracket.Dropyourspiritlevelontheshaft tocheckit’slevel.

Open&closethegatebyhandtocheckitslidessmoothly.

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3.

GATE BRACKET

WIRING LAYOUT

24V24VmodelshavetransformersinsidetheControlBox(E)withapowercablethatconnectstothemainspowerpointatthegate.

EXTERNAL TRANSFORMER (SP KIT)Mounttheexternaltransformer (C) atapowerpointoutsidethehouse.Ifthepowercablebetweenthetransformerandgateis20+mfromthegateuseaheavier3mmcorecable(upto50m).

The24Vpowersupplyleavingtheexternaltransformerisharmless.Cablescanberunabovegroundorjustbelowthesurface.230Vcableneedsa600mmdeeptrench-it’sthelaw.

ControlBox.

Reflectivephotocells(Prokitonly)

Motor(doublemotorkit)pre-wired with1mtrof5-corecable

Weatherproofjunctionbox

2-core+earth1.5mm²flexcable (notsupplied)

Powerpoint

1mcablewith230Vplug(pre-wired)

Optionalexternaltransformer (SPKitonly-notsupplied)

Externaltransformercable (SPKitonly-notsupplied) 0-20m:2-core+earth1.5mm²flexcable 20-50m:2-core+earth3mm²flexcable

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WARNING: 230V power is present Don’tturnonthepowerpointuntilallpowercablesaresafelyconnected.

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WIRING DIAGRAM (PAGE 10)

CONTROL BOXOnly connect the control box to 230V AFTER wiring is connected.

Mount the control box using the holes. Run the motor power cable into the control box.

IMPORTANT

BROWN

GREEN

/YELLOW

BLUE

M1

BROWN

GREEN

/YELLOW

BLUE

BROWN

GREEN

/YELLOW

BLUE

M1M2

powerconnectionSINGLE MOTOR

powerconnectionDOUBLE MOTOR

Unplugtheredconnectorfromthepowermodule (shownright).Runthemotor’scablethroughglandonthe bottomofthecontrolboxandwireittotheredplug(shown below).Connecttheearthcable(green/yellow)first.

The24VpowerusedhereissafeLowvoltage.Unlike230V aqualifiedelectricianistheonlypersonabletocarryout work.24Vsystemscanbewiredupbyanybody.

Trimtheendsandtapethegrey&blackwirebackonto thepowercablewithoutanycopperwireshowing.

Connectandturnon230Vpower.

Mountthecontrolbox.Ifthegateisclosetoanoutdoor230Vpower pointthecontrolboxcanbemountedupto10mmaxfromthegate. Anyfurtherandyou’llneedtheexternaltransformeroption.

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Mountholesareoutsidethesealedarea.

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PROGRAMMINGPALM PROGRAMMERTomakeiteasytounderstandthedigitalscreenuseswholewordsforinstructions.

PalmProgrammerisheldwithvelcro.Detachittoseethescreenbetter.

TIP

Afterthewelcomemessagethescreenwillshow ‘14A’.Press Yes thenit’llaskyoutochoosethefollowing: Choosealanguage‘English’ Choose‘Quick Programming’

Installationtype.PressYesfor’Swing Gate’

ClickYeswhenyousee‘Warning! Data will be deleted’

SelectMotortype?Scrollto ’PS400-24’(Rodman’scode)selectYes.

It’llaskifyouhavetheseaccessories: Foto (photcells)1-PressYesorNo Foto 2-PressYesorNo Safety devises enabled during programming -Press No* Sensitive edge-PressYesorNo Stop button-PressYesorNo Safety devices enabled during programming will show. Press No. Knocking out the photocells during programming will let you walk around without triggering the safety. IMPORTANT: Keep the area clear of all objects.

Unlockmotor(s),positioninthemiddle(45°)and‘Lock Motor’will show.WhenthegateisinpositionandthemotorlockedpressYes.The gateshouldOPENwith‘Learning Opening’showingonthedisplay.If thegatestartstoCLOSEscrolldowntoreverseit.

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Scrollup

Scrolldown

No Yes

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Thegatewillslowlyopen&closetolearnthelimits.Checkthegate workssmoothly.‘Opening completed’&‘Double leaf?’ willshow. ClickNoifit’sasinglegateandit’llfinishlearningtheclosing parameter.ClickYesifyourinstallhastwogatesandthesecondgate willgothroughit’sopeningparameters.

‘Learning Closing M1’ (M1=gate1) then ‘Programming success fully completed’willshowwhendone.PressYestofinish.

AutoProgrammingiscomplete.

TheSBSbuttonlet’syouoperatethegateandcheckmotoroperation beforetheremoteisconnected.

PressYes to ‘Basic Settings’toadjustparameters(Customised Settings)

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13.14.

CUSTOMISED SETTINGSSeepage 25inthemanufacturersmanualfordetails.

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CONNECT THE REMOTE

SBS

M2 M1A B

C D

Startingat14A,scrollto‘RX4X’, press Yes, ‘Add TX’ (remote), press Yes.

‘Select Channel 1-5’ isaskingifyouwanttoincludethefunctionsbelow ontheremote.

CHANNEL 1 =Open-stop-close(Step-by-Stepoperation) 2 =Pedestrianaccess(Partopen) 3 =Openonly(Usingautocloseinbasicsettings) 4 =Lightson/off(OnlyavailableonKeyAutomationlightsystem) 5 =All(channels1-4)*

Usingchannel5willstopyoufromusingchannel4forotherconnections eg.garagedoor

Scrollandselectachannel,pressandholdtheremotebuttonyou’ve chosenforthatchannel.‘Transmitter Saved’ letsyouknowwhen connectionismade.Repeatwithanyspareremotes.

. Addtheanotherchannels,usingadifferentbuttonforeachchannel.

Toquitthemenu,press‘No’.Thereceiverautomaticallyquitsifidle for10sec.

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TheRX4Xreceiver(green)canbeusedonuptofourdifferentautomationsystems.SeetheRX4Xmanualformoreinfo.

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POWER MODULE

Wiring Diagram

WARNING - Do not undertake any wiring if the power is connected

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MODULE CONNECTIONSLS1 Limit switch 1 input

LS2 Limit switch 2 input

V+ Limit switch / encoder power supply positive common (12 Vdc 50 mA MAX)

ENC Encoder S signal input

NEG Encoder power supply negative

M- Motor output

Earth

M+ Motor output

POWER SUPPLY CONNECTIONS L Power supply 230 Vac 50-60 Hz

Earth

N Power supply neutral 230 Vac 50-60 Hz

TRANSFORMER

M1M2

M2M1

WIRING DIAGRAM

WARNING Donotundertakeanywiringifthepowerisconnected.

CUSTOMISED SETTINGS Detailsonhowtoadjustthegateperformanceandparametersforaccessoriesisinthe14Amanualonpage25.

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LED lights up:100 % of the cone of light ishitting the reector

LED ashing:Less than 100 % of the coneof light is hitting the reector

Thesensorisspring-mounted.Adjustthebeamusingthe3phillipsheadscrewsinsidethesensor.

PhotocellssuppliedinaProKit,comepre-wiredwithconnectorforthecableintothecontrolboard.

Flickoffthepowerandpulltheplug.

Mountphotocell-1ontothegatepost. Thissensoronlyworkswhenthegate isclosing.

Mountphotocell-2ontoafreestanding post.Connectstothesensorinstalled attheendoftheleafinopenposition. It’spurposeistostopthegateopening orclosing.

Flickthepowerbackon.

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3.

4.

Photocell-1(PH1)

Photocell-2(PH2)

PHOTOCELLS

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Pre-wiredSensor