Elite ACTUATOR-1 Installation Instructions & Manual Book For Architects, General Contractors & Dealers

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

& MANUAL BOOK FOR ARCHITECTS,

GENERAL CONTRACTORS & DEALERS

MODEL: ELITE ACTUATOR-1

HIGH-QUALITY, ELECTROMECHANICAL,
LINEAR GATE OPERATOR FOR SINGLE HOME USE

™

© COPYRIGHT 1994 ELITE ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC.

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WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

ELITE ACTUATOR-1 REQUIRES POSITIVE STOPS TO BE INSTALLED ATOPENING AND CLOSING
POSITIONS OF THE GATE IN ORDER FOR THE GATE OPERATOR TO FUNCTION.

NOTFOR INSTALLATION ON SMALLAND LIGHTGATES OR ANY
GATE UNDER 4.5’ OR 1.5’ FRAME. INSTALLATION ON SUCH
GATES WILLCAUSE DAMAGE TO THE GATE AND POSTS.

NOT FOR INSTALLATION ON
ANY PEDESTRIAN GATES.

NOTFOR INSTALLATION ON ANY

PASSAGES OR DOORWAYS.

CAUTION: DO NOTINSTALLOPERATOR WITH ARM FULLYEXTENDED
OR OPERATOR WILLLOCK UP. USE THE “C” MEASUREMENT.

CAUTION: DO NOTBEND THE WIRE CONNECTION

FROM THE OPERATOR. TO DO SO WILLCAUSE

THE WIRES TO EVENTUALLY BREAK.

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY TO PERSONS
THE ELITE ACTUATOR-1 IS FOR VEHICULAR GATE USE ONLY

BE SURE TO READ AND FOLLOW ALL THESE IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE INSTAL-
LATION OF THE ELITE ACTUATOR-1. ELITE ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC. IS NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR IMPROPER INSTALLATIONS OR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL BUILDING CODES.

DO NOT I N S TA L L UPSIDE DOWN, A S
WATER WILL GET IN VENT HOLES ON
BOTTOM OF OPERATOR AND DAMAGE IT

DO NOT INSTALL NEXT TO
SPRINKLERS OR ANY AREA
THAT MAY EXPOSE BOTTOM
VENTHOLES TO WATER.

WARNING:DO NOT LUBRICATE SHAFT. OIL
CAN GETINTO THE MOTOR AND DAMAGE IT.

OPEN TO THE OUTSIDE

GATE INSTALLATION & PREPARATION

CAUTION: DO NOTINSTALLOPERATOR WITH ARM FULLYEXTENDED OR OPERATOR WILLLOCK
UP. USE THE “C” MEASUREMENT. NOTE ELITE ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC. IS NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR IMPROPER INSTALLATIONS OR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL BUILDING CODES.
DRAWINGS ARE NOT TO SCALE.

OPEN TO THE INSIDE

GATE INSTALLATION & PREPARATION

CAUTION: DO NOT INSTALL OPERATOR WITH ARM FULLY EXTENDED OR OPERATOR WILL
LOCK UP. USE THE “C” MEASUREMENT. NOTE ELITE ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC. IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPROPER INSTALLATIONS OR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL
BUILDING CODES. DRAWINGS ARE NOT TO SCALE.

STEP BY STEP INSTALLATION

STEP 1: POSITION AND LEVEL THE OPERATOR,
BRACKETS AND PLATE (SEE GATE INSTALLA-
TION AND PREPARATION). TACK WELD PLATE
AND BRACKETS IN POSITION.

STEP 2: REMOVE OPERATOR AND FULLY WELD
THE PLATE AND BRACKETS TOP, BOTTOM AND
SIDES. CAUTION: WELDING WITH OPERATOR IN

PLACE MAY DAMAGE THE OPERATOR.

S T E P 6: POSITION THE OPERATOR SO T H E

PLATE ON THE POSTFITS BETWEEN THE OPEN-
ING AT THE REAR OF THE OPERATOR. ALIGN
THE HOLES AND TAP IN ONE PIN.

STEP 4: INSTALL THE POSITIVE STOPS FOR OPEN-
ING AND CLOSING(THIS IS AN OPTIONAL ITEM -
MODEL: “A PSA”). IF STOP IS CUSTOM MADE, USE
SOME TYPE OF RUBBER GROMMETS OR PADS TO
REDUCE NOISE.

STEP 5: DETERMINE THE LOCATION, MARK AND
DRILL THE HOLES. USE 1/2” RED-HEAD BOLTS.

CAUTION: MOUNT THE POSITIVE STOP ON CON -
CRETE ONLY.

STEP 3: MAKE SURE THE OPERATOR IS LEVEL
OR THE OPERATOR WILLNOT FUNCTION PROP-
ERLY.AN OFF-LEVEL INSTALLATION MAY CAUSE
THE GATE OR OPERATOR TO FAIL PREMATURE-
LY.

STEP BY STEP INSTALLATION (cont.)

STEP 7: TO SECURE THE PIN, SNAP ON ONE
RETAINING CLIP IN THE GROOVE AT THE BOT-
TOM OF THE PIN.

STEP 8: POSITION THE OPERATOR ARM SO THE
PLATE ON THE GATE FITS BETWEEN THE OPEN-
ING AT THE FRONT OF THE OPERATOR. ALIGN
THE HOLES AND TAP IN ONE PIN.

STEP 9: TO SECURE THE PIN, SNAP ON ONE
RETAINING CLIP IN THE GROOVE AT THE BOT-
TOM OF THE PIN.

STEP 10: GENTLY TAP IN PLACE THE PLASTIC
KEY RELEASE COVER. NOT MANDATORY.

PLACEMENT OF ELITE ACTUATOR-1 ON GATE

FOR STRENGTH PURPOSES, THE FRONT
BRACKET MUST BE WELDED IN AN AREA THAT
CAN WITHSTAND HEAV Y FORCES. DO NOT
WELD A CROSS BAR ON JUST A FEW PICKETS
OR THE PICKETS WILL BEND. WELD A CROSS
BAR ACROSS ALL OF THE PICKETS OR WELD
THE FRONT BRACKET AT THE TOP OF THE GATE
DIRECTLYTO THE FRAME.

CONNECTING POWER

SINGLE GATE OPERATOR

CAUTION: DO NOT BEND THE WIRE CONNEC-
TION FROM THE OPERATOR. TO DO SO WILL
CAUSE THE WIRES TO EVENTUALLY BREAK.

PROPER GROUNDING IS IMPORTANT

CONNECTING POWER

MASTER / SLAVE

OPERATOR #1

OPERATOR #2

CAUTION: DO NOT BEND

THE WIRE CONNECTION
FROM THE OPERATO R .
TO DO SO WILL CAUSE
THE WIRES TO EVENTU-
ALLY BREAK.

CAUTION: DO NOT BEND
THE WIRE CONNECTION
FROM THE OPERATO R .
TO DO SO WILL CAUSE
THE WIRES TO EVENTU-
ALLY BREAK.

PROPER GROUNDING IS IMPORTANT

CHOOSING MOVEMENT DIRECTION

CURRENT SENSOR ADJUSTMENT

ADJUST THE SENSOR POT.
FOR MASTER (OR SLAV E )
SO WHEN THE GATE HITS
THE POSITIVE STOPOR ANY
O B J E C T THE GATE WILL
STOP.
NOTE: IF YOU ACTIVA TE THE
OPERATOR AND THE GATE
STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE DRIVEWAY, THE SEN-
SOR IS SET TOO SENSITIVE.

THE SENSORS MUST
BE ADJUSTED WHILE
THE GATE IS IN THE
OPENING CYCLE.

CHOOSING OPEN/CLOSE SHUT-OFF SYSTEM

CONTROL BOARD OPERATION

1. Master Close Relay LED

2. Slave Close Relay LED

3. Slave Open Relay LED

4. Master Open Relay LED

5. Auxiliary torque

6. Radio Power Fuse

7. Board Power Fuse

8. Master Sensor Pot

9. Power LED

10. Master Sensor On LED

11. Motor Error LED

12. Slave Sensor Pot

13. Slave Sensor On LED

14. Timer LED

15. Timer Pot / 0 to 45 sec.

16. Timer On/Off Switch

17. J2 Plug

18. W2 Jump Wire

19. Radio Receiver LED

20. Safety Loop LED

21. Strike Open LED

22. Gate Armed LED / Alarm

23. Plug / Open Outside

24. Plug / Open Inside

25. Shut-off mode Jumper

DRY CONTACT & RECEIVER WIRING

M O U N T RECEIVER INSIDE THE CONTROL
BOARD BOX AS SHOWN USING VELCRO.
NOTE THAT THE RECEIVER IS UPSIDE DOWN
SO THE ANTENNA CAN FIT THROUGH THE
HOLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CONTROL
BOARD BOX.

SAFETY LOOP INSTALLATION

INTERFACING WITH HOUSE ALARM

A PRS

THE ELITE ACTUATOR-1 CAN BE
INTERFACED WITH AN EXISTING
HOUSE ALARM PANELAS AN
ADDITIONAL ZONE.

USE LOW VOLTAGE
WIRE 20 AWG

OPTIONAL ALARM & STROBE LIGHT

PHOTOCELL INSTALLATION

MASTER (or single gate operator)

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY, ELITE HIGHLY RECOMMENDS INSTALLING A PHOTOCELL
SENSOR WHEN THE GATE OPENS TO LESS THAN 18” FROM A WALL OR ANY OTHER OBJECT.
FOLLOW THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTOCELL SENSOR FOR
ACCURATE PLACEMENT OF THE PHOTOCELLAND THE REFLECTOR.

(IMPORTANT)

PHOTOCELL INSTALLATION

SLAVE (or second gate operator)

(IMPORTANT)

MAGNETIC LOCK INSTALLATION

REQUIRED FOR MAGNETIC LOCK INTERFACE INSTAL-
LATION ARE: MAGNETIC LOCK, LOW VOL T AGE WIRES,
AND 12V EXTERNAL RELAY (SOLD SEPARATELY).

12v - 5 Amp Contact Relay

* Normally Closed

*

12VDC

MAGNETIC LOCK

P/N:A MAGLOCK 12

24VDC

MAGNETIC LOCK

P/N:A MAGLOCK

12v - 5 Amp Contact Relay

* Normally Closed

*

EMERGENCY KEY RELEASE

KEY RELEASE

(PROVIDED)

TO MOVE THE GATE DURING AN EMERGENCY
OR POWER FAILURE, INSERTTHE KEY RELEASE

(STEP 1) INTO THE KEY RELEASE HOLE ON THE
TO P OF THE OPERATOR. TURN THE KEY
COUNTER CLOCKWISE TO RELEASE THE GATE.

MOVE THE GATE WITH YOUR HAND
(STEP 2) TO THE FULL90° OPENING
AND RE-LOCK THE OPERATO R
( S T E P 3) BY TURNING THE K E Y
RELEASE CLOCKWISE. THE OPER-
ATOR CAN NOW RESUME NORMAL
OPERATION AS SOON AS POWER IS
RESTORED (STEP 4).

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

90°

UNLOCK

RE-LOCK

TROUBLESHOOTING

EXAMPLE:
THE RADIO RECEIVER LIGHT IS ON, AND
THE GATE IS STAYING OPEN. THIS MEANS
THE RADIO RECEIVER IS BROKEN IN THE
“ON” POSITION.

EXAMPLE:
THE RADIO RECEIVER LIGHT IS NOT ON AND
THE GATE WILL NOT OPEN WITH THE TRANS-
MITTER. THIS MEANS THE RADIO IS BROKEN IN
THE “OFF” POSITION.

HOW TO REMOVE CONTROL BOARD

DETACH THE OPEN INSIDE (OR OPEN OUTSIDE) PLUG AND THE J2 PLUG. REMOVE THE THREE,
LONG HEX-SHAPED NUTS AND REMOVE CONTROLBOARD. REVERSE THIS PROCESS TO INSTALL
THE CONTROL BOARD.

THE THREE

TROUBLESHOOTING LED

INDICATORS FUNCTION

LIKE THE EXAMPLE BELOW.

ELITE ACTUATOR-1™ PARTS LIST

MAINTENANCE

THE ELITE ACTUATOR-1™ IS DESIGNED TO BE VERY LOW IN MAINTENANCE. YOU
MAY HAVE TO PERIODICALLY GREASE HINGES ON YOUR GATE. ANY SERVICE MUST
BE PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE TECHNICIAN.

Q006 - Control Board Nuts (set)
Q186 - Master Slave Control Board
Q187 - Single Control Board
Q188 - Operator
Q189 - Control Board Box
Q190 - Cover
Q191 - Key Release

Q192 - Front Mounting Plate, Retaining

Rings, Pins, Back Mounting

Plate, and Key Release Cover
Q193 - Act-1 Motor Harness
Q194 - Act- M/S Motor Harness
Q195 - Act- Radio & Accessory Harness

Q186

Q187

Q189

Q191

Q190

Q192

Q188

Q192

Q006

Q195

Q193 Q194

FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS

MOTOR - 120V, 60Hz, 3 amp - automatic reset system.
WORM GEAR REDUCTION - 27:1, Steel and alloy bronze gears.
CYCLES - Complete 90° cycle - 30 per hour with ambient temp. of 90°.
CAPABILITIES - Maximum gate size 14' wide, 500 lbs.
TRAVEL SPEED - 18 to 21 seconds 90° opening.
DIMENSIONS - L (open) 44

1 / 2

", L (closed) 29 1⁄4", H 7 1⁄ 2", W 4 1⁄ 2".

SENSOR - Causes the gate to stop when it makes contact with an object
while opening or closing.

TORQUE - 450 lbs. of torque.
MODULAR BOARD - Uses LEDs to indicate all input and output functions

of the gate operator including motor error.
OUTPUT SHAFT - 1

1

⁄4" stainless steel.

FINISHING - Aluminum die-cast body with epoxy paint and stainless steel
shaft for excellent corrosion resistance.

EMERGENCY RELEASE - Convenient key release to operate the gate
manually in case of power failure.