Linear AP-3 Owner's Manual
AP-3
Wireless Access
Control Receiver
Installation Instructions
INTRODUCTION
The AP-3 is designed for a broad range of access control applications. Its wireless design
and small size make it easily adaptable for a variety of access control requirements.
Typically, the AP-3 is used to control a door strike, barrier gate, automatic gate or
automatic door operator.
The AP-3 contains a high-gain UHF receiver which uses an external antenna to pick up
signals from up to 250 feet away. Up to 339 Linear MegaCode® Format transmitters and
one Model MGT safety edge transmitter can easily be programmed into the AP-3’s
memory. The AP-3 will retain its memory, even without power.
Two dry contact relay outputs are standard. One relay is the ACCESS RELAY, which
triggers for two seconds each time a programmed transmitter is activated. This relay
output connects to the pushbutton or radio input of the access device. The second relay
is the OBSTACLE RELAY, which triggers for two seconds when an obstacle signal is
sent from a M odel MGT safety edge transmitter. This relay output connects to the obstacle
input of the access device. An OPEN REQUEST input terminal is supplied for hardwire
activation of the access device with an external pushbutton or keyswitch.
The AP-3 can be powered from 12-24 Volts AC or DC. The Form C relay outputs can
switch up to 1 Amp each. An EARTH GROUND terminal is provided as an optional
connection for maximum lightning and static protection.
Five special utility functions can be displayed by pressing the pound (#) key then the
digits 1-5. The utility functions display the status of the obstacle transmitter, the number
of empty programming locations, the total number of transmitters programmed, first
available programming location and firmware version number.
The AP-3 can fully supervise the MGT safety edge transmitter. The system monitors the
MGT transmitter for hourly status reports, tamper signals and low battery signals. A beep
will sound every 5 seconds if a fault occurs and the trouble source can be displayed by
pressing pound (#)-1. For a trouble indication,
a transmitter must be activated twice to
trigger the ACCESS RELAY if a supervisory condition exists on the MGT transmitter.
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MOUNTING
SCREWS
CASE
SCREWS
F-81 CONNECTOR
NUT AND
LOCKWASHER
3-FOOT
ANTENNA
CABLE
WHIP
ANTENNA
MODEL AP-3 RECEIVER
SECURE CASE CLOSED USING
THE TWO SCREWS PROVIDED
MOUNT RECEIVER
USING THE TWO
SCREWS PROVIDED
1. Mount receiver in an area
protected from the elements.
2. If using the local whip
antenna, the higher the
receiver is mounted, the
better the radio range will be.
3. Optionally, mount the
receiver in a metal cabinet
and use an external antenna.
EARTH GND
OPEN REQUEST
N.C.
COM
N.O.
N.C
COM
N.O
AC2
AC1
EARTH GROUND
Ground stake, cold
water pipe or unified
earth ground.
POWER INPUT
Low voltage plug-in
transformer or power
from access device.
OPEN REQUEST PUSHBUTTON
Optional connection provides
an external method to activate
access device.
ACCESS AND OBSTACLE
RELAY TERMINALS
Connect to access device. Select
normally open or normally closed
terminals to match access device.
12-24
VOLTS
AC/DC
Pushbutton
or Radio
Terminals
ACCESS DEVICE
Obstacle
Terminals
ACCESS
RELAY
OBSTACLE
RELAY
DC -
DC +
K1
K2
SAFETY WARNINGS
AP-3 FEATURES
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ANTENNA INSTALLATION RECEIVER INSTALLATION
DIGITAL DISPLAY
Displays transmitter numbers
during operation and programming.
Also displays MGT supervision
status and system utility information.
SUSPEND BUTTON
LEARN BUTTON
DELETE BUTTON
Push after entering transmitter
number to start learn cycle. To
complete the cycle, activate a
transmitter while occupied light is
blinking.
Push once after entering the
transmitter number to delete.
Press again while the occupied
light is blinking to delete selected
transmitter from memory.
Push to activate the access
relay. Also clears any
supervisory trouble codes from
MGT transmitter.
OPEN BUTTON
Prevents selected transmitter from
activating the access relay but
does not remove it from memory.
ACCESS GRANTED INDICATOR
OCCUPIED INDICATOR
RADIO INDICATOR
NUMERIC KEYPAD
Lights when the access
or obstacle relay is
energized.
Lights when a signal is received
from a transmitter that has been
suspended from use.
Lights when the displayed
memory location is occupied.
Blinks during transmitter learn
cycle and before transmitter
is deleted.
Lights when a radio
signal is detected on the
frequency to which the
receiver is tuned.
For entering memory
location numbers and
utility function numbers.
Displays the number of the last
transmitter activated or
subtracts 1 from the displayed
number.
POUND (#) KEY
POWER INDICATOR
ANTENNA CONNECTOR
Lights when AC or DC
power is applied to the
unit.
For direct connection to the local
whip antenna or, with coax cable, to
the remote antenna.
Adds 1 to the displayed number. Also
press # then 1-5 for utility functions:
#-1 Displays MGT supervisory status.
#-2 Displays number of empty memory locations.
#-3 Displays number of occupied memory locations.
#-4 Displays first available memory location.
#-5 Displays firmware version number.
STAR ( ) KEY
SUSPENDED INDICATOR
MOVING DOOR OR GATE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
STAY CLEAR OF MOVING PARTS IF UNIT IS MOUNTED
INSIDE DOOR OR GATE OPERATOR!
LEARNING OR DELETING TRANSMITTERS IN THIS UNIT
MAY CAUSE OPERATION OF DOOR/GATE MOTOR. STAY
CLEAR OF DOOR/GATE OR DISCONNECT RELAY WIRES
WHEN LEARNING OR DELETING TRANSMITTERS.
COAX TO
RECEIVER
Attach local whip
antenna directly to
receiver. Bend whip
to point antenna up.
LOCAL ANTENNA
Mount F-81 connector
on surface using
lockwasher and nut.
Connect to receiver
with coax cable and
screw whip antenna to
connector.
REMOTE ANTENNA
Use the optional EXA-1000
or EXA-2000 antenna
mounted as high as
possible for best radio
range. Connect to
receiver with RG-59
coax cable.
REMOTE ANTENNA
F-81
CONNECTOR
ATTACH
WHIP
ANTENNA
EXA-1000
ANTENNA
EXA-2000
DIRECTIONAL
ANTENNA
LEARNING TRANSMITTERS DELETING TRANSMITTERS SUSPENDING TRANSMITTERS
LEARNING MGT TRANSMITTERS MGT TRANSMITTER SUPERVISION SYSTEM TESTING
# KEY UTILITIES SPECIFICATIONS
Size:
4.5" W x 6.0" H x 1.5" D
Supply Voltage:
12-24 Volts AC or DC
Operating Current:
250 mA Maximum
Operating Temperature Range:
-22° to +158° F (-30° to +70° C)
Sensitivity:
-94 dBm Minimum
Bandwidth (3 db):
4 MHz Typical
Frequency:
318 MHz
Relay Contact Rating:
1 AMP @ 24 Volts AC or DC
LINEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
This Linear product is warranted against defects in material and workmanship for twelve (12) months. The Warranty
Expiration Date is labeled on the product.
This warranty extends only to wholesale customers
who buy direct
from Linear or through Linear’s normal distribution channels.
Linear does not warrant this product to consumers.
Consumers should inquire from their selling dealer as to the nature of the dealer’s warranty, if any.
There are no
obligations or liabilities on the part of Linear corporation for con sequential damages ari sing out of or in
connection with use or performance of this product or other indirect damages with respect to loss of
property, revenue, or profit, or cost of removal, installation, or reinstallation.
All implied warranties, including
implied warranties for merchantability and implied warranties for fitness, are valid only until Warranty Expiration Date
as labeled on the product.
This Linear Corporation Warranty is in lieu of all other warranties express or implied.
For warranty service on Linear equipment return product, at sender’s expense to:
All products returned for warranty service require a Return Product Authorization
Number (RPA#). Contact Linear Technical Services at 1-800-421-1587 for an RPA#
and other important details.
IMPORTANT !!!
Linear radio controls provide a reliable communications link and fill an important need in portable wireless signalling.
However, there are some limitations which must be observed.
✶
For U.S. installations only: The radios are required to comply with FCC Rules and Regulations as Part 15
devices. As such, they have limited transmitter power and therefore limited range.
✶
A receiver cannot respond to more than one transmitted signal at a time and may be blocked by radio signals
that occur on or near their operating frequencies, regardless of code settings.
✶
Changes or modifications to the device may void FCC compliance.
✶
Infrequently used radio links should be tested regularly to protect against undetected interference or fault.
✶
A general knowledge of radio and its vagaries should be gained prior to acting as a wholesale distributor or
dealer, and these facts should be communicated to the ultimate users.
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ENTER THE NUM BER (1 TO 339) O F AN
EM PTY M EM OR Y LO CATION
PRESS
LEA R N
B U T T O N
OCCUPIED
L IG H T W IL L B L IN K F O R 2 0
SECO NDS IF M EM ORY LOCATION IS
EM PTY
ACTIVATE THE TRAN SM ITTER W H ILE
OCCUPIED
L IG H T IS B L IN K IN G
OCCUPIED
LIGH T W ILL LIG HT STEADY
W HEN TRANSMITTER IS LEARNED
ENTER THE NUMBER (1 TO 339) OF
THE MEMORY LOCATION TO CLEAR
PRESS
DELETE
BUTTON
OCCUPIED
LIGHT WILL BLINK FOR 2
SECONDS IF MEMORY LOCATION IS
OCCUPIED
PRESS
DELETE
AGAIN WHILE
OCCUPIED
LIGHT IS BLINKING TO
ERASE TRANSMITTER FROM MEMORY
OCCUPIED
LIGHT WILL GO OUT WHEN
TRANSMITTER HAS BEEN DELETED
ENTER THE NUMBER (1 TO 339) OF AN
OCCUPIED MEMORY LOCATION
PRESS
SUSPEND
BUTTON
OCCUPIED
LIGHT WILL LIGHT STEADY
FOR 2 SECONDS IF MEMORY
LOCATION IS OCCUPIED
SUSPENDED
AND
OCCUPIED
LIGHTS
WILL LIGHT STEADY WHEN THE
TRANSMITTER HAS BEEN
SUSPENDED
NOTE: TO "UNSUSPEND" THE TRANSMITTER, ENTER
SUSPENDED TRANSMITTER NUMBER AND PRESS SUSPEND.
ENTER M EM O RY LOCATIO N N UM BER
999 TO LEARN M GT SU PERVISED
OBSTACLE TRANSM ITTER
PRESS
LEA R N
B U T T O N
OCCUPIED
L IG H T W IL L B L IN K F O R 2
SECO NDS IF M EMORY LOCATION IS
EM PTY
OCCUPIED
LIGH T W ILL LIGH T STEADY
W HEN TRANSMITTER IS LEARNED
ACTIVATE THE M G T TRANSM ITTER
WHILE
OCCUPIED
L IG H T IS B L IN K IN G
IF RECEIVER IS BEEPING EVERY FIVE
SECONDS, PRESS #-1 TO DISPLAY THE
MGT SUPERVISORY CODES
(MULTIPLE CODES CAN BE DISPLAYED)
"L" INDICATES A LOW MGT
TRANSMITTER BATTERY
"F" INDICATES AN MGT TAMPER OR
LOOP FAULT CONDITION
"S" INDICATES THAT HOURLY STATUS
REPORTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED
FROM THE MGT FOR FOUR HOURS
AFTER SERVICING FAULT, PRESS
OPEN
TO SILENCE BEEPER AND
RESET THE RECEIVER DISPLAYS
NOTE: IF SUPERVISION SOUNDER IS NOT REQUIRED, SUSPEND
MGT TRANSMITTER (#999). SUPERVISION CODES CAN STILL BE
DISPLAYED. THIS WILL ALSO DISABLE THE REQUIREMENT OF
PRESSING A TRANSMITTER TWICE TO TRIGGER THE ACCESS RELAY
DURING A SUPERVISORY CONDITION.
ACTIVATE A LEARNED TRANSMITTER
AND VERIFY THAT THE ACCESS
DEVICE OPERATES
IF MGT OBSTACLE TRANSMITTER IS
USED, RUN ACCESS DEVICE AND
TRIGGER OBSTACLE SENSOR. VERIFY
THAT ACCESS DEVICE REVERSES
IF AN OPEN REQUEST PUSHBUTTON
IS INSTALLED, PRESS IT AND VERIFY
THAT THE ACCESS DEVICE
OPERATES
DISPLAYS THE M G T SUPERVISO RY
CODES
THESE HANDY UTILITY FUNCTIONS CAN SPEED SYSTEM
PROGRAMMING AND M AINTENANCE
DISPLAYS THE NUM BER OF EM PTY
MEMORY LOCATIONS
DISPLAYS THE NUM BER OF
OCCUPIED M EMO RY LO CATIONS
DISPLAYS THE FIRST AVAILABLE
EM PTY M EM O R Y LOCATION
DISPLAYS THE VERSIO N N UM BER O F
THE AP-3 FIR M W ARE
W HEN DISPLAY IS BLANK, DISPLAYS THE N UM BER
O F T H E L A S T T R A N S M IT T E R A C T IV A T E D , O R
SUBTRACTS 1 FRO M THE DISPLAYED NU M BER
W HEN DISPLAY IS BLANK, PRESS # BEFO R E
PRESSING UTILITY FUNC TIO N NUM BER, O R ADDS 1
TO A DISPLAYED N UM BER
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