Zareba G452 Installation Manual
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MART SYSTEMS FOR ACCESS CONTROL
AUTOMATIC GATE OPENER
INSTALLATION MANUAL
Part #7001623.002 Rev. 1
Model G452
For Double Gates
AUTOMATIC GATE OPENER • G452 Installation Manual
GATE OPENER CLASS CATEGORIES*
he Zareba Automatic Gate Opener is intended for use with vehicular swing gates. The opener can be used in Class I,
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Class II, Class III and Class IV applications.
Residential Vehicular Gate Opener–Class I: A vehicular gate opener (or system) intended for use in a home of one-to-four
single family dwelling, or a garage or parking area associated therewith.
Commercial/General Access Vehicular Gate Opener–Class II: A vehicular gate opener (or system) intended for use in a
commercial location or building such as a multifamily housing unit (five or more single family units), hotel, garages,
retail store or other building servicing the general public.
Industrial/Limited Access Vehicular Gate Opener–Class III: A vehicular gate opener (or system) intended for use in an
industrial location or building such as a factory or loading dock area or other locations not intended to service the general public.
Restricted Access Vehicular Gate Opener–Class IV: A vehicular gate opener (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.
*Categories established by Underwriters Laboratories for vehicle gate operators (openers).
FOR YOUR RECORDS
Please record the serial number (found on the control box cover) and purchase information below. Keep this with your
oof of purchase (receipts) in case your product is lost, stolen or requires service.
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Serial number: ________________________________________________________________________________
Purchase date: ________________________________________________________________________________
Retailer/store name: ____________________________________________________________________________
Location of purchase: City __________________________________________ State________________________
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READ THIS FIRST
Warning: Before installing your Zareba Automatic Gate Opener (sometimes also referred to as the
Product”), read this entire Installation Manual for information about Product safety matters and
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proper use of the Product. Only use the Product for the purpose of a vehicular fence gate.
WARNING OF RISKS, PURCHASER’S RESPONSIBILITIES, AND
ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN RISKS:
The directions for installation and use of the Product must be followed carefully. It is impossible to eliminate all
risks inherently associated with the use of the Product. The effectiveness of the Zareba Automatic Gate Opener
depends on proper installation and the manner of use or application, all of which are beyond the control of Zareba
Systems or the seller. All such risks are assumed by the purchaser by the purchaser’s installation and use of the
Product.
The Zareba Automatic Gate Opener is for use on vehicular fence gates only. The Product meets or exceeds the
requirements of UL 325, the standard that regulates gate opener safety, as established and made effective March
14, 2003, by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
Zareba Systems
906 Fifth Avenue E
Ellendale, MN 56026-2193
Toll free: 800-272-9877
Phone: 507-684-3721 Fax: 507-684-3722
Email: info@zarebasystems.com
zarebasystems.com
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Table of Contents
An Introduction to Automatic Gate Openers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5
Important Safety Information
General Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5
Protection Against Entrapment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6
Warning Signs and Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7
Additional Safety Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8
Pre-Installation Information
Tools and Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 9
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12
Important Gate Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12
Installation
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13
Bracket Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13
Installation of Gate Openers (Actuators) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 18
Installation of the Control Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 18
Power Connection Between Control Box and Gate Openers (Actuators) . . . . . . . . . . page 18
Push-to-Open Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 22
Brick, Masonry or Rock Column Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 24
Control Box Setting
Control Board Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 24
Dual DIP Switch Settings and Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 25
Transmitter Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 26
Setting the Gate’s Closed Limit Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 27
Automatic Close Time Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 28
Obstruction Sensitivity Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 29
Accessory Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 29
Operation
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Gate Opener Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 29
Manual Operation of Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 30
terrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 30
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Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 31
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Gate Opener Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 34
Gate Opener and Accessory Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 35
epair Information
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AN INTRODUCTION TO
AUTOMATIC GATE
You may obtain additional copies of this manual from
our web site at www.zarebasystems.com, or contact
Zareba Systems at: 906 5th Ave. E, Ellendale, MN
56026, 1-800-272-9877.
OPENERS
Thank you for purchasing the Zareba Automatic Gate
Opener.
Your Zareba Automatic Gate Opener is designed for
years of trouble free performance. It will provide you
with a comfortable, safe, hassle-free way to access your
property.
This Automatic Gate Opener is designed to work on single or dual swing gates. Each individual gate can be up
to 14 feet long and weigh up to 450 pounds. Your gate
opener will work on a variety of gate types such as iron,
tubular, chain link, vinyl, etc. It is not recommended to
use an automatic gate opener on a solid fence due to
wind resistance. Depending on the strength of the wind
and the obstruction sensing, your gate may not operate
properly.
Your Zareba Automatic Gate Opener can be opened
and closed in a variety of ways. Primarily, you will use
your remote transmitter (included with your unit) to
open or close the gate. However, the gate can also be
opened with a hardwired button, an automatic vehicle
sensor, a keypad, or built-in vehicle transmitter systems.
These accessories are discussed later in this manual. The
gate can also be closed with the hardwired button or
keypad. In addition it can be closed automatically using
a time delay that is set in the control box.
Your Zareba Automatic Gate Opener is designed to provide for safe operation. One of the most important features of your gate opener is obstruction sensing. Your
gate opener includes an adjustment for setting the sensitivity of the obstruction performance. When there is
an obstruction that prevents the gate from opening or
closing, the gate will immediately stop and reverse
direction. If the obstruction is removed the gate may be
activated to continue its path from where it stopped. If
uction is not removed, the gate opener will
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with your gate opener that maximize your benefit to
owning the system. The accessories include additional
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IMPORTANT SAFETY
INFORMATION
General Safety Information
Vehicular gates are large heavy objects. Automatic gate
openers provide a convenient way to open and close
the gates. Since the gate system and its components
exert a high level of force to open and close the gate,
they can be dangerous, causing severe injuries and
death to you and others.
Your safety and the safety of others depend on the
owner and users of this system to read, understand,
and follow the information and instructions in this manual. Save this safety information for future use.
Safety overview checklist
WARNING – To reduce the risk of injury or death:
• Use this operator with single or double swing gates.
• READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
• Never let children operate or play with gate controls.
Keep the remote control away from children.
• Alw
ays keep people and objects away from the gate.
O ONE SHOULD CROSS THE PATH OF THE MOVING
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GATE.
• Test the gate operator monthly. The gate MUST
reverse on contact with a rigid object or stop when an
object activates the non-contact sensors. After adjusting the force or the limit of travel, retest the gate operator. Failure to adjust and retest the gate operator
properly can increase the risk of injury or death.
• KEEP GATES PROPERLY MAINTAINED. Read the owner’s
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• The entrance is for vehicles only. Pedestrians must use
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• Remember that the Zareba Automatic Gate Opener
must only be installed on gate systems meeting the
requirements of the application.
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• Ensure that the gate and gate opener installation comply with applicable local codes.
Contact local fire and law enforcement to arrange
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emergency access procedures.
• Keep people, animals, and property away from the
gate area. Do not let children play in or near the gate
area.
• Use caution with moving parts to avoid injuring fingers or hands.
• Consider installing contact sensors, or non-contact
sensors to provide additional safety and protection
against entrapment.
• Never activate your gate opener until you ensure that
the area is clear of people, pets, or other obstructions.
Watch the gate until it stops.
• Do not drive forward until the gate stops completely.
Figure 1
Area 1
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Protection Against Entrapment
mportant! Study Figures 1 and 2, and keep safety fore-
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most at all times.
Entrapment areas for a proper
pull-to-open installation
Entrapment Area 1
Hinged edge of the gate and the fence post.
Entrapment Area 2
Between the ends of the two gates.
Entrapment Area 3
The path of the gate.
Entrapment Area 4
The space between the gate in the open position and
any object such as a wall, fence, tree, etc.
Entrapment Area 5
Pinch points between the opener and gate or post.
Area 1
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Area 5
Area 4
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Never install any control device
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Protection Against Entrapment
The Zareba Automatic Gate Opener is designed to comply with UL 325, the safety standard covering automatic
gate opening systems. UL 325 requires that gate open-
ng systems shall have an inherent entrapment sensing
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system and shall have the provisions for, or be supplied
with, at least one independent secondary means to protect against entrapment.. The primary means of entrapment protection in the Zareba Automatic Gate Opener
is Type A, an inherent means of entrapment protection.
The secondary means of entrapment protection in the
Zareba Automatic Gate Opener is Type B2, the provision
for the connection of a contact sensor (edge sensor).
The gate opener’s built-in means of entrapment protection (Type A) may not be sensitive enough to prevent
bodily injury in some circumstances. Secondary means
of entrapment protection (Type B2), such as contact
(safety edge) sensors are suggested for enhanced safety.
page 8 for important information on additional
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safety devices.
Entrapment Alarm
(UL 325; 30.1)
In compliance with UL 325 the Zareba Automatic Gate
Opener is designed to stop and reverse direction within
wo seconds of sensing an obstruction. In addition, the
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Zareba opener activates an audible alarm if the unit
incurs an obstruction twice while opening or closing.
This alarm sounds for five minutes, or until the opener
receives a renewed, intended input from a hardwired
control such as the Push Button Control. At that point
the gate returns to a fully open or fully closed position.
Turning the power switch on the control box OFF and
back ON also deactivates the alarm.
Warning Signs and Labels
Required Safety Precautions for Gates
WARNING SIGNS alert people of automatic gate operation. They are required when installing the Zareba
Automatic Gate Opener. If pedestrians will be in the
area, install a walk-through gate for their use.
Warning Signs
The warning signs (fig. 3) must be installed on both
sides of the gate.
Figure 3
arning signs (two enclosed) to be
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installed on each side of the gate (three to
five feet above the bottom of the gate)
These warning signs and labels (fig. 4-5) must appear
at the locations specified below. If any were missing
when the gate opener was purchased, immediately
contact Zareba Systems for replacements.
Figure 4
Product identification and manual operation instruction label
installed on control box cover
Figure 5
Warning labels,
one on each side of
gate opener arm
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Additional Safety Devices
he Zareba Automatic Gate Opener features built-in
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obstruction sensitivity. The opener is designed to stop
and reverse the gate within two seconds of contact with
an obstruction. However, the gate opener’s built-in
obstruction settings, even when properly adjusted, may
not be sensitive enough to prevent injury in some circumstances. See
Safety devices, such as contact (safety edge) sensors or
non-contact (photoelectric) sensors, that stop and
reverse gate direction upon sensing an obstruction are
suggested for additional protection.
Zareba Systems recommends using additional safety
devices. Be sure to use products that are certified and
that comply with applicable UL standards and national
and regional safety codes. Call Zareba Systems at 1-800272-9877 for information on compatible products for
your application.
Important: In all cases, review the safety-device manufacturer’s instructions for information on installing
these devices on a vehicular gate.
page 29 for more information.
Turn off the power switch to the openers
(actuators) before connecting safety device
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wiring to the terminal blocks. Unplugging
the transformer
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Contact Sensor Input Connection (fig. 7)
Connect one of the SAFETY contact sensor wires to the
COMMON (COM) terminal and the other to the SAFETY
terminal on the gate opener control board.
Figure 7
does not turn off power to
wire from contact sensor
Contact Sensors (safety edges)
Contact sensors are also referred to as “safety edges.”
Activating a properly installed contact sensor while the
gate is moving causes the gate to stop and reverse within two seconds.
Contact sensors must be mounted in compliance with
writers Laboratories safety standard
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UL 325, t
for gate openers (see
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fig. 6).
Figure 6
Contact Sensor (not included)
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Non-Contact Sensors (photoelectric beams)
Non-contact sensors, also called photoelectric beams,
enhance safety by monitoring the path of the safety
beam when the gate is closing. Obstructing the safety
eam path activates the non-contact sensor, which
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reverses the gate to the fully open position.
Non-Contact Sensor Connection (fig. 8)
Connect one of the non-contact sensor dry contact output wires to the COMMON (COM) terminal and the
other to the SAFETY terminal on the gate opener control board.
PRE-INSTALLATION
Figure 8
wire from non-contact sensor
(photo beam)
INFORMATION
Tools and Parts List
Tools needed
• Power drill
• Open-end wrenches — 3/8”, 7/16”, 1/2”, and 9/16”
• 3/8” Drill bit
• Hacksaw or heavy-duty bolt cutters
• Small (flat-bladed) screwdriver
• Phillips screwdriver
• Tape measure
• Level
• Wire strippers (for stripping the transformer cable)
• C-clam
Parts (see fig. 9)
Mounting hardware
Clevis pin clip (4); 3/8” x 1-1/4” Clevis pin (4); 5/16” x
1-3/4” Bolt (2); 3/8” x 2” Bolt (2); 3/8” x 3” Bolt (8);
3/8” x 8” Bolt (1
Washer (22); 3/8” Lock washer (22); 5/16” Washer (2);
3/8” Nut (22); 5/16” Nut (2); 2” Mounting screw (10).
Gate Opener
Gate opener (actuator) (1) with 10’ power cable; Gate
opener (actuator) (1) with 40’ power cable; Gate bracket (2); Post pivot bracket (2); Post bracket (4); Closedposition stop plate (2).
Control Box and Electrical Components
Transformer (1); Battery (1); Control box (1); Warning
signs (4); Transmitter(1).
ps
2); 8” Ny
lon cable tie (28); 3/8”
Other Items You May Need for Installation
• Low-voltage wire. This is needed to run from the
transformer to the control box. You’ll need enough to
cover the distance between the transformer power
supply and the control box. See
Transformer on page 21 and the List of Accessories on
page 34
• 5-watt Solar Panel(s). If your gate is more than 1000’
away from an AC power source, you will need at least
one 5-watt Solar Panel to trickle charge the battery.
See the
• Threaded rods or carriage bolts longer than 8”.
You will need these if your fence post is more than 6”
in diameter.
Reinforcement supplies. If you have thin-walled tube
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or panel gates, use wood or metal reinforcement
plates or pipes.
• A horizontal cross member or mounting plate. A
horizontal cross member or mounting plate may be
necessary on some types of gates. This would mount
the front of the opener and gate bracket to the gate.
Important Information About the
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