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Solar Control Box for Solar Control Box for Solar Control Box for Manual 6003, 6004, 6005 and 6400 gate operators Use this manual for circuit board 4302-010 Revision AA or higher. 4302-067-Y-11-17 EXTERNAL ENTRAPMENT PROTECTION MUST be installed or the gate operator WILL NOT function.
SOLAR CONTROL BOX SPECIFICATIONS Class of Operation Models 6003, 6004, 6005 and 6400 - UL325 Class I Type of Gate Residential Vehicular Automated Gates Only Voltage / Phase 24 Volt Solar Input Power – 24 VDC Output Power to Gate Operators...
ASTM F2200 Standard for Gate Construction Vehicular gates should be constructed and installed in accordance with ASTM F2200; Standard Specification for Automated Vehicular Gate Construction. For a copy of this standard, contact ASTM directly at 610-832-9585; service@astm.org; or www.astm.org. Important Safety Instructions WARNING - To reduce the risk of injury or death: 1.
• For gate operators utilizing contact sensors: 1. One or more contact sensors shall be located where the risk of entrapment or obstruction exist, such as at the leading edge, trailing edge, and post mounted both inside and outside of a vehicular horizontal slide gate. 2.
UL 325 Entrapment Protection UL 325 Classifications Authoriz ed Personn el ONLY Class I - Residential Class III - Industrial/Limited Access Vehicular Gate Operator Vehicular Gate Operator A vehicular gate operator (or system) intended for use in garages A vehicular gate operator (or system) intended for use in an or parking areas associated with a residence of one-to four single industrial location or building such as a factory or loading dock families.
Glossary GATE - A moving barrier such as a swinging, sliding, raising, lowering, or the like, barrier, that is a stand-alone passage barrier or is that portion of a wall or fence system that controls entrance and/or egress by persons or vehicles and completes the perimeter of a defined area.
Swing Gate Requirements The operator is intended for installation only on gates used for vehicles. Pedestrians must be supplied with a separate access opening. The pedestrian access opening shall be designed to promote pedestrian usage. Locate the gate such that persons will not come in contact with the vehicular gate during the entire path of travel of the vehicular gate.
Swing Gate Protection Swing Gate Protection Non-contact Sensor Reverse Loop Minimizes the potential of the Minimizes the potential of the gate gate closing on vehicular or closing when a vehicle is present. other traffic that loops cannot Number and placement of loops is sense.
SECTION 1 - SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS 1.1 Concerns BEFORE Installation Correct positioning of the solar panel will determine the efficiency of the system. In general, the panel should be facing TRUE SOUTH at a specific TILT ANGLE towards the sun using the information provided on the next page to achieve the highest efficiency.
1.2 Solar Panel Positioning These charts should be used only for estimates. Solar systems can vary from this information. These maps do not take into account small climate changes and may not be 100% accurate for all locations. Solar Panel MUST Point “TRUE SOUTH” It is important for proper system operation that the solar panel is oriented to TRUE SOUTH.
SECTION 2 - WIRING Since building codes vary from city to city, we highly recommend that you check with your local building department prior to installing any permanent wiring to be sure that all wiring to the solar control box complies with local code requirements. 2.1 Control Box Wiring Overview “Optional”...
SECONDARY 6003 Wiring Brown wire Brown wire Blue wire Blue wire Orange wire Orange wire 6004 Wiring Red wire Red wire D O O R K I N G Yellow wire Yellow wire Green wire Green wire 7-Wire Operator Cable...
2.3 Entrapment Protection Wiring External Entrapment Protection Devices: In addition to the inherent reversing sensor system, this operator’s control board has a 6-pin UL 325 terminal for the connection of photo sensor-Type B1 and/or reversing edge-Type B2 entrapment protection required by UL 325 standards. An external entrapment protection device MUST be installed or the operator will NOT function.
Full Open Terminal Operation: When the circuit 2.4 Full Open Terminal Wiring board is NOT in use (idle time), power is shut down to it. Power will continue at the Full Open Terminal at all times. This allows an access Antenna control device - transmitter, key switch, exit DoorKing...
2.5 Loop Detector Wiring To help protect the operator from accidentally closing on vehicles in the gate’s path, DoorKing highly recommends that loops and loop detectors are used. A loop detection system will sense a vehicle like a metal detector and send a signal to the gate operator preventing the gate from automatically opening or closing on a vehicle when it is in the gate’s path.
2.6 Battery Wiring Temperatures will affect the efficiency of the batteries. The batteries “optimal” operating temperature is approximately 77°F (25˚C). They will not charge as quickly or cycle the gate operator as many times at lower temperatures. The lower the tempera- ture is, the longer it will take for the Open batteries to fully charge and the fewer...
2.7 Solar Panel Wiring How the system’s 24 volt power is managed: When the system is NOT in An EXTERNAL ENTRAPMENT PROTECTION use (idle time), the power management relay will shut down power to the DEVICE MUST be connected or the gate circuit board.
SECTION 3 - ADJUSTMENTS The switch settings and adjustments in this section should be made after your installation and wiring to the operator(s) is complete. Whenever any programming or switch setting on the control board are changed, press the reset button for new settings to take effect.
• Switch 2 will be the SAME setting as switch 1 for the 6003. SECONDARY • Switch 2 will be the OPPOSITE setting as switch 1 for the 6004, 6005 and 6400. Operator Note: SW 1, switch 7 MUST also be ON when using a secondary operator.
3.2 DIP-Switches Continued SW 1 (Top 8 Switches) continued Switch Function Setting Description Not Used Leave in the OFF position. Auto-close timer is OFF. Manual input required to close gate. Auto-Close Timer Auto-close timer is ON. Adjustable from 1-23 seconds. OFF (normal) Terminal #8 is a standard Reverse input.
The limit sensors on the operator MUST be adjusted to control the travel of the gate and to precisely set the full open and full closed position of the gate. Use ONLY the limit sensor instructions for your SPECIFIC operator type (6003, 6004, 6005 or 6400).
3.3 Limit Sensors Adjustment Continued 6004 Limit Switches ONLY Power to the circuit board must be ON when adjusting the limit sensors. v e r The operator MUST OPEN GATE upon initial power up and OPEN command. If the operator closes gate after giving first open...
3.3 Limit Sensors Adjustment Continued 6005 Limit Switches ONLY Factory wired jumpers MUST Power to the circuit board must be ON when adjusting the limit sensors. remain connected as shown. SLO DWN LEDs are always lit. Manually release 6005. See page 35. Remove the limit cover with one screw.
3.3 Limit Sensors Adjustment Continued 6400 Limit Sensors ONLY Power to the circuit board must be ON when adjusting the limit sensors. With operator cover plate removed, un-lock release handle and pull handle to release gate. IMPORTANT: The operator MUST OPEN GATE upon initial power up and OPEN command.
3.4 Inherent Reverse Sensor Adjustment This vehicular gate operator is equipped with an inherent (Built-In) adjustable reversing sensor (Type A) that is used as an entrapment sensing system according to the UL 325 standards. The gate will reverse direction upon encountering an obstruction in either the opening or closing gate cycle.
3.5 Shutdown Conditions Under various entrapment conditions the operator will assume either a SOFT or HARD (alarm) shutdown. To determine what type of reset action is required, you will need to understand how the different entrapment conditions affect the gate operator. Soft Shutdown This occurs in various situations where the inherent or external entrapment protection devices have been activated.
3.5 Shutdown Conditions Continued Hard Shutdown (Alarm Activated) A hard shutdown condition occurs when: (1.) The inherent entrapment protection system (Type A) gets activated TWO consecutive times before the gate completes the open or close cycle. (2.) The reversing edge (Type B2) gets activated and reverses but before the gate completes the reverse cycle the inherent entrapment protection system (Type A) gets activated.
SECTION 4 - MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Inspection and service of this gate operator by a qualified technician should be performed anytime a malfunction is observed or suspected. High cycle usage may require more frequent service checks. 4.1 Maintenance When servicing the gate operator, always check any external reversing devices (loops, photo sensors, etc.) for proper operation. If external reversing devices cannot be made operable, do not place this operator in service until the malfunction can be identified and corrected.
4.2 Diagnostics Check Continued 4. Check that there are no shorted or open control wires from the keying devices to the gate operator. If a keying device fails to open the gate, momentarily jumper across terminals 1 and 2 on the control board. If the gate operator starts, this indicates that a problem exist with the keying device and not with the gate operator.
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4.3 Troubleshooting Continued Symptom Possible Solution • Operator may be in a “soft shutdown.” Check input LEDs. If any are ON, momentarily disconnect, then re-connect the wire going to the respective terminal. Operator should open. • Check to be sure that the operator is running in the proper direction. Turn power OFF, and then back ON.
4.4 Accessory Items UL 325 Monitored Entrapment Protection Devices available for the Solar Control Boxes. Type B2 Contact Sensors (Reversing Edge) Miller Edge Sensing Edges - all models with a T2 (resistive) termination. Miller Edge Monitored Gate Link Model MGL-K20 Miller Edge wireless monitored transmitter/receiver kit model RB-G-K10 ASO GMBH Sentir GF Series sensing edges Type B1 Non-contact Sensors (Photo Cell)
Solar Control Box Power Management Relay Open Beam Close 1476-010 Beam Black Battery Plug Full Open Terminal Not Used Not Used Blue Relay N.O. Black Relay COM Black 24 V NEG 24 V POS FULL Solar POS OPEN Solar NEG Power Terminal 2 3 4 5 6 7 8...
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR OWNER Shut-Off Power to Operator OR Shut-Off Alarm Push reset button to SHUT-OFF alarm. ALWAYS inspect the gate, gate hardware and any obstructions along the gate’s path that could have activated the alarm BEFORE pressing the reset button and putting the gate back into service.
Actuator Arm Insert key and turn to release the arm. Push or pull the gate, NOT the actuator arm. 6004 Manual Release ONLY 6005 Manual Release ONLY ALL power to the operator must be OFF BEFORE ALL power to the operator must be OFF BEFORE manually operating gate (See previous page).
Solar Control Box for Solar Control Box for Solar Control Box for Manual 6003, 6004, 6005 and 6400 gate operators Use this manual for circuit board 4302-010 Revision AA or higher. 4302-067-Y-11-17 EXTERNAL ENTRAPMENT PROTECTION MUST be installed or the gate operator WILL NOT function.