Installing The Polaris Operator(S) - Polaris Automatic Gate Operators 500 Series User Manual

INSTALLING THE POLARIS 500 & 700 SWING OPERATOR
WARNINGS---------------------
1. Read and follow all instructions.
2. NEVER let children operate the gate or play with the controls.
3. Keep people and objects away from the gate and its immediate areas, both open and closed.
4. After the limit adjustments are made, all auto reversing controls including the current
sensing circuit built into the Polaris must be checked. They must be working and set to proper
sensitivity. Failure to adjust and retest the gate system increases the chance of injury or
death.
5. Test the system MONTHLY. Check to make sure that all auto-reversing devices including
the current sensing circuit are working and set to the proper sensitivity.
6.Verify that the emergency (manual) release pin connected to the gate leaf can be easily
removed. This check should only be made with the battery disconnected to prevent the gate
from moving during the test.
7. This is a VEHILCLE GATE ONLY. Pedestrians must use a separate entrance.
8. NEVER install any control device on the outside of the Polaris cabinet or in such a way that
someone can reach through the gate to activate it.
9. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!
CAUTIONS-----------------------
1. NEVER operate the gate unless you can see it.
2. Do not enter the gate area while the gate is in motion.
3. Do not allow children near the gate and do not allow anyone to ride on the gate.
4. Do not attempt to drive through the gate opening while the gate is in motion.
ENTRAPMENT ZONES---------------------
Zone 1- Leading edge of the gate and catch-post
Zone 2- Area between gate and hinge post.
Zone 3- The gate path or "arc of the swing"
Zone 4- The area between the gate in its' open position and any obstruction like a fence,
building, landscaping feature, etc...
Zone 5- Not shown below but similar to zone 1- the point where two biparting gate leafs meet
when closed.