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FAAC Estate Swing Heavy Duty Series Instruction Manual

FAAC Estate Swing Heavy Duty Series Instruction Manual

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  • Page 1 Instruction Manual for the Heavy Duty Series Carriage Door Instructions Manufactured by...
  • Page 2 For non-EU countries, to obtain an adequate level of safety, the standards mentioned above must be observed, in addition to national legal regulations. FAAC is not responsible for failure to observe Good Technique in the construction of the closing elements to be motorized, of for any deformation that may occur during use.

  • Page 3: Installation

    The FAAC Estate Swing automated system was designed and built for controlling vehicle access. Do not use for any other purpose. The internal/external automation with articulated arms automates residential swing -leaf carriage doors with leaves of up to 8’...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    The table of contents are listed to assist you locating a desired section. We do how- ever strongly suggest studying every page of the instruction manual before attempt- ing installation. SECTION: Review of specifications, warnings, and tools  Specifications of the Estate Swing and Components ...
  • Page 5 The table of contents are listed to assist you locating a desired section. We do how- ever strongly suggest studying every page of the instruction manual before attempt- ing installation. SECTION: Diagnostics and Troubleshooting  LED Lights and Operational Displays ...
  • Page 6 MODEL Estate Swing Carriage Door Opener Power Supply 24V AC 3 Amp/single Rated Absorbed Power (Amperage pull on a 120V AC outlet) 5 Amp/dual Max Torque (Nm) Use frequency (cycles/hour) > 100 -4 to 131 Deg F Operating ambient temperature Gearmotor weight (lbs) Protection class IP44...
  • Page 7 Master Operator 1. Housing Cover 2. Wall Mounting Plate 3. Manual Release Chain Pull (not fully pictured) 4. Manual Release 5. 24VDC Motor 6. Transmission Shaft 7. Straight lever of articulating arm 8. Curved lever of articulating arm 9. Door Mounting Bracket 10.
  • Page 8 Power Drill and appro- Phillips Head Screw-   priately sized bits. driver Crescent Wrench Tape Measure   Flat Head Screwdriver Level   Nuts, Bolts, Anchors Wire Strippers   and Washers (see below) C-clamps  C-Ring Pliers Carpenters Clamps ...
  • Page 9 Emergency & Operational Manual Operation Mode For one door, the door that can open independently from the other door (if there is an overlap), you will insert in the manual release the provided emergency man- ual release lever with pull chain and leave in place for emergency release. In emergencies pull down on the chain and this will release the door.
  • Page 10 IMPORTANT: Determining Correct Position This operator is intended to be on the inside of the garage and push the carriage doors out towards the driveway. Position the mounting plate above the door frame with the release just inside the frame the door frame.

  • Page 11: Installation Of Operator

    Installation of Operator The operator base plate and articulated arm are designed either for right-handed or left-handed installation. There is no pre-determined designation. 1. Begin with your gear motor in the base plate. Hold the base and motor against the Wall above the door and find the proper position for your operator (from previous page).
  • Page 12 4. Assemble the articulated arm and front coupling as shown below. Left assembly connects the same way as the right only with the straight arm and door bracket on opposite sides as in the smaller picture below. 5. Fit the straight lever of the articulated arm on the transmission shaft and tighten it using the supplied screw and washer.

  • Page 13: Mounting The Control Board And Box

    Mounting the Control Board and Box Position your control box on the post of the gate or a nearby fence. (1) Remove the rubber covers on the back of the box to reveal the holes. Use these holes to mount the box, and then put the rubber covers over the screw heads to prevent water leakage. *For a dual operator set-up, the control box will be on the same side of the driveway as the mas- control arm.
  • Page 14 For Your Convenience The white terminal strips on the control board are easily removed for wiring. Simply pull straight out on the terminal strip to remove it from the board. It will slide right off. Slide it back on when you are finished with your wiring connections.

  • Page 15: Installation Of Limit Switches

    Installation of Limit Switches The closed position is controlled by the door reaching the door frame. The open is controlled by limit switches. These must be installed before learning. For the carriage door usage of this motor you must be on operating parameter: Open Limit switches Mounting the limit switches Slide the limit rings on the top side of the transmission shaft.
  • Page 16 Example of how to tighten the limit ring. Wiring the Limit Switches On the limit switch: 1 is Common  2 is N/C Limit Connection  4 is not used  Terminal Block CN3 COMF Common from all limit switches FCC1 Jump to COMF FCA1...

  • Page 17: Temporary Safety Jumpers

    Temporary Safety Jumpers For the highest level of safety, the Estate Swing systems are set up with Normally Closed safety terminals. This means that in order for the door opener to move these terminals must be closed either through a safety device (recommended) or with jumpers. Temporary safety jumpers are provided in the control box hardware bag for jumping these terminals to common (COM) during the set-up process.

  • Page 18: Wiring The Operator Arm(S)

    Wiring The Operator Arm(s) For the Master Operator: In terminal block CN2 insert the BLUE wire in APM1 and BROWN wire in CHM1. For the Slave Operator : In terminal block CN2 insert the BROWN wire in APM2 and BLUE wire in CHM2.

  • Page 19: 433 Plug-In Receiver

    Estate Swing 433 Plug-in Receiver 1. With the red plug already inside the control box, run the grey receiver wire out of the box through one of the water tight connections. 2. Find a location for the receiver box on the gate post or a fence post that is within the length of the receiver wire.
  • Page 20 Estate Swing 433 Plug-in Receiver (cont.) 5. Plug the red clip inside the control box into the control board. The groove in the red clips should snap into the guide on the 5 prong connector. (Fig 1) 6. The red power light should come on the receiver. (Fig 2) Fig.

  • Page 21: Power

    Power 1. The Estate Swing Heavy Duty Carriage Door Opener comes with 1) 24V transformer. The transformer supplied has 2 screw terminals to connect to. You may locate the transformer up to 100’ away from the control board using 16 Gauge, 2 Conductor Stranded Direct Burial Wire below.
  • Page 22 Setting Operating Parameters Complete this step prior to programming the door run time. This will dictate how your door will react during programming and normal operation. It is not necessary to reset these if power is removed or if reset is tripped, they will stay set.

  • Page 23: Operating Parameters Chart

    Operating Parameters Chart Minimum Force This parameter adjusts the sensitivity of the Medium-low Force electronic clutch system. The electronic clutch FORCE system controls the anti-crushing auto-reverse Medium-high Force feature when a door in motion makes contact with an obstacle. High Force This determines how long the second leaf will 1.5 Second Offset pause before moving to allow the first leaf to...
  • Page 24 This parameter determines when the door will 20% of total arch SOFT begin to slow down near the end of opening START/ and closing cycle. 10% of total arch STOP Parameter must be on 0. SOFT SPEED High No Limit Switch LIMIT Parameter must be on L0 SWITCH...
  • Page 25 Programming Door Run Times In this stage, your control board will memorize where your limits are (identified by limit switches, positive stops or both) in both opening and closing phases. Also if the auto-close fea- ture is activated it will learn the user specified pause time. FOR SAFETY PURPOSES—your opener will not run until this step is completed 1.
  • Page 26 5. When the closing stop point or limit switch is reached, the motor pauses for approximately 2 seconds, and then restarts with a total opening maneuver to the opening stop point or limit switch. 6. When the full open stop or limit switch is reached the doors will stop.
  • Page 27 LED Lights & Operational Displays Control Board LED Lights - The control board LED lights are located above their respec- tive terminals that they represent. (With exception of ALIM, power supply light, which is located below the power terminals in the upper left corner.) The LED lights are a quick way of verifying necessary connections are made.

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If the door opener will not move. Be sure you have gone through programming. Without programming no power is ever sent to the operator arms. Check wiring connections. Check to be sure jumpers are in place between STOP, FSW OP, FSW CL to COM on terminal block CN4.
  • Page 29 If fuse the F2 fuse blows or continues to blow. Check all wiring to both the backup batteries and to all accessories run off of the 24+,- terminals on terminal block CN1. Check for the following: · The batteries are run in series not parallel. If they are run in parallel the batteries will be- come overcharged and be destroyed, which will then create a short and continually blow the F2 fuse.
  • Page 30 If you call in for technical support or warranty sup- port: before any control board or motor will be per- mitted to be sent in for testing or warranty you will be required to e-mail digital photos to the technician. This is done in your best interest to save unnecessary shipping expenses and time lost.

  • Page 31: Control Board Overview

    Control Board Overview Caution! Do not run 110V AC power direct to the board. This will cause permanent damage to both boards and void your warrantee. Caution! - Upper left hand corner of board, used for power and back up power. VAC - terminals.
  • Page 32 CN2 - Located on the lower left side of the board, these terminals are outputs for the opera- tor arm(s), door locks (optional), and lamps (optional). APM1, CHM1 - terminals. Connect the arm that must move first, for single operations these ...
  • Page 33 Installing Accessories Accessory manuals for most make and model accessories can be found on the web at: www.EstateSwing.com/accessories The accessory manuals you have or find at the above address may be written to coincide with that manufacturers model of door opener. To determine correct terminals on your Estate Swing operator, use the accessory terminal section of your Estate Swing manual.

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