Chamberlain Swing GATE - Manuals

4 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C BASIC INSTALLATION HINTS AND RULES PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY BEFORE BEGINNING YOUR INSTALLATION. The sections that follow contain detailed procedures for installation of a model SW 2000-B1 system. In addition to these specific procedures, there are a num...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 5 of 53 PART 1 SITE PREPARATION A. LOCATION AND LAYOUT Figure 1. Gate Operator Layout Options. NOTES • Left Gate and Right Gate are determined by looking from inside the complex toward the street. • Figure 1 shows a typical Bi-Parting gate in standard and compact install...

6 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C B. PAD AND MOUNT Figure 2. Pad and Mount. 1. The concrete pad must be sufficient to support the gate operator and the dynamic forces created by the moving gate. LiftMaster recommends a pad 24” wide by 27” long by 30” deep. 2. The operator must be level and parall...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 7 of 53 C. POWER WIRING 1. Provide a separate conduit stub for the AC power. 2. Each gate operator requires a 115 VAC 20 AMP single phase circuit. NOTE: Master and Slave units each require separate circuits to prevent false overcurrent faults. 3. Be sure to pull a ground...

8 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C PART 2 SYSTEM INSTALLATION A. MOUNTING GATE OPERATOR WARNING For safety reasons, the Power Fail Operation Option is shipped with the battery unconnnected to the system. Do not connect the battery until all other installation and alignment procedures have been com...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 9 of 53 C. RUNNING INPUT WIRING 1. Remove the plastic control box cover. 2. Run wires from input components and Master/Slave conduits into control box. 3. For Master/Slave wiring, refer to Part 3, Master/Slave Operation. WARNING Route but do not connect input wires at th...

10 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C F. USING MANUAL CONTROLS Figure 5. Manual Controls, Location and Use. Use the manual controls on Manual Input Terminal TB2 (OPEN, CLOSE, and STOP, as shown in Figure 5), to move the gate for arm installation and making the limit cam adjustments. • To open the ga...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 11 of 53 G. GATE ARM INSTALLATION Figure 6. Gate Arm Installation. 1. Attach gate anchor to gate by welding or using hardware (not supplied). 2. Using manual controls, move the swing arm cap assembly until it points roughly to the anchor as shown in Figure 6. 3. Measure ...

12 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C H. SETTING LIMIT CAMS • The limit cams are adjusted by loosening the locking screws and rotating the cams. The cams rotate with the swing arm shaft, so small adjustments are magnified by the length of the gate. • The gate operator torque limiter allows the gate ...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 13 of 53 2. SETTING LEFT GATE LIMIT CAMS Figure 8. Setting Left Gate Limit Cam. 1. Make sure that switch S2 is set to the "Right" position. 2. Turn on gate operator power switch. 3. Using manual OPEN and STOP, move the gate to its proper open limit position. 4. L...

14 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C I. GATE SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENTS The gate operator monitors both average and peak motor current. When the gate encounters an obstruction, the gate operator senses the change in motor current and stops or reverses the gate. Three sensitivity adjustments must be se...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 17 of 53 2. RECLOSE TIMER ENABLE (S1) AND SET (R94) Figure 11. Reclose Timer Enable and Adjustmment Location. The Reclose Timer pot (R94) is adjustable from 0 to 250 seconds. Turning the pot clockwise increases the reclose time. NOTE: Pot in figure is set to 0 seconds. 1...

18 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C K. POWER FAIL OPERATION OPTION CONNECTION a) Power Fail Operation Option Connection CAUTION Perform the next step (battery hookup) with care. Interchanging battery wires temporarily opens the the resettabale fuse on gate operator board, disabling the power fail ...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 19 of 53 L. CONNECTING INPUT WIRING Figure 12. Control Board Wiring. 1. Remove the plastic control box cover. See NOTES, next page, before proceeding. 2. Wire all external control devices to their connections on the control board as shown. See Appendix A for details on h...

20 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C NOTES 1. Disconnecting the STOP terminal from the COMMON terminal stops the gate and prevents all commands from having any effect. 2. Inside and Outside Interrupt Loops: • For safety and proper gate operation, gate(s) must open toward the Inside Interrupt loop. ...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 21 of 53 5. Maximum Retry Count 1. If you want the gate to resume operation automatically up to 2 times, 30 seconds after a Fault, set RETRY on switch S1 to ON. 2. If you do not want the gate to resume automatically after a Fault, set RETRY on switch S1 to OFF. 3. Give t...

22 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C 10. Shadow Loop 1. Ensure the gate is fully closed (the close limit switch and Maglock LED’s will be ON). 2. Park a car, while it is running, on the Shadow Loop but clear of the Interrupt Loop. 3. Activate an open command and verify that the gate does not open C...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 23 of 53 N. FINAL ASSEMBLY OF GATE OPERATOR Figure 13. Gate Operator Final Assembly. IMPORTANT SAFETY PROCEDURE ⇒ If switch S3 (Power Fail Open Direction switch) is set to OPEN the gate, cycle the gate to its fully open position before performing step 1. ⇒ If switch S3 (...

24 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C PART 3 MASTER/SLAVE OPERATION A. WHAT IS MASTER/SLAVE OPERATION? The easy way to understand master/slave operation is by the computer terms "smart" and "dumb." • "Smart" machines are controlled by a computer or dedicated microprocessor, s...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 25 of 53 C. MASTER/SLAVE WIRING Connecting Master and Slave units is fast and easy: • Master/Slave connections are made through the SLAVE I/O terminal block (TB1), located at the top right corner of the gate operator controller board (see Figure 15, below). • Connect the...

26 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C D. MASTER/SLAVE SETUP PROCEDURE 1. Be sure to turn off both gate operator units. 2. Connect Master and Slave units as described and shown in paragraph C and Figure 15, above. 3. Set Switch S1 on Master and Slave units to your gate configuration according to the ...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 27 of 53 E. MASTER/SLAVE INSTALLATION DETAILS 1. BI-PARTING GATE DETAILS The simple Bi-Parting Gate is typically used in low traffic residential sites due to its ease of use. The Bi-Parting configuration can consist of any combination of models SL 1000-B1 (slide gate), S...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 29 of 53 3. TRAP GATE DETAILS The Trap gate is typically used in secured sites for screening incoming and/or outgoing traffic. In the Trap configuration, only one gate opens at a time, "trapping" the vehicle between gates. Due to its ease of use, Slide gates are ...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 31 of 53 4. TANDEM GATE DETAILS The Tandem gate is typically used in high traffic situations where some control of incoming and/or outgoing traffic is required. The outside gate is usually a less expensive, fast moving barrier gate (or light slide gate) which protects th...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 33 of 53 PART 4 MODEL SW 2000-B1 OPTIONS A. LIFTMASTER LOOP DETECTOR BOARDS The model SW 2000-B1 has connectors for four LiftMaster-supplied loop detector add-on boards. These boards interface with Interrupt, Shadow and Exit loop sensors, which simply plug into the contr...

34 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C PART 5 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE A. TROUBLESHOOTING This section is designed to help you troubleshoot your unit(s) with a minimum of effort. Directly below are some hints to help you test, then a list of problems in order of most severe to least. Next come...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 35 of 53 3. MOTOR DOES NOT RUN Motor is dead: 1. The resettable motor thermal overload switch has popped. 2. The interconnecting cable between the motor and the control board is disconnected. 3. Bad control board. 4. Bad motor. Motor is stalled: 1. Frozen motor, gearbox ...

36 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C 10. GATE DOESN'T STOP AT THE LIMIT 1. Limit cams are out off adjustments. 2. Limit switch cable is disconnected either from the control board or the limit switches. 3. Bad limit switch. 11. MOTOR STOPS BUT GATE OVERRUNS THE LIMIT Torque limiter slips when the mo...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 37 of 53 19. GATE DOES NOT MOVE AFTER POWER OUTAGE 1. Bad Power Fail Option battery. 2. Miswired DC motor inputs. 3. Bad connection between the Power Fail Option harness connector and the Control Board. 4. Power Fail Option Open direction (switch S3) is not set to the co...

38 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C 26. SHADOW LOOP IS INEFFECTIVE 1. The gate is not at either the open or close limit. 2. Bad loop sensor or loop detector. 3. Bad connection between the loop sensor, loop detector and the Control Board. 4. Only one gate is on the limit (Master/Slave systems only)...

40 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C D. MAINTENANCE WARNING To avoid injury, always turn off the unit power switch before working on gate. Regularly performance of preventive maintenance is essential for reliable system operation because it corrects small problems before they turn into emergencies....

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 41 of 53 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS Figure 20. Gate Operator Disassembly and Assembly. Gate Operator Serial Number: Power Fail Option: Yes No One minute after a power outage the Power Fail Option: Opens Gate Closes Gate ⇒ If switch S3 (Power Fail Open Direction ...

42 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C The following table was provided to help you keep a record of the maintenance schedule. Write the inspection date in the left-hand box and check ( ✓ ) the boxes across as you perform your maintenance procedures. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE TABLE Date Arm Gate Chain Spr...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 43 of 53 APPENDIX A SYSTEM OPERATION REFERENCE CONTROLS, INDICATORS, INPUTS AND ADJUSTMENTS For control and indicator locations, refer to the figure below. For detailed explanations of the Gate Operator's various, controls, indicators, inputs and adjustments, refer to th...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 47 of 53 INS./OUTS. INT. SENSE / SHADOW SENSE / EXIT SENSE (TB12/TB13/TB14/TB15) INPUTS INSIDE Input from an Inside Interrupt loop provides the signal for an optional LiftMaster INTERRUPT loop detector add-on board. Operation is the same as the Interrupt Loop SENSE input...

48 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C CONNECTORS LIMIT SWITCH (J4) Connector for the left/right limit switch cable. BATTERY I/O (J11) Connector for use by the Power Fail Operation unit. PWR INPUT (J1) Connector for AC input power. MOTOR POWER (J3) Connector for the motor cable. LOOP DETECTOR Connect...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 49 of 53 APPENDIX B PARALLEL GATE WIRING While it is strongly recommended that the Master/Slave function be used in any dual-unit installation, two LiftMaster model SW 2000-B1's may be parallel-wired as Bi-Parting gates only . NOTES: 1. When parallel wiring the RADIO INP...

50 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C APPENDIX C MODEL SW 2000-B1 PARTS LIST ITEM # PART NAME WHAT IT DOES 1 Control Box/Clear Cover Contains control board, input connections 2 Control Board (not shown) Controls gate operator functions 3 ON/OFF Switch Main power switch, resets gate operator 4 Gearbo...

Rev C Doc 6001242 (01-20273) 51 of 53 GLOSSARY AC: Alternating Current. An electric current or voltage that reverses direction at regular intervals. Alternate Action: Ability to open and close a fully open gate by using the same open command. Arc: The area that is swept by a swing gate from fully cl...

52 of 53 Doc 6001242 (01-20273) Rev C NOTICE TO CANADIAN USERS NOTICE: The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets telecommunications network protective, operation and safety requirements as prescribed in the appropriate Terminal Equipm...

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