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FAAC E-SC 1600 Instruction Manual
Summary of E-SC 1600
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Instruction manual for the manufactured by e-s c 1600 / e-s c 1602 series.
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Ce declaration of conformity of machines (directive 89/392/eec, annex ii, part b) manufacturer: faac s.P.A. Address: via benini, 1 – 40069 zola predosa bologna – italy declares that: eurotrigon 0224 - trigon k 24 a.K.A. Estate swing (usa) mod operator • is built to be integrated into a machine or to...
Page 3: Class I:
Estate swing summery of functions the estate swing is only to be used for vehicular swing gates in a class i setting. 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. The faac estate swing...
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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 1 ⇒ specifications of the estate swing and components 1...
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Marks pages with opener or usage warnings. Although we have marked these as very important warnings, please read the entire manual. Every step is important to the correct installation of your gate opener. The table of contents are listed to assist you locating a desired section. We do how- ever stro...
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Model estate swing e-sc 1600 power supply 115v ac/ 24v ac rated absorbed power (amperage pull on a 120v ac outlet) 3 amp/single 5 amp/dual max torque (nm) 200 use frequency (cycles/hour) > 100 operating ambient temperature -4 to 131 deg f gearmotor weight (lbs) 25 protection class ip44 gate leaf max...
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1.2 es ta te s w in g p a rt s l is t 1. Housing cover 2. Column mounting plate 3. Manual release key 4. Manual release 5. 24vdc motor 6. Transmission shaft 7. Straight lever of articulating arm 8. Curved lever of articulating arm 9. Gate mounting bracket 10. Control box 11. Control board 12. Transm...
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Standard system overview and safety zones the system display to the below is a recommended standard system. Other approved accessories can be installed. Photo sensors and a flash- ing light indicating gate movement is recommended for safety purposes. Important preliminary checks: to ensure safety an...
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T o o ls n e e d e d other items that may be needed prior to commencing installation. • start and stop post, bracket or door stop. Although the estate swing e-sc 1600 features soft start/stop and can be used with limit switches (not included), it is possible to use the e-sc 1600 without limit switch...
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Manual operation mode manual operation mode will be necessary to learn from installation and programming. It is also useful for emergency situations where as using the motor is not an option from operation the gate. Fit the supplied allen wrench and turn it by approximately a half a turn until it st...
Page 11: Pull To Open
Important: determining correct setback 3.1 pull to open - standard operation. This means the gate operator is mounted on the inside of the property and pulls your gate in towards the property. *for 120 degree openings: for 120 degree openings the curved section of the arm must be mounted to the hole...
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Installation of operator the operator base plate and articulated arm are designed either for right-handed or left-handed installation. 1. Begin with your gear motor in the base plate. Hold the base and motor against the column and find the proper set back for your operator (from previous page). Mark...
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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 gate 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...
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Mounting the control board and box 1. Position your control box on the post of the gate or a near by fence. Use the knockouts labeled “a” in the picture to the right to mount your control box to the post or fence. For a dual operator set-up, the control box will be on the same side of the driveway a...
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4.2 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 16: Positive Stops
Installation of limit switches and positive stops positive stops are physical structures the gate comes in contact with at the end of the opening and closing cycles. The closed and open positive stop points can be a plate on the end of the gate that comes in contact with an adjacent post or an indus...
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4.4 wiring the limit switches on the limit switch: • 1 is common • 2 is n/c limit connection • 4 is not used example of how to tighten the limit ring. Terminal block cn3 comf common from all limit switches fcc1 n/c limit connection closed gate limit switch on master fca1 n/c limit connection open ga...
Page 18: Only If Not Using
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 gate opener to move these terminals must be closed either through a safety device (recommended) or with jumpers. Temporary safety jump...
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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 (if dual system): in terminal block cn2 insert the brown wire in apm2 and blue wire in chm2. *during the learning process, if the gate begins to move ...
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4.7 installing and setting transmitters and receivers installing the receiver 1) locate the 5 silver pins in the lower right hand corner of the estate swing board. 2) locate the white connector on the receiver. 3) push the white connector from the receiver on the 5 pins on your faac board with the d...
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4.8 power 1. The estate swing e-sc 1600 comes with 1) 24v transformer. The transformer supplied has 2 screw terminals to connect to. You may locate the transformer up to 144’ (single) or 72’ (dual) away from the control board using 2 conductor stranded direct burial wire as specified below. 2. Inser...
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Setting operating parameters complete this step prior to programming the gate run time. This will dictate how your gate will react during programming and normal op- eration. It is not necessary to reset these if power is removed or if reset is tripped, they will stay set. Entering programming mode 1...
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Operating parameters chart minimum force medium-low force medium-high force high force this parameter adjusts the sensitivity of the electronic clutch system. The electronic clutch system controls the anti-crushing auto-reverse feature when a gate in motion makes contact with an obstacle. 1.5 second...
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20% of total arch 10% of total arch soft start/ stop this parameter determines when the gate will begin to slow down near the end of opening and closing cycle. Low high soft speed this parameter determines how fast the gate will move during the soft start/stop. If using positive stops this parameter...
Page 25: Important:
Programming gate 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—y...
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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 gate(s) will stop. 7. Wait for the amount of t...
Page 27: Gate Status
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 connect...
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6.2 troubleshooting if the gate 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. If not using lim...
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6.3 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- c...
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6.4 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 ti...
Page 31: Cn1
Control board overview 7.1 caution! Do not run 110v ac power direct to the board. This will cause permanent damage to both boards and void your warrantee. Caution! Cn1 - upper left hand corner of board, used for power and back up power. • vac - terminals. The input terminals for the supplied 24v tra...
Page 32: Cn2 -
Cn2 - located on the lower left side of the board, these terminals are outputs for the opera- tor arm(s), gate locks (optional), and lamps (optional). • apm1, chm1 - terminals. For dual operations these terminals are for the arm that must move first, for single operations these terminals are the out...
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Photocell & safety device guide before connecting the photocells (or other devices) we advise you to select the type of operation according to the movement zone to be protected. Opening safety devices: they operate only during the gate opening movement and, therefore, they are suitable for protectin...
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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 gate opener. To determine correct terminals on your estate swing o...