BelFox 500N Garagentorantrieb Garage Door Opener Instruction Manual

BelFox 500N Garagentorantrieb Garage Door Opener

Specifications:

• Product Name : Garagentorantriebe Garage door opener
• Manufacturer : BelFox GmbH
• Operating Voltage: 230 V
• Compatible with: Sectional doors, Overhead doors, Rotating doors, Side sectional doors

Product Usage Instructions

• Preparation of the Door:
  Before starting the fitting process, ensure that the garage door runs smoothly. If there are any issues, take the necessary measures or consult your door supplier.

• Removal of Locking:
  Remove any existing locking mechanism from the garage door. BelFox garage door openers are self-locking.

• Measuring the Middle of the Garage Door:

1. Close the garage door and mark the middle at the upper edge.
2. Transfer the mark to the lintel.
3. Open the door completely and transfer the mark to the ceiling.

scope of delivery

Application
This garage door opener is manufactured to operate garage doors and is to be used on sectional doors, overhead doors, rotating doors and side sectional doors. Please ask your power supplier about local regulations. You need 230 V. The standards valid for this operator and the standards this operator corresponds to are described in the attachment.

Preparation of the door
Before starting the fitting process, make sure that the garage door runs smooth and easy during the whole course. If this is not the case, take corresponding measures or consult your door supplier.

Removal of locking
Remove existing locking from the garage door. BelFox garage door openers are self-locking.

Measuring the middle of the garage door
Close the garage door, measure the middle of the door and mark it at the upper edge. Transfer the mark to the lintel. Now open the door completely and transfer the mark to the ceiling.

Determination of the top point of the course from swing doors
Open the door until it reaches the top point of its course (a) and mark this point horizontally at the door lintel

Assembly of the operator (if not pre-assembled)

• Remove the four fastening screws of the motor fixing plate and take the motor together with the plate from the operator carrier. Push the rail through the corresponding opening in the carrier to the stop. Then put the motor in its former position.
• Now insert the two wires of the rail in the corresponding openings in the carrier and attach them to the corresponding jacks on the control board. Attach left wire to left jack and right wire to right jack!
• Wind remaining wire round the two pins. Fasten the motor fixing plate again with the four screws.

Fitting lintel angle and operator

Please mark the borings for the lintel angle at apx. 5-50 mm above the marked top point of the gate. Drill the holes (Æ10mm) and insert the dowels. Fasten the front end of the operator with two screws (8×50). Position the operator with the supporting sheet metal in between the two straps of the lintel. Put the hexagon screw (M8x85) through the sheet metal and lintel and fix it with the self-locking nut. For ceiling suspension you have to mark the borings centric above the lintel and proceed in the same way. Now push on each side into the groove of the rail the haed of the hexagon screw (8×16) and fix the steel tape there. Lift the back of the operator and open the gate. Centre the operator, mark the fixing points of the steel tape and assemble them. Finally tighten all screws.

Fitting the door mounting

Fix the door mounting with the provided metal screws 6.3 x 19 mm to the upper frame, in the middle of the door. If your garage door has a light metal frame, it is best to drill through it and screw it with thread screws and nuts. Now fix the push-bar to the door mounting.

Adjustment of the limit switches

There are two reed contacts (magnetic switches) as standard features of the operator. The front switch activates the limit stop at the end of the closing course. The back switch initiates the limit stop at the end of the opening course.

Caution : Before operating the door electrically the slide block has to lock into the carrier pusher.

Follow the steps below:
Plug in the power cord. Move the door to position CLOSED. Loosen the locking screws of the front switch and push the switch slowly forward until the little red light inside the switch turns off. Then fasten the screws again. Now move the door manually to position OPEN. Loosen the locking screws of the back switch and push the switch slowly backwards until the little red light inside this switch turns off. Then fasten the screws again.

Setting into operation / Adjustment of the motor control

Learning soft start, soft stop and safety shut off:
Press the button „Impuls“ (impulse) on the motor control. The operator runs in opening direction until it reaches the limit stop. Press this button anew and the operator runs to the limit stop in closing direction. Repeat this process twice. Now the operator has automatically determined and memorized soft start, soft stop and safety shut off.

CAUTION! During these test runs no safety device is active! Please be careful!

Also the power consumption value has been automatically determined during these test runs. Should the power be insufficient, it can be increased by readjusting the potentiometers “Kraft auf” (power opening direction) and “Kraft zu” (power closing direction). In any case, make sure that the power the door could exert on an obstacle does not exceed 150 N (15 kg)! If the operator immediately stops and reverses or switches to soft movement without reason, you should reset the motor control. This procedure is described on page 23 (“Clearing memorized course”).

Memorizing radio codification

There are two preset safety codes on the transmitters when all encoding switches are set to either “ON” or “OFF”. When using several transmitters you can mix the switch positions“all ON” or “all OFF”. As every transmitter has a different code al of them have to be memorized. Please press the button “FUNK” (radio) on the motor control of the engine for apx. half a second. The yellow radio –LED flashes at 2 second intervals. To memorize the code press the corresponding button on the transmitter until the yellow LED shines permanently

Alternative:
There is also the possibility of memorizing a personal codification with the encoding switches. At least four switches should be set to “ON”. Memorize as above.

Clearing all radio codifications
Press the button „FUNK“ (radio) on the motor control for at least 6 seconds. After 3 seconds the yellow LED starts to flash more quickly. As soon as it stops flashing, all codes are cleared.

Partial Opening

Connect a remote control (e. g. touch button, key switch, encoding switch, …) potential free to the clamps 4+5 (TÖ) on the board as make contact. Make sure that the dip-switches 7 and 8 are set to OFF: Close the door. Afterwards give impulse to let the door move to the position where it should stop in partial opening mode. Then set dipswitch4 to ON and the position of partial opening is automatically memorized. Alternatively you can activate partial opening by pressing the second button of your transmitter. For this press button “FUNK” (radio) on the motor control for about half a second and afterwards press button “IMPULS” (impulse) for about half a second. The yellow LED flashes in 2 second intervals. Now press the corresponding button of your transmitter and keep it pressed until the LED stops flashing and shines permanently.

Modification of soft stop

The distance of soft movement can be modified by means of the dip-switches 1 and 2:

• 1 OFF 2 OFF usual distance
• 1 ON 2 OFF short distance soft movement
• 1 OFF 2 ON long distance soft movement
• 1 ON 2 ON soft movement only in opening direction

Automatic Closing

• In this mode the door closes always automatically. It could only be opened by touch button, key switch etc.
• When using this closing automatism we recommend the installation of a light barrier.
• For programming the time the door should stay open before it closes automatically, please move the door from position CLOSED to position OPEN, and wait as long as you want the door to stay open (may. 3 minutes) and then set dipswitch 3 to ON.
• Before the door starts closing automatically, the integrated light of the operator will be flashing to give prior warning signal.
• If an impulse is given during the door is in position OPEN, the time counter starts anew and afterwards the door closes automatically. If the door touches an obstacle during the automatic closing process, it stops and will only continue after receiving a new impulse by touch button, key switch etc.
• When the door is interrupted by an impulse of the light barrier or safety contact ledge during the closing course, it reverses until it reaches the limit position OPEN. After removing the time counter starts and the door closes.

When dip-switch 6 is set to OFF, the door runs with normal speed. For slow movement, set this dip-switch to ON and the speed will be reduced to the half. Through this the centrifugal mass of a door is lower and therefore less power is effective at the closing edges.

Direct impulse to open or close the door

A direct impulse to open or close the door can be given by any potential free control element with make contact, connected to the clamps 3+4 (ZU – closed) and 4+5 (AUF – open). Just a short impulse makes the door move in the corresponding direction until it reaches the limit stop. The function of the radio telecontrol stays the same: open – stop – close. To keep this function set dip-switch 7 to ON.

Dead man’s handle

A direct impulse to open or close the door can be given by any potential free control element with make contact, connected to the clamps 3+4 (ZU – closed) and 4+5 (AUF – open). In “dead man’s handle – mode” the door runs in the corresponding direction as long as the impulse is given respectively until it reaches the limit stop. For keeping this function, set dipswitches 7 and 8 to ON. In “dead man’s handle – mode” the radio telecontrol is not active.

Automatic Light
The automatic light of the operator switches on when the motor starts working and switches off automatically after about 3 minutes. For replacement use only bulbs of the type: R63 60W/230 / WFL / E27.

Connection of light barrier and safety contact ledge

At the clamps 17 and 18 you can connect one or more light barriers with a potential free break contact. If the light barrier is interrupted during the closing process, the operator stops and runs to limit position OPEN. When the door is in resting position or during the opening process the light barrier has no function. In this mode switch-no. 1 of the dual switch panel must be set to OFF. Remove jumper before connecting the light barrier contact!

Safety contact ledges
Standard features of the motor control are connectors and evaluation elements for contact ledges with 8,2 system. Light barriers and safety contact ledges can be used together, for this connect the safety devices potential free in series and set the switches on the dual switch panel as described below.

Main closing edge
Normally your door will just have one main closing edge: the lower edge of the door which closes against the floor. Connect the safety contact ledge at this edge to the clamps 17+18. Set switch-no. 1 on the dual switch panel to ON. Remove jumper before connecting the safety contact ledges!

Secondary closing edges
In exceptional cases there can be one or more secondary closing edges when a garage door opener is used. You can connect the safety contact ledge or several safety contact ledges for such edges to the clamps 15+16. Set the switchno. 2 on the dual switch panel to ON. Remove jumper before connecting the safety contact ledges!

Warning signal, prior warning function
Optionally a relay for a warning light can be added to the motor control. In this case, you can connect an external warning light directly to the clamps 1+2. It must be a light with 230 V AC. For this mode, set dip-switch 5 to ON. As soon as an impulse is given, a voltage of 230 V is available. After about 5 seconds the operator starts running. Light is active until the limit stop is reached. If you give a further impulse during the prior warning period of five seconds, the prior warning is cut and no door movement will be carried out. An additional impulse starts the procedure from the beginning.

Access door protection

If there is an access door integrated in the garage door, it must be prevented, that the operator starts running while the access door is open. For this purpose, it is possible to connect a limit switch (potential free break contact) to the clamps 1+2 (stop). The jumper has to be removed!

Control

In addition to the radio telecontrol, it is possible to control the operator by touch button, key switch or encoding switch. For potential free connection use the clamps 3+4 (IMPULS – impulse).

Fixing the cover
After the fitting and adjustment process is finished, you can put the cover onto the operator and fix it.

Emergency release
Standard feature is an emergency release system that can be operated from inside the garage. Pull on the wire loop which is fixed to the lever of the carriage. Through this you release the operator and the door can be moved by hand again. If you want to install an emergency release system, that can be operated from outside, you will need art.-no. 242 or 247. (It depends on the kind of door.)

CAUTION! While the operator is released, you must not give any impulse! Pull the plug out of the socket!

Clearing memorized course and power consumption value

For clearing the memorized course and power consumption value, e. g. in case of fitting the operator to a different door, please follow the steps below:

Set all dip-switches to OFF, then press the following buttons one after the other:

• 1 x press button “FUNK” (radio), LED “FUNK” (radio) flashes
• 2 x press button “IMPULS” (impulse), LED “FUNK” (radio) flashes three times
• 1 x press button “FUNK” (radio), LED “FUNK” (radio) stays switched off.

Clearing process is finished.

Switching off in case of emergency
When the door touches an obstacle, the operator recognizes it and reverses to set the obstacle free. In this case the red LED on the motor control shines. This LED is visible without removing the cover. Should the door touch a second obstacle when it reverses, the operator stops and remains in that position until a new start impulse is given.

Recognizing and remedying faults

fuse on control board

activation is possible with touch button or key switch, but not with

radio transmitter

| battery of transmitter weak or dead,

radio transmitter faulty,

| replace battery,

check with the other transmitters, then return transmitter or control board for repair

memorize codification (never set all encoding switches just to „ON“or „OFF“)

install antenna correctly (clamps 27)

 | radio receiver faulty
 | no codification memorized,
 |

antenna not installed correctly

short range of radio transmitter| battery of transmitter weak, abnormal radio inteference,

position of antenna not optimal

| replace battery,

check optimal fitting of antenna by trying different positions

check receiver with other transmitters, if then the range is much better, return

transmitter for repair

door does not fully open or close| power consumption value too low,

adjustment of limit switches incorrect,

door faulty

| readjust power value (max. 15 kg additionally to the power consumption of the door´s movement), readjust limit switches,
 |  | consult your door supplier
door stops running| safety automatism activated| remove obstacle and give
without reaching the|  | impulse anew, possibly
limit switches or|  | you may have to
reverses|  | memorize power value
 |  | anew
operator    only  runs

with soft speed

| operator has memorized course

incorrectly

| Clearing memory

(page 22)

FAQ

Q: What should I do if my garage door does not run smoothly?
A: If the garage door does not run smoothly, take co-responding measures or consult your door supplier before proceeding with the installation.

Q: Are there any specific requirements for power supply?
A: The garage door opener requires a standard operating voltage of 230 V. Please ensure your power supply meets this requirement.

References

• Startseite - BELFOX Torautomatik GmbH

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