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USER’S GUIDE
Mercury 3ph AUTOMATED SYSTEMS
Readtheinstructionscarefullybeforeusingtheproductandstore
themforfutureuse.
GENERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS
Ifcorrectlyinstalledand used,Mercury 3phautomatedsystems
ensureahighdegreeofsafety.
Somesimplerulesonbehaviourcanpreventaccidentaltrouble:
-Donot,underanycircumstances,standunderthesectionaldoor.
-Donotallowchildren,personsorthingstostandneartheautoma-
tedsystems,especiallywhiletheyareoperating.
-Keepremote-controls,orotherpulsegeneratorsthatcouldopen
thedoor,wellawayfromchildren.
-Donotallowchildrentoplaywiththeautomatedsystem.
-Donotwillinglyobstructdoormovement.
-Preventanybranchesorshrubsfrominterferingwithdoormove-
ment.
-Keepwarning-lightsefficientandeasytosee.
-Donotattempttoactivatethedoorbyhandunlessyouhave
released it.
-Makesurethattherearenopersons,animalorthingsnearthe
doorbeforereleasingthedoor.
-Inthe eventof malfunctions,manually activateor release the
doortoallowaccessandwaitforqualifiedtechnicalpersonnel
todothenecessarywork.
-Whentheoperatorisreleased,beforerestoringmotorisedopera-
tion,makesurethatthesystemisnotpowered.
-Donotin any waymodifythe componentsofthe automated
system.
-Donotattemptanykindofrepairofdirectactionwhateverand
contactqualifiedGENIUSpersonnelonly.
-Atleasteverysixmonths:arrangeforqualifiedpersonneltocheck
efficiencyof theautomatedsystem, safetydevices andearth
connection.
-Arrangeforqualifiedpersonneltocheckthedoorattheintervals
recommendedbythemanufacturer,addressingspecialattention
tothesafetysystemsandbalancing.
-Transit underthe doorispermitted onlywhen theautomated
systemisidle.
DESCRIPTION
TheMercury3phautomatedsystemsareidealforactivatingba-
lancedindustrialsectionaldoors.
Theyconsist ofan electro-mechanical operatorand remote
electroniccontrolequipment.The non-reversing systemensures
mechanicallockingofthedoorwhenthemotorisnotoperating
and,therefore,nolockneedstobeinstalled.Operatorreleaseand
amanualmanoeuvringsystem(thelatterisonlysuppliedonthe
modelsforwhichitisspecified),makethedoormanoeuvrablein
theeventofapowercutormalfunction.
Thedoor isnormally closed;whenopening iscommanded, the
equipmentactivatestheelectricmotorwhichdrivesthedoorto
openingposition to permitaccess.In “dead-man” systems,the
commandpush-buttonmustbekeptpressedforthewholeduration
oftheopeningorclosingmanoeuvre.
Intheautomaticallyoperatingsystems:
-Iftheautomaticlogicwasset,thedoorclosesafterpausetime
haselapsed.
-Ifthesemi-automaticlogicwasset,asecondpulsemustbesent
toclosethedoor.
-Astoppulse(ifsupplied)alwaysstopsmovement.
Forfulldetailsonthebehaviouroftheautomatedsysteminthe
differentlogics,consulttheinstallationTechnician.
Automatedsystemsmayincludesafetydevices(sensitiveedges,
photocells)thatpreventthedoorfromclosingand/oropeningwhen
thereisanobstacleintheareatheyprotect.Emergencymanual
openingispossiblebyusingthereleasesystem.
Manualcommandispossiblebyactivatingthechain-operated
winch(formodelswithwhichitissupplied).
Electriccommandisdisabledduringthemanualmanoeuvreor
whentheoperatorisreleased.
Thewarning-light,wheresupplied,indicatesthatthedooriscur-
rentlymoving.
MANUAL OPERATION (Mercury 3ph with winch)
Ifthe doorhas tobeactivated andtheautomated systemis
inactiveduetoapower-cutormalfunction,thedooropeningand
closingmanoeuvrescanbedonebyhand,byusingthechain-
operatedwinch.Checktheindicatorsigntoseewhichbranchof
thechainhastobeactivatedtoperformtherequiredmanoeuvre.
Pulldownwardonlythebranchinvolved.
Ifnoindicatorsignispresent,pulloneofthechainbrancheswi-
thoutforcingandcheckifthedoortendstomoveintherequired
direction.Ifnot,activatetheotherbranch.
Whilethewinchisoperating,theoperator’selectricalcontrolis
disabled.
RELEASING THE OPERATOR AND RESTORING AUTO-
MATIC OPERATION
TheMercury3phoperatorsareprovidedwithanemergencysystem
whichcanbeactivatedfromtheinside.
Theoperatorreleaseoperationmustbeeffectedwiththedoor
closedifpossible.Inanyevent,thepresenceofpersons,animals
andobjectsintheimmediatevicinityoftheoperatorisabsolutely
forbidden.
Ifthedoorhastobemovedmanuallyduetoapowercutormal-
functionoftheautomatedsystem,cutoutpowertothesystemand
usethereleasedeviceasfollows:releasetheoperatorbypulling
theropewiththeredknob(seefigure1)downwarduntilthelever
reachesthetravel-limitstop.Torestoreautomaticoperation,fully
closethedoorandpulltheropewiththegreenknobuntilthelever
returnstoitsoriginalposition.
Fig. 1