You may obtain additional copies of this manual fromour web site at www.zarebasystems.com, or contactZareba Systems at: 906 5th Ave. E, Ellendale, MN56026, 1-800-272-9877.IMPORTANT SAFETYINFORMATIONGeneral Safety InformationVehicular gates are large heavy objects. Automatic gateopeners provide a convenient way to open and closethe gates. Since the gate system and its componentsexert a high level of force to open and close the gate,they can be dangerous, causing severe injuries anddeath to you and others.Your safety and the safety of others depend on theowner and users of this system to read, understand,and follow the information and instructions in this man-ual. Save this safety information for future use.Safety overview checklistWARNING – To reduce the risk of injury or death:• Use this operator with single or double swing gates.• READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS.• Never let children operate or play with gate controls.Keep the remote control away from children.• Always keep people and objects away from the gate.NO ONE SHOULD CROSS THE PATH OF THE MOVINGGATE.• Test the gate operator monthly. The gate MUSTreverse on contact with a rigid object or stop when anobject activates the non-contact sensors. After adjust-ing the force or the limit of travel, retest the gate oper-ator. Failure to adjust and retest the gate operatorproperly can increase the risk of injury or death.• KEEP GATES PROPERLY MAINTAINED. Read the owner’smanual. Have a qualified service person make repairsto gate hardware if needed.• The entrance is for vehicles only. Pedestrians must usea separate entrance.• SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS• Remember that the Zareba Automatic Gate Openermust only be installed on gate systems meeting therequirements of the application.• Ensure that you are using the correct opener for thetype and size of gate, its frequency of use and theclass rating.5Thank you for purchasing the Zareba Automatic GateOpener.Your Zareba Automatic Gate Opener is designed foryears of trouble free performance. It will provide youwith a comfortable, safe, hassle-free way to access yourproperty.The Zareba Automatic Gate Opener is designed to workon single or dual swing gates. Each individual gate canbe up to 16 feet long and weigh up to 750 pounds.Your gate opener will work on a variety of gate typessuch as iron, tubular, chain link, vinyl, etc. It is not rec-ommended to use an automatic gate opener on a solidfence due to wind resistance. Depending on thestrength of the wind and the obstruction sensing, yourgate may not operate properly.Your Zareba Automatic Gate Opener can be openedand closed in a variety of ways. Primarily, you will useyour remote transmitter (included with your unit) toopen or close the gate. However, the gate can also beopened with a hardwired button, an automatic vehiclesensor, a keypad, or built-in vehicle transmitter systems.These accessories are discussed later in this manual. Thegate can also be closed with the hardwired button orkeypad. In addition it can be closed automatically usinga time delay that is set in the control box.Your Zareba Automatic Gate Opener is designed to pro-vide for safe operation. One of the most important fea-tures of your gate opener is obstruction sensing. Yourgate opener includes an adjustment for setting the sen-sitivity of the obstruction performance. When there isan obstruction that prevents the gate from opening orclosing, the gate will immediately stop and reversedirection. If the obstruction is removed the gate may beactivated to continue its path from where it stopped. Ifthe obstruction is not removed, the gate opener willsound an alarm and will not operate again until thegate opener system is reset.There are a number of accessories that can be installedwith your gate opener that maximize your benefit toowning the system. The accessories include additionaltransmitters, keypad, pin lock, solar panel, in-groundvehicle sensor, and others. Please see the List ofAccessories at end of this manual.AN INTRODUCTION TOAUTOMATIC GATEOPENERS