Linear APeX v1.

4 Gate Controller Quick Programming Guide Basic & Advanced Programming

FUNCTION

PRESS UP & DOWN BUTTONS FOR 1-SECOND TO ENTER PROGRAMMING

UP

SELECT
FUNCTION

CURRENTLY
SET OPTION

OPTION READY
TO CHANGE

OR

DOWN

CHOOSE
OPTION

UP

SELECT
FUNCTION

OPTION
STORED

PRESS UP OR DOWN
TO SCROLL DISPLAY
THROUGH FUNCTIONS

PROGRAMMING
KEYSTROKES

ENTER

ENTER

DOWN

PRESS ENTER FOR

ONE SECOND TO
SELECT OPTION PRESS UP
(THE DISPLAY
OR DOWN
WILL FLASH)
TO CHANGE
OPTION
PRESS ENTER TO
DISPLAY CURRENTLY
SET OPTION

ENTER

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

RIGHT HAND INSTALLATION

(OPERATOR ON RIGHT OF GATE
WHEN VIEWED FROM INSIDE)

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

LEFT HAND INSTALLATION

(OPERATOR ON LEFT SIDE OF
GATE WHEN VIEWED FROM INSIDE)

NOT FOR
BARRIER GATES

*** FOR LRA ARM INSTALLATIONS ONLY: ***

FOR LRA PULL-TO-OPEN INSTALLATIONS (GATE SWINGS IN TO
OPEN) LEAVE THE CONTROLLER SET FOR RIGHT HAND OPERATION

LEFT HAND
RIGHT HAND

FOR LRA PUSH-TO-OPEN INSTALLATIONS (GATE SWINGS OUT TO

OPEN) SET THE CONTROLLER FOR LEFT HAND OPERATION

OR

ENTER

PRESS ENTER
TO STORE
OPTION

UP

FUNCTION

PRESS UP, DOWN

OR ENTER SELECT
NEXT FUNCTION

OPTIONS

LEFT OR RIGHT
HAND OPERATION

LOW POWER
"LP" MODE

"PM"

SINGLE OR
DUAL GATE

"FS"

POWER
FAILURE MODE

"AC"

AUTO CLOSE
TIMER

"SS"

SOFT START/STOP
DURATION

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

SET TIMER VALUE

1 TO 9 MINUTES

OPTIONS
PRESS AND HOLD THE CLOSE BUTTON
UNTIL THE OPERATOR RUNS FULLY CLOSED

"CC"

OPTIONS

NOT FOR
BARRIER GATES
MAX OPEN
CURRENT

ENTER

FUNCTION
ADVANCED PROGRAMMING FUNCTIONS
WILL NOT BE DISPLAYED

"AD"

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

ADVANCED
PROGRAMMING

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

FUNCTION

MAINTENANCE ALERT
TRIGGER
OPEN/RESET
INPUT

"AD"

ADVANCED
PROGRAMMING

"TG"

ANTI
TAILGATE

"RT"

MAXIMUM
RUN TIMER

"MT"

MID-TRAVEL
STOP POSITION

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

SETS THIS OPERATOR FOR

DELAYED CLOSE

STAGGER
MODE

SINGLE BUTTON
INPUT SETUP

"AT"

ANTI-TAILGATE
ENABLE

"SM"

STAGGER
MODE

"RA"

RADIO
ENABLE

STAGGER
"ST"
TIME

LEARN
"TL"
TRANSMITTERS

AUXILIARY
"AR"
RELAY MODE

DELETE
"TD"
TRANSMITTERS

"RD"

REVERSE
DELAY TIME

"ML"

LEARN MGT
TRANSMITTERS

"BD"

BRAKE
DELAY TIME

"MD"

ERASE MGT
TRANSMITTERS

CONSTANT
"CP"
PRESSURE MODE

MOTOR TYPE
"MO"
SELECTION

SHADOW LOOP
"SP"
OPEN PREVENTION

RESET TO
"CL"
FACTORY DEFAULTS

NOT FOR
BARRIER GATES

NON-LRA DUAL
GATES ONLY

OPTIONS

PRESS ENTER TO STORE THE VALUE

OPTIONS

NOT FOR
BARRIER GATES

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

NON-LRA DUAL
GATES ONLY

BRAKE
DELAY TIME

NOT FOR
BARRIER GATES

LOW POWER MODE #1

RADIO WILL WAKE AND ACTIVATE,
REVERSE LOOP WILL JUST WAKE

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

LOW POWER MODE #2 - RADIO OR

OPEN LOOP WILL WAKE AND ACTIVATE,
REVERSE LOOP WILL JUST WAKE

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INPUT

WILL ALWAYS WAKE UP CONTROLLER

AUXILIARY RELAY USED FOR

MAGLOCK OR SOLENOID CONTROL
3 SECOND DELAY TO RE-ENERGIZE
AUXILIARY RELAY USED FOR
TICKET DISPENSER CONTROL
AUXILIARY RELAY USED FOR
WARNING STROBE LIGHT

AUXILIARY
RELAY MODE

AUXILIARY RELAY USED FOR

CONNECTION TO ALARM DEVICE

OPTIONS
CONSTANT PRESSURE SET TO OFF
(MOMENTARY PRESSURE ON)

DC MODELS
ONLY

OPEN BUTTON SET FOR

CONSTANT PRESSURE

NOT FOR
BARRIER GATES

CLOSE BUTTON SET FOR

CONSTANT PRESSURE

CONSTANT
PRESSURE MODE

OPEN AND CLOSE BUTTONS BOTH SET

FOR CONSTANT PRESSURE

FUNCTION
LOW POWER MODE DISABLED

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

LOW POWER
MODE

AUXILIARY RELAY USED FOR

MAGLOCK CONTROL

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS
PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

OPTIONS
"LP"

AUXILIARY RELAY DISABLED

"CP"

NOT FOR
BARRIER GATES

FUNCTION

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

SET TIMER VALUE

0 TO 3 SECONDS

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION
OPTIONS

FUNCTION

OPTIONS

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

SINGLE BUTTON
INPUT SETUP

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

STANDARD OPERATION
SHADOW LOOP INHIBITS CLOSING ONLY

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

"AR"

SET STAGGER DELAY VALUE

1 TO 99 SECONDS

STAGGER
DELAY TIME

SINGLE INPUT WILL CYCLE OPERATOR

IN ORDER OF OPEN-STOP-CLOSE-STOP
SINGLE INPUT WILL OPEN OPERATOR,
IF OPERATOR IS ALREADY OPEN, SINGLE
INPUT WILL CLOSE OPERATOR

FUNCTION

STAGGER TIMER DISABLED

"ST"

PRESS ENTER TO STORE THE FORCE

OPTIONS
"SB"

PRESS ENTER FOR 1 SECOND

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

OPEN INHIBIT ON, SHADOW LOOP INHIBITS

OPENING AND CLOSING

SHADOW LOOP
OPEN PREVENTION

ENTER

"BD"

OPTIONS
"SP"

MAXIMUM RUN
TIMER

ENTER

FUNCTION

WHILE DISPLAY IS FLASHING, PRESS

UP OR DOWN TO CHANGE THE
MAXIMUM RUN TIME (10-99 SECONDS)

FUNCTION

REVERSE
DELAY TIME
FUNCTION

ENTER

SET TIMER VALUE

1 TO 9 SECONDS

"RD"

MAX CLOSE
CURRENT

DISPLAY SHOWS CURRENT

MAXIMUM RUN TIME SETTING

FUNCTION

SETS THIS OPERATOR FOR

DELAYED OPEN

PRESS ENTER TO STORE THE FORCE

OPTIONS
"RT"

DISABLES STAGGER FUNCTION

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

FUNCTION

"SB"

NOTE: ADVANCED PROGRAMMING

WILL STAY ENABLED AFTER
EXITING PROGRAMMING UNTIL
THE GATE CYCLES 50 TIMES

OPTIONS

RESET CYCLE
"CT"
COUNT

SUGGESTED MINIMUM NUMBER WILL

FLASH, ADJUST TO THE PROPER FORCE

SUGGESTED MINIMUM NUMBER WILL

FLASH, ADJUST TO THE PROPER FORCE

NOT FOR
BARRIER GATES

RUN ALARM
PRE-START ALARM

"SM"

"OR"

SET TIMER VALUE

1 TO 59 SECONDS

PRESS AND HOLD THE OPEN BUTTON

UNTIL THE OPERATOR RUNS FULLY OPEN

ADVANCED PROGRAMMING OPTIONS

WILL BE DISPLAYED

"RL"

MAXIMUM CLOSE
CURRENT

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

FUNCTION

OPTIONS
"OC"

RUN ALARM ON
PRE-START ALARM ON FOR 1 - 9 SECONDS

APEX FUNCTION
DISPLAY INDICATIONS

"MA"

FUNCTION

AUTO CLOSE TIMER DISABLED

AUTO CLOSE
TIMER

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

RUN ALARM ON
PRE-START ALARM OFF

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

FUNCTION

"CC"

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

SINGLE GATE
DUAL GATE

OPTIONS
"AC"

DOWN

ADVANCED PROGRAMMING

MAXIMUM OPEN
CURRENT

FUNCTION
SINGLE GATE INSTALLATION

DUAL GATE INSTALLATION

RUN ALARM OFF

PRE-START ALARM OFF

"RP"

OR

BASIC PROGRAMMING

"OC"

OPTIONS
"PM"

OR

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

RUN ALARM
"RP"
PRE-START ALARM

FUNCTION

OPTIONS
"RL"

OPTIONS
"FS"

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS
PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

POWER
FAILURE MODE

SET TO FAIL SAFE MODE

SET TO FAIL SECURE MODE

SET TO OPEN IMMEDIATE MODE

SET TO CLOSE
IMMEDIATE MODE

DC MODELS
ONLY

Linear APeX v1.4 Gate Controller Quick Programming Guide Advanced Programming
FUNCTION

FUNCTION

OPTIONS

FUNCTION

OPTIONS

PRESS ENTER TO START THE CYCLE COUNT DISPLAY

SOFT START DISABLED

"SS"

"CT"

PRESS UP & DOWN BUTTONS FOR 1-SECOND TO ENTER PROGRAMMING

1ST DISPLAY

2ND DISPLAY

3RD DISPLAY

4TH DISPLAY

SET SOFT START DURATION TIME

FROM 1 TO 10 SECONDS

EXAMPLE ABOVE SHOWS 10,420 CYCLES

UP

SELECT
FUNCTION

CURRENTLY
SET OPTION

OPTION READY
TO CHANGE

OR

DOWN

UP

CHOOSE
OPTION

SELECT
FUNCTION

OPTION
STORED

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

OR

ENTER

PRESS UP OR DOWN
TO SCROLL DISPLAY
THROUGH FUNCTIONS

PROGRAMMING
KEYSTROKES

ENTER

DOWN

PRESS ENTER FOR

ONE SECOND TO
SELECT OPTION PRESS UP
(THE DISPLAY
OR DOWN
WILL FLASH)
TO CHANGE
OPTION
PRESS ENTER TO
DISPLAY CURRENTLY
SET OPTION

ENTER

ENTER

SOFT START/STOP
DURATION

PRESS ENTER
TO STORE
OPTION

UP

FUNCTION

PRESS UP, DOWN

OR ENTER SELECT
NEXT FUNCTION

OPTIONS

FUNCTION

OPEN COUNTER MODE

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

OPEN SUPERVISED MODE

POWER
"FS"
FAILURE MODE
"SS"

SOFT START/STOP
DURATION

"RP"

RUN ALARM
PRE-START ALARM

"CT"

RESET CYCLE
COUNT

MAXIMUM OPEN
CURRENT

"MA"

MAXIMUM CLOSE
CURRENT

"OR"

ANTITAILGATE

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

ENTER

ANTI
TAILGATE

MAXIMUM
"RT"
RUN TIMER

MID-TRAVEL
"MT"
STOP POSITION

SINGLE BUTTON
"SB"
INPUT SETUP

ANTI-TAILGATE
"AT"
ENABLE

UP

OR DOWN

NOT FOR
BARRIER GATES

RADIO
ENABLE

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

FUNCTION

PRESS ENTER, "ML" WILL BLINK FOR 30 SECONDS WHILE

THE CONTROLLER IS READY TO LEARN AN MGT
TRANSMITTER

ENTER

PRESS ENTER

TO DELETE ALL TRANSMITTERS, PRESS ENTER FOR

2 SECONDS, OR TO PICK TRANSMITTERS GO TO NEXT STEP

FUNCTION

ENTER

OPTIONS

OR

DOWN

PRESS UP OR DOWN TO SCROLL THROUGH THE LIST

OF TRANSMITTER ID NUMBERS

PRESS ENTER FOR 2 SECONDS TO DELETE THE

TRANSMITTER DISPLAYED

AC MOTOR ONLY

FUNCTION

ENTER

PRESS ENTER

"MD"
"MD" WILL BLINK FOR 30 SECONDS WHILE THE CONTROLLER
IS READY TO DELETE ALL MGT TRANSMITTERS

PRESS ENTER TO ACCEPT THE SELECTION

ERASE MGT
TRANSMITTERS

TO DELETE ALL MGT TRANSMITTERS, PRESS ENTER FOR

2 SECONDS, (TO EXIT WITHOUT DELETING ANY, QUICKLY
PRESS ENTER)

THE DISPLAY WILL SHOW "DELETE ALL" AND THE

CONTROLLER RETURNS TO PROGRAMMING MODE

FUNCTION
"CL"

"MO"

DISPLAY WILL SHOW "- -" THEN THE

TRANSMITTER ID NUMBER - IF TRANSMITTER
IS ALREADY ENTERED, "dU" WILL BE DISPLAYED,
IF DECODE IS BAD "ERROR" WILL BE DISPLAYED

LEARN
TRANSMITTERS

PRESS UP OR DOWN TO SELECT THE MGT FUNCTION:

"rE" = REVERSE "St" = STOP
"OP" = OPEN OBSTRUCTION "CL" = CLOSE OBSTRUCTION

DISPLAY WILL SHOW "--" FOR 5 SECONDS, THEN SHOW THE

TRANSMITTER'S ID NUMBER - REPEAT STEPS FOR
SECOND MGT TRANSMITTER IF USED

LEARN MGT
TRANSMITTERS

PRESS ENTER (ONCE FOR EACH TRANSMITTER,

UP TO 40 TRANSMITTERS TOTAL)

ACTIVATE THE TRANSMITTER

ENTER
ENTER

NOT FOR
BARRIER GATES

"TL" WILL BLINK FOR 30 SECONDS WHILE

THE CONTROLLER IS READY TO
LEARN A TRANSMITTER

ACTIVATE THE MGT TRANSMITTER, THE DISPLAY WILL

FLASH "rE" - IF THE TRANSMITTER IS ALREADY ENTERED,
"DU" WILL BE DISPLAYED, IF DECODE IS BAD "ERROR" WILL
BE DISPLAYED

THE TRANSMITTER ID NUMBER IS DISPLAYED

(TO EXIT WITHOUT DELETING, PRESS ENTER)
(TO PICK A DIFFERENT TRANSMITTER ID, PRESS UP OR DOWN)

DELETE
TRANSMITTERS

"TL"

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

"TD" WILL BLINK FOR 30 SECONDS WHILE THE CONTROLLER

IS READY TO DELETE ONE OR MORE TRANSMITTERS,
(TO EXIT WITHOUT DELETING ANY, PRESS ENTER)

OPEN/RESET
INPUT

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

FUNCTION
INTERNAL RADIO RECEIVER DISABLED

"ML"

ENTER

MID-TRAVEL
STOP POSITION

INTERNAL RADIO RECEIVER ENABLED

"TD"

MAINTENANCE ALERT
TRIGGER

BARRIER GATES
ONLY

OPTIONS
"RA"

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

ANTI-TAILGATE
ENABLE

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

ENTER

ANTI-TAILGATE ENABLE OFF

GATE REQUIRES AUTO OR MANUAL CLOSE

UP

"TG"

MID-TRAVEL STOP DISABLED

(GATE RUNS FULL TRAVEL)
SET LENGTH OF OPENING TIME
FROM 1 TO 99 SECONDS

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

FUNCTION

OPTIONS

FUNCTION

ADVANCED
PROGRAMMING

OPTIONS
"MT"

ANTI-TAILGATE FUNCTION ENABLED

BARRIER GATES
ONLY

LOW POWER
"LP" MODE

AUTO CLOSE
TIMER

"AD"

FUNCTION
ANTI-TAILGATE FUNCTION DISABLED

ANTI-TAILGATE ENABLE ON
GATE CLOSES WHEN SHADOW LOOP CLEARS

"AC"

"CC"

MAINTENANCE
ALERT TRIGGER

OPTIONS
"TG"

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

APEX FUNCTION
DISPLAY INDICATIONS

"OC"

NOTE: PRESS ENTER FOR 2 SECONDS

WHILE THE "CT" FUNCTION IS DISPLAYED
TO RESET THE CYCLE COUNT TO ZERO

RESETS THE MAINTENANCE ALERT

INDICATOR AND SETS THE MAINTENANCE
ALERT COUNT TO ZERO

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

DOWN

"AT"

SINGLE OR
"PM"
DUAL GATE

RESET CYCLE
COUNT

OPEN MODE OFF

"OR"

OR

FUNCTION

LEFT OR RIGHT
HAND OPERATION

DC MODELS
ONLY

SETS THIS MAINTENANCE ALERT TRIGGER

FOR 5, 10, 15, OR 25 THOUSAND CYCLES

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

OR

OPEN/RESET
INPUT

"RL"

DECIMAL POINT LIT

ON 4TH DISPLAY

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

DISABLES THE MAINTENANCE ALERT

FUNCTION

"MA"

ENTER

WHILE "CL" IS DISPLAYED, PRESS ENTER

DC MOTOR ONLY WITH BRAKING

"SM"

STAGGER
MODE

"RA"

RADIO
ENABLE

PRESS UP OR
DOWN TO CYCLE
THROUGH OPTIONS

"ST"

STAGGER
TIME

"TL"

LEARN
TRANSMITTERS

PRESS ENTER TO
SELECT AN OPTION

"AR"

AUXILIARY
RELAY MODE

"TD"

DELETE
TRANSMITTERS

"RD"

REVERSE
DELAY TIME

"ML"

LEARN MGT
TRANSMITTERS

"BD"

BRAKE
DELAY TIME

"MD"

ERASE MGT
TRANSMITTERS

"CP"

CONSTANT
PRESSURE MODE

"MO"

MOTOR TYPE
SELECTION

"SP"

SHADOW LOOP
OPEN PREVENTION

"CL"

RESET TO
FACTORY DEFAULTS

MOTOR TYPE
SELECTION

ALL PROGRAMMED DATA WILL BE CLEARED

AND THE FACTORY DEFAULTS WILL BE
STORED IN MEMORY.

DC MOTOR WITH SOFT START/STOP

ALL LRA INSTALLATIONS USE D2
NOTE: SELECTION
MUST MATCH
3 PHASE AC MOTOR
MOTOR BOARD!
AC MOTOR PRIMARY WITH
DC MOTOR BACKUP WITH BRAKING
AC MOTOR PRIMARY WITH
DC MOTOR BACKUP WITH SOFT START/STOP

NOTE: THIS FUNCTION WILL NOT ERASE

TRANSMITTERS, CURRENT SENSE VALUES,
OR MOTOR TYPE.

RESET TO
FACTORY DEFAULTS

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