ARL-100

LIFT CONTROLLER

USER MANUAL
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Date of issue 2007

Document version V1.5

Hardware version V1.5

Software version V1.6

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CONTENTS

1. DISPLAY AND KEYPAD USAGE .......................................................................................................................... 4

1.1. GETTING STARTED ....................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2. ENTER MENU .................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.3. PARAMETER SETTINGS................................................................................................................................ 4
1.4. EXIT MENU...................................................................................................................................................... 4
2. LIST OF PARAMETERS .......................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1. SYSTEM PARAMETERS................................................................................................................................. 5
P0 Number of Floors (2-8) ................................................................................................................................... 5
P1 Busy Delay (2-99 s) ........................................................................................................................................ 5
P2 Door Lock Wait Time (5-99 s)........................................................................................................................ 5
P3 Automatic Door Yes-No ( 0:No 1:Yes )......................................................................................................... 5
P4 Max. Floor To Floor Travel Time (5-99 s)...................................................................................................... 5
P5 Fire Park Floor (1-8) ....................................................................................................................................... 5
P6 Max. Time To Wait For Door Close (5-99 s).................................................................................................. 5
P7 Stop At Floor Level On Inspection ( 0:No 1:Yes )......................................................................................... 5
P8 Display Type ( 0:Simple 1:Digital ) .............................................................................................................. 5
P9 Parking Delay (0-99 minute).......................................................................................................................... 5
PA Parking Floor (1-8)......................................................................................................................................... 5
Pb Car Light Delay (1-99 s) ................................................................................................................................. 5
2.2. DISPLAY CODE PARAMETERS.................................................................................................................... 6
d1-d8 7-Segment Display Parameters .................................................................................................................. 6
3. ERROR CODES ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
H1 Door lock wait time is elapsed ............................................................................................................................ 7
H3 Door remains open for too long........................................................................................................................... 7
H4 Both limit switches 817 and 818 are open........................................................................................................... 7
H5 KRC (Contactor check back) error...................................................................................................................... 7
H6 Max. Floor to floor time is elapsed ..................................................................................................................... 7
H7 Buttons are short circuit ...................................................................................................................................... 7
H8 817 is open while running up .............................................................................................................................. 7
H9 818 is open while running down ......................................................................................................................... 7
HA Safety circuit is open while running ................................................................................................................... 7
HC 31, 32, 02, 12 signals are short circuit ................................................................................................................ 7
HD 7-segment displays are short circuit ................................................................................................................... 7
4. TERMINALS OF ARL-100 CONTROLLER............................................................................................................ 8
5. TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................................................................................. 9
No Inspection Movement .......................................................................................................................................... 9
Lift Stops Before Reaching Low Speed ( For two speed systems) ........................................................................... 9
Lift Hits Up ............................................................................................................................................................... 9
Lift Hits Down .......................................................................................................................................................... 9
The Retiring Cam Does Not Work............................................................................................................................ 9
The Floor Selector Makes Mistakes.......................................................................................................................... 9
The M1 Signal Is Switching But The Counter Does Not Work ................................................................................ 9
When Stop Button Is Pressed The Counter Shows The Top Floor ......................................................................... 10
Automatic Door Can Not Be Close......................................................................................................................... 10
Automatic Door Can Not Be Open ......................................................................................................................... 10
Lift Stops Operating And Starts Operating By Itself Without Any Stimulation ..................................................... 10
When Calling Lift, It Stops At Each Level And Need To Call Again .................................................................... 10
6. DIMENSIONS OF ARL-100 BOARD .................................................................................................................... 11
6.1. Front View ....................................................................................................................................................... 11
6.2. Sideways From Long Side ............................................................................................................................... 11
6.3. Sideways From Short Side ............................................................................................................................... 11
7. GENERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS................................................................................................................... 12
7.1. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION OF ARL-100 BOARD ................................................................... 12
7.2. INSTALLATION OF CONTROL PANEL ..................................................................................................... 13
7.3. GETTING STARTED ..................................................................................................................................... 14

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1. DISPLAY AND KEYPAD USAGE

System parameters of ARL-100 lift controllers can be modified easily by using three buttons and
two 7-segment displays located on the board. These buttons are named as follows:

+ Increase parameter value

- Decrease parameter value
E Enter menu / Exit menu / To next parameter item

1.1. GETTING STARTED

When system is energized for the first time or restarted the “software version” of controller appears
on display for about 2 seconds.
1 6 : The software version of controller is V1.6.

Then the start up message is displayed while the controller checks the bottom limit switch signal
(817). After the bottom limit switch signal is detected, the floor text which is displayed on digital
displays will be indicated. But if there is an error in the system, the error code will be displayed.
- - : Controller checks the bottom limit switch signal (817)

1.2. ENTER MENU

Entering menu is not allowed while lift is in operation besides the car/landing calls are not accepted
while the controller is in menu mode.
E : In order to enter menu push E (Enter) button. The first menu parameter and its value
are displayed one after another.

1.3. PARAMETER SETTINGS

E : You can pass through the parameters by pressing E (Enter) button.

+ : You can change the parameters value by pressing + and - buttons.
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The parameters with the numbers P0-P8 are used for system parameters in controller.
The parameters with the numbers d1-d8 are used for car and landing digital display patterns

1.4. EXIT MENU

E : In order to exit from menu push and hold E (Enter) button until the display indicates
the floor where the car stays. Also the controller leaves menu while there is no
operation in menu mode for 20 seconds.

When you exit from menu mode, then last configuration you prepared is stored into memory. The
controller uses these new parameters in operation and system is ready to function as a controller
again.
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2. LIST OF PARAMETERS

2.1. SYSTEM PARAMETERS

P 0 P0 Number of Floors (2-8)

This parameter stores the number of stops in lift system. You can enter any number between
2 and 8.

P 1 P1 Busy Delay (2-99 s)

This parameter stores the busy period. The data is displayed in seconds.

P 2 P2 Door Lock Wait Time (5-99 s)

This parameter stores the maximum time period to wait door lock closed after a door close
signal is sent. The data is displayed in seconds.
Set this parameter to 35 s for semi-automatic doors and 95 s for full automatic doors.

P 3 P3 Automatic Door Yes-No ( 0:No 1:Yes )

0 : Semi-automatic landing door with car door
1 : Full automatic car and landing doors.

P 4 P4 Max. Floor To Floor Travel Time (5-99 s)

This parameter stores the maximum time allowed to pass without changing the current
floor number. The data is displayed in seconds.

P 5 P5 Fire Park Floor (1-8)

This program stores the floor, where the car moves when a fire signal is detected. The car,
after reaching fire-floor, waits there with open doors. You can enter any number between 2-8.

P 6 P6 Max. Time To Wait For Door Close (5-99 s)

This parameter stores the max. waiting time period for door to be closed. The data is displayed in
seconds.

P 7 P7 Stop At Floor Level On Inspection ( 0:No 1:Yes )

On inspection mode this parameter defines if car stops immediately after reaching Bottom &
Top limit switches or continue until to the floor level.
0 : Direct stop
1 : Go to floor level

Set this parameter to “GO FLOOR LEVEL” for systems with AKUS-SD evacuation unit.

P 8 P8 Display Type ( 0:Simple 1:Digital )

0 : Simple light floor display
1 : Digital floor display

P 9 P9 Parking Delay (0-99 minute)

The lift waits this time before going to the parking floor after finishing its job. (It is in
miutes).
0 : Parking floor function is NOT activated
1-99 : Parking delay period in minutes
P A PA Parking Floor (1-8)
It is possible to send the lift to a specific floor after finishing its job.
P b Pb Car Light Delay (1-99 s)
This parameter determines the car light delay time in seconds.

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2.2. DISPLAY CODE PARAMETERS

These parameters store the digital display codes for the corresponding floors. These codes control
hall and cabin displays but not the display on ARL-100 board. Parameter d1 holds the code for the
floor 1 and parameter d8 holds the code for the floor 8.

d 1 - d 8 d1-d8 7-Segment Display Parameters

You will search with and keys all characters, which are possible to be displayed for the
system. There is table below which shows the codes for characters.

-9, -8, -7, -6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

A, b, C, d, E, F, H, L, n, o, P, q, r, t, u, y, space, -

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3. ERROR CODES

When an error occured, the error code with letter ‘H’ in first display is indicated by flashing
displays.
● Only H6 (Max. Floor to floor time is elapsed) error blocks the system.
● For the other errors (excluding H1 and H3), controller waits 30 s to be removed from the system.
If the problem can not be solved at the end of this period, controller resets the error.
● In order to terminate the error messages push E (Enter) button or activate the inspection switch.

H 1 H1 Door lock wait time is elapsed

After giving door close command, Door lock (140) signals could not be read during the period
defined at parameter P2.

H 2 -

H 3 H3 Door remains open for too long

After giving door close command, door contact (130) signals could not be read during the
period defined at parameter P6. The system goes out of service until the door is closed.

H 4 H4 Both limit switches 817 and 818 are open

Both KSR1 (bottom limit switch signal) and KSR2 (top limit switch signal) are open at the
same time.

H 5 H5 KRC (Contactor check back) error

Although there are no contactors activated, there is no signal in terminal KRC of controller. Or
the contactors are activated but there is still a signal in terminal KRC of controller.

H 6 H6 Max. Floor to floor time is elapsed

The system could not get new floor data during the period defined at parameter P4 when the
car is in motion. This error blocks the system.

H 7 H7 Buttons are short circuit

The Landing call indicator (X1-X8 terminals) outputs are short-circuit protected. In a short
circuit case the concerned output is shut down until the problem is removed. The system keeps
going.

H 8 H8 817 is open while running up

Bottom limit switch signal (817) is open while running up.

H 9 H9 818 is open while running down

Top limit switch signal (818) is open while running down.

H A HA Safety circuit is open while running

Safety circuit (120,130,140) is open while running.

H C HC 31, 32, 02, 12 signals are short circuit

The 31 (Down arrow indicator), 32 (Up Arrow Indicator), 02 (Out of Service Indicator),
12 (Busy Indicator) signal indicator outputs are short-circuit protected. In a short circuit case
all outputs are shut down until the problem is removed. The system keeps going.

H D HD 7-segment displays are short circuit

The 7-segment display (A-G2 terminals) outputs are short-circuit protected. In a short circuit
case all outputs are shut down until the problem is removed. The system keeps going.

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4. TERMINALS OF ARL-100 CONTROLLER

10A Safety Circuit Supply Ground Input

140 Landing Door Lock Contacts Monitoring Input
130 Landing Door Contacts Monitoring Input
120 Stop Circuit Monitoring Input
10B Common of Main Contactors Output

11 KU1, KU2, KH, KF Contactors Supply Common

RU2 Up Direction Contactor (KU2) Output
RU1 Down Direction Contactor (KU1) Output
RH High Speed Contactor (KH) Output
RF Low Speed Contactor (KF) Output

SO1 31, 32, 02, 12 Signals Common (Bridged to 100)

32 Up Arrow Indicator Output
31 Down Arrow Indicator Output
12 Busy Indicator Output
02 Out of Service Indicator Output

A-G2 7-Segment Display Outputs

190 Landing Buttons Common

VAT Car Priority Switch Input

818 Up Limit Mechanical Switch Input
817 Down Limit Mechanical Switch Input
142 Level Stop Magnetic Switch (Bi-Stable)
DEP Earthquake Sensor Contact Input
YAN Fire Alarm Switch Input
869 Inspection Switch Input (From Inspection Box)
501 Inspection Up Button Input
500 Inspection Down Button Input
804 Over-load Contact Input
M1 Floor Counting Magnetic Switch (Bi-Stable)

KRC Contactors Feed-back Input

AUTO Automatic Door Signal Output
1000 Signal Circuit Ground
100 Signal Circuit Supply (+24Vdc)

2 Car Lamp Output (220Vac)

1 Car Supply Output (220Vac)
LA Relay Output of Retiring Cam ( Open Contact )
LO Relay Output of Retiring Cam ( Common Contact)

X1-X8 Car Call / Landing Call Inputs

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5. TROUBLESHOOTING

No Inspection Movement
● When inspection switch is turned on, the inspection indicator coded as 869 which is on the ARL-100 board must be
turned off. Also the inspection movement buttons must set the 500 and 501 coded indicators. The car connection should
be controlled if the indicators are not acts correctly.
● Be sure that 120 (Stop), 130 (Door Closed) and 140 (Door Locked) circuits are closed when inspection UP or
inspection DOWN buttons are pressed (All signals of these circuits on the controller board have to be on).
● The limit switches may stop movements. The 817 (KSR1) and 818 (KSR2) indicators can not be off at the same time.
The limit switches should be controlled if the indicators are off.

Lift Stops Before Reaching Low Speed ( For two speed systems)
● If the same trouble occurs at all floors, possibly the 142 magnetic switch is failed. During traveling with low speed
142 indicator must be on. After the lift is at floor level, the 142 magnetic switch has to switch off and stop the lift.
● If the trouble occurs at a specific floor, magnetic switches and the distance between magnets should be controlled.

Lift Hits Up
● Top limit switch circuit 818 (KSR2) should be controlled. When the lift slows down at the top floor, 818 indicator
must be turned off. If not, the magnetic switch and the magnets should be controlled. M1 and 818 switches slow down
the car at the same position. 818 limit switch must not be late to slow down car. Because it corrects the faulty counting
of M1 switch.
● The 142 magnetic switch may be failed. When the lift is at floor level, 142 indicator must be off. If not, the magnetic
switch and the magnets should be controlled.

Lift Hits Down

● Bottom limit switch circuit 817 (KSR1) should be controlled. When the lift slows down at the bottom floor, 817
indicator must be turned off. If not, the magnetic switch and the magnets should be controlled. M1 and 817 switches
slow down the car at the same position. 817 limit switch must not be late to slow down car. Because it corrects the
faulty counting of M1 switch.
● The 142 magnetic switch may be failed. When the lift is at floor level, 142 indicator must be off. If not, the magnetic
switch and the magnets should be controlled.

The Retiring Cam Does Not Work

● Check for the retiring cam relay (RLIR) indicator. While it is on and retiring cam does not work, control the 810-2001
circuit.

The Floor Selector Makes Mistakes

● Number of floors must be set correctly from menu.
● Be sure that the 817 and 818 limit switch circuits are working true.
● During the lift movement follow the M1 indicator. It must be periodically turn on and off at each floor level. See if
any false signal exists. If there is a trouble:
● The distance between magnetic switch and magnets are too close or too far.
● The magnetic switch is failure.
● The rail may be magnetized.
● There may be poor magnets.

The M1 Signal Is Switching But The Counter Does Not Work

● Unless each 817 and 818 indicators are on, the counter does not work because limit switches forces to reset position.
Remember that when the lift is moved by manually pressing onto the contactors, selector does not count correctly
because of an unknown direction data.

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When Stop Button Is Pressed The Counter Shows The Top Floor
● The common of 817 and 818 limit switches has to be 100 (+24V).

Automatic Door Can Not Be Close

● The ARL-100 parameters must be correctly programmed. Check the door parameter P3.
● Disconnect K20 terminal (door open signal) from control panel. If the door starts to work, check door photocell
sensor and door pressure contact.
● The limit switch signals K19 and K16 may be missed. Bridge K16 and K19 to 100 (+24V signal common) terminal.
If the door starts to open/close correctly, check for the K19 and K16 door limit signals.

Automatic Door Can Not Be Open

● The ARL-100 parameters must be correctly programmed. Check the door parameter P3.
● Disconnect DTS terminal (door close signal) from panel. If the door starts to work, check door close button
connections.
● Be sure that 142 magnetic switch indicator is off. Remember that door never opens if the car is not at the floor level.
● Be sure that 869 inspection signal indicator is off. Remember that door never opens at inspection mode.
● The limit switch signals K19 and K16 may be missed. Bridge K16 and K19 to 100 (+24V signal common) terminal.
If the door starts to open/close correctly, check for the K19 and K16 door limit signals.

Lift Stops Operating And Starts Operating By Itself Without Any Stimulation
● Motor PTC may stop lift. If motor ventilation is not enough , PTC stops lift up to desired temperature.
● Power failures may cause this problem. Check for R,S,T phase line voltages.

When Calling Lift, It Stops At Each Level And Need To Call Again
● If lift does this for each call, the voltages may decrease. Check 100 (24V) terminal voltage while operating. Control
the capacitors (3 x 1000uf/35V) for 24V. If line voltage increase too much or neutral signal missed the transformer
output increase also. Check for the line powers and neutral signal.

● If lift does this for a specific call, that call’s latch may be failed. The latch circuit should be controlled. Check
connections for this call. Car flexible cable order is important. There must be no high voltage wire near call signals.

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6. DIMENSIONS OF ARL-100 BOARD

6.1. Front View

Panel fitting hole

(on pcboard)
Cover fitting screw
(on cover)
115mm

105mm

Programming buttons

198mm

220mm

6.2. Sideways From Long Side

Cover fitting screw

Cover
Cover screw
35mm

20mm

Panel fitting hole

Pcboard
Pcboard fitting screw
220mm

6.3. Sideways From Short Side

35mm

20mm

Panel fitting hole

115mm

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7. GENERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS

All persons performing installation and commissioning work on the ARL-100 Controller
must read these chapters and follow the regulations.
In a lift control system, for a full electrical conformity with EN-81 standards it is required
that controller (control boards), control panel and electrical connections must be proper.
ARKEL guaranties that controller and control panel are in conformity with the
standards. However external connections of control panel and other electrical connections
are under installers’ responsibility. In order to guide to installers important points for
installation will be explained below according to the EN-81 standards

7.1. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION OF ARL-100 BOARD

The distance between ARL-100 board and surface of the control panel must be minimum 10 mm.
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ARL-100 board should be tied to the control panel through the 4 holes in the corners of the board.

● You must locate ARL-100 board away from contactors as far as possible for EMC.
You must carefully clean iron pieces and conductive pieces like iron dropped into the control panel
during drilling process to place boards of ARL-100 and other components into the control panel.
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Otherwise while carrying the control panel or installing it to lift system these pieces can cause disorder if
they drop over the control board or other components.
Cable connections of ARL-100 controller board must be made carefully according to scheme named
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ARL-100 Electrical Diagrams.
Contactors used for the lifts working with AC motor must be suitable for AC3 class defined in Standard
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of EN60947 and for power of motor. These connections must be made as illustrated on scheme.
Auxiliary contacts placed on contactors must be suitable for the Standard of EN60947 and you must
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control whether auxiliary contacts work simultaneously with power contacts or not.
Extinction circuits for contact (serial resistor-capacitor or varistor) must be connected to the coils of
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contactor.
When there is a leakage from safety contacts to ground, to cut off supply voltage of safety contacts,
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ground fault protected automat fuse must be used as illustrated on scheme
Brake and CAM bridge connections must be made as illustrated on scheme and isolated covers must be
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used.
At the time off cutting off brake coil voltage, reversed current resulted from coil is extinguished by brake
bridge diodes. In the same time, because reversed current is at high level, power contacts of KU1 and
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KU2 contactors must be used for brake coil output contacts for a long and fault free working, as
illustrated on scheme.
The control panel recall contact connections must be made as illustrated on scheme. Due to this
● connections when the inspection contact on top of the car is ON, the lift cannot be moved by recall
operation buttons on the control panel.
You must make sure that auxiliary contacts of contactors connected to KRC terminal work
● simultaneously with power contacts of contactors. Otherwise contactor checking process may not work
correctly.
Control panel manufacturer must test the control panel by checking all connections after installing the
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control panel.
ARL-100 board does not need maintaining periodically. The product should be returned to the
● manufacturer for control and repair if you realize that there is something wrong with board. Keep the
product away from water and any liquid. If necessary, clean the dust with low pressured air.

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7.2. INSTALLATION OF CONTROL PANEL

Wiring connections of motor, car and shaft to the control panel must be made carefully as illustrated on schemes
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named ARL-100 Electrical Diagrams.
3 phase main power supply must be connected to L1, L2, L3 terminals of the control panel via automat fuse
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group suited on motor power; and its neutral must be connected to N terminal.
Neutral and grounding cables must be wired separately, and the control panel body must be connected to ground
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line suitably.
All stopping mechanisms mentioned in Standard of EN-81 must exist in the lift and the contacts of these
mechanisms must be connected to the control panel carefully. These connections must be made suitably for
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safety contact connections as illustrated on schemes. All safety contacts that will be used must be suitable for
Standard of EN60947.

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7.3. GETTING STARTED

● Check whether the connections between control panel and lift system are made suitably for given schemes.
● Check whether the connections have any short-circuit by using an appropriate measuring device.
● Turn the control panel inspection contact ON.
● Turn the motor protection ON and energize the control panel.
● Check that R02 indicator on the ARL-100 board and out of service light on the hall call box are on.
Make sure that there exists supply voltage on ARL-100 board by observing indicators (5V and 100). Check that
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the voltage between 100 and 1000 terminals is 20..26 VDC by using a measuring device.
Car moves only at low speed because the control panel inspection contact is ON. Check that low speed windings
of the lift motor are connected correctly by moving the car with up and down inspection buttons on the control
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panel. If the car moves up while down inspection button is pressed and vice versa, change any of two ends of
U2, V2, W2 connections made from low speed windings of the lift motor to the control panel.
While the car is moving, measure the voltages between the terminals of 2001 and 810, and between the
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terminals of 2000 and 840. The voltage must be 180..220 VDC.
Then by moving the car to the one of the intermediate floors, turn the inspection contact on top of the car ON. In
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that case the car cannot be moved by inspection buttons on the control panel.
Move the car to the base floor. Up to the top floor place the magnets of gray coded bi-stable switches, leveling
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bi-stable switches and up and down limit bi-stable switches as illustrated on schemes.
● Check whether the configuration is correct or not by tracing floor numbers on 7-segment displays on ARL-100.
● Turn the inspection contact on top of the car OFF by moving the car to one of the intermediate floors.
Turn the inspection contact on the control panel OFF. So the lift will be in normal operating mode and out of
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service light on the hall call box will be OFF.
By pressing a call button of the lift, check whether the lift moves at high speed and to the right direction or not.
● If the car moves up while down contactor (KU2) is energized and vice versa, change any of two ends of U1, V1,
W1 connections made from high speed windings of the lift motor to the control panel.
Check whether the car stops at exact floor level or not by giving calls to the car in both directions at every floor.
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If it is necessary, adjust magnets of leveling bi-stable switch.

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