How to adjust sensitivity/frequency on a Magnetic gate

PURPOSE

To adjust the sensitivity and/or frequency on a Magnetic Gate if the gate arm is closing on customers vehicles that are still in the gate loop area. Adjust the frequency up to allow the gate to sense vehicles at a greater rate.

PROCESS

Sensitivity

The sensitivity of the Magnetic Gate and merge loops can be set independently of each other. Each loop can be set anywhere from 0-9. The default sensitivity setting for the gate and merge loops is 5.
Menu steps to adjust the sensitivity of the loops:
1. On the Operational View screen, press the right control button. The Main Menu screen will appear.
2. Press the down arrow until Detector 1 (A-B) is highlighted.
3. Press the right control button. The Detector 1 (A-B) screen will appear.
4. Press the down arrow until Sensitivity A (for gate loop) or Sensitivity B (for merge loop) is highlighted.
5. Press the right control button. The Sensitivity screen will appear for the loop selected in the previous step.
6. Press the up or down control buttons to raise and lower the sensitivity of the selected loop.
7. Press the right control button to confirm.
8. Press the left control button three times to return to the Operational View screen.

Frequency

There are two frequency settings: High and Low. To eliminate interference due to loops in close proximity, it may be necessary to stagger the Loop A frequencies of gates that are next to each other.
- For example, if a site has (3) gates, gate 1 loop A should be set to High, gate 2 loop A should be set to Low, and gate 3 loop A should be set to High.
Changing the frequency setting:
1. On the Operational View screen, press the right control button. The Main Menu screen will appear.
2. Press the down arrow until Detector 1 (A-B) is highlighted.
3. Press the right control button. The Detector 1 (A-B) screen will appear.
4. Press the down control button until Frequency Settings is highlighted.
5. Press the right control button. The Frequency Settings screen will appear.
6. Press the down control button until Freq. Shift is highlighted. Press the right control button. The Freq. Shift screen appears.
7. Highlight Channel A if adjusting the gate loop frequency or highlight Channel B if adjusting the merge loop frequency.
8. Press the right control button. The Channel A or Channel B screen will appear depending upon which channel was selected in the previous step.
9. Use the up or down control buttons to highlight either High or Low.
10. Press the right control button to assign the highlighted frequency setting.
11. Press the left control button until the Operational View screen will appear.

HISTORY

Revised Date Revised By Revisions Unknown Unknown Document created 10/30/2021 Karl Futscher Document checked for sensitive credentials. 11/6/2023 Yolanda Terrazas-Franco Format updated and grammar mistakes fixed. 7/1/2024 Andrew Poskey Updated the purpose to include why the setting should be updated. 8/24/2024 Andrew Poskey Moved to Fresh 3/14/2025 Andrew Poskey Updated title formatting