Lateral File Locking System Instructions

Basic Use

• 1

  Insert the matching key into the lock. The matching key is the one with numbers engraved on it.

• 2

  Turn the key clockwise.

• 3

  Open the drawer you need. If your file system has two drawers, one above the other, both drawers lock and unlock when you turn the key in the lock.

• 4

  Close the drawer once you've retrieved your file. Both drawers must be closed completely to lock the cabinet again.

• 5

  Turn the key counterclockwise to lock the drawers. Remove the key.

Changing the Lock

• 6

  Insert the matching key into the lock and turn it clockwise. Remove the key from the lock.

• 7

  Insert the lock removal key into the lock. The lock removal key looks like the matching key, but has no numbers engraved on it.

• 8

  Turn the lock removal key clockwise a quarter turn.

• 9

  Pull the key straight out. The lock will come with it.

• 10

  Replace the lock with a new lock.