How Do You Open a Sentry Safe Using the Combination?

Two million burglaries were reported in the United States in 2009, according to the FBI. The bureau's statistics report a 7 percent increase in burglaries since 2000. A quality safe can keep valuable items hidden and locked up during a break-in. The safe's owner may gain access only through a combination, but many manufacturers use different patterns for combination input. It is important to become familiar with how to enter the combination for your Sentry safe.

Instructions

1. • 1

     Turn the dial counterclockwise and pass zero four times. Stop on the first number in your combination.

   • 2

     Turn the dial clockwise and pass the second number of the combination twice. Stop at it the third time you reach it.

   • 3

     Turn the dial counterclockwise. Pass the third number of the combination once, and stop at it the second time you reach it.

   • 4

     Turn the dial clockwise to the fourth number. Stop at this number the first time.