How to Troubleshoot Sentry Safes

Battery Replacement

• 1

  Replace old batteries with new ones if the electronic controls of your electronic lock stop working.

• 2

  Open the Sentry safe door, so that the electronic lock chamber is facing you.

• 3

  Twist the entire electronic lock chamber clockwise from a completely vertical alignment to a 2 o'clock position. The chamber should loosen a bit.

• 4

  Pull the chamber free from its slot.

• 5

  Insert four AA batteries into the back of the electronic chamber. Align the battery polarity with the indicators printed on the inside of the chamber.

• 6

  Slide the entire electronic lock chamber back into its slot on the Sentry safe door, and twist counterclockwise until the chamber is vertically positioned at 12 o'clock.

Combination Lock

• 7

  Pull your safe's handle up if the components of your combination lock are functional yet you can't get into your safe.

• 8

  Insert the supplied key into the key-hole located on the front of the the Sentry safe lock. Turn it until the plunger sticks out and then take the key out.

• 9

  Twist the dial until the selector is on "0." This will ready your device to be opened using the four-digit combination that came printed with your safe.

• 10

  Twist the dial from "0" to the left or counterclockwise, until the number "0" is surpassed four times in total. Slow down the turning of the knob and stop it, so that the number selector is aligned with the first number of your combination. Twist the dial clockwise or to the right, bypass your second combination number twice, and then stop on it the third time you reach it. Twist the dial counterclockwise (or to the left) again, bypass your third number once, and land on the third number of your combination the second time you reach it. Twist the knob to the right (or clockwise) to stop on your last combination number the first time you reach it. You safe door will open.

Contact Sentry

• 11

  Locate your Sentry's serial number, should you lose your keys or combination or both. The serial number can be found in alignment with the door hinge on the front of the safe door.

• 12

  Write the serial number down. You'll need your serial number when you contact Sentry for replacement keys or a combination.

• 13

  Contact Sentry via the World Wide Web at www.sentrysafe.com.