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Installation Instructions for 34HW–35HW IDH Max Mortise Locks
BEST ACCESS SYSTEMS
Indianapolis, Indiana
Installing the lock
8
7
Mortise for strike box and strike plate
1 On the door jamb, locate the horizontal centerline of
the strike (3/8
″
above the centerline of the lock), as
well as the vertical centerline of the strike.
2 Mortise the door jamb to fit the strike box and strike
plate.
8
Pull field wire harness through door
1 Feed the field wire harness (connected to the inside
trim) into the field harness & reader wire hole and
down into the mortise cavity.
2 From the hinge edge of the door, fish the field wire
harness through the door to the hinge mortise.
Note: You can let the inside trim dangle from the field
wire harness while completing tasks 9 through 13.
Figure 7 Mortising the door jamb for the strike box and
strike plate
Door jamb
Figure 8 Pulling the field wire harness through the door
Hinge mortise
Field wire
harness
Inside trim
Field harness &
reader wire hole
Inside of door