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1-23/32"

1690 TOUCHBAR CONCEALED EXIT DEVICE

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

EC 97904-8  

(PART NO. 038-283)

MAY, 2008

INSTALLING CYLINDERS BY OTHERS

COVER REMOVAL
Remove cover by loosening two mounting screws. Device must be undogged for removal. 
Remove retainer screw, pinion gear retainer, retractor, traveler and pinion gear.

CYLINDER INSTALLATION
Cut tailpiece to correct length and install (see Detail "A"). Mounting screw heads must be 
flush with door surface.

PINION GEAR AND TRAVELER RE-INSTALLATION
With cylinder in locked position and key removed, insert pinion gear over cylinder tailpiece. 
Note position of gear teeth in reference to horizontal center line (see detail "B"). If teeth do 
not line up with center line, remove pinion, rotate 1/4 turn in either direction and replace. 
Insert retractor under traveler flanges. Install traveler and retractor by positioning over ends 
of rods and pinion gear. See retractor installation below for orientation of retractor.

RETRACTOR INSTALLATION WITH KEY DOGGING
(STANDARD FACTORY SETTING)
Install  retractor  over  pinion  gear  with  pinion  at  extreme  top 
end of gear slot (see Detail "C"). The cylinder key can then be 
rotated a full turn (360

°) and removed from cylinder,

unlocking door and holding it unlocked. Inserting key in cylinder 
and reversing direction of rotation will release dogging feature, 
locking the door.

RETRACTOR INSTALLATION WITHOUT KEY DOGGING
Install retractor over pinion gear with pinion approximately 1/2 
way down gear slot (see Detail "D").
Rotating the key as far as it will go, will unlock the door, but 
key must be returned to original position to be removed from 
cylinder. Door will again lock when it closes.

COVER RE-INSTALLATION
Place pinion gear retainer over end of pinion as 
shown. Fasten pinion gear retainer to centercase 
using retainer screw. Before re-installing cover, 
check orientation of lift bar as shown (see Detail 
"E"). Secure cover to device by slipping it over 
centercase  and  securing  cover  screws.  After 
re-installation, confirm that all parts move freely 
and that cylinder operates properly.

When panic is activated, the bottom bolt should 
be held flush to within 1/32" of the bottom of door 
and top latch held retracted.

When  panic  device  is  released,  bottom  bolt 
should  extend  between  7/16"  and  1/2"  below 
bottom  of  door  and  top  latch  held  in  locked 
position.

NOTE: INSTALLATION OF THE PINION GEAR, 

PINION GEAR RETAINER, RETAINER SCREW, 
RETRACTOR, AND PINION BEARING IS ONLY 

REqUIRED FOR KEY CYLINDER DEVICES.

NOTE:

Keep retractor teeth all to the left 

so keys turn same direction.

TOP LATCH

ASSEMBLY

LOCK NUT

THREADED

ROD

BEARING

LOCK RING

IN ROD GROOVE

RETAINER

SCREW

PINION GEAR

RETAINER

PINION
BEARING

PINION
GEAR

TRAVELER

RETRACTOR
(INSTALLED UNDER
TRAVELER FLANGES)

COVER

LOCK NUT

BOTTOM LATCH

ASSEMBLY

DETAIL "E"

RETRACTOR

RETRACTOR

PINION

DETAIL "D"

DETAIL "A"

NOTE:

With cylinder locked and key removed,

insert pinion gear as shown. Note gear

teeth location on horizontal center line.

PINION

TRAVELER

LIFT ARM

RETRACTOR

PINION

CYLINDER MOUNTING SCREWS

CORRECT

POSITION

WRONG

POSITION

DETAIL "B"

DETAIL "C"

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