Raising the Standards
An ASSA ABLOY Group company
7
Do you need fail secure or fail safe?
If the answer is
fail secure
follow the instructions under step 7a.
If the answer is
fail safe
follow the instructions under step 7b.
What is fail safe?
Step 7
Step 7b
Fail safe
means if the strike loses power it remains unlocked.
If you need to convert the strike to fail safe
What is fail secure?
Step 7a
a
Move screws into
fail safe
position
as shown.
b
Tighten screws.
c
a
Move screws into
fail secure
position as shown.
b
Tighten screws.
c
Fail secure
means if the strike loses power it remains locked.
All HES strikes come standard as
fail secure
.
If you need to convert the strike to fail secure
Loosen screws, but do not remove them.
b
Loosen screws, but do not remove them.
b
a
a
Installer Hint
When using the trim enhancer you will need to make the cutout
slightly larger than the actual dimensions given for the strike. This
will allow space for the trim enhancer.
8
Do you want to use a trim enhancer?
If the answer is
no
continue to step 10.
If the answer is
yes
please follow the instructions below.
Step 9
Place
trim enhancer
on
electric strike body.
a
b
The
trim enhancer
allows the installer to cover up a rough or
incorrect sized frame cut.
a
b
How do I attach the faceplate?
Step 8
Place
faceplate
on electric strike body.
a
Attach the
faceplate
to electric
strike body using the
faceplate
screws
provided with the
faceplate option kit
.
Attach the
trim enhancer
to electric
strike body using the provided
trim enhancer screws
.
b
a
b
