4
1
Draw Horizontal Device Center Line (CL)
CL
RHR shown
(LHR opposite)
39-5/8”
to bottom of
door
2
Determine Correct Backset, then Mark 4 Holes for
Device Center Case Using Template
98/9947
(non-fire rated device)
single or double door
CL
Mark 4
holes
2-3/16”
backset
CL
3
Prepare Door per Preparation Chart on Page 3
See trim instructions
for pull side door
preparation. Line
X-X
in trim instructions is
same as device
C
.
L
4
If Using an Outside Cylinder, Check NL Drive Screw
and Install Tailpiece Guide
With NL drive screw removed, key locks and unlocks lever, knob,
or thumb piece. For trims listed below,
REMOVE
NL drive screw.
996L
696TP
990TP
996K
697TP
With NL drive screw installed, key retracts latch bolt.
DO NOT
remove
NL drive screw for the following applications:
NL, EO, DT trims and 98/99-2 double cylinder devices (i.e. TP-2,
L-2, and K-2).
If trim being installed is "BE" (i.e. 996L-BE), trim lock tumbler on
back of device must be in
UP
position before device is installed.
This allows trim to be unlocked at all times.
*
*996L-BE
*996K-BE
*E996L
*E996L-BE
*696TP-BE
*697TP-BE
*990TP-BE
NL drive screw
Factory installed on
back of center case
Correct
Orientation
(RHR shown)
Incorrect
Orientation
trim lock
tumbler in
UP position
If necessary,
remove drive
screw and
rotate cam
until trim lock
tumbler is in
UP position,
then reinstall
drive screw
360˚
5
Assemble Rods and Latches and Adjust Length for
Proper Door Height
Top
length
Bottom
length
Fine tune the
overall length
by threading
latch in or out
of rod
Follow red and blue instruction cards with
rods to set initial rod length
