Black & Decker SmartCode 40490-01 Manual page 2

1. Install latch and Strike.
a. Determine your backset, see figure 1.
b. If backset measured 2-3/4" (70mm), adjust latch as
follows: Using fingers, grasp the spring pin and move
it down and over to the 2-3/4" (70mm) slot. (See
figure 2).
c. Prepare latch.
For a latch with face plate:
(1) Insert latch into backplate,
(2) Insert latch and
backplate into door with
the slant of bolt facing in
the direction that the door closes.
(3) Place desired face plate over backplate and fasten
with two small screws.
For a drive in latch:
Align collar opening with
shape of bolt and slide it
on until the catch pins of
latch snap into the pin holes
of collar. Install latch with the
slant of bolt facing in the direction that the door closes. Use wood block to
install latch.
sides and remove.
d. Install strike plate onto door jamb using two small screws. Minor loose
door fit may be reduced by adjusting tang. Note, the lock will not lock prop-
erly if the smaller bolt of latch enters the strike hole. Reposition strike plate if
required.
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Fig. 2
Note, should collar require removal, squeeze collar hard at
Spring
Pin
Backplate
Pin
hole
Collar
Tang
Fig. 1
Face plate
Catch Pin
)
m m
6 0
" (
)
3 / 8
m m
o r
2 -
7 0
" (
3 / 4
2 -
Small
Bolt