& use. The manual details all installation procedures and operation steps. Manufacturer and/or Distributors of the Actuator Systems NextBolt will not be responsible for any damages caused by incorrect installation or mishandling of the lock. Any such damages will void manufacturer’s warranty.
Section IV – Deleting ALL Fingerprint Users: ....37 Section V – Unlocking the Actuator Systems NextBolt from outside: ..............39 Section VI – Locking the Actuator Systems NextBolt from Outside: ................41 Section VII – Locking and Unlocking the Actuator Systems Nextbolt from Inside: .........
1. Parts Please familiarize yourself with all the parts in the packaging box of the Actuator Systems NextBolt. If any part is missing or damaged, contact our service center or your local dealer. Outdoor Unit Strike Lining Box...
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Screws (90 mm) Deadbolt Latch 2 ¾‖ backset (70mm) 2 3/8‖ backset (60mm) Screws Wooden & Metal (2 x 18 mm & 1 x 29mm) Alkaline Screws Batteries (1) Fixing Plate NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
3.1 Mark and bore holes on the door 3.11 Mark holes on door For doors with existing deadbolt lock with 2 1/8” diameter hole: 1) Remove existing cylindrical deadbolt . NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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2) Please be sure to use the included clear installation template when installing the Actuator Systems NextBolt on a door with an existing deadbolt. 3) Rest the installation template on the front of the door, on top of the existing 2 1/8‖...
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C. Mark the center points of the two small holes on the door face for the two upper fixing posts mounted on the top plate of the outdoor unit, as indicated on the installation template. NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
There are two deadbolt latches in each box, one with a 2 3/8‖ (60mm) backset and the other with a 2 ¾‖ (70mm) backset. Make sure which length you will need and select the right one before installation. NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
(or until the faceplate is flush with the door edge). C. Insert the deadbolt latch; make sure the deadbolt UP sign is facing upwards. Then fasten the screws. NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
C. Chisel the door jamb at 1/16‖ deep for the strike plate which must fit flush with the door jamb. D. Insert the strike lining box and then fasten screws to the plate. NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
1 3/8‖ to 2‖. Four pre-sized tailpieces are included with the Actuator Systems NextBolt for 1 3/8‖, 1 ½‖, 1 ¾‖ and 2‖ thick doors. Your door thickness and length of the tailpiece being used must match exactly. EX: If your door is 1 ¾‖ thick, then you must use the 1 ¾‖...
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Notes: The motor could be dislodged if the tailpiece is not cut properly and is too long, due to excessive pressure. Warranty will be voided if this occurs. NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
4.4 Installation of the Outdoor Unit 1) Attach e rubber gasket to the back of the outdoor unit. engaged 2) Make sure the deadbolt is NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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3) Make sure the tail piece is 4) Insert tail piece through the cross slot of the latch. NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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90mm screws. You can break off the screws to the needed length depending on your required thickness. Insure these have a snug fit. NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
Indoor Unit. If the door is left handed, please push the orientation selector switch to ―L‖ position; if it’s right handed, switch the selector to ―R‖ position. NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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Make sure the black dots on the cable and connector align. 3) Turn the manual turn knob to the vertical downward position, facing NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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4) Insert the tail piece into the vertical retaining slot of the indoor unit. 5) Gently finish joining the outdoor and indoor units together. NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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6) Fasten the two shorter (15mm) screws through the fixing plate on the upper section of the inside unit. NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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7) Fasten the two long screws through the bottom fixing post holes on the inside unit. 8) Move the manual turn knob back and forth to ensure that deadbolt opens and closes mechanically. NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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9) Insert 4 high-quality AA batteries NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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③ Try to lock and unlock from inside by pressing the Open/Close button to ensure it works well electronically. IMPORTANT SECURITY NOTE: WITHOUT ANY FINGERPRINTS ENROLLED, THE NextBolt WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK BY FULLY OPENING AND FULLY NextBolt User Manual...
(facing down). 2. Measure the door thickness 2. Incorrect and swap or trim the tail tailpiece length piece per section 4.3 of the installation manual NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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(facing down). 2. Contact the Actuator Systems NextBolt dealer that 2. Tail piece was you purchased to lock from trimmed too OR Contact us at: short and does support@advancedactuators.
Helpful Hints Please be sure to physically leave your door open until you have successfully enrolled the first user (ADMINISTRATOR) into the Actuator Systems NextBolt and have successfully verified the new user’s fingerprint to unlock the door. NextBolt User Manual...
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With no fingerprints enrolled in the Actuator Systems NextBolt, the deadbolt will engage/disengage when the sliding cover is fully opened and immediately closed. Definitions of Indication Beeps: Single, Short Beep – Indicates that any operations sequence has begun OR that the door has been successfully locked or unlocked OR that the sliding cover has been left open for more than ten seconds.
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Process of authentication by scanning enrolled fingerprints to: A) Unlock the door B) Authenticate Administrators enrolled fingerprints to program the Actuator Systems NextBolt. Before enrolling and verifying fingerprints, make sure to read the following helpful hints for Fingerprint Enrollment and Verification: Generally, the center of the vortex (swirl) of the fingerprint pattern is the key data point;...
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When Adding or Deleting Fingerprints, the closed sliding cover must be fully lifted within 8 seconds after pressing the ADD or DEL button, or the NextBolt will power off. If this occurs, simply close the sliding cover, press the ADD or DEL button again and fully lift the sliding cover immediately to restart the programming sequence.
Sliding cover must be closed before any programming sequence can begin. As noted in the Helpful Hints section, the first two users that enroll their fingerprints into the Actuator Systems NextBolt will automatically be programmed as ADMINISTRATORS (Users 1 and 2).
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Four beeps indicating that your fingerprint was not successfully enrolled. If you hear four beeps, please start the enrollment process over from the beginning NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
USER level. USER level fingerprints can only be used to unlock the door, not to program the lock. Please use the following steps to enroll additional fingerprint users (Users 3 thru 99): NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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Remove the battery cover from the indoor unit Press the ―ADD‖ button located on the indoor unit Single beep will be heard NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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(for less than one second) Immediately remove the ADMINSTRATOR’S finger and enter the KEPRESS SEQUENCE for the user number you wish to enroll described in APPENDIX A NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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KEYPRESS SEQUENCE from the APPENDIX A for the next user. Close the sliding cover to end the enrollment procedure. NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
Please use the following steps to delete individual fingerprint users: With the battery cover removed, press the ―DEL‖ button located on the indoor unit Short, Double Beep will be heard NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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When one long beep is hear the user has been deleted successfully. Once the deletion is successful you are not required to verify the administrator to remove additional users. Simply enter the next user NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
Deleting ALL enrolled fingerprint users will reset the lock and all users (including Administrators fingerprints) will be deleted. With no fingerprints enrolled in the Actuator Systems NextBolt, the deadbolt will engage/disengage when the sliding cover is fully opened and immediately closed.
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Once one long beep is heard, the lock is reset successfully. Close the sliding cover IMPORTANT SECURITY NOTE: WITHOUT ANY FINGERPRINTS ENROLLED, THE NEXTBOLT WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK BY FULLY OPENING AND FULLY CLOSING THE SLIDING COVER. NextBolt User Manual...
Section V – Unlocking the Actuator Systems NextBolt from outside: In case of emergency, override keys can be used to disengage the deadbolt. Please use the following steps to unlock the Actuator Systems NextBolt from outside, with your enrolled fingerprint: ...
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If all the two additional verification attempts still fail, please start the unlocking process over again, from the beginning of this section. NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
Close the sliding cover Section VI – Locking the Actuator Systems NextBolt from Outside: In case of emergency, override keys can be used to engage the deadbolt. Please use the following steps to lock the Actuator Systems...
Open and immediately close the sliding cover Deadbolt will engage and a single, short beep will be heard Section VII – Locking and Unlocking the Actuator Systems NextBolt from Inside: In case of emergency, manual turn knob can be used to disengage the deadbolt.
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(located between the ADD and DEL buttons) Deadbolt will engage/disengage and single, short beep will be heard. Support: Contact the Actuator Systems NextBolt dealer that you purchased the lock from OR Contact us at: support@advancedactuators.com for additional support.
Keypress Sequence (plus Open/Close) Code ADD/DEL ADD/ADD ADD/DEL/DEL ADD/DEL/ADD ADD/ADD/DEL ADD/ADD/ADD ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL ADD/ADD/DEL/ADD ADD/ADD/ADD/DEL ADD/ADD/ADD/ADD ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/DEL ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/ADD ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/DEL ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/ADD ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/DEL ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/ADD ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/DEL ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/ADD ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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ADD/ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL ADD/ADD/ADD/DEL/ADD ADD/ADD/ADD/ADD/DEL ADD/ADD/ADD/ADD/ADD ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/DEL/DEL ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/DEL/ADD ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/ADD/DEL ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/ADD/ADD ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/DEL/DEL ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/DEL/ADD ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/ADD/DEL ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/ADD/ADD ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/DEL/ADD ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/ADD/DEL ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/ADD/ADD ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/DEL ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/ADD ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/DEL ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/ADD ADD/ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/DEL ADD/ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/ADD ADD/ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/DEL ADD/ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/ADD ADD/ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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ADD/ADD/ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD ADD/ADD/ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL ADD/ADD/ADD/ADD/DEL/ADD ADD/ADD/ADD/ADD/ADD/DEL ADD/ADD/ADD/ADD/ADD/ADD ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/DEL/DEL/DEL ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/DEL/DEL/ADD ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/DEL/ADD/DEL ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/DEL/ADD/ADD ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/ADD/DEL/DEL ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/ADD/DEL/ADD ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/ADD/ADD/DEL ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/ADD/ADD/ADD ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/ADD/DEL/ADD ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/ADD/ADD/DEL ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/ADD/ADD/ADD ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/DEL ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/ADD ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/DEL ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD/ADD ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/DEL ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/ADD ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/DEL ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/ADD NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL/ADD ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/DEL/ADD/DEL ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/ADD/DEL/ADD ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/ADD/ADD/DEL ADD/DEL/ADD/ADD/ADD/ADD/ADD ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/DEL/DEL ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/DEL/ADD ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/ADD/DEL ADD/ADD/DEL/DEL/DEL/ADD/ADD NextBolt User Manual For support contact us a 1-800-408-7101 ext. 102...
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