SDC S6800 Series Quick start guide

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
801 Avenida Acaso, Camarillo, Ca. 93012
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S6800 SERIES
PANIC/FIRE EXIT
CONCEALED VERTICAL ROD DEVICES
These instructions are presented in a step by step sequence.
Please read it through before installation.
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DESIGNATION OF PARTS
Top Strike Fixing Plate
Top Strike
(Back View)
Latch Mounting
Plate
Top Latch
Assembly
Top Rod
Shaft Connector
Latch Actuated
Shaft
Bottom Latch
Assembly
Bottom Rod
Bottom Strike
Base
Bottom Strike
(Fire Label)
End Cap
End Cap Bracket
Mechanism
Housing
Dogging Device Fire Exit
Hardware is not equipped
with this device
Push Bar
Bottom Strike
(Panic Label)
Chassis
Cover
CAUTION:
Before installing
this device, check
contents of box
for size of device,
function, finish
color and outside
trim to be used.
Top Strike
(Panic Label)
Top Strike
(Fire Label)
Rod Length
Locator

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A. PREPARE DOOR
1. Mark centerline of device by
drawing a line across the door.
2. Mark a backset line and 4 thru
holes for device chassis shown
on the template provided.
3. Prepare the door cut-outs by
using the template provided.
Figure 1-2
4. Cut out the top edge and bottom edge of the door, then weld two 5mm thick mounting plates
on both edges for Top and Bottom Latch Assemblies (figure 1-2).
5. Drill holes and tap for M5 X 10 threads on the mounting plates on the top and bottom of door.
The centerline of the
device must be 40"
above the finished
floor. Bottom Door
gap MUST be 1/4”.
2-7/16"
of Device
L
C
Mark backset
from edge of door
INSIDE FACE OF DOOR
Drill holes and
cut-outs on the
Device side ONLY
of Device
L
C
39-3/4”
See Trim Installation
Instructions for outside
face of door preparation.
Figure 1-1
1-3/4”
2-1/4”
7/8"
2-7/16”
1-19/32"
1-9/32"
1-5/32"
23/32"
1-11/16"
7/16"
7/8"
7/8"
Inside Face
of Door
1-17/32"

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B. ASSEMBLE RODS AND LATCHES
1. Screw bottom rod into bottom latch assembly (figure 2-1).
2. Assemble top rod:
2-1 Connect short top rod to long top rod using rod connector (figure 2-2).
2-2 Measure and cut the length of the top rod if it is too long.
2-3 Insert shaft connector into the non-threaded end of the top rod and tighten screw
to fix in place (figure 2-3).
3. Screw top rod assembly into top latch assembly (figure 2-4).
Top latch
assembly
Top rod
assembly
Figure 2-4
Figure 2-1
Bottom latch
assembly
Bottom rod
Figure 2-2
Rod
Connector
Shaft connector
Non-threaded
End of top rod
Screw
Figure 2-3

C. MOUNT LATCH ASSEMBLIES
1. Attach latch mounting brackets to top and bottom latch assemblies
2. Insert top latch assembly into top of the door and fasten to the mounting plates
with the screws provided (figure 3-1).
3. Insert bottom latch assembly into bottom of the door and fasten to the mounting plates
with the screws provided (figure 3-2).
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Latch mounting bracket
Top latch assembly
Mounting
plate
Figure 3-1
Top of door
Mounting
plate
Bottom latch
assembly
Latch mounting
bracket
Figure 3-2
Bottom of door
D. ADJUST VERTICAL RODS
1. Place the rod length locator through the cut-outs on the inside face of the door. Hook a shaft
connector with the small stud on the locator. When the shaft connector is raised to as level as
possible, the holes C or D in the locator should align with the cut-outs A or B (figure 4-1).
2. If the C or D holes in the locator do not align with their respective cut-out, then the vertical rod
length is incorrect and must be adjusted.
Top latch
assembly
Bottom latch
assembly
Rod Length
Locator
Stud for
hooking
Cut-Out A
Cut-Out B
Hole C
Hole D
Figure 4-1
Top shaft
of Device
L
C
Bottom shaft
of Device
L
C

3. Adjustment procedure:
Adjust the length of the two vertical rods by hand through the cut-outs (figure 4-2).
Shorten or lengthen the rods by turning into or out of the latch assemblies (figure 4-3)
until the holes of the shaft connectors are in the proper position as determined by the
latch length locator (pg. 5, figure 4-1).
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E. INSTALL LATCH ACTUATOR SHAFTS
1. Attach one Latch Actuated Shaft to the top and bottom shaft
connectors (figure 5) with screws supplied.
2. Make sure both top and bottom latch actuated shafts are parallel.
F. INSTALL DEVICE AND TRIM (if applicable)
1. Remove device chassis cover from the chassis assembly and the
end cap from the end cap bracket.
2. Position the device on the door and insert latch actuated shafts into
the slots marked “X” and “Y” (figure 6-1). Fasten in place with
screws supplied.
Figure 4-2 Figure 4-3
Figure 5
Latch Actuated
Shaft
Figure 6-1
X
Y

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3. Cut the length if required:
a. The device length is pre-cut for use on 36", 42" or 48" wide doors, no additional cutting is
necessary. If narrow door installation is required, cut device at section “A” to door width
minus 2" for proper fit.
b. Remove device from door, remove end cap and end cap bracket and cut where required.
NOTE: Device must be cut flat with all burrs removed for end cap to fit properly.
4. Mount device horizontally via the drilled holes and secure with supplied mounting hardware.
Attach device to trim or sexbolt (if applicable).
5. Install end cap bracket to device and attach to door with hardware supplied. Attach end cap.
Figure 6-2
G. TEST OPERATION AND HANG DOOR.
1. Depress push bar. Top latch bolt should be retracted as shown (figure 7-1) and
bottom latch clears floor and bottom strike (figure 7-2).
Figure 7-1
BOTTOM
LATCH BOLT
(Clears floor
and strike).
Figure 7-2
A

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2. Release push bar, Make sure both top and bottom latch bolts are FULLY extended
3. Check top latch bolt for deadlocking function.
Depress the deadlock plate by hand.
When the deadlock plate is depressed,
the latch bolts should be locked in the
extended position and unable to be pressed
down (figure 7-3).
4. Check device operation by depressing and releasing push bar several times to assure
correct final installation.
5. Hang door (with device installed) and repeat operation check with outside lever.
6. redo rod length adjustment if either top latch bolt is not held retracted or if the bottom
latch bolt does not clear the floor and bottom strike.
Figure 7-3
Top Latch
Bolt
Deadlock
Plate
1.339"
.748"
1.732"
3.150"
4.134"
.236"
Figure 8-2
H. INSTALL TOP STRIKE
1. Prepare frame:
a. Cut out a square on the frame
for the top strike (figure 8-1).
b. Weld two 3mm thick mounting
plates on the frame (figure 8-2).
c. Drill holes and tap #10-24 threads
on the mounting plates.
2. Install the top strike on the mounting plates (figure 8-3) and secure with supplied screws (figure 8-4).
Figure 8-3 Figure 8-4
.079"
.985"
1.831"
1.496"
2.437"
1.339"
1.417"
1.969"
2.625"
.472"
Figure 8-1

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I. INSTALL BOTTOM STRIKE
1. Bore the hole into the finished floor or threshold (figure 9-1).
2. Install bottom strike into the hole (figure 9-2).
NOTE:
For flat thresholds the
clearance must be provided
in sill to accommodate full
9/16" (15mm) throw of latch
bolt.
1/4” 1/4”
Flat threshold application
(Panic device ONLY)
Strike application
J. INSTALL COVERS
1. Test push bar operation before installing covers;
a. No Trim: Latch bolts are retracted by the push
bar inside.
b. With Trim: Latch bolts are retracted by the push
bar inside, key or lever/knob outside.
c. Dogging: See dogging description and chart
page 10.
2. Check latch bolt engagement, adjust strikes
if required.
3. Install chassis cover over chassis assembly.
4. Install end cap.
2.437"
1.126"
1.850"
DOOR
(Top View)
C
Lof Bottom Latch
C
Lof Bottom Latch
.748"
DIAMETER

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Door Handing
Use this diagram to determine the hand of door.
NOTE:
To extend the life of this device,
it is recommended to activate
the dogging feature during high
traffic periods of the day.
Depress
Push Bar
Depress
Push Bar
Dogging:
Insert dogging wrench and
turn clockwise 15 degrees.
The push bar will remain
pressed and the latches
will remain retracted.
Release Dogging:
Insert dogging wrench and
turn counter-clockwise 15 degrees.
The push bar will return to the
up position and the latches will
extend to lock the door.
Dogging Wrench
Outside of Door
Inside of Door
RHR LHR