Steelcase c:scape Low Storage Series User manual

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#2 SQUARE
OR QUADREX
DRIVE BIT
c:scape™Low Storage Products
Topic Page
Table of Contents
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2Moving, Loading, Unloading
and Storing
Removal of Plastic Lock Plug
and Installation of Lock Cylinder
Front Removal of Lock Cylinder
Removing a Drawer
Installation of a Drawer Suspension
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13-15
Installation of the Glides and
Leveling the Case
Checking the Interlock Function
Ganging Low Storage Cases Together:
Side-to-Side
Ganging Low Storage Cases Together:
Back-to-Back
Dividers, Rails and Adjustable Bars
Installation of Box Drawer Liner
Assembly of the Storage to Beam
Tether Brackets
1-1/2 High x 30", 36" or 42" Wide
1-1/2 High x 48" Wide
Open Drawer Inline Slider
1 High x 30", 36" or 42" Wide
1 High x 48" Wide
POWER
4
BEAM
1
DESKING
3
MID STORAGE
2
LOW STORAGE
5
PRIVACY
6
Furniture should be installed in sequence shown below.
THIS INSTALLATION SEQUENCE IS HERE.
1 High x 60" or 72” Wide
1-1/2 High x 60" or 72” Wide 12Installation of Cushion Top

LOADED UNLOADED
1a
1b
2a 2b 2c
CAUTION: Do not deactivate
the drawer interlock mechanism!
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Moving, Loading,
Unloading and Storing
1a. Never move a loaded case.
Always unload the case, lock and
tape drawers/doors closed.
1b. Never lift the case by its top,
for example with a Spider Crane®.
2a. Always load case starting at
the bottom.
2b. Always unload case starting
at the top opening.
2c. Never deactivate the drawer
interlock mechanism to open more
than one drawer at a time.
3. Never tip case upward and
place unit on end.
3

TAB
45oor 2:00
C
L
PLASTIC PLUG
COVER
COIN OR
HEAD OF KEY
PLASTIC PLUG
PLUG RETAINER TAB
CAUTION: Failure to follow the installation
instructions will cause inability to install lock.
TURN 90o
3:00
45o
PLUG RETAINER TAB
1
2 3
4 5
or
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Removal of Plastic Lock Plug and
Installation of Lock Cylinder
1. Pull open plastic plug cover.
2. While pressing the plug retainer tab to the right,
insert a coin or the head of a key into the slot and turn
90oclockwise. This will unlock the case. You will hear
the lock mechanism open.
3. Push plug retainer tab down and remove plastic
plug from parent unit.
4. Position lock cylinder tab at 45oor (2:00 position.)
Insert lock cylinder at a tilted angle so the tab will
collapse.
5. Push lock cylinder into the hole until it stops and
turn the lock plug assembly clockwise 45o
(or the 3:00 position) and remove the key.
CAUTION: Make sure the tab is
located at 45oor 2:00 before
inserting lock cylinder.
CAUTION: Make sure you unlock the
case BEFORE proceeding to step 3.

LOCK CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL TOOL
LOCK
ASSEMBLY
LOCK
CYLINDER
ASSEMBLY
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Front Removal of Lock Cylinder
1. Turn lock plug to unlocked position with
conventional key.
2. Insert removal tool into lock cylinder.
3. Rotate lock cylinder assembly slightly in a
counter clockwise direction while at the same
time pulling on removal tool, thus removing the
lock cylinder from the lock assembly.
4. At this time the mechanism inside the lock
assembly may rotate back to the locked position
preventing the installation of new lock plug. If
this occurs, insert a flat-bladed screwdriver into
the back of lock assembly and turn clockwise
unlocking the lock assembly. Insert tool into new
lock plug assembly. Hold tool in a horizontal
position and insert new lock plug assembly into
lock assembly. It may be necessary to hold the
new plug assembly with finger while removing
tool.
DIMPLE LOCATED ON FRONT
OF LOCK CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
TOOL RK-XF TOOL RK-FR
REMOVAL TOOL
STANDARD KEY OR MASTER KEY
LOCK SHOWN IN LOCKED POSITION
A FRONT REMOVAL
LOCK CYLINDER CAN
BE IDENTIFIED WITH
A SMALL DIMPLE
LOCATED DIRECTLY
ABOVE THE KEY SLOT

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Removing a Drawer
1. Remove #8-18 x 1/4"
screws connecting drawer
body to suspensions.
2. Toward the rear of the
drawer, use a flat-blade
screwdriver to disengage
the drawer body barbs from
the suspensions.
3. Lift drawer out of
suspensions.
1
3
2a
2b
#8-18 X 1/4" SCREW

REAR HOOK
OF SUSPENSION
REAR HOOK OF SUSPENSION
ENGAGED WITH REAR SLOT
OF CASE
REAR SLOT
OF CASE
1
3a
EQUAL
EQUAL
FRONT HOOK OF SUSPENSION
ENGAGED WITH FRONT SLOT
OF CASE
3b
FRONT HOOK
OF SUSPENSION
FRONT SLOT
OF CASE
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Installation of a Drawer
Suspension
If a drawer suspension becomes
disengaged, re-install the
suspension as follows:
NOTE: Suspensions must NOT be
installed with a hammer.
1. Insert the rear hook of the
suspension into the rear slot in
the case side.
2. Pull suspension out to gain
better leverage.
3. Insert the front hook of the
suspension into the front slot in
the case side by rotating slightly
(3a). PRESS DOWN to snap the
slide into position (3b).
NOTE: Horizontal trim may be
moved/slid from side-to-side to
center the trim if required.

Glide Adjustment
3
2
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Installation of the Glides
and Leveling the Case
CAUTION: Counterweights
may be required. See
assembly direction
939500370.
1. With the help of an assistant, tip the
case onto a shipping blanket on its back.
2. Install storage glide by lining up
holes with glide and assemble with
screws provided. Repeat for the
remaining glides.
3. With the help of an assistant,
tip the case upright on its glides.
To adjust the height of glide, turn
lower portion of glide clockwise to
lower and counter-clockwise to raise
the case until case is level.
NOTE: The glide is set for an overall
case height of 24" for a 1-1/2 High low
storage and a case height of 18" for a
1 High low storage.
NOTE: 30”, 36”, 42” and 48” wide
cases require four (4) glides. 60” and
72” wide cases require a 5th glide
located at the front center of the unit.
Glide Installation
GLIDE
NOTE GLIDE MOUNTING HOLE
CONFIGURATION TO BASE

THIS DRAWER
SHOULD
NOT OPEN
FULLY
WITH THIS
DRAWER OPEN
WITH THIS
DRAWER OPEN
THIS DRAWER
SHOULD
NOT OPEN
FULLY
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Checking the
Interlock Function
1. Check interlock function as
shown.
NOTE: Only one drawer will
open at a time if the mechanism
is properly installed.

1
2b
2c
2d
2e
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Ganging Low Storage
Cases Together:
Side-to-Side
1. Align cases and slide together.
All cases should be level and
square to ensure proper hole
alignment.
2. Align ganging bracket with
slots located underneath the case
and insert rear hooks of bracket
into slots as shown (2a).
With rear hooks engaged,
rotate front hooks upward to the
front slots (2b).
With front hooks engaged pull the
ganging bracket forward until the
anit-dislodgement tab is
engaged (2c).
Push on the front surface to
confirm engagement. If properly
engaged the ganging bracket will
resist movement (2d).
To remove, pull downward on
the spring handle to disengage the
anti-dislodgement tab (2e), then
push backward and rotate front
hooks downward.
ANTI-DISLODGEMENT
TAB
GANGING BRACKET
REAR SLOT
2a

1
or
OUTBOARD SLOTS
FOR TIGHT FIT
1" GAP
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Ganging Low Storage
Cases Together:
Back-to-Back
1. Align cases and slide together.
NOTE: The ganging bracket will
accomodate a tight fit or a 1" gap.
2. For a tight fit use the outboard
set of slots and for a 1" gap use
the inboard set of slots.
See previous page for the next
steps to engage and disengage.
OUTBOARD SLOTS
FOR TIGHT FIT
INBOARD SLOTS
FOR 1" GAP
REAR SLOTS
FRONT SLOTS
NOTE: Ganging bracket provides
visual alignment only. They do not
provide structural stability.

Adjustable Bar
Installation
Rail Installation Divider Installation
1b
1a
(Purchased separately) (Purchased separately)
RAIL
DIVIDER
BAR
2
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Dividers, Rails
and Adjustable Bars
1a. Use this slot for letter filing.
1b. Use this slot for letter A4 filing.
(The A4 rail is available through
customer service.)
2. Push down on bar to ensure
placement in slot.

Installation of Box
Drawer Liner
1. Place liner flat in box drawer.
Installation of
Cushion Top
1. Align cushion top with low
storage case and push firmly
until all spring clips are engaged
into low storage case top.
LINER
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CUSHION TOP
CUSHION TOP

1
2
#10-32 x 1/2" PAN HEAD SHOULDER SCREW
PHILLIPS SQUARE DRIVE
QTY 4 PER CASE
NOTICE: Do not exceed
40 in-lbs of torque.
FLUSH
FLUSH
SIDE VIEW
Adjusting Glides from
Glide Adjustment
STORAGE TO BEAM
TETHER BRACKET
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Assembly of the Storage
to Beam Tether Brackets
1. Select the inboard set of holes
from the left side and right side to
install the storage to beam tether
brackets.
TIP: Use the alternative sets of holes
to prevent interference of the storage
to beam tether bracket to a power and
data cover or to a desk tether.
Fasten the storage to beam tethers to
the case.
TIP: Lock nuts may be included in the
tether bracket kit but are not required in
this c:scape low storage application.
2. With the case close to the beam,
adjust the height of the case as
indicated below:
1-1/2 High Unit: The top surface of
the case is flush to the beam.
1 High Unit: The underside of the top
is flush to the underside of the beam.
1 High Unit 1-1/2 High Unit
TETHER BUTTON
NOTICE: Do not push
until tether bracket
has been assembled
to the storage unit.

3a
3b3b
3c3c
3a
NOSE OF
TETHER
SIDE VIEW
TOP VIEW
1/2" GAP
1/2" GAP
PUSH
PUSH
BEAM
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3. Tether the case to the beam.
a) Push the case so that the nose of the
storage to beam tether slides between
the underside of the beam and top
side of beam cover.
b) It may be necessary to slide the
case left or right to engage the actuator
portion of the storage to beam tether.
c) IMPORTANT STEP: Pull the storage
unit on the left side, then the right side
to confirm that the storage unit is
secured to the beam.
CAUTION: Failure to secure the
case to the beam could result in an
unstable condition where the case
could tip causing personal injury.

4b
TOP VIEW BEAM
DEPRESS THE
ACTUATOR PAD
TETHER BRACKET
4a
BEAM
CASE
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4. Removal of a tethered case from
the beam.
a) Depress the left actuator pad
with a long narrow object.
b) Pull the left side of the case
away from the beam by a couple
of inches.
c) Repeat steps (a) and (b) on the
right side.