SARGENT PR8700 User Manual

INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING PP8700 x PR8700 & 12-PP8700 SERIES TOP AND CENTER LATCH PANIC AND FIRE EXIT DEVICES ON DOUBLE EGRESS DOORS

SP8700 & 12-SP8700 TOP AND CENTER LATCH PANIC AND FIRE EXIT DEVICE ON SINGLE DOOR

FOR ASSISTANCE, CALL SARGENT AT 1-800-727-5477 or www.sargentlock.com

Top

Case

Top

Rod

Top

Case

Cover

Touch Bar

Arm

Mortise Lock

Case

Primary

Mortise Lock

Case

Secondary

Mounting

Plate

End Cap

Important: Surface of door

where exit device is to be applied must be flush. Clear away any raised projections to allow exit device to rest on flat surface of door.

Left Hand Reverse Bevel Door

Shown Here Swinging In For

Parts Illustration Purposes Only

U.S. Patent No. 6,120,071

AVAILABLE STOCK LENGTHS LENGTH “E” 32" DOOR, NO CUT OFF REQUIRED. CAN BE CUT TO FIT

DOORS DOWN TO 24" WIDE.

LENGTH “F” 36" DOOR, NO CUT OFF REQUIRED. CAN BE CUT TO FIT

DOORS DOWN TO 33" WIDE. USED FOR STANDARD AND 12- RAIL PREFIXES.

LENGTH “H” 36" DOOR, NO CUT OFF REQUIRED. CAN BE CUT TO FIT

DOORS DOWN TO 33" WIDE. USED FOR 16- AND ELECTRONIC PREFIXES.

LENGTH “J” 42" DOOR, NO CUT OFF REQUIRED. CAN BE CUT TO FIT

DOORS DOWN TO 37" WIDE.

LENGTH “G” 48" DOOR, NO CUT OFF REQUIRED. CAN BE CUT TO FIT

DOORS DOWN TO 43" WIDE.

CAUTION: BEFORE STARTING:

• Check hand of door - this device is handed and not reversible

• Check hand of device against application

• 2-3/4" backset only

• 1-3/4" thick door only (No glass bead shim available, No inside panel application)

• Door should be fitted and hung

• Verify box label for size of exit device, function and hand

2-3/4"

MARK VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL REFERENCE LINES ON DOOR

Vertical

Reference Line

(C Top and Center Case)

Obtain dimensions

to finished floor

from template

2-3/4"

FINISHED FLOOR

INSIDE FACE

OF DOOR

Vertical

Reference

Line

Tape

C of lock front (See template)

Top Case Template

Door Stop

C Line of

Chassis &

Rail

Obtain dimension

to finished floor

from template

PREPARE DOOR

1.Tape templates on inside of door along reference lines

2.Spot and drill holes

3.Mortise holes for outside trim, if required

Note: For wood

doors that have a mortise cutout for the lock body over 1", install shims to prevent lock from moving around and causing lost latchbolt travel.

11/32"

“Lock Down Key” To operate: Depress pushrail, insert hex key (or cylinder key when used) and turn clockwise. Not for fire exit hardware.

A7212C

Rod Guide

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APPLY HARDWARE

ASSEMBLE TOP ROD AND TOP CASE

APPLY RAIL ASSEMBLY

ATTACH OUTSIDE TRIM IF USED

Note: Check box label. If cutting is not required, proceed to step “B”.

If cutting is required, continue with step “A”.

Bottom

Mounting

Trim Screw

Shim top strike when

necessary to obtain

1/8" gap

Top Mounting

Screw

Pivot Pin

Center Link

Hair Pin

1. Mount primary and secondary mortise locks in the doors with (2) #12 screws provided. Install outside primary and secondary lock fronts.

2. Remove hairpin, pivot pin, and center link from center case chassis (set aside for reassembly).

3. Using alignment screw to align center case chassis with mortise lock, secure chassis with #10 screws using locations marked in step B.

4. Primary mortise case. Insert the center link in primary mortise lock case. Insert center link pin thru the pivot hole in the chassis and center link and fasten in place with hair pin.

5. Secondary mortise lock. Insert the center link in to the mortise lock case in front of pusher levers. Insert the center link pin thru the pivot hole in chassis and center link and fasten in place with hair pin.

If “ET” lever handle trim is used, go to step “D”.

Level

Mounting

Plate

Rail Assembly

Attach to Chassis with (2) #8-32 x 3/4 Phillips truss head machine screws

Tight Against

Rail

LEVEL THE RAIL ASSEMBLY

1. Depress arm into rail opening and slide rail onto chassis. Level rail and fasten mounting plate.

2. Secure the (2) truss head screws through

rail assembly into chassis assembly.

3. Attach mounting plate to door with

(2) round head screws.

Determine cut off dimension “X” by subtracting 1-3/4" from dimension “Y”. Mark cut off point on mounting rail.

ADJUSTING THE PRIMARY MORTISE LOCK LATCHBOLT

VERTICAL

REFERENCE

LINE (CHASSIS)

FOR DOORS WITH STILE, CUT OFF MUST LEAVE 5/16" MIN. OVERLAP WITH RAIL

CUT-OFF ON MARK AND DEBURR CUT RAIL WITH INSERT INSTALLED

Cut-Off Length

If ET or dummy trim is used, remove tube support screws and rotate linkage down to gain access to countersunk hole in chassis.

Install trim per trim instructions and reinstall tube support.

3. Insert the lower end of the top rod into adjusting tube in the center case assembly. Attach the top case and rod assembly to the door in the location marked in step B. Secure the top case, top case cover and guide with screws provided.

2. Mount top strike to frame as marked in step two with (2) #12 mounting screws.

1. Thread end of top rod into the top rod link until hand tight.

Insert

Center

Link

Pivot Pin

Center Link

Hair Pin

With the rail in the depressed or dogged position, pull the top rod down so that the top latchbolt is in the retracted position. Adjust the top rod by aligning a set of holes in the top rod with the hole in the adjusting tube, then insert the adjusting pin. Top bolt should latch securely and retract fully, if not adjust rod.

If fine adjustment is required – turn the rod into or out of the top rod link.

If coarse adjustment is required – use the different set of holes in the top rod.

With the push rail depressed, the active latchbolt must be fully retracted and clear the lock front in adjacent door to open freely. With the push rail depressed on the adjacent door, the recessed bolt must push the active bolt out beyond the lock front face allowing this door to open freely.

The latchbolt is factory adjusted for 1/8" clearance between the doors. If the clearance is more than 1/8", the latchbolt must be extended to get full engagement when the door is closed.* With the latchbolt projected when the door is open, pull the latchbolt out with pliers until the pins clear the face of the adjusting screw. Insert a 5/32" allen wrench into the adjusting screw. To increase latch projection, rotate screw counterclockwise. To decrease latchbolt projection, rotate screw clockwise. When desired projection is achieved, rotate adjustment screw to align flats with the (2) press fit pins to allow the latchbolt to snap back into position when released by pliers.

Finally, check both doors for operation to insure that either door can open or close freely.

*If the clearance between a pair of doors is 3/8" or more, the doors must be shimmed/repositioned to minimize this gap.

Adjusting

Top

Rod

Adjusting

Tube

Adjusting

Insert

Center

Link

Tube

Support

Screws

TOP LATCHBOLT ADJUSTMENT

Alignment Screw

ETJ

Shown

SECONDARY MORTISE LOCK

PRIMARY MORTISE CASE

A7212C

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