System6000
TM
ReferenceManual_Section3
3.1Introduction
SAFLOKlockscontainasmallbattery‐poweredcircuitboardthatincludesamagneticreadheadandthreeindicator
lights.Theselocksusestandardcreditcardsizekeycards.
Whenanencodedkeycardisinsertedintothelockandremoved,thereadheadreadsthemagneticcodethathas
beenappliedtothekeycardbytheencoder.Thiscodeisthenanalyzedbythecircuitboard.Iftheinformationis
correct,voltageisappliedtothelockingmechanismtoreleasethelock.
AmotorcontrolsthelockingmechanismonallSAFLOKMTandSL2500locks.Thismotorisactivatedbyasignal
fromthecircuitboard.Themotorwillreverseautomaticallyafterapproximatelysixseconds.
ThelockingmechanismontheSelectiscontrolledbyasolenoid.Thesignalfromthecircuitboardactivatesthe
solenoid,releasingthelockingpin.Thehandlecanthenbeturnedtoopenthedoor.Whenthehandleisturned,
thesolenoidisreleasedandthelockingpinisheldinthelockedposition.Thesolenoidisalsoreleased
automaticallyafterapproximatelysixseconds.
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