Access Key Battery

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CAUTION: To prevent static electricity damage to the access key printed circuit board, touch the steel area of building with hand to discharge static electricity carried on body or clothes before disassembling the access key .

Remove the mechanical key.
1. Push the lock button and remove the mechanical key from the access key.

Remove the access key battery.

Insert a flat tip screwdriver end wrapped with insulating tape etc. into the slit (a) of the access key to open the case.

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Insert a flat tip screwdriver wrapped with insulating tape, and while holding the upper side of the access key battery (a), remove the access key battery (a) from the case.

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