How to program the duration of the (manual) passage mode period in E-Plex 36xx/37xx/56xx/57xx Series Locks?

Question

How to program the duration of the (manual) passage mode period in E-Plex 36xx/37xx/56xx/57xx Series Locks?

Answer

You might want to program locks for public areas, such as cafeterias, to have free access (Passage Mode) during certain periods of the day, and revert to required credential access outside of these regular hours.

The length of time that the lock remains in Passage Mode is programmable. 

The factory default length of time for manual keypad Passage Mode is 9 hours - you may leave the default. Though the free passage hours are already set in the lock, the lock’s passage mode is de-activated by default and you must activate it at the lock’s keypad whenever you want it. 

When the lock is activated at the lock keypad to go into Passage Mode, it will automatically relock after the designated duration expires - after 9 hours in this case

Required User Level: Master

1. Put lock into pushbutton programming mode.
2. Enter command code 005#.
3. Then TT#, where TT= 01 to 24 hours.
4. A TT entry of 00 means there is no time limit - the door remains unlocked permanently which is not secure
5. Enter 005 #TT#; for example, 005#06# for six hours free passage.
6. Example of Complete Entry: 005#06#.
7. Enter another # to indicate the end of programming.
8. In this example, the lock will remain unlocked for six hours, starting from the time you activate it in Passage Mode.
9. Important: You have now configured the duration of the Passage Mode for that lock. This does NOT initiate the Passage Mode until you activate it manually at the lock keypad - See Procedure 12 on “How to activate/de-activate the Passage Mode.”
10. Within the Passage mode duration (6 hours in this example), you can activate and de-activate the free passage mode any number of times.

Note: There are two more Passage mode options available when software is used - the Auto Passage mode and the First Privileged user Passage mode.