Installation & Assembly
LOADING AND UNLOADING
WARNING
An improperly loaded or unloaded file
cabinet can become unstable or tip over
causing serious injury.
Loading:
1. Check cabinet for proper adjustment and stability.
2. Load bottom drawer first to increase stability.
3. Distribute contents and weight evenly among remaining drawers.
4. Check to see if cabinet is stable after loading is complete (on
carpeted surfaces, settling may occur). If necessary, empty cabinet
completely, then readjust glides.
Unloading:
1. Remove contents from top drawer first.
2. Remove contents from bottom drawer last.
Load
Unload
OPERATING
WARNING
If misused, this cabinet can become unstable
or tip over, causing serious injury. To help
prevent accidents, follow instructions below.
• Do not stand or lean on an open drawer.
• Do not put materials on an open drawer. Use table to sort or
collate.
• If this cabinet ever seems unstable, do not use it. Have it
checked for proper leveling and loading. Have any problems
corrected immediately.
• This cabinet has an interlock to prevent opening more than one
drawer at a time. Do not try to defeat this interlock.
• These files are for storing and filing non-combustible materials
that do not require special protection. Do not use this cabinet to
store combustible or hazardous materials.
RELOCATING
WARNING
If not properly secured when moving, this
file cabinet can become unstable or tip over,
causing serious injury.
Before moving cabinet:
1. Unload contents. (Unload from the top. See loading and unloading above.)
2. Secure the unit:
· Close and lock the cabinet.
· Use furniture straps and appropriate moving equipment.
3. After positioning cabinet in new location, follow instructions for adjusting and installing.
HANG-RAILS FOR HANGING FILE FOLDERS
There are two hang-rails per drawer.
Positions 1 & 2 accommodate letter-size hanging file folders side-to-side.
1
2
4
3
Position number
Ribs must face away
from filing system
Front of drawer
Hang-rail
OPTIONAL FRONT-TO-BACK FILING
1. Hang-rails must be in Positions 1 & 2 as shown.
2. Position front-to-back rails on front and rear hang-rails for each bank of
hanging file folders. The side of the drawer should be used for outermost side
of hanging file folders.
1
2
4
3
Position number
Front of drawer
Front-to-back rail