
Make sure you don’t skip the bolt direction determination process because your lock may not lock/unlock electronically if you don’t do this. This teaches the lock the orientation of your door-whether it’s a right-handed or left-handed door.


Image adapted from Defiant Electronic Lock User Manual.īut first, if you’ve just installed a new Defiant Keypad Lock or whenever you reset the lock, you need to perform the bolt direction determination. Let’s start with changing the Master Code on a Defiant Electronic Lock. If that sounds like what you’re looking to do, then this article is your go-to resource.

Programming a Defiant Electronic Deadbolt involves changing the Master Code, adding/deleting User Codes, resetting factory settings, and more.
