Recently one of my friend called me and said “The door of my Cannon gun safe would not close correctly. What should I do now? I advised him to call a mechanic immediately, as it requires some expertise and some tools to solve this issue. Though it is one of the most common Cannon gun safe problems, butt, you can’t solve the issue at home.
Those who have been using safes for a long time face such small and common Cannon gun safe problems in their day to day life. But the great thing is that most of the problems you can solve at your home by yourself without calling a mechanic or locksmith. As a safe owner, you should also read the manual book thoroughly. Because many people don’t know some basic things like what is the master reset code of Cannon safe even after using a safe for years.
10 Most Common Cannon Gun Safe Problems
My Cannon Safe Won’t Lock, What To Do?
If your Cannon safe won’t lock, don’t panic. It is a most common issue. Most of the time the issue gets solved after changing batteries. We suggest you to use Duracell or Energizer battery, as they are not only dependable but also lasts for long time as compared to other brands.
What To Do If The Handles of Cannon Gun Safe Are In The Inside?
If this happens to you, don’t worry. Just by following our tips you can open your Cannon gun safe easily within a minute or two. Take a Phillips-Head screwdriver and put it into one of the holes of the hub. Now turn it to the right without letting go of the pressure. Now put in the code then turn it to the left. Wait until you hear 2 beeps. That’s all. Your Cannon gun safe will ready to open.
I Just Bought a Cannon Gun Safe, What Is The Combination of My New Safe ?
Congrats for getting a new safe for your firearms. It is your responsibility to protect your guns from theft and unauthorized access. The factory combination for Cannon Safes is 1-2-3-4-5-6 .
How Long The Cannon Gun Safe “Locked-Out Mode” Will Last?
If you want to sort out Cannon safe lock-out mode issue, you can do it easily by yourself. You should know that Cannon safe Lock-out mode lasts only for five minutes. Kindly don’t push any button while the timer is rest or battery connects.
Cannon Gun Safe Giving “Incorrect Code” Response Even After Entering The Correct Combination Key And won’t Open, What To Do ?
In such cases, changing battery will not resolve the issue. Our suggestion is try to reprogramming the keypad. If you don’t know the process try to call Cannon customer care by providing your model number, as the process is varies from model to model. Here we are sharing the process of re programming a Cannon gun safe, when you first received it.
Re Programming A Cannon Gun Safe In 3 Easy Steps
When you first received your Cannon safe, the default combination is 1-2-3-4-5-6.
- First open your Cannon safe by entering 1-2-3-4-5-6 and keep it open during the process.
- Press and hold “0” until you here double beep.
- Now enter your default factory code again i.e 1-2-3-4-5-6
- Next enter the new easy to remember yet hard to guess 6 digit combination key twice. When the light goes off, it indicates that the process is completed successfully.
Now enter the all new 6 digit combination key again keeping the door open to check whether the new lock code is working or not.
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The keypad of my Cannon Gun safe is not working, can I open it with a key?
Most of the Cannon gun safe comes with a key slot which is located behind the numerical pad. If the key does not come with the safe, you can buy it from Cannon directly by paying $25.
Where Is The Reset Button located on a Cannon Safe ?
The red color small reset button is located inside of the door near the hinge. If you want to use it just press and release it.
Cannon provides lifetime warranty on all of their safes, that’s why you don’t have worry when you faced an issue with your Cannon safes.