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Step 3: Attach the wall mount to the wall
Step 2. Find and mark the best position for the wall mount on the wall.
The best viewing height is parallel to the eye level of a person sitting on a couch. Normally, this is
about 4 feet above floor level.
In addition to your eye level height when you are seated, the following two measurements will help
you determine the perfect height for your wall-mounted television:
•
The distance from your viewing location to the wall.
•
The vertical distance from eye level to the
floor
plus the distance from your viewing location to the
wall when the viewing angle is 15 degrees.
For example:
• If distance ‘a
’ is 5 to 7 feet (1.5 to 2.1 meters), dis
tance ‘b
’ is about 1 foot (0.3 meter)
• If distance ‘a
’
is 8 to 13 feet (2.4 to 4 meters), distance ‘b
’ is about 3 feet (0.9 meter)
• If distance ‘a
’ is 14 to 17 feet (4.3 to 5.2 meters), d
istance ‘b
’ is about 4 feet (1.2 meters)
Add the eye level height plus ‘b
’ to get the ideal height of the center of the television display.
After determining the ideal height on the wall for your television, follow the mounting instructions for
your type of wall construction: wood stud walls or masonry walls (concrete, brick, or stone).
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