John Lewis Sidewinder roman blind kit Quick Start Manual Download Page 3

10. Trimming the headrail

 

Tools required are a hacksaw and Phillips screw driver.

10. A  Loosen the end cover retaining screw, slide and 
 

  remove end cover from rail. 

10. B  Loosen the cord guide retaining screw located 
 

  undeneath the rail. 

10. C  Slide cord guide and housing further up the 
 

  headrail to desired position. Re-lock the cord 

 

  guide retaining screw.

10. D  Insert the trimming aid into the headrail over
 

  the bar to your required trimming position.

10. E  Using the edge of the insert as a guide, carefully 
 

  trim the headrail with a fine toothed hacksaw, 

 

  cutting through the inner bar as you do so.

10. F  Remove the trimming aid. Unscrew and reposition 
 

  the centre cord guide if needed. Re-secure the 

 

  guides. Should you wish the blind to draw from 

 

  the left hand side - see points 16 and 17 overleaf 

 

  before re-securing the cord guides.

11. Fixing the cam supports

11. A  The cam supports are designed for face or top 
 

  fixing to frame, wall or ceiling.

11. B  Mark through the screw holes the position for 
 

  the cam supports making sure they are level and 

 

  in line, check with a spirit level. 

 

  With the cam supports removed, drill each cam 

 

  support screw position. Fix cam supports into 

 

  place using screws provided, check alignment and 

 

  level as yougo. Use the wall plugs provided for 

 

  plaster and masonary walls. We recommend for 

 

  plaster walls a wooden batten be secured first. 

12. Attaching blind to the headrail

 

Line up the blind/loop tape with the hook tape on the 

 

headrail and press firmly to secure the blind in place.

13. Cording the blind

 

For ease of assembling the headrail is pre-corded.

13. A  Working vertically from where each cord will drop
 

  from the cord guides, thread the cord through the 

 

  pocket tape. After the last row of pocket tape 

 

  thread a hook on cord toggle onto each cord.

13. B  Using an upward motion as shown, thread the hook
 

  on cord toggle into the last row of pocket tape. 

 

 

Do not allow the cords to become twisted. 

 

  With the blind held in a level, vertical position, 

 

  adjust the hook on cord toggles so that equal 

 

  tension is held on each and they are level. Trim any 

 

  excess cord at a distance of 4cm from the hook on 

  cord 

toggles. 

Do not Knot the cords.

 

Should the cords ever become detached please 

 

ensure when replacing that they are aligned vertically 

 

and that the hook on cord toggles have equal 

 

tension on each and they are level. 

14. Hanging the headrail

14. A  With the cam supports in the unlocked position,
 

  mount the headrail onto the supports by resting the 

 

  front lip of the headrail onto the front of the supports. 

14. B  Secure by sliding the lever on the cam supports
 

  into the locked position.

 

 

 

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cord guide 

retaining screw 

cord guide  
and housing 

lock 

unlock 

side view 

lever rear  

located under headrail 

4cm 

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