Samsung ME21M706BAS, Installation Instructions Manual

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Step-by-step installation guide
1. PLACEMENT OF THE MOUNTING PLATE
A. REMOVING THE
MICROWAVE OVEN FROM
THE CARTON/REMOVING
THE MOUNTING PLATE
1 . Remove the installation instructions, Exhaust
adaptor, filters, glass tray, and the small
hardware bag. Do not remove the Styrofoam
protecting the front of the oven.
2 . Fold back all 4 carton flaps fully against carton
sides. Then carefully roll the oven and carton
over onto the top side. The oven should be
resting in the Styrofoam.
Styrofoam
Carton Carton
Styrofoam
3 . Pull the carton up and off the oven.
4 . Remove and properly discard plastic bags.
Screws
Screws
Mounting Plate
Screws
Mounting Plate
Screws
5 . Remove the 2 screws from the mounting plate.
This plate will be used as the rear wall template
and for mounting.
NOTE : You will have to reuse two screws in original
loction of outcase after removing mounting plate.
B. FINDING THE WALL STUDS
Wall Studs
Center
Center
Wall Studs
1 . Find the studs using one of the following
methods:
A. Stud finder–a magnetic device which locates
nails.
OR
B. Use a hammer to tap lightly across the
mounting surface to find a solid sound. This
will indicate a stud location.
2 . After locating the stud(s), find the stud’s center
by probing the wall with a small nail to find the
edges of the stud. Then, place a mark halfway
between the edges. The center of any adjacent
studs should be 16˝ or 24˝ from this mark.
3 . Draw a line down the center of the studs.
THE MICROWAVE MUST BE CONNECTED TO
AT LEAST ONE WALL STUD.
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