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INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION
Installation Overview
To install your blind, you will need to perform the following four steps
STEP 1:
Install the Brackets
STEP 2:
Connect the Power Cable
STEP 3:
Install the Blind
STEP 4:
Connect the Power Source, If Applicable
Mounting Types and Window Terminology
If the installation brackets are mounted correctly, the rest of the installation process follows easily. To prepare for this important
first step, review the mounting types and basic window terminology illustrated below.
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Refer to the appropriate page below based on your order:
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Inside/Ceiling Mount — Below
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Outside Mount — Page 4
STEP 1 — Install the Brackets
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Two end brackets are used to mount horizontal blinds. Wider blinds also require one or two intermediate brackets, as shown in
the table below.
Mount the Installation Brackets — Inside or Ceiling Mount
Bracket Shims (Optional)
Bracket shims are used to gain clearance for valance clips with inside mounts.
One shim for each end bracket and two shims for each intermediate bracket are
included:
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With each end bracket, first fold the shim and then position it on top of the
end bracket to gain the required clearance.
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With each intermediate bracket, stack two unfolded shims.
NOTE:
Bracket shims may also be used to level the blind whenever the
mounting surface is uneven. The shims can be cut along their fold line to make
them fit.
Outside Mount
Blind mounts
outside window
opening.
Inside Mount
Blind fits within
window opening.
Collectively, the sill
and jambs are
called the
“window casement.”
Molding
Head Jamb
Sill
Jamb
Jamb
Width of Blind
Intermediate
Brackets
Up to 48"
0
48
1
⁄
8
" – 60"
1
60
1
⁄
8
" – 96"
2
Single
Shim
Intermediate
Bracket
