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INSTALLATION
1 Removing Existing Blinds
1. Pull your blind’s cord to
raise the slats.
2. Carefully remove any
valances or trim placed
over your blinds (Fig. 1.1).
3. If your blinds use a tilt
wand, remove the wand
by sliding it out from the
hook, and set aside (Fig.
1.2).
4. Unclip the brackets at the
ends of the headrail (Fig.
1.3), and pull the headrail
out from the brackets.
5. To remove the tilt rod and
tilt mechanism, identify
the type of retention
Fig. 1.3
Fig. 1.2
Fig. 1.1
device on your rod,
according to the images
on page 10:
Version A—Rod pin:
Remove the pin from the
rod (Fig. 1.4), and slide the
rod out of the headrail (or, if
your headrail is exception-
ally long, slide the rod as far
as is necessary to install the
MySmartBlinds hardware)
(Fig. 1.5). Bend the headrail
slightly away from the tilt
mechanism, and remove
the mechanism from the
headrail (Fig. 1.6).
Version B—End brackets:
Remove the brackets from
the ends of the headrail,
and slide out the tilt rod
(Fig. 1.5). Bend the headrail
slightly away from the tilt
mechanism, and remove
the mechanism from the
headrail (Fig. 1.6).
Fig. 1.4
Fig. 1.5
Fig. 1.6