GETTING STARTED
1
Thank you for purchasing this Hunter Douglas product. With proper installation, operation and
care, your new blinds will provide years of beauty and performance.
Please thoroughly review
this instruction booklet before beginning the installation.
Mounting Types and Window Terminology
If the installation brackets are mounted correctly, the rest of the installation process follows
very easily. To prepare for this important first step, review the mounting types and basic window
terminology illustrated below.
Installation Components Needed
Check the packaging to be sure you have all the components
needed to install your blinds. Keep the packaging until the blinds
perform to your satisfaction.
Required Components
Installation Brackets.
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Your blinds will come with
two end brackets. Depending on the blind width (see
table above right), intermediate brackets may also be
included.
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Platinum
™
Satellite Eye.
Standard wire length is 20". Alternate wire
lengths of 4' or 8' allow the satellite eye to be mounted in a convenient
location where the remote signal may be received without obstructions or
interference from bright, direct light.
Satellite Battery Pack.
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Standard wire length is 15". Alternate wire lengths
of 4' or 8' allow the battery pack to be mounted in a convenient location that
offers easy access to change the batteries.
Outside Mount
Blind mounts outside
window opening.
Collectively, the sill and
jambs are called the
“window casement.”
Molding
Head Jamb
Sill
Jamb
Jamb
Inside Mount
Blind fits within
window opening.
Width of
Blind
Intermediate
Brackets
Required
Up to 48"
0
48
1
/
8
"-60"
1
60
1
/
8
"-96"
2
Intermediate
Support
Bracket
End
Bracket
End
Bracket
Alternate
Wire Lengths:
4'
8'
