Installation Operation Care • • Duette® and Applause® Honeycomb Shades EasyRise™Lifting System CONTENTS Getting Started: Product View ................................................................1 Tools and Fasteners Needed ..........................................2 Installation: Installation Overview ....................................................3 Mount the Installation Brackets — Inside Mount .............4 Mount the Installation Brackets — Outside Mount ..........5 Mount the Installation Brackets — End Mount ................7 Install the Shade ...........................................................8 Attach Hold-Down Brackets (Optional) ............................8 Attach the Universal Cord Tensioner(s) ..........................9 Level the Bottom Rail (If Necessary) ................................9 Operation: Operate the Shade ......................................................10 Troubleshooting ..........................................................11 Care: Removing the Shade (If Necessary) ..............................13 Cleaning Procedures ...................................................13 Child Safety: Warning .....................................................................15 Cord Loop Shades .......................................................15 Questions? Contact a Customer Service representative at 1-800-727-8953. © 2016 Hunter Douglas. All rights reserved. All trademarks used herein are the property of Hunter Douglas. GETTING STARTED Product View Installation Brackets End Cap Fabric-Covered Headrail Cord Tensioner and Bracket Hold-Down Bracket (Optional) B o ttEoams y-RUips eS™h a d e Middle Rail Cord Tensioner and Bracket BoRtatoilm E a s y Ris e To p-D o w n/B otto m-NUopt SShhaodwe n: Duolite™ and Two-On-One Headrail Shades 1 GETTING STARTED Thank you for purchasing Hunter Douglas Duette® or Applause® EasyRise™ honeycomb shades. With proper installation, operation, and care, your new shades will provide years of beauty and performance. Please thoroughly review this instruction booklet and the enclosed packing list before beginning the installation. If your shade has a protective plastic cover on the fabric-covered headrail, keep the plastic in place until the shade is installed. Tools and Fasteners Needed ■ Flat blade and Phillips screwdriver ■ Level (laser level is recommended) ■ Measuring tape and pencil ■ Power drill, 3/32" drill bit, and 1/4" hex driver In addition, you will need fasteners designed to work with your specific mounting surface(s). ■ #6 Hex Head Screws (Provided). Two 11/2" screws are provided per installation bracket. ■ Longer #6 Hex Head Screws (Not Provided). If using spacer blocks, use #6 screws long enough for a secure attachment. ■ #6 Flat Head Screws (Provided). If end mounting the shade, use two 11/2" screws per installation bracket. ■ Speed Nuts and Screws (Provided). Extension brackets come with speed nuts and screws. ■ Drywall Anchors (Not Provided). Use drywall anchors when mounting into drywall. Speed Nut #6 x 11/2" Longer #6 Hex Head Screw #6 Flat Head Screw and Screw Hex Head Screw for Use with Spacer Blocks for Use with End Mounts (Provided with Each (Provided) (Not Provided) (Provided) Extension Bracket) 2 INSTALLATION Installation Overview ■ Your order will include the correct number of installation brackets for your shade width, as shown in the table. Shade Brackets ➤ There are two sizes of installation brackets, one for Width Required 3/8" and 3/4" pleat sizes and a larger one for 11/4" 12" – 36" 2 pleat size. 361/8" – 72" 3 ➤ For end mounts, only two brackets are used up to the 721/8" – 108" 4 maximum width of 72". 1081/8" – 144" 5 144 1/8" – 174" 6 Installation End Mount Bracket Brackets 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. Molding Head Jamb Jamb Jamb Collectively, the sill and jambs are called the Inside Mount Outside Mount “window casement.” Shade fits within Shade mounts outside window opening. window opening. Sill Refer to the appropriate page below based on your order: ➤ Inside Mount — Page 4 ➤ Outside Mount — Page 5 ➤ End Mount — Page 7 3 INSTALLATION Mount the Installation Brackets — Inside Mount ■ Measure 2" from each jamb for bracket location. ➤ If more than two installation brackets came with your order, space additional bracket(s) evenly between the two end brackets and mark their location. Mount into wood whenever possible. 2" Space Evenly Space Evenly 2" Jamb Jamb ■ Center the brackets on your marks and mark the location of the screw holes. ➤ The minimum casement depth for mounting the installation brackets is 1/2". With shallow mounting depths, mark both of the winged screw holes. ➤ The minimum casement depth for a fully recessed mount is 21/4" for 3/8" and 3/4" pleat sizes; and 3" for the 11/4" pleat size. Mark the center screw hole when depth permits. Use Center Hole Minimum 1/2" When Depth Permits Important: The front edges of the brackets must be level and aligned to each other. ■ Drill the screw holes using a 3/32" drill bit. Important: Use drywall anchors when mounting into drywall. ■ Use a level to check that the mounting surface is level. Shim the brackets if necessary. ■ Attach the installation brackets using the screws provided. Proceed to “Install the Shade” on page 8. 4 INSTALLATION Mount the Installation Brackets — Outside Mount ■ Center the headrail over the window opening at the desired height. Use a pencil to lightly mark each end of the headrail on the mounting surface. ➤ Alternatively, measure the width of the headrail and use that width to mark the headrail end points over the window opening. ■ Mark 2" from each end of the headrail. ➤ If more than two installation brackets came with your order, space additional bracket(s) evenly between the two end brackets and mark their location. Mount into wood whenever possible. Headrail End Marks 2" Space Evenly Space Evenly 2" Window Opening ■ Center the installation brackets on your marks and mark the location of the screw holes. ➤ A minimum flat vertical surface of 11/4" for installation brackets or extension brackets is required. ➤ The top of the installation brackets or extension brackets should be at the desired height. The brackets should be level and aligned. ➤ When using extension brackets, mark two screw holes per bracket. CautIon: The rear of the brackets must be flush against a flat mounting surface. Do not mount brackets on curved molding. ■ Drill the screw holes using a 3/32" drill bit. Important: Use drywall anchors when mounting into drywall. 5 INSTALLATION ■ Attach the installation or extension brackets using the screws provided. Important: The front edges of the installation brackets must be level and aligned to each other. ■ If using spacer blocks, first attach the installation bracket to the 1/2" spacer block before stacking additional spacer blocks together. ➤ Insert the legs of the installation bracket into the tabs on the spacer block. Shims and ➤ Then rotate the installation bracket back. spacer blocks Tab Tab may be stacked. ■ Attach the spacer block installation bracket 11/2" to a flat vertical mounting surface with a #6 mounting screw long enough for a secure installation. ➤ A maximum of 11/2" of spacer blocks per Spacer installation bracket is recommended. Blocks ➤ The top of the spacer blocks should be at the desired shade height. Important: The front edges of the installation Speed brackets must be level and aligned to each other. Nut Important: Use drywall anchors when mounting into drywall. Extension Bracket ■ If using extension brackets, attach an installation bracket to the underside of each extension bracket using the provided screws and speed nuts. Proceed to “Install the Shade” on page 8. 6 INSTALLATION Mount the Installation Brackets — End Mount End mount the headrail when conventional mounting techniques will not work — for example, in an arched window opening. ■ Position the end mount brackets so that the top of the attached instal1la1/t4i"on brackets is at the Minimum ordered height of the shade. CautIon: Both brackets must be installed at the same depth and height. 11/4" ■ Mark both screw holes. MinimumOrdered Shade ➤ The mounting surface must be vertical and flat, not Height part of an arched curve. ➤ Minimum mounting depth is 11/4" for 3/4" and Ordered 3/8" pleat sizes . Minimum mounting depth for a Shade Height fully recessed end mount is 23/8" for 3/4" and 3/8" pleat sizes. ➤ Minimum mounting depth is 2" for the 11/4" pleat size. Minimum mounting depth for a fully recessed end mount is 3" for the 11/4" pleat size. ■ Drill the holes using a 3/32" drill bit. ■ Attach the end mount installation brackets using the flat head screws provided. Important: Drywall mounting is not recommended. Important: For instructions on installing an arch over a rectangular shade, see the Installation, Operation, and Care instructions that came with your arch shade. Proceed to “Install the Shade” on page 8. 7 INSTALLATION Install the Shade The front of the bracket fits under the groove. ■ Fit the front channel on top of the headrail onto the Bracket front lip of installation brackets. ■ Push the headrail up and back until it snaps into place. Headrail ■ Check to ensure the headrail is securely in the brackets. ➤ Check that the bottom of the headrail is snapped into the base of each bracket. ➤ Check that the front lip of each bracket is in the front channel of the headrail. Snap ➤ If any brackets are not installed correctly, release in Place the shade and reinstall. See “Removing the Shade The back of the headrail (If Necessary)” on page 13. snaps into the bracket. Good Bad Good Bad Attach Hold-Down Brackets (Optional) Hold-down brackets provide stability and prevent swaying by securing the bottom rail, for example in French door applications. Hold-down brackets can only be used on outside mount shades. ■ Lower the shade and place the pins from the hold-down brackets into the bottom rail end caps. ■ On the mounting surface, mark the screw holes. ■ Drill the screw holes using a 3/32" drill bit. ➤ Check that the brackets are level and aligned. ■ Attach the hold-down brackets to the mounting surface using the screws provided. 8