Installation Operation Care • • Duette® and Applause® Honeycomb Shades Vertiglide™ Side Stack Design CONTENTS Getting Started: Product View ....................................................................1 Tools and Fasteners Needed ..............................................2 Installation: Installation Overview .........................................................3 Outside Mount Installation .................................................5 Mount the Installation Brackets ......................................5 Mount the Headrail ........................................................8 Prepare the Fabric Stack ...............................................9 Install the Rails and Fabric Stack into the Headrail .........11 Position the Cords and Set Cord Tension .......................14 Inside/Ceiling Mount Installation .......................................18 Mount the Installation Brackets ....................................18 Mount the Headrail ......................................................19 Prepare the Fabric Stack .............................................20 Install the Rails and Fabric Stack into the Headrail .........21 Position the Cords and Set Cord Tension .......................25 Valance Attachment ........................................................29 Attach Valance Clips ....................................................29 Aluminum Valance ......................................................30 Alternative Wood Valance .............................................32 Room Divider Installation .................................................33 Operation: Operating the Shade .......................................................34 Troubleshooting ..............................................................34 Care: Removing the Shade (If Necessary) ..................................36 Cleaning Procedures .......................................................36 Questions? Call the Hunter Douglas Customer Information Center at 1-888-501-8364. © 2016 Hunter Douglas. All rights reserved. All trademarks used herein are the property of Hunter Douglas or their respective owners. GETTING STARTED Product View Left Stack Shown Installation Brackets End Plate Headrail Cord Moving Tensioners* Rail Bracket* Tension Cord Fabric Carriers End Plate Stationary Rail Bracket Handle Stationary Rail Moving Rail Optional Outside Mount Hardware: Extension Bracket Inside Mount 1/8" Shim 1/2" Spacer Adaptor Block Stationary Rail Bottom Bracket *Located inside headrail 1 GETTING STARTED Thank you for purchasing Hunter Douglas Duette® or Applause® Vertiglide™ honeycomb shades. With proper installation, operation, and care, your new shades will provide years of beauty and performance. To get started, unpack the shade and remove all foam/packaging materials. Check that all parts shown on the packing list are included with the order. Please thoroughly review this instruction booklet before beginning the Do Not installation. Unwrap Cords IMPORTANT: Cords are wrapped around a cord organizer located approximately 6" from the top of the moving rail. Please do not unwrap the cords until instructed to do so. Tools and Fasteners Needed ■■ Flat blade and magnetic-tipped Phillips screwdrivers ■■ Level (laser level is recommended) ■■ Measuring tape and pencil ■■ Power drill, 3/32" drill bit, and 1/4" hex driver ■■ Scissors 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. ■■ 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 and Screw Hex Head Screw for Use with Spacer Blocks (Two Provided with (Provided) (Not Provided) Each Extension Bracket) Recommended Number of Installers ■■ Two installers are recommended for shades over 84" wide. 2 INSTALLATION Installation Overview Installation of Vertiglide™ shades varies based on the shade mounting type, stacking design, and the valance type selected. Mounting Types and Window Terminology ■■ Review the mounting types and basic window terminology illustrated below. Determine if your shade is an outside mount or inside mount. For ceiling mount applications, refer to the inside mount instructions. Molding Head Jamb Jamb Jamb Window or Patio/Sliding Door Floor Outside Mount Inside Mount Shade mounts outside Shade fits within door door or window opening. or window opening. Stacking Designs ■■ Determine which Vertiglide stacking design you are installing: left stack or right stack. ■■ If a sliding glass door opens from the right side, a left stack design is best. If the door opens from the left side, a right stack design is best. Left Stack Right Stack 3 INSTALLATION Valance Types ■■ Determine the type of valance you are installing with your shade: Sydney III (aluminum) or EverWood® Grandover™ (alternative wood). Valance Clips Sydney III Aluminum Valance 11/2" Pleat Size 11/4" Pleat Size 3/4" Pleat Corner Size End Cap Return Valance Clips Grandover Alternative Wood Valance 11/2" Pleat Dovetail Brackets Size 11/4" Pleat 3/4" Pleat Size Size Corner Bracket Return Installation Brackets Required Shade Brackets Width Required ■■ The number of installation brackets required 12" – 31" 2 varies with headrail width, as shown in the table. 311/8" – 66" 3 661/8" – 96" 4 961/8" – 139" 5 1391/8" – 168" 6 Next Step ■■ Refer to the page below based on your shade mounting type: ➤■Outside Mount — Page 5 ➤■Inside/Ceiling Mount — Page 18 4 INSTALLATION – OUTSIDE MOUNT Outside Mount Mount the Installation Brackets ■■ Center the headrail over the window opening at the desired height. Use a pencil to lightly mark each end of the headrail. ➤■Alternatively, measure the width of the headrail and use that width to mark the headrail end points. Headrail End Marks 8" Space Evenly Space Evenly 8" Window/Door Opening ■■ Mark end bracket locations 8" in from each end of the headrail. ➤■Mark the locations of any additional brackets, spaced evenly between the two end brackets. Mount into wood whenever possible. ■■ Determine where to place the top of the installation brackets. ➤■Add the desired floor clearance to the ordered Top of Bracket height of the shade. The ordered height can be found on the packaging label. A minimum of 1/2" floor clearance is recommended. ➤■Measure the total distance up from the floor. This is Ordered Shade where to place the top of the installation brackets. Height ➤■A minimum flat vertical surface of 11/4" is required to mount the brackets. CAUTION: The rear of the brackets must be flush against a flat mounting surface. Do not mount brackets on curved molding. Floor Clearance ■■ Center the brackets on your marks and mark the screw holes. ➤■When using extension brackets, mark two screw holes per bracket. 5 INSTALLATION – OUTSIDE MOUNT ■■ Drill the screw holes using a 3/32" drill bit. CAUTION: Use drywall anchors when mounting into drywall. Use the drill bit size recommended by the manufacturer. ■■ Attach the installation or extension brackets using the screws provided. IMPORTANT: The front edges of the brackets must be level and aligned to each other. ■■ If using extension brackets, attach an installation bracket to the underside of each extension bracket using the provided screws and speed nuts. ■■ If using spacer blocks, first attach the installation bracket to the 1/2" spacer block before stacking additional spacer blocks or shims together. ➤■Insert the legs of the installation bracket into the tabs on the spacer block. Tab ➤■Then rotate the installation bracket back. ➤■Use a maximum of three spacer blocks (11/2") per installation bracket. IMPORTANT: For the 11/2" pleat size, a minimum 1/4" rear clearance is recommended. 6 INSTALLATION – OUTSIDE MOUNT ■■ Attach the spacer blocks and installation brackets Maximum with #6 hex head mounting screws long enough 11/2" Longer Screw for a secure installation. (See chart below.) Longer (Not Provided) screws are not provided. ➤■The top of the spacer blocks should be at the desired shade height. ➤■The front edges of the installation brackets must be level and aligned to each other. CAUTION: Use drywall anchors when mounting into drywall. CAUTION: The rear of the spacer blocks must be flush against a flat surface. Do not mount spacer blocks and installation brackets on curved molding. Shim 11/4" Minimum IMPORTANT: The provided 11/2" screws can only be used with a maximum of one 1/8" shim. You will need to supply longer screws if additional Maximum of One Shim with Provided clearance is required. 11/2" Screws A minimum 11/4" length of screw threads must extend beyond the last spacer block or shim. Use appropriate wall anchors when mounting into drywall. 2" (Not provided; up to 5/8" of spacer blocks/shims) 21/2" (Not provided; up to 11/8" of spacer blocks/shims) 3" (Not provided; up to 11/2" of spacer blocks/shims) Never use more than 11/2" of spacer blocks/shims! 7 INSTALLATION – OUTSIDE MOUNT Mount the Headrail NOTE: A left stack design is shown throughout these instructions. Procedures for a right stack design are the same but at opposite sides of the fabric stack and headrail. ■■ First, remove the moving rail bracket from the headrail. ➤■Remove the end plate from the stacking side of the headrail. ➤■Slide out the moving rail bracket. ➤■Do not remove the cord tensioners from the headrail. Do Not Remove Cord Tensioners ■■ Without reattaching the end plate, mount the headrail. ➤■Carefully align the headrail with the end marks on the mounting surface. (Headrail position cannot be easily adjusted after the headrail is mounted.) ➤■Place the front groove on the headrail onto the front lip of the installation brackets. ➤■Rotate the rear of the headrail up and push back until the headrail snaps in place. Align Headrail with End Marks Place Groove onto Front of Bracket Snap in Place 8