HunterDouglas Silhouette, UltraGlide 2 Click and Walk Away, UltraGlide Lifting Systems, Nantucket, EasyRise Installation Operation And Care

Installation • Operation • Care

™

Silhouette® and Nantucket

Window Shadings

EasyRise™, LiteRise®, UltraGlide® 2 Click and

Walk Away™, and UltraGlide Lifting Systems

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

Attach the Back Cover (Optional for Inside or End Mounts) ........... 7

Install the Shading .................................................................... 8

Attach the Universal Cord Tensioner (UCT) for EasyRise

Final Adjustments...................................................................... 9

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Only ...... 8

Operation:

Operate the Shading ............................................................... 12

Troubleshooting ...................................................................... 16

Care:

Removing the Shading............................................................. 19

Cleaning Procedures ............................................................... 19

Safety:

Warning ................................................................................. 21

Cord Loop Shadings ................................................................ 21

Questions?
Call the Hunter Douglas Customer Information Center at

1-888-501-8364.

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GETTING STARTED

Headrail

Headrail
End Cap

Cord Loop

Cord Loop

Installation

Bracket

Top Limit

Two-On-One Headrail Shading

Not Shown: LiteRise Two-On-One Headrail

Back/Dust

Hold-Down

Product View

Headrail

End Cap

Installation Bracket

Top Limits

EasyRise

Cover

(Optional)

Headrail

Cord Loop

and

Tensioner

Magnetic

Brackets

(Optional)

™

®

2 Click and Walk Away

UltraGlide

™

(Silhouette

®

LiteRise

Handle

Tassel

®

Only)

Not Shown: UltraGlide (Nantucket™ Only)

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GETTING STARTED

Thank you for purchasing Hunter Douglas Silhouette® or Nantucket™ window shadings.
With proper installation, operation, and care, your new shadings will provide years of beauty
andperformance.

Please thoroughly review this instruction booklet before beginning the installation. If your
shading has a protective plastic cover on the fabric-covered headrail, keep the plastic in place
until the shading is installed.

Tools and Fasteners Needed

■ Flat blade and Phillips screwdriver

■ Level (laser level is recommended)

■ Measuring tape and pencil

■ Pliers

■ Power drill,

■ Scissors (heavy-duty)

In addition, you will need fasteners designed to work with your specific mounting surface(s).

■ #6 Hex Head Screws (Provided). Two 1

■ Longer #6 Hex Head Screws (Not Provided). If using spacer blocks, use #6 screws long

enough for a secure attachment.

3

/32" drill bit, and a 1/4" hex driver

1

/2" screws are provided per installation bracket.

■ Speed Nuts and Screws (Provided). Extension brackets come with screws and speed nuts.

■ Drywall Anchors (Not Provided). Use drywall anchors when mounting into drywall.

#6 x 11/2"

Hex Head Screw

(Provided)

Longer #6 Hex Head Screw

for Use with Spacer Blocks

(Not Provided)

Speed Nut
and Screw

(Provided with Each

Extension Bracket)

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INSTALLATION

Installation

Molding

Installation Overview

■ Your order will include the correct number of installation brackets for your shading width, as

shown in the table below.

Panel Width Brackets Required

12" – 36" 2

1

/8" – 79" 3

36

1

/8" – 96" 4

Bracket

79

961/8" – 120" 5

■ Two-On-One Headrail Shadings. Two additional installation brackets are provided.

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.

Head Jamb

Jamb Jamb

Collectively, the sill and

jambs are called the

“window casement.”

Sill

Inside Mount

Shading fits within

window opening.

■ Refer to the appropriate page below based on your order:

➤ Inside Mount — Page 4

➤ Outside Mount — Page 5

➤ End Mount — Page 7

Outside Mount

Shading mounts

outside window

opening.

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INSTALLATION

To
Ta

Lever

Tab

Space Evenly

Mount the Installation Brackets — Inside Mount

■ Mark 2" – 3" 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.

➤ Use pliers to break off the top tab of each installation bracket.

Save this tab once removed. It may be used as a shim, as described
later in these instructions.

p
b

Bottom

2" – 3"

Jamb Jamb

Space Evenly

Top limits should be equal

distance from the ends of headrail.

Space Evenly

2" – 3"

■ Two-On-One Headrail Shadings. Two additional installation brackets should be placed on

each side of the panel split.

Space Evenly2" – 3" 2" – 3"

Jamb Jamb

Panel Split

Space Evenly

Top Limits

■ Decide whether the front or back set of installation bracket holes works best in your

application. Mark the location of the screwholes.

➤ The depth required for fully recessed mounting will vary

2" – 3"

depending on the type of headrail and vane size. Refer to
the chart below for depth requirements.

Depth Chart for Bracket Placement

Headrail Type Minimum Fully Recessed

5

Classic 1" 3

Quartette® 4" 1" 33/4"

1

Note: Add
optional back cover is used for inside mounts.

/4" to the minimum depth dimensions if the

/16"

Minimum

Depth

See Chart

4

INSTALLATION

Headrail End Marks

■ Use a level to check that the mounting surface is level. Shim the brackets, if necessary (use

the top tab that was removed from the brackets).

3

■ Use a

■ Attach the installation brackets using the screws provided.

/32" drill bit to drill holes for the mounting screws.

Important: Use drywall anchors when mounting into drywall.

Important: Do not overtighten the screws. Check to ensure the lever can be moved

easily side to side. If the lever is not moving easily, loosen the screws

1

/8 of a turn

increments until it can be moved easily.

Important: The front edges of the installation brackets must be level and aligned to
eachother.

Proceed to “Attach the Back Cover (Optional for Inside or End Mounts)” on page 7,

or proceed to “Install the Shading” on page 8.

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.

➤ Alternatively, measure the width of the headrail and use that width to mark the headrail

end points over the window opening.

2" – 3"

Window Opening

Space EvenlySpace Evenly

2" – 3"

■ Mark 2"– 3" from each end of theheadrail, 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 studs
whenever possible.

■ Two-On-One Headrail Shadings. Two additional installation brackets should be placed on

each side of the panel split.

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INSTALLATION

To
Ta

Lever

■ Use pliers to break off both top and bottom removable tabs from the

installation brackets.

■ Center each installation bracket on your marks and mark the location

of the screw holes.

p
b

CautIon: The rear of the spacer blocks/brackets must be flush against
a flat mounting surface. Do not mount brackets oncurved molding.

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➤ A minimum 1

/8" flat vertical height is required to mount the installation brackets.

➤ The top of the installation brackets should be at the desired height of the shading. The

brackets should be level and aligned.

■ Use a 3/32" drill bit to drill holes for the mounting screws.

Important: Use drywall anchors when mounting into drywall.

■ Attach the installation brackets using the screws provided.

Important: The front edges of the installation
brackets must be level and aligned to eachother.

Additional Clearance

■ If using 1/4" or 1/2" spacer blocks, attach

1

"

2

/

1

Maximum

the spacer block(s) and installation bracket
to a flat vertical mounting surface with
#6screws long enough for asecure

Spacer
Blocks

installation.

Important: The maximum spacer block

1

allowance is 1

/2".

Bottom

Tab

Speed Nuts

■ If using extension brackets, attach each extension

bracket to a flat vertical mounting surface.

Extension

Bracket

➤ Attach an installation bracket to the underside of

each extension bracket using the provided screws
and speed nuts.

Proceed to “Install the Shading” on page 8.

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