Sanus Wall Mount

If you want to hang any flat, mountable TV on the wall you need a wall mounting kit made for your TV. You'll need to know how to manage all the audio/video cables that connect your TV to the stereo system, gaming units and anything else you have hooked up. The easiest way to prevent a mess of wires is to install a decorative cable raceway. Cable raceways come in several styles and colors or can be painted to match your decor.

Instructions

1

Find your studs with a stud finder. They vary by manufacturer, but you run them slowly across the wall and a beep or light change indicates the location of a wall stud. Mount your TV to a stud, even if it's not centered on your wall; studs are solid wood, and drywall alone won't support the weight of a TV.

2

Place the wall bracket over the stud at the height you want to hang the TV. Drill pilot holes and use the screws that came with your kit to secure the bracket to the wall.

3

Check the bracket with a level to make sure it's perfectly horizontal. If if isn't you'll end up with an off-kilter TV. Make any adjustments if needed and use a socket wrench to do the final tightening of the screws.

4

Remove your TV's stand if necessary and attach the TV mounting bracket that came with your kit. Use the provided washers and bolts. Make sure the bracket is securely attached to the TV.

5

Lift the TV and clip the TV bracket into the wall bracket. Use a helper for this part of the process. One person should support the weight while the other guides the clip into place.

6

Run the cables through a cable raceway below the TV. There are usually two channels: one for A/V cables and one for the power cord. Don't place them in the same channel or you'll have interference in your signal.

7

Screw or tack the raceway to the wall according the directions provided with your raceway kit. You can paint it to match your wall paint color if you want.

8

Tie wires together at the bottom end of the raceway and tack them to the baseboard with wire tacks if necessary. Remember not to bundle the power cord with the other cables.