Sanus Wall Mount

Current trends Flat Panel LCD and Plasma HDTV's are making TV's thinner, lighter and more powerful. Superior high definition viewing, affordable pricing with added space and energy savings are only just a few practical reasons for purchasing a new HDTV. With newer thinner designs, LCD and Plasma HDTV's are ideal for wall mounting. Wall mounting your television frees up space and adds a new element of aesthetic appeal to your home theater.

Positioning

Before getting into any hardware mounting, find the best possible position to mount your television. Because wall mounting an HDTV is more of a permanent solution, careful planning is needed when integrating the television into your home design.
Furniture placement, overall themes, viewing angles, and the best audio positioning are all factors that will help determine the placement of the LCD or Plasma TV.
Once you have decided the general positioning of the wall mount installation, cut out a piece of cardboard or wrapping paper in proportion the size of the flat panel television. Next, approximate the placement by taping the piece of cardboard or wrapping paper to the wall where the TV will be placed and mark it with a pencil.

Preparing the TV

Remove the stand from the television and lay the TV on its face. Locate the four mounting holes on the back of the television and remove the bolts. Next, remove the mounting arms or mounting plate from the wall mount packaging.
To attach mounting arms, line up the arms vertically and parallel to each other using the mounting holes on the back of the television. Make sure that they are in perfect alignment and bolt the arms using the bolts and washer supplied with the wall mount.
If you are using a mounting plate, simply line up the holes with the mounting holes on the television. Secure the mounting plate with the bolts and washers included with your wall mount.

Preparing the Wall

Locate the studs closest to the desired position using a stud finder and mark them with a pencil. Remove the wall mount from the package. Line up the wall mount up to the studs within the center of the marked position you determined earlier. If it is not perfectly centered, wall mounts can be adjusted horizontally at a later time.
Using a level, line up the wall mount and mark the positioning of where he bolts will go. Drill holes into the stud about 1" deep, drill bit size depends on the size of bolts supplied with the wall mount. Bolt the wall mount to the wall with bolts and washers, but don't tighten down the bolts completely. Adjust the position of the wall mount left or right to center it to your desired position. When you are done, tighten the bolts the rest of the way.

Mounting the Television

Attaching the television to the wall mount takes two people. Simply lift the television and hook it to the wall mount. At this point you can further adjust the positioning horizontally to center it perfectly. Once the desired position is acquired, tighten down the screws that attach the mounting arms or plate to the wall mount.