Sanus Wall Mount

Many people mount their televisions to the wall in order to save space and for aesthetic appeal. But they often forget about the cables that run from their electronic devices to the TV. Hiding the cables for your Blu-ray player, game systems, cable boxes and other electronic devices doesn't require much more work, but it does take advance planning before mounting the TV. Once the TV is mounted, it will conceal the hole needed to hide the wires behind the wall.

Instructions

1

Locate two vertical studs in the wall using a stud finder. Mark the location of the studs on the wall with a pencil. Use a ruler to locate the center area between the two studs, and outline a 4-by-4-inch box on the wall. Use a utility knife to cut out this box from the wall.

2

Hold the wall plate from the mount kit over the hole, so the mounting holes rest over the studs. Drill out the holes for each of the mounting holes over the studs. Insert the lag bolts from the mount kit through the mounting holes, and tighten them into the studs with a wrench.

3

Set the TV bracket from the mount kit to align with the holes on the back of the TV. These holes and the screws used for them are known as VESA connections. Although they are small, these connections are designed to support your TV on a wall mount. Insert the VESA screws through the holes of the bracket, and tighten them into the TV using a Phillips screwdriver.

4

Cut another 4-by-4-inch hole in the wall below the TV for the wires to exit. Feed the cables down to the bottom hole, while the top of the cables hang out the top hole. Lift the TV and attach the cables to the appropriate inputs, then align the connections of the TV bracket with the connections of the wall plate. Insert the security screws and tighten with a Phillips screwdriver. Cover the bottom hole with a cable bundle wall plate, and connect the bottom ends of the cables to the electrical devices you want connected to the TV.