Sanus Wall Mount

Incorrectly installing a flat-screen TV on your wall leads to a broken television, a damaged wall and possible injury to yourself, others or even pets if the TV happens to fall. Knowing how to properly install your flat-screen TV on your wall saves you money that would otherwise be spent on a professional installation of your TV, repairs to your damaged property or even medical bills in the case of injury.

Instructions

1

Locate two vertical studs, or beams, in the wall. Slide the stud finder along the wall in the area where you are installing your flat-screen TV. The stud finder beeps when it finds a beam in the wall. Use the pencil to mark the location of the studs in the wall. The standard stud separation distance is 16 inches, so the two beams will be 16 inches apart from each other.

2

Position the wall plate so it lies over both of the studs. Insert the lag bolts that came with your wall mount into the mounting holes of the wall plate, then tighten them with a wrench.The wall mount is now attached to the wall.

3

Remove the base of your flat-screen TV. This increases the visual appeal of the TV on the wall and reduces the weight you are putting on the wall mount. Lay a soft blanket on a flat surface, slowly tilt your TV forward so it is laying face-down on the blanket, remove the small screws in the back of the TV near the TV's base, then gently pull the base from the TV.

4

Add the TV mounting brackets that came with the wall mount to the back of the TV. Position the brackets so the hole openings are aligned over the VESA holes on the back of the TV, then tighten them with a Phillips screwdriver. The VESA holes are designed to connect your TV to the wall mount.

5

Lift the TV onto the wall-mounted plate and align the brackets onto the wall plate. Insert the security screws that came with the wall mount through the brackets and into the wall plate, then tighten them with a Phillips screwdriver. Your flat-screen TV is now installed on your wall.