Sanus Wall Mount

Flat screen LCD televisions have amazing space-saving capabilities and use less energy than older CRT televisions. Typically, LCD televisions come equipped with a stand that will allow you to position it on a flat surface such as a home entertainment cabinet. Mounting LCD televisions on a wall requires you to purchase and install a special wall mount for a safe and sturdy fit. Larger LCD televisions should be mounted with the aid of an additional person.

Instructions

1

Take both the LCD television and the wall mount accessories out of their boxes. If your television came with the regular stand mounted on the bottom, remove the stand according to your television's documentation with an appropriate sized screwdriver.

2

Determine the mounting location for the television and decide how you are going to run the audio, video and power cords to your television. Have a qualified electrician install a new electrical outlet as well as any other home theater wiring inside the wall for a cleaner look. Alternatively, you can purchase and install a wiring loom on the outside of your wall to hide your televisions wiring (these wiring hiding looms are typically flat and can be painted to match your wall).

3

Install the two metal brackets that came with your wall mount kit on the back of the TV. These brackets are long, channeled and feature multiple holes for you to choose from so you can mount them to different brands and TV sizes. Your mounting kit will come with different sized bolts or screws; you must find the appropriate size that will screw into the holes used for a TV mount on the back of the LCD television.

4

Double-check the tightness of the mounting brackets installed on the back of your TV. Make sure the brackets are evenly spaced from the top and bottom portions of the television. Install the two hooked bracket hangers on the mounting plate temporarily (the mounting plate resembles a large piece of sheet metal with a flange on both the top and bottom). Install the hooked bracket hangers with the mounting plate attached on the mounting brackets installed on the television and measure the distance from the top of the wall plate to the top of the television.

5

Measure the distance from the side edge of the wall plate to the side edge of the television and write down these figures. These measurements will allow you to determine the correct mounting area for the television before you install the wall plate to the wall. The hooked bracket hangers are designed to slide from left to right on the flanged portion of the wall plate; make sure the wall plate is centered from right to left when you temporarily install it on the back of the television for accurate measurements.

6

Unhook the wall plate from the rear of the television and find your wall studs with a stud finder in the area where you wish to mount the television (the studs run vertically inside your wall). Mark the center of the studs with a pencil, using the wall plate as a template when marking the stud locations. There are multiple hole slots available on the upper and bottom portion of the wall plate that you can use.

7

Rest a level on top of the wall plate before using a drill to screw in the four bolts needed to secure the wall plate to the wall (two bolts top and bottom, on both right and left sides of the wall plate. The level will help you evenly mount the television to the wall). If your drill is not powerful enough to drive the bolts into the studs, drill pilot holes with a small drill bit and tighten the bolts using a ratchet tool.

8

Check the levelness of the wall plate again after you tighten down the bolts. Ask another person to help you lift the television and place it on the wall plate. The hooked brackets mounted on the television must slide over the upper flange of the wall plate so it can support the television. Certain mounts may have a flat rod that needs to be inserted in the bottom flange to secure the bottom potion of the television to the wall plate.

9

Hook up your audio, video and power cables to the television. If you are installing a wiring loom to hide your television cables, go ahead and install this now according to the product's instructions. Place the level on top of your television once more to check for levelness.