GETTING STARTED Thank you for purchasing Hunter Douglas Luminette Privacy Sheers or Luminette Modern ® Draperies. With proper installation, operation, and care, your new window fashions will provide years of beauty and performance. Please thoroughly review this instruction booklet and the packing list included with your order before beginning the installation.
GETTING STARTED Mounting Types and Window Terminology If the installation brackets are mounted correctly, the rest of the installation process follows very easily. To prepare for this important first step, review the mounting types and basic window terminology illustrated below. Molding (or Wall) Head Jamb Jamb...
INSTALLATION Mount the Installation Brackets — Inside/Ceiling Mount If you are mounting on corner or bay windows, refer to “Bracket Locations — Corner and Bay Windows” on page 12 for specific bracket locations. Return to this page after identifying the locations. Your order will include the appropriate number of inside/ceiling mount installation brackets. ■...
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INSTALLATION Mark where to drill holes for the screws. ■ Important: The front edges of the brackets must be level and aligned to each other. Align the outside edge of the ➤ end brackets on your marks, then mark each of the screw holes.
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INSTALLATION Mount the Brackets Drill the screw holes using a " drill bit. ■ Important: Use drywall anchors when mounting into drywall. Attach the installation brackets using the ■ screws provided. Important: For proper operation, the SofTrak headrail must be mounted level. ™...
INSTALLATION Mount the Installation Brackets — Outside Mount If you are mounting on corner or bay windows, refer to “Bracket Locations — Corner and Bay Windows” on page 12 for specific bracket locations. Return to this page after identifying the locations. Your order will include installation bracket assemblies specific to your vane size. The number ■...
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INSTALLATION Measure and Mark Bracket Locations Position the SofTrak headrail over the window or door opening at the ordered height, found ■ ™ on the headrail label. Use a pencil to lightly mark each end of the headrail. Alternatively, measure the width of the headrail and use that width to mark the headrail ➤...
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INSTALLATION Mark where to drill holes for the installation screws. ■ A minimum of 1 " flat vertical surface is required for spacer block installation and ➤ " flat vertical surface is required for installation with extension brackets. Align the spacer blocks or extension brackets on your height marks. ➤...
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INSTALLATION For extension bracket installation, you may cut off any unneeded length (before ➤ mounting) at indentations stamped into the brackets between each set of holes. Each two-hole section is " in length. Important: For proper operation, the SofTrak headrail must be mounted level. Use ™...
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INSTALLATION Finish Bracket Assembly Spacer Blocks: Add any additional spacer blocks required. ■ Important: A maximum of four spacer blocks can be used per installation faceplate. Faceplate Hook the top of the faceplate to the front ■ spacer block and snap it into place. Extension Brackets: Slide the base covers onto each extension bracket.
INSTALLATION Bracket Locations — Corner and Bay Windows For bracket placement, mount the installation brackets 8" from the corner for the Classic ■ " vane size and 9" from the corner for the Quintette " vane size. ® Important: The ends of the headrails should be located 3" from the corner for the Classic 3 ”...
INSTALLATION Install the SofTrak Headrail ™ Push up on the locking screws. This raises the locking ■ Locking tab and makes the headrail easier to install. The grooves on the back of the headrail are designed ■ Locking Screw to snap into the locking tab on the faceplate and inside/ceiling mount bracket.
INSTALLATION Side-by-Side (Abutted) Installations (Simulated Split Stack) A simulated split stack (the fabric opens in the Non-Motor Non-Motor center) is two side stack systems installed with End Cap End Cap " the non-motor ends side-by-side. Adjust the SofTrak headrails according ■...
INSTALLATION Attach PowerGlide 2.1 Components ® Attach the Motor Assembly Remove the orange pull tab from the drive ■ assembly. Align the pins with the holes in the drive ■ assembly. Press the motor up into the drive assembly until it clicks into place. Important: If snapping the motor onto the drive assembly seems difficult, grasp the lead carrier and pull the carriers slightly...
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INSTALLATION Connect the Platinum Satellite Eye ™ CautIon: Connect the satellite eye before connecting the DC power supply. Plug the 6-wire satellite eye connector into ■ the motor housing. CautIon: The satellite eye can only be inserted one way. Do not force the connector into the motor housing.
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INSTALLATION Using a single screw, mount the hinged flange to the wall ■ Wall through the center hole on the flange. The satellite eye Flange should face down, as shown in the illustration. After mounting the hinged flange, swivel the satellite eye ■...
INSTALLATION Test Headrail Operation Use the manual control button on the satellite eye to test the operation of the headrail. Test the traverse function. ■ Press and release the button to traverse the ➤ carriers across the full length of the headrail. Press and release the button a second time to ➤...
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INSTALLATION Attach the Vanes to the Pinion Clips Vanes attach to pinion clips. To attach a vane, Pinion insert the vane attachment hole into the clip Clip until it snaps securely in place. Installed Vane " Classic Vane Unroll the fabric to gain enough slack to ■...
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INSTALLATION Swivel Plate Attachment Swivel plates are right- and left-specific, marked by an R or an L. The swivel plates are packaged with the product’s hardware. Snap the rivet on the swivel plate into the front ■ clip on the motor housing. Swivel plates attached on the left will have STD L stamped on the top.
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INSTALLATION Attach the End Treatment(s) to the Swivel Plate(s) Hold the end treatment near the swivel plate at a ■ height where the end vanes hang straight and the top of the end treatment is approximately " above the Swivel top of the swivel plate.
INSTALLATION Modern Draperies Dressing Installation is the same for Luminette Modern Draperies ® as it is for Luminette Privacy Sheers — except drapery products may require a few extra steps. Steam the Fabric With the drapery closed, steam along the full length ■...
INSTALLATION Operate the Window Covering Use Platinum Technology to: ™ Privacy Sheers — traverse the sheers and rotate the vanes. ■ Modern Draperies Dual Panel — traverse the sheer portion and rotate the vanes. The ■ Modern Draperies sections do not traverse. Modern Draperies Full Panel —...
OPERATION To Remove a Window Covering from a Group: Press and hold the manual control button located on the satellite eye. ■ While continuing to press the manual control button, press the desired group number button, ■ then press the close (DOWN) button on the remote or wireless wall switch.
Refer to the following troubleshooting for specific solutions for your sheer or drapery. ■ If questions remain, please contact the Hunter Douglas Customer Information Center at 1-888-501-8364. Problem The headrail will not fit into the installation brackets.
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OPERATION Problem A vane is out of alignment. Solution Manually turn the pinion clip to align it with the rest of the pinion clips. Problem The end treatment arm does not swing around the end cap. Solution On inside mounts, check that there is clearance between the end of the headrail and the window casement.
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OPERATION Problem The motor has been removed when the vanes were tilted and is hard to reattach. Solution Align the tilt gear with the arrows. This will put all the vanes perpendicular to the rail. See “Attach the Motor Assembly” on page 15. Aligned Tilt Gear Plug the DC power supply and the satellite eye to the motor you want to attach.
CARE Cleaning Procedures The fabric, valance, and vane fabric are 100% polyester. They are resilient, anti-static, and dust resistant. Periodic cleaning is recommended to help keep Luminette Privacy Sheers and ® Modern Draperies looking like new. For all cleaning applications, fabrics should remain hanging to minimize handling, wrinkling, or puckering.
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CARE Deep Cleaning For deep cleaning, both injection/extraction and ultrasonic cleaning methods are recommended. CautIon: Do not dry clean Luminette fabrics. ® Injection/Extraction Method Professional injection/extraction cleaning injects a heated cleaning solution into the fabric and extracts the dirty solution in the same motion. This process is done in the home. Vacuum the fabric following the instructions under “Routine Cleaning”...
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CARE Make sure stains are pre-treated to maximize the benefits of cleaning. ■ Hang fabrics immediately after cleaning with the vanes open and the loops evenly spaced. ■ Allow the fabric to drip dry completely. Wrinkle and Crease Removal Both the hand and steam machine methods described below are suitable for wrinkle and crease removal.
CARE Removing the Modular Motor (If Necessary) Method 1: Insert the ■ screwdriver into the slot on the drive assembly. Twist about turn to release the spring-latch, and pull Twist to down gently on the motor Release assembly to separate. Method 2: This method ■...
CARE Remove the fabric from each pinion clip. Hold the top of the ■ vane near the polytab, and pull down and to the left. Lay the fabric flat on a clean surface with the vanes facing in ■ Pinion the same direction.
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