GETTING STARTED Product View Installation Brackets Manual Control Button Attached Battery Wand (Standard) DC Power Supply Satellite Battery Pack or DC Power Supply (Optional)
GETTING STARTED Thank you for purchasing Hunter Douglas Solera Soft Shades with PowerView Motorized ® ™ Lifting System. With proper installation, operation, and care, your new shades will provide years of beauty and performance. Please thoroughly review this instruction booklet and the enclosed packing list before beginning the installation.
INSTALLATION Installation Overview To install your shade, you will need to perform the following three easy steps: STEP 1: Install the Brackets STEP 2: Install the Shade STEP 3: Connect the Power Source STEP 1 — Install the Brackets Your order will include installation brackets specific to your Shade Brackets ■...
INSTALLATION Mount the Installation Brackets — Inside Mount Mark 2" in from each jamb. ■ If more than two installation brackets came with your order, space additional bracket(s) ➤ evenly between the two end brackets and mark their location. Mount into wood whenever possible.
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INSTALLATION With Attached Battery Wand " Needed for Rear Clearance 2½" Minimum Inside Mount " Fully Recessed Mount Window Casement Window Casement Bracket Bracket Battery Wand Battery Wand " " " Satellite Battery Pack or DC Power Supply " Min Inside Mount 2½"...
INSTALLATION Drill the screw holes using a " drill bit. ■ Attach the installation brackets using the screws provided. ■ Check that the mounting surface is level and the brackets are aligned. If mounting to a ➤ heavily textured surface, shim the brackets, if needed. Important: Use drywall anchors when mounting into drywall.
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INSTALLATION Center the brackets on your marks and mark the screw holes. ■ A minimum of 1 " flat ➤ Installation Spacer vertical surface is required to Bracket Block Headrail mount the brackets. End Mark For shades with attached ➤ 2"...
INSTALLATION STEP 2 — Install the Shade If You Have a Battery Wand Clip... Battery Wand Clip (For DC power supply or satellite battery pack installations, skip this step.) Attach the battery wand clip to the headrail. ■ Important: Position the clip so that Battery the battery wand will be between Wand Clip...
INSTALLATION STEP 3 — Connect the Power Source Refer to the appropriate page based on your order. ■ For a battery wand or satellite battery pack, see “If You Have a Battery Wand or Satellite ➤ Battery Pack...” below. For an optional DC power supply, see “If You Have a DC Power Supply...” on page 11. ➤...
INSTALLATION Plug the Power Cable into the Battery Wand On the back of the headrail, connect the power cable (coming from the shade) into the ■ socket on the battery wand. Proceed to “Testing the Shade” on page 13. If You Have a Satellite Battery Pack... Mount the Satellite Battery Pack Wall Mount Bracket Decide where you want to attach the wall mount bracket.
INSTALLATION If You Have a DC Power Supply... DC Power Supply Power Cable from the Shade Connect the Power Supply Plug the power cable from the shade into the extension cable. ■ Plug the other end of the extension cable into the DC power ■...
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INSTALLATION If You Have a Y-Connector for Adapting Two Battery Wands... Install the Batteries into the Battery Wand or Satellite Battery Pack Refer to “Install the Batteries into the Battery Wand” on page 9. ■ Mount the Battery Wand or Satellite Battery Pack Refer to “Mount the Battery Wand into the Battery Wand Clip”...
OPERATION Testing the Shade Testing the shade with the manual control button will allow you to ensure that the motor and power source are working correctly. CaUtIon: When raising the shade for the first time, observe how the fabric stacks. It should stack evenly.
OPERATION 3. Press and hold the manual control button on the shade. 4. While continuing to press the manual button, press and release ▲ OPEN on the remote. Release the manual control button. The shade will move slightly to indicate it has joined the group.
PowerView Hub is required for PowerView App operation. For information regarding setup and operation using the PowerView App, refer to the online PowerView App Software Guide at hunterdouglas.com/powerview/support. Resetting the Shade (If Necessary) If you need to reset a shade’s travel limits: Basic Reset The basic reset is used to reset the shade’s travel limits.
OPERATION Resetting Shade Programming This reset erases all shade programming from memory, including group assignments, preventing any input device from operating the shade. Its primary use is during installation to correct group and network assignments. This reset does not affect travel limits. 1.
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OPERATION Problem The shade does not operate using the manual control button. Solution Check that the batteries in the battery wand, satellite battery pack, or C-size satellite battery wand are correctly inserted and fresh. Check that the battery wand, satellite battery pack, C-size satellite battery wand, or DC power supply is securely connected to the power cable and the cables are not pinched or caught in the headrail or installation brackets.
Finger or Flat Blade Screwdriver. Cleaning Procedures Hunter Douglas Solera Soft Shades are made of anti-static, dust-resistant fabric which repels ® dirt and dust. For most fabrics, the following cleaning options are available. Dusting Regular light dusting with a feather duster is all the cleaning that is needed in most ■...
PV1 and PV5 motor assembly conforms with the essential requirements of the EMC directive 2004/108/EC and R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC. A copy of the original declaration of conformity may be found at: www.hunterdouglas.com/RFcertifications.
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