GETTING STARTED Thank you for purchasing Hunter Douglas Design Studio Roman shades. With proper ™ installation, operation and care, your new shades will provide years of beauty and performance. Please thoroughly review this instruction booklet before beginning the installation. Check the packaging to be sure you have all the components needed to install your shades.
INSTALLATION Mount Installation Brackets — Inside Mount without Valance Mark bracket locations. On the front of the head jamb, use a pencil to lightly mark 3" in ■ from each side. If more than two installation brackets came with your order, make additional marks to space the other bracket(s) evenly between the two end brackets.
INSTALLATION Mount Installation Brackets — Inside Mount with Optional Valance With the optional valance, first the valance headboard is mounted inside the casement and then the installation brackets are mounted to the valance headboard. Locate the valance headboard inside the window casement. Position the headboard against ■...
INSTALLATION Mount Installation Brackets — Outside Mount without Valance Center the headrail above the window opening at the desired height. Use a pencil to lightly ■ mark where its ends are located. Alternatively, measure the width of the headrail and use this measurement to determine ➤...
INSTALLATION Attach the installation brackets or extension brackets to the mounting surface. ■ Use the 1¼" (installation bracket) or 1½" (extension bracket) hex head screws provided ➤ with your order. The tops of all brackets must be aligned and level. ■...
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INSTALLATION Mark screw locations. Center an L-bracket ■ Valance Valance on each mark. Then mark where to drill the Headboard L-Bracket End Mark pilot holes for the mounting screws. 3" The top of the L-brackets should be 1" ➤ below the height where you want the top of the valance to be located.
INSTALLATION Mount the shade installation brackets to the wall or molding underneath the valance ■ headboard. The top of the installation brackets must be ¼" below the bottom of the valance ➤ headboard, so that the L-brackets do not interfere with shade installation. Mount the end installation brackets on ➤...
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INSTALLATION Install the shade into the installation brackets. Refer to the illustrations below. ■ With the headrail slightly tilted, insert its front lip onto the front lip of the installation ➤ bracket. Push the headrail back and up until its bottom lip snaps into bottom tab on the ➤...
INSTALLATION Attach the Valance Fabric (If Applicable) Center the valance fabric in front of the valance headboard. Press the strip of hook-and- ■ loop material on the fabric to the hook-and-loop material on the front of the headboard. Be sure the top of the valance fabric is aligned and level with the top of the valance ➤...
INSTALLATION Attach the Universal Cord Tensioner(s) Before you proceed, you must first slide the cord tensioner(s) to the bottom of the cord loop. Universal Insert a small screwdriver, punch, or awl through the ■ Cord Tensioner screw hole at the bottom of the cord tensioner. Move the screw hole down to the indicator line to ■...
OPERATION Operate the Shade EasyRise Lifting System ™ Pull on the front cord to raise the shade and the rear cord ■ to lower the shade. The shade will hold its position when you release the cord. If the cord tensioner moves up the cord, you have not ■...
OPERATION Troubleshooting Problem Shade will not fit onto installation brackets. Solution Check that the front edges of all installation brackets are aligned and on the same level. Problem Valance fabric is not level. Solution Carefully detach the fabric from its hook-and-loop attachment and re-position it. Problem Shade raises unevenly.
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Side-by-side shades must be specified on the order form. In order to achieve custom shade heights for Hunter Douglas Design Studio ™ Roman shades, spacing from the top of the shade to the first batten or fold may be more or less than the consistent spacing between battens or folds on the rest of the shade.
CARE Shade Removal (If Necessary) Raise the shade completely before removing it. Remove the valance fabric or dust cover. Carefully peel the hook-and-loop material from its ■ attachment on the valance headboard or headrail. Support the headrail so that it does not fall. Push up on the headrail and use your finger or ■...
Use appropriate anchors for the mounting surfaces. Use appropriate anchors for the mounting surface conditions. Only Hunter Douglas supplied cord tensioners and hardware should be used. ■ Replacement parts may be obtained by contacting the Hunter Douglas Customer Information Center at 1-888-501-8364.
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2. Visit hunterdouglas.com for additional warranty information, frequently asked questions and access to service locations. 3. Contact Hunter Douglas at (888) 501-8364 for technical support, certain parts free of charge, for assistance in obtaining warranty service or for further explanation of our warranty.
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