HunterDouglas Duette Installation And Care

HunterDouglas Duette Installation And Care

Honeycomb shades (arches, circles, and quarter circles)

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Installation and Care
Duette
and Applause
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Honeycomb Shades
Arches, Circles, and Quarter Circles

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  • Page 1 Installation and Care Duette and Applause ® ® Honeycomb Shades Arches, Circles, and Quarter Circles...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS GETTING STARTED Product View .................1 Tools and Fasteners Needed ............2 Installation Overview ..............2 STAND-ALONE ARCH INSTALLATION Prepare the Stand-Alone Arch ............3 Mount the Specialty Brackets ............4 Install the Stand-Alone Arch ............6 ARCH SHARING A RECTANGULAR SHADE HEADRAIL INSTALLATION Mount the Rectangular Shade............7 Attach the Arch to the Rectangular Shade ........7 QUARTER CIRCLE INSTALLATION Mount the Specialty Brackets .............8...
  • Page 3: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED Product View Support Cord Stand-Alone Arch Fabric Pocket and Ferrule Filler Strip Arch Cover Circle Rail Specialty Fabric Bracket Cord End Cap Arch Sharing Support Cord a Rectangular Shade Headrail Disc Cover Fabric Arch Cover Pocket and Ferrule Quarter Circle Filler Strip...
  • Page 4: Tools And Fasteners Needed

    GETTING STARTED Thank you for purchasing Hunter Douglas Duette and Applause Honeycomb Shades. With ® ® proper installation 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.
  • Page 5: Stand-Alone Arch Installation

    STAND-ALONE ARCH INSTALLATION Prepare the Stand-Alone Arch The arch fabric and filler strip are shipped attached to the rail. Top Cell Position the rail so the trimmed edge is ■ ■ on the right. Trimmed Edge Remove the left end cap from the rail. ■...
  • Page 6: Mount The Specialty Brackets

    STAND-ALONE ARCH INSTALLATION Mount the Specialty Brackets Your order will include specialty brackets specific to your ■ ■ Brackets pleat size. Shade Width Required The number of specialty brackets required varies with 12" – 60" ➤ ■ shade width, as shown in the table. ⁄...
  • Page 7 STAND-ALONE ARCH INSTALLATION Carefully remove the shade from the window opening. ■ ■ IMPORTANT: Make sure the templates stay on the mounting surface. Mark the screw holes. ■ ■ Carefully remove the templates from ■ ■ the mounting surface. Drill the screw holes using a ⁄...
  • Page 8: Install The Stand-Alone Arch

    STAND-ALONE ARCH INSTALLATION Install the Stand-Alone Arch Install the shade into the specialty brackets. ■ ■ Front Push the rail into the brackets and rotate ➤ ■ down until it latches. IMPORTANT: Make sure the fabric is not Rail Bracket caught between the bracket tabs and the rail and that the spring tabs are on the back of Spring Tab...
  • Page 9: Arch Sharing A Rectangular Shade Headrail Installation

    ARCH SHARING A RECTANGULAR SHADE HEADRAIL INSTALLATION Mount the Rectangular Shade IMPORTANT: Arches can only be attached to a rectangular shade that is end mount. For end mount bracket location and headrail installation, refer to the “End Mount” section in the Installation, Operation, and Care instructions that came with your rectangular shade.
  • Page 10: Quarter Circle Installation

    QUARTER CIRCLE INSTALLATION Mount the Specialty Brackets Your order includes specialty brackets specific to your ■ ■ Width of Brackets pleat size. Mounting Rail Required 12" – 31" The number of specialty brackets required varies ➤ ■ with rail width, as shown in the table. ⁄...
  • Page 11 QUARTER CIRCLE INSTALLATION Carefully remove the shade from the window opening. ■ ■ IMPORTANT: Make sure the templates stay on the mounting surfaces. Mark the screw holes. ■ ■ Carefully remove the templates from the ■ ■ mounting surfaces. Drill the screw holes using a ⁄...
  • Page 12: Install The Quarter Circle

    QUARTER CIRCLE INSTALLATION Install the Quarter Circle Install the shade into the specialty brackets. ■ ■ Front Push the side rail into the brackets and ➤ ■ rotate toward the window frame until it latches. Rail Carefully fan out the bottom rail. Bracket ➤...
  • Page 13: Circle Installation

    CIRCLE INSTALLATION Prepare the Circle Stand the cylinder up with the loose cords at the ■ ■ top. The top becomes the outside curve of the circle. Flatten the cylinder into the circle by gently ■ ■ pushing down and out on the top. IMPORTANT: Be careful not to let the loose ends of the cords slide into the cells.
  • Page 14: Install The Circle

    CIRCLE INSTALLATION Install the Circle Place the shade in the window opening with the cords positioned at the top, bottom, left ■ ■ side, and right side, corresponding to the locations of the arch support clips. Wrap the left end cord around the screw holding the left arch support clip. ■...
  • Page 15: Support Clip Or Hook Installation

    SUPPORT CLIP OR HOOK INSTALLATION Attach Support Clips or Hooks IMPORTANT: The correct number of arch support clips or arch support hooks were shipped with your shade. Arch Support Clips are used to keep the shade from falling against the window or out of (or away from) the window frame. Arch Support Clip Arch Support Hooks provide the same function as arch clips in addition to actual support of the shade fabric.
  • Page 16: Install The Arch Into The Arch Support Clips Or Hooks

    SUPPORT CLIP OR HOOK INSTALLATION Attach the arch support hooks with the screws provided. Be sure to mount the hooks at a ■ ■ consistent depth within the window frame. Depth Consistent Depth Angled View of Arched Window Opening Install the Arch into the Arch Support Clips or Hooks Support the fabric as you install the arch.
  • Page 17: Care

    CARE Removing the Shade, If Necessary Arch Support Clips or Arch Support Hooks If applicable, carefully remove the shade fabric from the arch support clips or arch support ■ ■ hooks. Specialty Brackets Push the rail against the brackets to release ■...
  • Page 18: Cleaning Procedures

    Bathtub Cleaning/Water Immersion CAUTION: Do not immerse Alexa, Alexa Metallic, Calypso, Commercial, Elan, India Silk, all Batiste fabrics, all Alustra Duette fabrics, and all room-darkening fabrics. Do not immerse ® Applause Esprit fabrics. Immerse the shade in a basin or bathtub filled with warm water and a mild detergent.
  • Page 19 CARE Ultrasonic Cleaning CAUTION: Do not ultrasonically clean Commercial, Batiste 1 ⁄ ” Semi-Sheer, and all room-darkening fabrics. Specify that a mild detergent solution be used. ■ ■ Dry the shade completely in the lowered (or fanned out) position. ■ ■ Injection/Extraction Cleaning This type of professional cleaning injects a cleaning solution into the fabric and extracts the dirty solution in the same motion.
  • Page 20 If you are not thoroughly satisfied, simply contact Hunter Douglas at (888) 501-8364 or visit hunterdouglas.com. In support of this policy of consumer satisfaction, we offer our Lifetime Limited Warranty as described below.

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