Attach The Mounting Plate To A Wood Stud Wall - K2 Mounts K2-F-Series Installation Manual

Attach the Mounting Plate to a Wood Stud Wall

If you ar e mounting to a concrete or concrete block wall, skip this section and go to "Attach the
Mounting Plate to a Concr ete or Concrete Block Wall" on page 9.
(A) Locate the Wall Studs
W all studs usually run vertically (up and down) inside the wall, behind the dry wall or plaster .
You must attach the Mounting Plate(s) to tw o separate wall studs.
Warning:
2" x 4" wood studs. Attaching the wall mount to smaller studs or metal
studs could r esult in property damage or personal injury.
Using the stud finder, make a mark at the left and right edges of the two closest studs on
each side of the Mounted TV Center P oint. Repeat this process to mark the same studs twice
Mounted TV Center P oint
W ood Studs
The K2-F-SERIES and K2-T-SERIES require the wall studs to be 16 inches apart
(16 inches on center).
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You m ust attach the TV wall mount to a wall that has at least
These brackets cannot be used if the wall studs are spaced farther apart.
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more, approximatel y 6" above and 6" belo w
y our fi rst stud location marks.
Mark the centerline of each stud by holding
the level vertically, and drawing a line halfway
between the left and right edges of each stud.
These stud centerlines should be vertical, and
roughly parallel. If they are not, the studs may
not run continuously from floor to ceiling
and you must not use them to hang the TV .
Locate different studs that run continuously
from floor to ceiling
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