SelectBlinds Installation Guide

Motorized Shades: Fitting the Brackets

The brackets offer two methods of installation:

Inside Mount

Diagram illustrating the inside mount installation, showing a bracket affixed to a ceiling with screws.

Use the front two holes in the top of the bracket to fix to the ceiling of the recess.

Outside Mount

Diagram illustrating the outside mount installation, showing a bracket affixed to a wall or window frame with screws.

Use two screws through the back plate to mount onto a facing surface (a wall or window frame).

Diagram showing bracket placement guidelines, indicating a minimum 2-inch distance from the ends of the rail, with any other brackets evenly distributed across the width.

Motorized Shades: Fitting the Shade

Diagram showing the side view of a shade cassette and its corresponding bracket.

Holding the rail at an angle, situate the T-shaped lip on the top of the cassette into the front lip of the bracket.

Diagram showing the cassette being twisted upwards to snap into the back lip of the bracket.

Zebra Shades: Chain Tensioner and Child Safety

Shades with clutch controls come with a continuous chain loop, which should always be screwed to the wall with the included chain tensioner.

The chain tensioner should be installed to a flat surface, so the bead chain is taut but not stretched. Be sure not to twist or cross the chain.

On inside mount shades, the tensioner may be attached to the windowsill or to the inside of the window frame. For outside mount or wall mount shades, the bracket may be mounted to the exterior of the window frame or the wall.

With a pencil, mark the desired location of the screw holes for the tensioner and then drill pilot holes. Then install the tensioner with the screws, making sure that the tensioner is fully installed, so that the spring is pushed in and the chain passes smoothly through the guide.

The chain tensioner forms an important safety function by keeping chain loops away from small children. Never operate this shade without a functioning and correctly installed chain tensioner.

Please retain these instructions for future reference.

Thank you for purchasing this product. Please read the instructions and warning carefully before installation to ensure safe and satisfactory use of this product.

Image of a chain tensioner mounted on a wall, with the shade's continuous chain loop passing through it.

No-Drill Blinds Headrail: Installation

Remove the No-Drill Blinds Headrail

The No-Drill Blinds Headrail will already be installed onto the existing product headrail.

Diagram showing the removal of a headrail from an existing product.

1. Preparing the No-Drill Blinds Headrail

Diagram illustrating the operation of a lever mechanism to retract the tension boot.

Pull the lever from below or push down on the mechanism from above to retract the tension boot.

Install the metal strips or padded adhesive tape on opposite sides of the window opening where you'll be installing the No-Drill Blinds Headrail. This is optional and only available on larger products.

2. Installing the No-Drill Blinds Headrail

Insert the No-Drill Blinds Headrail into the window opening, make it flush with the top of the window opening, then push on the lever to extend the tension spring and secure the No-Drill Blinds Headrail.

Diagram showing the insertion of the headrail into the window opening and the use of a lever to extend the tension spring.

3. Installing the Product

Install the product onto the brackets. Test and operate the product to ensure secure installation and smooth functionality.

Diagram showing the final product installed onto mounting brackets.

No-Drill Blinds Headrail: Uninstallation & Tech Tip

Uninstalling the No-Drill Blinds Headrail

To uninstall the product, follow step 1 by removing the product from the headrail and use a screwdriver to unlatch the lever.

Make sure to hold the No-Drill Blinds Headrail in place while unlatching the lever. This will prevent damage to the window or headrail.

Diagram showing a screwdriver being used to unlatch a lever.

Tech Tip

If the fixed boot end was accidentally forced out, use a flathead screwdriver to twist the red "droplets" towards the center and then push it back in.

Diagram illustrating the use of a flathead screwdriver to twist a red component towards the center.