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9 C2258M (5/11)
You must secure the wall plate to two wall studs with a minimum of four lag bolts (two lag bolts for each stud found).
1. Use a stud finder (not included) to determine the exact center of wall studs in the vicinity of the wall plate.
2. Use a pencil (not included) to mark the exact center of each of the wall studs (Figure 5).
Figure 5. Marking the Center of the Wood Studs
WOOD STUD INSTALLATION
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Two people are recommended for this step; one person to level the wall plate and another person to mark the wall stud location.
3. Place the wall plate against the wall in the desired viewing location.
4. Adjust the wall plate to align the mount slots in the wall plate with the center of the wall studs.
5. Level the wall plate.
6. Use a pencil to mark the upper right mounting location along the center of the wall stud (Figure 6).
Figure 6. Marking the Upper Mounting Locations