Knowing install a rack mount yourself saves you time and money of hiring a professional to do it for you. An audio rack mount displays your audio equipment on your wall cleanly by hiding all of the audio equipment wires. Hiding all of the wires is possible since the rack mount has a cord-management system that runs down the spine of the rack mount unit that tucks away all of the wires. The installation process uses common household tools and you do not need any technical knowledge to complete.
Instructions
1. Use a stud finder to locate a vertical wall stud. Mark the width of the stud using a pencil.
2. Place the wall plate of the rack mount against the wall so it lies over the wall stud. Fill in the mounting holes of the mount with a pencil and remove the plate from the wall.
3. Drill a starting hole for each of the pencil marks for the mounting holes. Place the wall plate back against the wall so the mounting holes line up with the drill holes. Insert the mounting bolts through the mounting plate and tighten into the wall using a wrench. The mounting plate is now attached to the wall.
4. Place the shelves into the shelf notches on the mounting plate. Insert the screws through the top of the shelves and tighten them into the notches of the wall plate using a Phillips screwdriver.
5. Arrange your audio equipment on the shelves. Tuck the cords into the spine of the wall plate. Snap the spine coverings over each section on the wall plate between the shelves.
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