Installation Guide
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Check out our step by step installation guide below or use the links below if you need a little help.
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What You'll Need
Are you installing open or closed Rolli shades?
Remote:
Select channel 1-15 for your shade you want to pair your shade to by pressing + or -.
Press the button on the motor located under the charging cable using a pen or screw to enable pairing. Shade will beep.
Hold the middle (stop) button on the remote. Shade will move slightly to confirm pairing.
Hub/App:
Open the Automate Pulse 2 App. When ready press the pairing button on the motor with pen or screw. Wait 1 second. Press it again. App will find the motor and setup guide will appear.
Know what you are drilling into:
Your provided screws are to drill into wood or studs, but if you are going into plaster you'll need anchors for them and special screws for concrete, brick or sheet metal.
Mark where your brackets will go:
Measure and mark the distance of the shade between your brackets. This is crucial especially if you are not going into a window frame and your brackets need to be the length apart of your shade.
The important part is to know what you are drilling into and use the correct screws. Use the silver self drilling screws if wood or metal. Use an anchor if there is no material behind your wall. Use the blue screws if brick or concrete.
Drill in the screws using a drill-bit extender to avoid the brackets.
Important note: Hire a professional if you are uncomfortable using a drill.
Hang the motor end on the bracket. Push the pinend side into the other bracket so it clicks into place.
Test your shades direction. If moving the wrong way, then hold up and down at the same time. It will reverse direction.
Your shade won't move correctly until you set your future top and bottom positions for your new shade.
To set your top limit position: Move your shade to your desired top position by clicking up or down. Hold UP and STOP. Shade will beep. Your top position is set.
To set your bottom position: Move your shade down to your bottom position by holding the down botton. Press stop when close to the bottom, then click the down botton until you achieve your desired down position. Hold down and stop once you have reached your position. Shade will beep to confirm.
Shade exits pairing mode after these limits are set and you are ready to roll!
Remote:
Select channel 1-15 for your shade you want to pair your shade to by pressing + or -.
Press the button on the motor located under the charging cable using a pen or screw to enable pairing. Shade will beep.
Hold the middle (stop) button on the remote. Shade will move slightly to confirm pairing.
Hub/App:
Open the Automate Pulse 2 App. When ready press the pairing button on the motor with pen or screw. Wait 1 second. Press it again. App will find the motor and setup guide will appear.
Know what you are drilling into:
Your provided screws are to drill into wood or studs, but if you are going into plaster you'll need anchors for them and special screws for concrete, brick or sheet metal.
Mark where your brackets will go:
They should be 3-6" in from the sides of your shades. Since you have a valance ontop of your shade there is a lot of room for error, just don't put them too close to the end of your shade or too close to the middle!
The important part is to know what you are drilling into and use the correct screws. Use the silver self drilling screws if wood or metal. Use an anchor if there is no material behind your wall. Use the blue screws if brick or concrete.
Ensure the spring-loaded side faces away from the wall or up if drilling into the wall instead of ceiling.
Drill in the brackets a few inches in from the end of the shade using the appropriate screw.
Important note: Hire a professional if you are uncomfortable using a drill.
Press the top head-bar against the spring loaded side of the bracket until pressed in. Hold back of the shade down and then put it up to secure it around the back of the spring loaded bracket to lock it in.
Test your shades direction. If moving the wrong way, then hold up and down at the same time. It will reverse direction.
Your shade won't move correctly until you set your future top and bottom positions for your new shade.
To set your top limit position: Move your shade to your desired top position by clicking up or down. Hold UP and STOP. Shade will beep. Your top position is set.
To set your bottom position: Move your shade down to your bottom position by holding the down botton. Press stop when close to the bottom, then click the down botton until you achieve your desired down position. Hold down and stop once you have reached your position. Shade will beep to confirm.
Shade exits pairing mode after these limits are set and you are ready to roll!
FAQ
Yes! Rolli is easy to install, if you know how to use a drill. All you need is a drill and a ladder if your window is high. We recommend hiring someone off Handy if you are uncomfortable.
If you're drilling into wood, use the silver screws.
If you're drilling into plaster, you have two options:
1) Use a stud finder to locate the wall studs.
2) Use a provided anchor and then the silver screws, which will help secure your blind to plaster.
If you're drilling into concrete, stone, brick or tile, use a Masonry drill and appropriate blue concrete screws.
If you're just not sure, email or chat with us for help!
Test the material by drilling into the wall or ceiling with a screw. If it screws in securely with your drywall screw then it is wood; if it doesn't hold then it is likely plaster and you'll need anchors. If it is concrete, you'll see some gray dust and you'll need to use the blue concrete screws. If it is sheet metal then it won't pierce and show bits of metal, then you'll need to use the silver screws.
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You'll see a small button at the head of the motor under the charging cable. You may need a screw, pencil, or other pointed object to press it in. Once you press it then the motor will move the shade to tell you it's listening to your command. Hold the stop button down until it connects.
