How to install a motorized projector screen

All the necessary thing you need for motorized projector screen is available in the box. When you buy projector screen first confirm all the tools available in the box or not. James Klett a senior editor at GeekyMag focused on computer hardware and gadgets, offers a wide range of information in this field. Have a question, need some help, or want to give your opinion? Drop us a comment below! Your email address will not be published.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Close Menu Best. I used my air sander to sand everything down prior to assembly and painting.

After a coat of primer was applied and allowed to dry, I fitted the brackets to the wall at ceiling height carefully checking for pipes beforehand. They were fitted using long screws through the sides of the bracket. The screw heads were hidden using screw caps.

Everything was given a final coat of matt white emulsion and allowed to dry. The screen attaches to the wall using a small keyhole screw mount on each side.

These are great since you can take the screen down without removing any screws, it does however limit your screw choice to ones that will fit through the keyhole. I fitted an appropriate screw in each side of the bracket and then did a test-hanging of the screen to make sure everything worked as planned.

It all fitted perfectly so it was time to do some last finishing touches on the mounting brackets prior to doing the final install of the screen. I used sticky pads designed for use with cable ties zip ties along the back length of the screen assembly to keep the cables neat and hidden away.

I had already run a power cable through the wall with a junction box hidden behind the top of the screen. I lifted the screen on to the screws, hung through the keyhole mounts and then tidied up the cabling behind the screen using cable ties.

The control unit was screwed to the ceiling next to the power junction box. I think most these days use RF wireless as opposed to IR infrared. This particular screen has two adjustment screws potentiometers if you want to be posh on the back of the unit to control the drop bottom height and top height of the screen, in other words so the screen knows when to stop.

On mine I wanted to have the same size black strip all around it as this looked the neatest. Skip to content. Watch the full video here:.