INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
PP-FCTA-QL
Ceiling Adapter
EUROPE
Swallow House,
Shilton Industrial Estate,
Shilton, Coventry, England CV79JY
Phone: +44 (0) 2476 614700
Fax: +44 (0) 2476 614710
NORTH AMERICA
3130 East Miraloma Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92806 USA
USA and Canada –
Phone: 800-368-9700
Fax: 800-832-4888
Other Locations – Phone: (001)-714-632-7100; Fax: (001)-714-632-1044
©Premier Mounts 2008
9533-030-001-01
PP-FCTA-QL
Parts List
This ceiling adapter comes packaged with installation hardware and components. Make sure that none of these parts
are missing and/or damaged before beginning installation. If there are parts missing and/or damaged, please stop the
installation and contact Premier Mounts (800-368-9700).
1/4-20 Wing Nuts
(Qty 4)
Ceiling Adapter
(Qty 1)
M5 x 16 Phillips Head
Screws (Qty 5)
Quick Locks
(Qty 4)
¼” x 3” Eye Lag Screws
(Qty 4)
1/16” Braided Cable
(Qty 4 Strands)
¼” x 3” Concrete Anchors
(Qty 4)
Installation Tools
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Cable Cutters
Ladder
Installation Instructions
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Plate Assembly
Read all cautions and warnings before continuing.
1/4-20 Wing Nuts
Step 1. Assemble the plate.
Step 2. Place the lower adapter plate with the threaded
studs on it up through mounting plate.
Step 3. The threaded studs will align with the
adjustable slide on the mount.
Upper Adapter
Plate
Step 4. Once the two pieces are together, align the
mounting holes on the upper adapter plate with
the threaded shafts of the lower adapter plate.
Step 5. Place the three units together and loosely attach
four (4) 1/4-20 wing nuts onto the threaded
shafts.
Mount
Adjustable Slide
Wing Nut Threaded
Studs
Lower Adapter
Plate
Step 6. Pre-set the M5 x 16 Phillips screws (two on
each outer ends) of the plate and one (1) on the
1½” NPT coupler.
Step 7. Observe the room and the ceiling; find the most
appropriate location for the projector placement
and lightly mark the bottom of the tile.
3"
M5 x 16mm
Screws
Slider Plate
Step 8. Remove any of the 24” x 24” or 24” x 48” tiles
that are surrounding the marked tile.
Step 9. Measure 3” from the edge of the t-bar to the
inside of the tile (do this for all four edges of the
ceiling tile).
Ceiling Plate
Assembly
Mounting Hole
Step 10. The mounting hole should be located in the
center-most location of the ceiling tile.
Step 11. Once the mounting hole has been cut, place the
ceiling plate assembly on the t-bar rails.
3"
3"
3"
3"
T-Bar Frame
Ceiling Tile
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Securing the Plate
T-Bar Frame Rails
Adjust and Tighten
Wing Nut
M5 x 16mm Set
Screw
Tiles
Step 1. Position and slide the adapter plate to the hole and secure the ceiling plate to the rails by tightening the four (4) M5 x 16mm
Phillips head screws.
Step 2. Center the stud plate to the hole and secure the plate by tightening the four wing nuts..
Electrical Box Installation
Electrical installation should be done in accordance to local codes and regulations.
Step 1. Cut the tile where the electrical base box is going to be secured.
Step 2. Using (commercially available) hardware depending on electrical installation environment, install the electrical box and secure
it to the plate.
Step 3. Make all electrical connections at this time.
CUT
Electrical Box
Cut-out
Installation Instructions
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The electrical cut-outs allow for both single and square electrical box installations.
Electrical Box
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Installation Instructions
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Ceiling Anchoring
THE PP-FCTA-QL MUST SECURED USING THE SUPPLIED QUICK LOCKS AND
BRAIDED CABLES.
Truss
Concrete
Wood
Truss
Concrete
Wood Joist
Eye Lag Hole
Loop
Eye Lag Hole
Loop
Braided Cable
Braided Cable
Concrete
Truss ceiling
Wood joist
Step 1. Determine the mounting
location.
Step 2. Use a 1/4” masonry drill bit
to pre-drill the mounting
holes.
Step 3. Place the concrete anchor
into the pre-drilled hole and
gently tap into place using a
rubber mallet or hammer.
Step 1. Loop the braided cable
around the truss.
Step 2. Run the open end through
the loop.
Step 3. Pull the open end down until
the braided cable tightens
around the truss.
Step 1. Secure the four (4) ¼” eye
lag screws to the wood joist
in the ceiling.
Step 2. Make sure eye lag screws
are properly secured to the
joistbeforesecuringthecable
to the cable locks on the
plate.
Step 3. Run the open end through
the hole in the eye lag
screw.
Step 4. Run the open end through
the loop.
Step 5. Pull the open end down until
the braided cable tightens
around the eye lag screw.
Installation Instructions
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