Argos 213/4864 User manual

MADE IN
BRITAIN
Dimensions
Width - 150cm
Depth - 100cm
Height - 73cm
Large Shaped Corner Desk
Assembly Instructions - Please keep for future reference
If you need help or have damaged or missing parts, call the Customer Helpline: 08456 400800
Issue 2 - 16/05/14
Important - Please read these instructions fully before starting assembly
ALR3009
213/4864
Issue 2 - 16/05/14 - Removed‘Finished from edge” from Step 20.

Safety and Care Advice
Important - Please read these instructions fully before starting assembly
• Warning: This unit weighs
approximately 36kgs.
Please lift with care.
• Check you have all the
components and tools listed on
pages 2 and 3.
• Remove all fittings from the
plastic bags and separate them
into their groups.
• Keep children and animals
away from the work area, small
parts could choke if swallowed.
• Parts of the assembly will be
easier with 2 people.
• Make sure you have enough
space to layout the parts before
starting.
• Do not stand or put weight on
the product, this could cause
damage.
• Assemble the item as close to
its final position (in the same
room) as possible.
• Assemble on a soft level
surface to avoid damaging the
unit or your floor (use opened
out unit carton).
1
Care and maintenance
• Only clean using a damp cloth
and mild detergent, do no use
bleach or abrasive cleaners.
• From time to time check that
there are no loose screws on
this unit.
• This product should not be
discarded with household
waste. Take to your local
authority waste disposal centre.
Note: If required the next page
can be cut out and used as
reference throughout the
assembly. Keep this page with
these instructions for future
reference.
Tools required
Rule Scissors Hammer
Eye protection
(when using a
hammer or drill)
Cross-head
screwdriver
• We do not
recommend the
use of power
drill/drivers for
inserting screws,
as this could damage the unit.
Only use hand screwdrivers.
• Safety note: If there is any
chance of this unit being pulled
over by children etc. it is
recommended that the unit is
secured to a wall using suitable
fixings (not supplied).
• Dispose of all packaging
carefully and responsibly.

Components - Panels
Please check you have all the panels listed below
2
1
80%
x 2
If you have damaged or missing components, call the
Customer Helpline: 08456 400800 quoting the reference
numbers below
Desktop (DF729)
(1500 x 1000mm)
Right End (DF730)
(706 x 394mm)
Filer Right Side (DF942)
(706 x 444mm)
2
Left Upright (DF731)
(706 x 243mm)
Right Upright (DF732)
(706 x 243mm)
Rail (D0858A)
(362 x 80mm) x 2
Large Modesty (DF811)
(817 x 174mm)
Drawer Back (W331-124LH)
(331 x 124mm) x 2
File Wrap (FW312-124)
(312 x 124mm) x 2
File Side (FW400-124)
(400 x 124mm) x 2
Left Drawer
Side (W370-124LH)
(370 x 124mm) x 2
Right Drawer
Side (W370-124RH)
(370 x 124mm) x 2
4 5 6 Small Modesty (DF733)
(678.5 x 174mm)
7
12
8 9
11 13
Drawer Base (T342-367)
(342 x 367mm) x 2
14
18
16 17
Drawer Front (DF944)
(358 x 156mm) x 2
10
File Front (DF943)
(358 x 300mm)
15
Back (X807)
(390 x 650mm)
Filer Left Side (DF958)
(706 x 444mm)
3

Please check you have all the fittings listed below
3
Components - Fittings If you have damaged or missing components, call the
Customer Helpline: 08456 400800 quoting the reference
numbers below
Note: The quantities below are the correct amount to complete the assembly. In some cases
more fittings may be supplied than are required.
A
Wooden dowel (F22) x 7
B
Metal dowel (F901) x 11
C
D
Large locking
nut (F900) x 7
E
G
40mm Screw (F910) x 12
I
L
Small locking
nut (F3) x 4
J
M
9mm Screw (F74) x 4
K
N
9mm Screw (F73) x 8
Drawer runner (F1004) x 4
Knock-in Peg (F171GY) x 16
P
Plastic Nail (F91) x 10
O
Wedgefix (F639) x 4
13mm Screw (F52) x 6 13mm Screw (F63) x 6
Q
Handle (F262) x 3
H
25mm Screw (F50) x 8
JR CR Runner
(F903) x 1
CL Runner
(F904) x 1
DR Runner
(F905) x 1
DL Runner
(F906) x 1
a
Rb
Rc
d
R
CL
CR
F
Nail (F51) x 14
45mm Screw (F65) x 3
Ruler - Use this ruler to help correctly identify the screws
mm 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170

Assembly Instructions
4
If you have damaged or missing components, call the
Customer Helpline: 08456 400800 quoting the reference
numbers below
Step 1
10
x 2
x 2
x 2
x 2
B
B
B
D
D
Note: Due to the manufacturing process, the holes for the
locking nut can be on either surface of the drawer sides.
Note: The locking nuts can be on either surface of the drawer sides.
Make sure that the small groove is on the inside, as shown.
DD
11 12
Step 2
Prepare the 2 drawer
fronts
Screw 2 metal dowels
into each of the drawer
fronts .
Note: Tighten the metal
dowels up fully against
the panels.
B
10
Prepare the drawer
sides
Insert a small locking
nut into the hole
shown on the left drawer
side and the right
drawer side .
Note: The arrow on the
locking nut must point
towards the hole in the
edge of the panel.
Step 3
D
11
12
Attach the drawer
sides to the drawer
fronts
Push the left drawer sides
. and right drawer sides
. onto the back of the
drawer fronts .
Turn the small locking
nuts on the left
drawer side and right
drawer side .
Note: Turn the locking
nuts clockwise to
secure panels - more
than 1/2 a turn.
11
12
10
D
D
11
12
11
12
B
B
10

Assembly Instructions
5
Step 4
C
C
Fit the drawer base
Slide the drawer base
down the grooves in the
drawer sides and
and down into the
groove in the drawer
front .
Step 5
Fit the drawer back
Fit the drawer back
between the drawer
sides and .
Make sure that the
drawer base fits into
the groove in the drawer
back .
Hold the drawer back
in position and tap the
knock-in pegs
through the holes in the
drawer sides and .
Step 6
14
11 12
10
13
11 12
14
13
13
C
Attach the handles
Attach a handle to
each of the drawer fronts
. using screw .
Note: Do not
overtighten the screw.
Q
H
10
11 12
Step 7
Fit the wedgefixes
Turn the drawer
assemblies over and
slide 2 wedgefixes
into the front and back
grooves, as shown, and
tighten up the screws.
O
x 2
x 2
x 2
C
C
x 2
O
OO
14
11
12
10
13
11
12
14
H
Q
H
10

Assembly Instructions
6
Step 8
Fit a file side to the
file wraps
Position a file side
onto 2 file wraps , as
shown.
Tap 4 knock-in pegs
through the holes in the
file side and into the
file wraps .
C
17
16
C
CC
C
16
16
17
C
CC
C
16
16
17
17
16
Step 9
Fit the other file side
to the file wraps
Position the file side
onto 2 file wraps , as
shown.
Tap 4 knock-in pegs
through the holes in the
file side and into the
file wraps .
Step 10
C
17
16
17
16
Fit the file front
Fit the file front to
one of the file wraps
by screwing into the
shallow mark holes on
the back surface of the
file front using 2
screws .
H
H
15
16
15
15
16
H

Assembly Instructions
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Step 11
H
H
15 Q
Attach the handles
Attach a handle to the
file front using screw
. .
Note: Do not
overtighten the screw.
Q
H
15
Step 12
Fit the runners to the
file sides
Turn the filer drawer
assembly over.
Fit runner , marked
with ‘DR’, to the bottom
edge of the right file side
. as shown, making
sure that it is pushed up
against the back of the
file front . Use a
bradawl to mark the
fixing positions, then
secure with 2 screws .
Fit runner , marked
‘DL’, to the bottom edge
of the left file side
using the same method.
R c
17
15
L
R d R c
L
L
DR
DR
Runners must be
pushed up against
the file front
d
L
L
DL
DL
R
15
17
17
15
Left side
Right side

A
Assembly Instructions
8
Step 13
Prepare the desktop
Screw 7 metal dowels
into the desktop .
B
B
BB
BB
B
E
10mm
A
E
Finished
front edge
Step 14
Prepare the right end
Insert a large locking
nut into the
right end .
Note: The arrow on the
locking nut must point
towards the hole in the
edge of the panel.
Tap a wooden dowel
into the right end .
Note: Wooden dowels
must not stick out from
the edge by more than
10mm or they may
damage other panels.
E
2
2
A
B
1
1
2

Fit the small modesty
to the right end
Attach the small modesty
. to the right end
using 2 screws .
G
G
Assembly Instructions
9
Step 15
Fit the right end to
the desktop
Push the right end
down onto the desktop
. .
Use a screwdriver to
tighten the large locking
nut fitted to the right
end .
Note: Turn the large
locking nuts as far as
they will go - more than
1/2 a turn.
1
B
E
2
2
Step 16
7
7
G
Finished
front edge
E
E
2
1
E
2
E
Step 17
Prepare the right
upright
Insert 2 large locking
nuts into the right
upright .
E
6Finished
front edge
6
2

Assembly Instructions
10
Step 18
Fit the right upright to
the small modesty
Attach the right upright
. to the small modesty
. using 2 screws .
Step 19
6
7G
Fit the right upright to
the desktop
Push the right upright
down onto the desktop
. .
Use a screwdriver to
tighten the 2 large
locking nuts fitted to
the right upright .
E
6
6
1
6
1
6
G
G
7
Step 20
Prepare the left
upright
Insert 2 large locking
nuts into the left
upright .
E
5
E
E
5
Finished
front edge

Assembly Instructions
11
Step 21
Fit the left upright to
the desktop
Push the left upright
down onto the desktop
. .
Use a screwdriver to
tighten the 2 large
locking nuts fitted to
the left upright .
E
5
5
1
5
1
I
I
I
5
Fit the right upright to
the left upright
Line up the edges of the
right upright and the
left upright and join
them together using 3
screws .
Step 22
6
5
I
6
56
5
G
G
Fit the large modesty
to the left upright
Attach the large modesty
. to the right upright
using 2 screws .
Step 23
8
G
8
5

Assembly Instructions
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Step 24
A
Prepare the filer right
side
a: Place 2 runners on
the filer right side as
shown. Slide back the
top of runner and use the
2nd hole from the front
to fit the 1st screw .
b: Slide the runner
back the other way and
fit the 2nd screw into
the corresponding hole
in the filer right side .
c: Fit runner to the
filer right side .
The 1st screw uses
the 2nd hole in from the
front of the runner.
The 2nd and 3rd screws
. use the holes that line
up with the other panel
holes.
d: Fit a screw into
the 2nd hole in at the top
of the runner .
Insert a large locking
nut into the
filer right side .
Tap a wooden dowel
into the filer right side .
4
N
N
K
K
4
P
P
4
R a
L
R a
E
4
4
A
a:
b:
c:
d:
Finished
front edge
N
P
N
PN
P
N
N
CR
CR
K
K
CR
CR
E
L
R a
K
Finished front edge
K1st
screw
2nd
screw
K3rd
screw
R a
Finished front edge
L
R a
Finished
front edge
Finished
front edge
Finished
front edge
Finished
front edge
4
4
4
4
K

A
Assembly Instructions
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Step 25
Step 27
Fit the filer right side
to the large modesty
Attach the filer right side
. to the large modesty
. using 2 screws .
Step 26
Fit the right filer to
the desktop
Push the filer right side
. down onto the
desktop .
Use a screwdriver to
tighten the large locking
nut fitted to the filer
right side .
4
1
E
4
4
1
G
G
4
8
4
8G
A
Plain chipboard
surface
Prepare the 2 rails
Tap 2 wooden dowels
into each of the rails .
A
9
9
x 2

Finished
front edge
Finished
front edge
Finished
front edge
Finished
front edge
Assembly Instructions
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Step 28
A
Finished
front edge
N
P
Prepare the filer left
side
a: Place 2 runners on
the filer left side as
shown. Slide back the
top of runner and use the
2nd hole from the front
to fit the 1st screw .
b: Slide the runner
back the other way and
fit the 2nd screw into
the corresponding hole
in the filer left side .
c: Fit runner to the
filer left side .
The 1st screw uses
the 2nd hole in from the
front of the runner.
The 2nd and 3rd screws
. use the holes that line
up with the other panel
holes.
d: Fit a screw into
the 2nd hole in at the top
of the runner .
Insert a large locking
nut into the
filer left side .
Tap a wooden dowel
into the filer left side .
3
N
N
K
K
3
P
P
3
N
N
P
N
P
N
CL
K
R b
K
CL
R b
Finished front edge
L
L
E
R b
K
Finished front edge
K
1st
screw
2nd
screw
K
3rd
screw
K
R b
L
R b
E
3
3
A
a:
b:
c:
d:
3
3
3
3

G
G
Assembly Instructions
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Step 29
Step 30
Fit the 2 rails to the
filer right side
Attach the 2 rails to
the filer right side
using 2 screws .
Note: Support the 2 rails
until the filer left side has
been fitted in the next
step.
4
4
9
G
G
G
9
9
Fit the filer left side to
the desktop
Push the filer left side
down onto the desktop
. .
Use a screwdriver to
tighten the large locking
nut fitted to the filer
left side .
Attach the filer left side
. to the 2 rails
using 2 screws .
E
3
3
1
3
3 9
G
9
9
1

Assembly Instructions
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Step 31
Step 32
Fit the plastic nails
Tap 2 plastic nails
into the bottom edge of
the right end , filer left
side , filer right side ,
left upright and right
upright .
J
2
43
5
6
J
JJ
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
2
4
3
5
6
b:
Fit the back
a: Square up the filer
section of the unit by
making sure that
measurement x to x
equals y to y.
b: Position the back
onto the unit.
Nail around the 3
outside edges of the
back as shown.
Note: Nails should be
spaced about 150mm
apart.
Using at least 2
people, carefully
stand the unit up for
the next step.
18
F
The measurement from top corner X to bottom corner X must be
equal to the measurement from top corner Y to bottom corner Y
a:
18 F
yy
yy
xx
xx
18

Assembly Instructions
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Step 33
Step 34
CR
CR
Fit the 2 drawers
Starting with the bottom
drawer, slide both the
runners forward and
locate the drawer
sides and
between them, lining up
the holes in the drawer
wrap with the 2nd
'threaded' holes in the
runners .
Working from the inside
of the drawer, insert 2
screws through the
drawer sides and out into
the 2nd threaded hole in
the runner.
Note: Do not overtighten
the screws .
If they catch on the
runner you may need to
loosen them slightly.
M
P
P
M
2nd threaded
hole
P
M
11 12 MM
Fit the filer drawer
Slide the wheels on the
runners fitted to the filer
drawer over the wheels
of the runners fitted to
the side panels and push
the drawer into position.
Side panel
Drawer

Assembly Instructions
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If you need help or have damaged or missing parts, call the Customer Helpline: 08456 400800
and quote the reference numbers on the component pages.
Argos Ltd, 489-499 Avebury Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes, MK9 2NW
Step 35
Assembly is complete

ALR3009