Elite Screens EDGE FREE Aeon AcousticPro UHD Series User manual

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Aeon AcousticPro UHD Series
EDGE FREE®Fixed Frame Sound Transparent Projection Screen
User’s Guide
Product Description: The Aeon AcousticPro UHD Series is a fixed frame projection screen that uses Elite’s EDGE
FREE®technology. The EDGE FREE®design resembles a giant size flat panel TV display. The Aeon includes
Edge trim as an installation option to further enhance the frame appearance and absorb projector overshoot. An
optional LED backlighting kit is available for added visual appearance.
For more information on the LED kit please visit: http://www.elitescreens.com/led
Hardware and Parts List
Please make sure all parts listed below are included before installation.
A. Elbow joint x 4 pcs
B. Top/Bottom horizontal fame x 4 pcs
C. Left/Right vertical frame x 2 pcs
D. Center joints x 2 pcs
E. Center Support bar x 1-2 pcs
F. Wall brackets x2-3 pcs
G. M5x50 screws and anchor x 6 pcs
H. M5x15 screw x 24 pcs
I. Black Tape x 1 bag
J. Edge trim x6 pcs
K. Plastic corner sleeve x 4 pcs
L. Hook
M. Fiberglass rod x 6 pcs &
Plastic sleeve x 12 pcs

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Frame Assembly
1. Insert the center joint into one of the ½ horizontal frames (B) and fasten it with the two M5x15 screws (H).
2. Insert the other ½ horizontal frame piece to the center joint and fasten also using two M5x15 screws.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for assembling the second horizontal frame.
Push Push
4. Insert the elbow joint (A) into each end of the horizontal frames (B)as shown below.
5. Insert the two vertical short frames (C) into the elbow joint (A).
Horizontal long frame (B)
Vertical short frame (C)
Horizontal long frame (B)
Elbow Joint (A)
push
push
Elbow Joint (A)
Vertical short frame (C)
Horizontal frame
Center Joints
Top right Frame
Top left Frame

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6. Join the remaining horizontal long frame (B) with the frame built in the previous steps as shown below.
7. Make sure all four corners are properly in place to form a perfect square. Then fasten the four angles with
the M5x15 Screws (H).
Screen Material Installation
1. Lay the screen material completely flat with the front facing down on a clean surface in a horizontal position.
The back side of the screen material should be placed upwards.
Note: The back side of the material has the velcro borders all around the edges.
2. Carefully and gently place the assembled frame on top of the screen material as shown below. Make sure to not
allow the angle edge of the frame to come in direct contact with the screen material to avoid puncturing it.
Horizontal Long frame (B)
Four corners join correctly to form a perfect
square. Use the included screwdriver to
fasten the M5x15 screws (H) into each
corner by aligning the frame screw holes to
the holes in the elbow joint (A).
push
push

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3. After all of the corners of the frame have been properly aligned, attach the material to the frame in the following
order A→B→C→D (see instructions below for details).
Attach the screen material to the corners as shown below.
4. After all four corners have been attached; please check whether the frame corners are wrapped by the screen
material. If not, please loosen the velcro connection and repeat the above steps so the frame is not exposed.
Screen material back facing up
2) Fold over and attach
material to the velcro
strip of the frame.
3) Fold over second side
and attach to frame
4) Repeat until all four
sides are done in the
order A, B, C, D
1) Stretch the screen
material in the direction
of the arrowhead.
Velcro
D
A
D
C
B

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5. Proceed to attach the rest of the material to the frame as described in the illustrations below.
Note: The black shaded part represents the velcro on the frame. That Velcro
end will ultimately attach with the other velcro end on the screen material.
Note:
Represents the
screen material
Lay the Velcro end on the screen
material over the Velcro end of the
frame and keep it within the edge.
Proceed in the following sequence
below ①→②
The key is to attach within the
middle sections of 1 and 2. Then
continue attaching the remaining
unattached areas.
Repeat the same steps on the
remaining three sides in the
sequence A, B, C, and D as shown
below.
Grasp the middle of the screen material and
attach it to the velcro strip on the frame

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Screen Material Removal
Follow the steps to properly remove the screen material from the frame. This procedure will ensure prolonging the
life of the screen material.
1. Detach the velcro from the frame.
2. Gently pull back the material to release the material from the velcro connections on the corners.
Support bar installation (for models under 135”):
1. Position the center support bar (E) in the middle of the frame and align the hole on each end of the support
bar with the M6 hex screws on the top and bottom frames. Then fasten with the M6x12 screws.
Pull back the screen material from
the velcro connection along the
edges of the frame to detach it.
Attach in the following sequence: a-b-c-d
A
B
C
D
Move the M6 hex screw to the middle area of the frames.
Support bar

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Support bar installation (for models 135”and above):
1. Position the center support bar (E) to the area of the frame shown in figure 1. Align the hole on each end of
the support bar with the M6 hex screws on the top and bottom frames. Then fasten with the M6x12 screws.
Black Backing Installation
1. Lay the Black backing completely flat with the opening side facing down on the white (AcousticPro UHD)
material in a horizontal position under the center support bar.
Align the M6 screws
with the two holes.
Center Support Bar
Move the M6 hex screw to these areas of the frame.
Align the M6 Screws
with the two holes
located on the Center
Support Bar.
Figure 1

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2. Put the plastic sleeves on the fiberglass rods.
3. Insert the fiberglass rods (M) through the openings. The longer rods are used on the vertical edges of the screen
material, and the shorter rods are used on the horizontal edges, as shown below.
4. Hook installation
1) Follow steps ○,1○,2○,3on Fig. 1 to properly affix the hook to the frame as shown in Fig. 2.
2）Affix the hooks on the red arrow marks (Fig. 3).
Opening
Black backing

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5. Black backing material attachment into the hooks.
First, stretch the four corners of
the black backing and insert into
the first two hooks on each
corner in the following sequence
A→B→C→D.
Fig.2
Fig.3
Black mesh backing
Fiberglass rods
Arrow marks
Grasp the Fiberglass rod inside the black backing,
and press it into the hooks’ groove. This is the
proper method to assure the black backing has
sufficient tension.
A
C
D
B
Example of properly affixed hook to frame.
Fig.1
Fehler!
Fehler!
Fehler!
NOTE: Make sure the hooks are affixed correctly
as they are not easy to remove from the black mesh
backing once they have been affixed.

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Edge trim Installation
The Aeon fixed screen is EDGE FREE®, but you may install the Edge trim to provide it with an elegant thin bezel
finish.
1. Place the assembled frame on a flat and clean surface. The projection screen surface should be facing up.
a. As an option, Black Tape is supplied to cover any possible gaps between the pieces of the bezel trim.
Align the tape with the edge of the screen, as shown in Figure 1. Once properly aligned, apply the black
tape to the center of the top and bottom of the screen material.
2. Without removing the adhesive tape, place all the trim pieces along the edge of screen material. Adjust the trim
so that the top and bottom trim pieces are touching and show no gaps in the center. (Note: The Elite logo should
be positioned on the bottom right). Refer to Figure 2 below for a visual reference.
Edge trim x 6 pcs
Black tape x1bag
Front of screen
The black tape
The black tape
Next, stretch the black backing
and affix to the hooks from the
middle in the following sequence
a→b→c→d
Lastly, affix the black backing to
the remaining hooks. Add more
hooks as needed to achieve flatter
results in the areas that are not flat.
a
b
d
c
Plastic corner sleeve x4pcs
Figure 1