How to install a monitor arm

• Allen keys (supplied)
• Cross-head screwdriver

Before you start, lay everything out on a soft surface (the flattened box works) and check it against the parts list in your manual.

• Desk clamp or grommet mount
• Pole and arm sections
• VESA plate
• Monitor screws of the right size and spacers
• Cable clips

1. 1

   Step 1: Check the monitor's weight and VESA hole pattern against the arm's specification.

2. 2

   Step 2: Fit the clamp to a solid part of the desk, away from thin edges or glass, and tighten it firmly with a protective pad underneath.

3. 3

   Step 3: Slide the pole and the arm onto the clamp.

4. 4

   Step 4: Screw the VESA plate to the back of the monitor, using spacers if the back of the screen is curved or recessed.

5. 5

   Step 5: With the arm in its lowest position, hook or slide the monitor onto the arm and lock it.

6. 6

   Step 6: Adjust the spring tension until the screen stays where you put it, then route the cables through the clips.

• Clamping to a thin or hollow desktop, which bends or cracks it.
• Using screws that are too long, which can damage the monitor.
• Adjusting spring tension with no monitor fitted, so the arm snaps up.