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- 1. Inflatable Screens and Movie Shows: Screen Operating Instructions V 21092011
- 2. Getting Your Screen Up
- 3. Getting the Screen Up Putting a screen up is a matter of skill and practice. These instructions should help you put your screen up, but it may not happen on your first attempt.
- 4. Step 1. Preparation Unroll the screen, face up. Ensure the foot of the screen is towards the audience. Undo the ropes attached to the bottom of the screen. (The air vents, zips and blower sleeves are at the bottom.) Peg out the base, i.e. put your pegs into locations as shown below, then tie the ropes at the bottom of the screen to them. Vertical view (looking down from above the screen when it is up) - Peg 1 positioning your pegs. Peg 2 Screen from above Peg distance from screen is approximately the height of the Fasten Base Ropes screen, front and back. Peg 3 Peg 4
- 5. Step 2. Attach the blowers Position the blowers, and tie the mouth of each blower to its blower sleeve, using the tape provided. To secure the blower, use gaffa tape around the sleeve to attach it to the blower as well. To power the blowers, run the electrical lead to each blower. Use a power box (to isolate the circuit if required, and to allow other equipment to be plugged in). Ensure all electrical leads run under ropes, so they do not get lifted when the screen goes up.
- 6. Step 3. Fold the screen Undo the ropes attached to the top of the screen, and lay them out to the front and back respectively (front ropes to the front, back to the back). Base rope Top rope Fold the screen in half, folding the top toward the bottom, so the screen face is now in the middle. Step 4. Check Airflows Check that the zipped vents at the bottom have been zipped closed. Check all blower holes are either attached to a blower, or tied off. Check that, as the screen goes up, it will not twist the blower sleeve and strangle the air supply to the screen.
- 7. Step 3. Fold the screen Undo the ropes attached to the top of the screen, and lay them out to the front and back respectively (front ropes to the front, back to the back). Fold the screen in half, folding the top toward the bottom, so the screen face is now in the middle. Tie off the rear top ropes, with at least the height of the screen plus a margin of 25% (experiment to get what you find works.) If you have spare staff, have one at each back rope ready to let off more rope, or pull on rope. Have a holder for each of the two front ropes (initially, until you have mastered it! ) Then turn on the blowers.
- 8. Whilst inflating, ensure the front of the top of the screen remains slightly in front of the bottom of the screen. Pull top front rope as required to keep the top in front of the bottom. Allow slack in the rear ropes (if fastened vs having it held). Bottom rope fastened Bottom rope fastened Sometimes when the screen is partly up it helps to push here.
- 9. Once the screen has popped up, rearrange the ropes until it is vertical.
- 10. For screens with a back frame. Follow these instructions, for unfolding and laying out the screen , and pegging the bottom ropes, then inflate (no top rope work required.)
- 11. Trouble Shooting Problem Possible Cause Correction Screen is not popping up Lack of air 1. Check blower is fastened pressure 2. Check blower sleeve is not twisted/blocked 3. Check vent zips have been closed 4. Check a blower is attached to each sleeve.
- 12. Trouble Shooting Problem Possible Cause Correction Cannot keep the top in Back top ropes Increase the length of the back front of the bottom fastened too ropes. short. Problem Possible Cause Correction Screen falls backward/ Bottom of Check bottom ropes are tied and forward even when the screen insecure taut top ropes are held steady
- 14. Getting Your Screen Down
- 15. Getting Your Screen Down Getting your screen down is relatively simple. 1. Turn off the blowers 2. Try to get screen to come down so the face is upwards 3. Untie ropes and pull out pegs 4. Open the air vents and remove the blower 5. Ensure screen is face up. 6. When deflated, remove any plant material leaves etc, and dry screen face if possible. (prevents stains and mould).
- 16. 7. Wind up ropes and put in towards the middle. 8. Fold from bottom to top. Repeat until screen is folded to approximately 1.5 meters wide 9. Fold each end towards the middle. 10. Roll up, taking time to allow air to escape. 11. Tie up