My son got this for me from Amazon and there are no instructions on how to set it up. I can't get it to open up to the position you see to use it
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Hi Judith, It's easy to set up, each knob tightens or losses to allow for a wide variety of angles. I bought two different size clip boards to rest on the easel which hold paper or canvas. I absolutely love mine for the studio and plan on ordering another for home use too!
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There is a lever or button on top of ladder towards right side. Press/squeeze on it. It should open up.
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I couldn't figure it out either. I'm gonna contact the seller. Hopefully that will help. I'll let you know if I find out how to use it.
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I gave this item as a gift to my son. I have no experience using it. My son loves it but I don't know any particulars.
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I'd send it back. Ask for a refund. Should have come with instructions and all neccessary attachments............. Good Luck.
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I'm trying to figure this out too, I don't see any instructions on this in the manual.
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I did not work for me nor were the instructions at all helpful. Sorry. I think you should send it back.
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Sorry -- my son set this up for me and I didn't pay much attention to what he was doing nor have I read the manual.
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The instructions are to pull out door and push in to secure. That is it. You have to make the ball go to a certain spot and push it down to open. Don't need the ball cause it doesn't secure
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Sorry I sent it as a gift. I think you could probably google instructions. Good luck :)
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Sorry I did not have any trouble opening it by just pulling up on it. I suggest instead of breaking it just returning it to Amazon or going online to Sylvania and get the manual if its posted and see how it opens. My wife and I shared it on a flight last week and it worked fine.
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Neither do mine. But you can google on how to use it or buy a book on how to use it. I got mine at amazon for 5 bucks.
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I have one of these, and it did come with assembly instructions. I would call Amazon and get them to hook you up with the manufacturer. I'm sure they would have the instructions somewhere online for you.
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Dorothy, I had the same problem. Hold the bottom (bigger part) with your left hand and twist the part just above it with your right hand. Failing this, go to YouTube and see how is done there. This is how I managed to open mine. I hope this helps.
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i didnt set it up. i bought it to use for my infant. it was too complicated to set up, so i sent it back and bought a pop up type.
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Press down with all of your force you can gather and maybe it will slide open. I had this problem also. I tried to reset my deffective machine by taking batteries out. This did not solve my problems. These machines are absolute junk. I cannot believe Amazon sells this dud. Boo to them also!
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Somebody posted visual directions at: http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/B00007E7RY/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index;=0 This worked for me.Thanks.