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Carefree of Colorado Installation 

Manual 

T

RAVEL

'

R

 

052540-002r4 

TravelR008b

RETRACT

 

EXTEND

 

Carefree of Colorado

Front

Rear

Black

Red

Ground

+12VDC

Motor Wires

L

N

L

N

Black

Black

Red

Red

Detail 

A

Wall Mount Connector

A

M

Black

Red

 

Figure 12.  Switch and Wiring. 

S

ECURING THE 

F

ABRIC

 

1. 

Roll the awning in and out several times to make sure that the fabric is square on the rollbar. 

2. 

Secure the canopy using one, #6 x 3/8" hex head screw at both sides of the awning. 

Fabric

Alumaguard

1"

#6 x 3/8
Screw

Polyrod

E0014

Fabric

1"

#6 x 3/8
Screw

#6 x 3/8
Screw

Awning Rail

Awning Rail

Awning Rail

Polyrod

Uniguard

Soft Connect

 

Figure 13.  Securing the Fabric. 

2.1  For vinyl awnings, place screw through awning rail, polyrod and canopy approximately 1” in from 

the end of the fabric. 

2.2  For Uniguard awnings, place screw through awning rail, polyrod and the soft connect material 

approximately 1" in from the end of the fabric. 

2.3  For Alumaguard awnings, place screw on the outer edge of the Alumaguard (not through the 

Alumaguard). 

R

EMOVING THE 

T

EMPORARY 

A

SSEMBLY 

P

INS

 

2 pins are inserted into the back of the left (idler) head for lateral stability 
during installation.  Using a pair of pliers, remove and discard both pins. 

NOTE:  The awning will temporarily operate with the pins in place; 

however, for long term use the pins must be removed. 

 

Remove these
2 Pins

TravelR011

 

Figure 14.  Removing the Assembly 

Pins. 

Summary of Contents for Travel'r Arms and Canopy

Page 1: ...R CURRENT CAREFREE AND A E AWNINGS TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Overview 1 Travel r Patio Awning Specifications 1 Component Checklist 2 Installation 3 Required Pre Installation Preparation 3 Installing a...

Page 2: ...efree of Colorado SAFETY INFORMATION WARNING A WARNING INDICATES A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHICH IF NOT AVOIDED COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY AND OR MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE CAUTION A C...

Page 3: ...d controls are routed and hardwired into the vehicle s 12V system EXTEND ACTUATION Gas Shock POSITION CONTROL Motorized roll out in CONTROLLER 3 position momentary ON center OFF Switch COLOR Frame Whi...

Page 4: ...ivet Moly 3 16 6 6 9 Screw Lag 1 4 x 1 1 2 10 6 10 Screw Lag 1 4 x 2 1 2 4 11 Screw Truss Head Sq Drive 10 x 5 8 4 12 Screw Hex Washer Head 6 x 3 8 2 2 13 Top Mounting Bracket 2 14 Screw Phillips Pan...

Page 5: ...control Configuration C Auto Retract All Disconnect and remove the existing control boxes wiring and switches The system is replaced with the single switch control Auto Retract is not currently offere...

Page 6: ...il Mounted to Coach Wall ALUMAGUARD Coach Wall Coach Wall Figure 3 Fabric Wrap Positioning 1 Determine the optimum positioning of the awning so that the arms will not interfere with the door frame or...

Page 7: ...ap or equivalent 4 For Aftermarket and Upgrade Installations On each arm attach the top mounting bracket to the channel using the screw nut and washers as shown 5 Align the roller assembly with the en...

Page 8: ...om Configurations with Shortened Rear Channel Only refer to Figures 1 and 7 Measure down from the centerline of the awning rail for the 2 mounting hole Flat Pitch Arm 63 1 4 Steep Pitch Arm 55 1 4 6 A...

Page 9: ...grounding or shorting These must remain capped and detached from the switch when using the emergency terminals 13 1 Attach the supplied jumper cables to the emergency terminals located on the back of...

Page 10: ...sealant 3 4 Go to step 5 4 At the switch panel location use a hole saw 1 3 4 minimum 2 1 4 maximum to cut a hole through the mounting surface 5 Route the motor cable through the hole and terminate the...

Page 11: ...Uniguard Soft Connect Figure 13 Securing the Fabric 2 1 For vinyl awnings place screw through awning rail polyrod and canopy approximately 1 in from the end of the fabric 2 2 For Uniguard awnings pla...

Page 12: ...secure the tractioner drill a 1 8 hole through the tractioner and rollbar roughly center the hole between two slots of the rollbar 7 Secure with one 1 10 square drive screw ATTACHING THE FASCIA The fa...

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