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Carefree of Colorado Installation 

Manual 

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P

RODUCT 

O

VERVIEW

 

The new Travel'r provides motorized awning comfort with Carefree's standards for looks, strength and 
dependability.  It is the successful blend of style, quality and economy.  The awning is available in two fixed 
pitch models. 

The awning rollbar and arms are made from light weight, no-rust aluminum.  The awning fabric is heavy 
weight vinyl. 

Travel'r Patio Awning Specifications: 

M

AXIMUM 

E

XTENSION

8 foot 

M

AXIMUM 

L

ENGTH

21 feet 

F

LAT

 

Fixed 

approximately 6 inches 

P

ITCH

S

TEEP

 

Fixed 

D

ROP

:

 

approximately 33 inches 

 

Measurement is from centerline of Awning Rail to centerline of rollbar 

M

OTOR

Power: 10VDC–14VDC

Circuit Rating: 20 amp 

motor mounted in arm 

P

OWER 

S

OURCE

Motor and controls are routed and hardwired into the vehicle’s 12V system 

E

XTEND 

A

CTUATION

Gas Shock 

 

P

OSITION 

C

ONTROL

Motorized roll out/in 

C

ONTROLLER

3 position, momentary ON, center OFF Switch 

C

OLOR

Frame: White, 

Black 

 

Canopy:  Available in a Variety of fabrics and colors – refer to order sheet 

 

90

o

Typ.

Centerline

of Motorized Arm

Centerline

of Idler Arm

Awning Length

Drill Area for

Lower Cable Routing

Drill Area for

Upper Cable

Routing

TravelR003

Fabric Width

5”

(approx)

5”

(approx)

Awning Rail

= Flat Mounting Surface Area

3 1/2” x 67” - Flat Pitch
3 1/2” x 59 1/2” - Steep Pitch

7”

64 1/4”

Centerline

of Motorized Arm

Steep Pitch Arm

Flat Pitch Arm

6” min.

Clearance

from top of

door

14.5” min.

Clearance

from top of door

Drill Area for

Upper Cable

Routing

7”

Drill Area for

Lower Cable Routing

56 1/4”

#2
Mounting
Hole

#2
Mounting
Hole

For V

ertical Arm

Placement refer to

“Mounting the A

wning”

For V

ertical Arm

Placement refer to

“Mounting the A

wning”

 

Figure 1.  General Layout. 

 

 

 

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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