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Carefree of Colorado Installation 

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8.  Confirm that the arm is perpendicular to the 

awning rail, attach the arm through the #1 
mounting hole (shown in Figure 8) using a 5/32” 
pilot hole and a 1/4 x 1-1/2” lag screw. 

9. Position the roller assembly so that it is 

perpendicular to the motorized arm assembly.  
Position the non-motorized arm perpendicular to 
the roller assembly. 

10. Drill a 5/32” hole through the #2

 

mounting hole 

and attach the non-motorized arm using a 1/4 x 
1 1/2” lag screw. 

11. Check the alignment; the arm assembly must be 

perpendicular to the roller assembly.   When the 
alignment is correct, drill and attach the arm 
through the #1 mounting hole (shown in Figure 
8) using a 5/32” drill bit and a 1/4 x 1-1/2” lag 
screw. 

12. Hold the awning closed and carefully remove the 

plastic wraps at the top of the arms. The awning 
will open a few inches. 

13. Open the awning about 18” or until the top 

mounting holes on the arms are visible. To open 

13.1 

Cap the exposed end of the wires from the motor cable to 
avoid 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 the motorized head. 

13.2  Connect the other ends of the jumper leads to a 12V 

source (i.e. drill battery).  If the awning does not begin to 
move, reverse the leads. 

14. Drill 5/32" pilot holes for the upper mounting holes and the #3 lower mounting hole for each arm. 

15. 

For Aftermarket configurations:

  Attach the upper mounting bracket using 2 ea 1/4 x 2 1/2 lag screws.  

Attach the #3 lower mounting hole with a 1/4 x 1 1/2 lag screw or moly rivet. 

16. 

For OEM configurations:

  Attach the upper mounting holes using 2 ea 1/4 x 1 1/2 lag screws.  Attach the 

#3 lower mounting hole with a 1/4 x 1 1/2 lag screw or moly rivet. 

Upper Mounting Holes

(Arm Extended Out)

Lower Mounting Holes

#1 

Mounting Hole

#2 

Mounting Hole

OEM Mounting Holes

1/4 x 1 1/2 Screws Only

TravelR005

#3 

Mounting Hole

OEM

Configuration

Aftermarket

Configuration

Aftermarket Mounting Holes

1/4 x 2 1/2 Screws Only

For #1, 2 and 3 use
1/4 x 1 1/2 Screws
  

 or

3/16 Moly Rivets

 

Figure 8.  Arm Mounting Hole Locations. 

TravelR010c

Emergency

Terminals

RH Motor Head

 

Figure 9.  Emergency Terminals. 

 

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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