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052567-001r5 

Printed in USA 

September, 2016 

 

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The Travel'r Direct Response Auto-Retract System may be installed as part of the original Travel'r awning 
installation or as an upgrade to an existing awning installation. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Prior to Installing the Kit ................................................................................................................................ 3

 

Installing the Sensor ..................................................................................................................... 4

 

Switch Installation ......................................................................................................................... 7

 

Wiring an Additional Extend/Retract Switch ................................................................................................. 8

 

Attach the Label ............................................................................................................................ 8

 

 

 

Read this manual before installing or using this product.  Failure to follow the instructions 
and safety precautions in this manual can result in personal injury and/or cause the 
product to not operate properly. 

Carefree of Colorado 

2145 W. 6

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 Avenue Broomfield, CO  80020 

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 Scott Fetzer 

company

 

Summary of Contents for DIRECT RESPONSE

Page 1: ...stallation TABLE OF CONTENTS Prior to Installing the Kit 3 Installing the Sensor 4 Switch Installation 7 Wiring an Additional Extend Retract Switch 8 Attach the Label 8 Read this manual before installing or using this product Failure to follow the instructions and safety precautions in this manual can result in personal injury and or cause the product to not operate properly Carefree of Colorado 2...

Page 2: ...al personal injury hazards Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible personal injury or death WARNING Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious bodily injury CAUTION Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor or moderate bodily injury NOTICE Indicates a situation that may result in equipment related ...

Page 3: ... exterior wall as described in the awning installation instructions These instructions replace the switch and wiring directions included with the awning For Existing Installations The installer must locate and remove any existing switches Access to the motor cable and the 12VDC Ground wires is required 1 Determine the location of the switches 1 1 Do not mount the switches near heat producing eleme...

Page 4: ...6 Detach the motor assembly from the arm 7 For units that had the emergency terminals on the rear cover refer to Detail C for units without the emergency terminals go to step 8 7 1 Partially pull the motor cable from the rear of the arm approximately 9 10 7 2 Cut the cable approximately 7 from the top of the channel Remove but DO NOT discard the cable that was cut 7 3 On the cable remaining in the...

Page 5: ...nnel Press New Cable into Open Groove of Channel 2 Clean this surface Cutoff Tab from Bottom of Front Cover DETAIL A 12V Direct Response Control Module 060686 001 Rev 1 0 DETAIL C DETAIL D DETAIL E To Switch DETAIL F Front Channel Channel 2 Alternate Switch Routing LCDR001a Double Sided Tape Switch Cable 3 5 DETAIL B Cord Retainer Motor Patch Cable Route long red black module wires inside arm to m...

Page 6: ...wiring diagram is on page 7 17 In the front channel attach the red and black wires from the module to the motor cable inside the channel 18 Secure the red and black wires into the groove of the front channel using a 2 piece of cord retainer 19 Attach the rear cover 20 Detail D Cut or break off the tab on the bottom of the front cover Attach the front cover 21 Detail E Route the new cable down the ...

Page 7: ...erminal of the ON OFF switch 5 Terminate the BLACK wire from the motor cable with a 25 14 16 awg male terminal 6 Run a minimum 14 awg wire to chassis ground Suitable ground would be the vehicle chassis or conductive structure connected to the chassis Terminate the wire with 25 14 16 awg female terminal and connect to the black wire from the cable 7 Run a minimum 14 awg wire from the power distribu...

Page 8: ...END RETRACT switch wires from the switch cable Pin 1 of the additional switch should go to pin 1 of the main patio switch etc ATTACH THE LABEL After completing and testing the system attach the Direct Response identification label to the bottom of the motor arm 1 Thoroughly clean and dry the area at the bottom of the RH motor arm 2 Remove the release paper and attach the DR label in the area shown...

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