Girard Systems G-Link G-1500, Owners Operation, Adjustment, Repair & Installation Manual

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During this fabric installation and adjustment process, please use the power of the motor sparingly,
as to not create an overheat condition.
Fabric replacement – procedure #2, surface mounted awnings:
This fabric changing procedure is recommended for use on G-2000 awnings in which the awning has
been ‘surface’ or ‘flush’ mounted to the vehicle side wall.’ If the awning has been ‘recessed’ into the
vehicle side, please see ‘fabric replacement method #1, recessed awnings’. In either case, the old awning
fabric can be removed without the need to remove the complete awning, or the awning roller tube. All
awning hardware will remain in position.
NOTE: Both procedures require the use of the awning
manual crank in portion. If no manual crank is available, the motor limit switches must be used to
create the settings. If this is the case, see ‘Adjusting Motor Limits Switches’.
Removing the old fabric:
1) Open the awning fully until the arms ‘click’ into place. Using the manual crank, (use the motor limit
switches and adjust, if no crank is available) continue to rotate the roller tube until all the fabric is
unrolled and the ‘C’ groove of the roller tube is accessible.
2) Remove the (4) four fabric set screws (two are located on lead rail two are on the roller tube.)
3) Remove both lead rail end caps and awning end caps. (See Figure 14 and 15) Using two people,
carefully slide the entire fabric out from the left end of the roller tube (make sure the Poly rope clears the
support bracket for the roller tube) and from the end of the lead rail. Remove both Poly ropes form the
forward and rear hems of the old fabric. This will be used on the new fabric installation.
Instructions of new fabric
IMPORTANT NOTE: Replacement fabrics are shipped in a rolled condition. The front edge of the
fabric will be marked ‘lead rail end-up’, and will be the leading edge of the roll as you receive it. The
hems will always face downward as the fabric is installed. The other end of this fabric will have
mounted, inside of the hem, a small Poly rope and discard.
1) Insert one of the (2) larger Poly ropes (that was removed form the old fabric) into the front hem
of the new fabric. Carefully unroll the new fabric, and insert the second larger Poly rope (that
was also removed from the old fabric) into the rear hem of the new fabric. This end will be
mounted into the roller tube.
2) Tape the sharp edges of the ‘C’ channel (fabric channel) of the lead rail such that the fabric will
slide and enter freely without snagging or tearing. Tape also all sharp edges of the awning casing
and the roller tube support bracket.
3) Insert the leading edges of the new fabric into the fabric grooves of both the left ends of the lead
rail and the roller tube. This function is most safely and easily performed with four people.
Carefully slide the new fabric down both the lead rail and roller tube simultaneously. Two
people can pull the front of the fabric, as two people are holding the excess fabric and feeding the