This awning can be installed by one person with brief help from additional personnel. Use these instructions to ensure cor- rect installation, function, and operation of product. Dometic Corporation reserves the right to modify appearances and specifications without notice. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.........................
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This manual has safety information and instructions to help The installation MUST comply with all ap- you eliminate or reduce the risk of accidents and injuries. plicable local and national codes, including the latest edition of the following standards: Recognize Safety Information U.S.A.
PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION Door Roller And Edge Guard (Optional) Prepare Awning Rail wear or tearing of awning fabric could occur. awning fabric. If awning rail is NOT straight, awning If there’s potential for a squared corner entry door fabric may wrinkle or stretch. Select desired awning rail end (on RV) into which to contact awning fabric, a door roller kit (NOT IN- awning fabric will be inserted.
PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION 5. Repeat steps (2) through (4) for opposite side. Determine Awning Location 6. Be sure awning safety lock is in roll down posi- tion. See (FIG. 5). Verify mounting surface on RV is flat, has solid IMPACT OR CRUSH HAZARD. structural backing where fasteners penetrate...
PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION FIG. 8 FIG. 10 Top Mounting Bracket Top Mounting Bracket Awning Rail FRTA Awning Rail With Drip Channel Top Bracket Spacer Mounting Below Rail 2. Make sure arm assemblies do not restrict use of FIG. 9 Top Mounting doors, windows, etc.
INSTALL AWNING 3. While one person guides awning fabric into aw- FIG. 14 ning rail, carefully move (carry) awning assem- bly to predetermined location. See (FIG. 12). Main Rafter tion” on page (6). Main Arm A stepladder may be necessary to reach awning rail.
INSTALL AWNING top mounting bracket and into solid structure of Find a solid structure in RV wall to install bottom RV. See (FIG. 7), (FIG. 8), (FIG. 9), & (FIG. 15). mounting bracket. Then adjust arm to place bot- tom mounting bracket in desired mounting posi- 6.
INSTALL AWNING 5. While holding bottom mounting bracket against FIG. 20 RV wall, mark hole locations. See (FIG. 17) & (FIG. 19). Lock Nut FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD. Verify there are no obstacles inside Main Arm RV’s roof and/or walls (wires, pipes, etc.). Shut Adjustable OFF gas supply, disconnect 120 Vac power from Shoulder...
INSTALL AWNING b. Cycle awning again to check alignment. FIG. 21 3. Ensure arm assemblies are still positioned cor- rectly (directly in front of top brackets), then mark Nail location of awning fabric edges on awning rail. 4. Pull one edge of awning fabric approximately 1/4″...