Hanging the Awning
Tilt the front of the cassette up and insert the ‘back
lip’ of the Awning cassette into the mounting bracket
hook (Fig. 2). Be sure the back lip is fully inserted into
the hook on ALL mounting brackets. Lower the front
of the awning allowing it to rest on the ‘seat’ of the
mounting brackets. The unit is now just ‘sitting’on the
mounting bracket hooks, but is still NOT fully secured!
Securing the Awning to the Wall
Insert and hold the mounting bracket ‘Slide Plate’into the ‘groove’on the underside of the awning cassette next to the mounting
bracket. Slide it over the lip of the mounting bracket (Fig. 3A) until the holes align. Insert the two Allen screws and tighten with a
4mm Allen wrench (Fig. 3B). If necessary, gently tap it into place with the soft blow hammer. If more than gentle force is required,
then recheck your mounting bracket alignment with the string. If any brackets are out of alignment, do not force the mounting
plate. Take the awning down, adjust the brackets and re-hang the awning.
Opening the Awning
Using your remote control or hand crank, open the awning roughly 4”. This enables you to carefully remove the remaining
packaging materials from the arms inside.
Override shaft installation if motorized: If your awning was ordered with
a manual override motor, then the override shaft needs to be installed before
mounting the awning. Locate the override shaft (Fig. 3C) package in the parts box.
Screw the small “Christmas tree shaped” plastic clip (provided in the bag) as far into
the end of the override shaft as possible. Carefully insert the shaft into the motor
through the round hole drilled in the bottom of the awning near the motor cord
until it clips into place (Fig. 3D). Test by turning the shaft and noticing the front
awning cover open when you let out a small amount of fabric.
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3
4
WEIGHT CAUTION! Due to the weight of these
awnings, extra installers may be needed.
IMPORTANT! This awning does not have a square bar, which makes the
bracket placement and accuracy of all measurements critically important.
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TOOLS NEEDED:
MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS: Please read these instructions carefully before proceeding with assembly and installation.
Fig. 1A
Fig. 3A Fig. 3B
Fig. 3C
Fig. 1B
SHOULDER
STICKER
MOUNTING
BRACKET
Fig. 1C
Wall Mount
Installation
Fig. 1D
Soffit Mount
Installation
Wall and Soffit Mount Installation Instructions:
Determine and mark the awning location on the wall. Measure the distance
from the end of the awning to all of the shoulder locations marked by the
stickers on the bottom of the cassette (Fig. 1A). Transfer these dimensions
to the mounting surface. This will give the positioning of the mounting
brackets required for proper shoulder support. Install one bracket directly
behind each shoulder (Fig. 1B) with the second bracket located between
the shoulder and the end of the awning. If there are not studs in the
required locations then use a 2”x 8” mounting ledger board. The wall
brackets must be through bolted, NOT Lag bolted, to the board. Awnings
over 20’will have three (3) arms/shoulders and six wall mount brackets. If
provided, mount the middle brackets with one directly under the shoulder
and the second bracket on the closest adjacent stud. DO NOT SPREAD
THEM EVENLY ACROSS THE AWNING.
Always mount the two outside brackets first; then mount all middle
brackets. Run a string line between the two outside brackets to ensure
proper alignment of the middle bracket(s) (Fig. 1C & 1D).
Roof Mount Installation
Instructions:
Determine your awning mounting location
on the roof. Follow the instructions for wall
mounting to determine proper bracket
location. The roof brackets are adjustable
for the variable roof pitches and should be
assembled so that the front of the roof bracket
is perpendicular to the ground when mounted
on the sloped roof. Two 3/8” holes will
need to be drilled through the overlapping
sections #3 and #4 once the front section #2 is
perpendicular to the ground to secure them in
place (Fig #1E).
The wall brackets may be mounted directly
to each roof bracket or to a mounting ledger
board if desired or necessary. If using a 2” x 10”
mounting board, the wall brackets must be
through bolted, NOT Lag bolted, to the board.
It is extremely important that all brackets are mounted plumb,
square and level. The Awning Cassette does not have any ‘give’
for mis-aligned brackets and will not function properly unless
the brackets are PERFECTLY aligned during installation.
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WARNING: DO NOT LIFT UP ON THE
AWNING!
Lifting up on the front of the Awning at
this stage will cause it to release from
the mounting brackets. The Awning IS
NOT SECURE until the Slide Plates are in
place and the screws are tightened!
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BRACKET SLIDE PLATE
IN PLACE
ALLEN
WRENCH
SLIDE PLATE
Fig. 3D
For awning assembly & installation:
nDrill and bits
nLevel
nTape measure
nScrewdrivers
Additional tools required for this series:
n4mm, 13mm, 1/4”, 9/16” socket and ratchet wrenches
n13mm, 17mm, 19mm open end wrenches
n2.5mm, 4mm, 6mm, 8mm Allen wrenches
nSoft blow hammer
nString
nAdjustable wrench
71⁄4”
3⁄16”
CASSETTE (TILTED UP)
MOUNTING
BRACKET HOOK
MOUNTING
BRACKET SEAT
CASSETTE LIP
STRING
STRING
VERTICAL VERTICAL
SECTION #4
SECTION #3
SECTION #2
SECTION #1
Fig. 1E
Roof Mount Bracket
Installation
