ES2617 User Manual

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PREFACE

ThankyouverymuchforyourpurchaseofaVixenastronomicaltelescope

ThismanualappliestotheED80SfandED100Sftelescopes.Youmayoccasionallyfinddescriptionsin

thetextnotrelevanttoyourparticularmodel.Readtheinstructionsforyourmountalongwiththis

manualifyoupurchasedthetelescopeasacompletepackage.

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WARNING!

Neverlookdirectlyatthesunwiththetelescopeoritsfinderorguidescope.

Permanentandirreversibleeyedamagemayresult.

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CAUTION

Donotleavetheopticaltubeuncappedinthedaytime.Sunlightpassingthroughthe

telescopeorfinderscopemaycauseafire.

 Donotusetheproductwhilemovingorwalking,injuriescouldresultfromacollision

withobjectsorfromstumblingorfalling.

 Keepsmallcaps,plasticbags,orplasticpackingmaterialsawayfromchildren.These

maycauseadangerofswallowingorsuffocation.

 Donotusetheproductinawetenvironmentanddonothandlewithwethands.

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HANDLING AND STORAGE

 Donotleavetheproductinsideacarinbrightsunshineorinotherhotplaces.Keep

anystrongheatsourcesawayfromtheproduct.

 Whencleaning,donotusesolventssuchaspaintthinnerorsimilarproducts.

 Donotexposetheproducttorain,water,dirtorsand.

 Avoidtouchinganylensormirrorsurfacesdirectlywithyourhands.Incasealensor

mirrorbecomesdirtywithfingerprints orgeneralsmears,gentlywipeitusinga

commerciallyavailablelenscleanerandalenscleani ngpaperorcloth,orconsultyour

localVixendealer.

 Blowoffdustonlensesusingacommerciallyavailableblowerbrush.Donotuse

compressedair.

 Forstorage,keeptheproductinadryplaceanddonotexposetodirectsunlight.

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SETTING UP THE TELESCOPE-Refertoyourmountinstructionsalongwiththismanual.

ATTACHING THE TELESCOPE TO THE MOUNT(GP2mountandA80Mfopticaltube

shownhere)

Loosenboththedovetail‐platelockscrewand

safetyscrewuntilthetipsofthesescrewsno

longerextendedintotheinnerpartofthedovetail

block.

Slidethedovetailmountedscopeintothedovetail

mountingblockasshowninthefigure.Tightenthe

dovetaillockscrew(centeredonthenotch)onto

thedovetailtubeplateuntilsnug.

Firsttightenthedovetaillockscrew,andthentightenthesmallchromesafetyscrewontothedovetailmountingblockuntil

snug.

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