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ENGLISH I 5
Assembly
This section covers the assembly instructions for your
Celestron Advanced VX mount. Your mount should come
with all of the following:
• Equatorial head
• Tripod
• Accessory tray
• Counterweight bar with locking nut
• Azimuth adjustment screws (x2)
• Hand control
• Hand control holder (2 pieces)
• Declination motor cable
• Car battery adapter cable
• Counterweight
If you purchased the Advanced VX mount by itself, you
should receive one counterweight in the box. If you purchased
an Advanced VX telescope kit, you may receive one or two
additional counterweights, depending on the optical tube
included in the kit. These counterweights will be packed in
separate boxes. More information can be found in the section
of the manual concerning the use of your optical tube.
Remove all the pieces from their respective inner boxes and
place on a flat, clear work area. A large floor space is ideal.
When setting up your Celestron mount, you must start with
the tripod and work up from there. These instructions are
laid out in the order each task must be performed.
Setting up the Tripod
The Advanced VX tripod comes with an all-metal center leg
brace/accessory tray to give rock solid support to the mount.
The tripod comes fully assembled with a metal plate, called
the tripod head that holds the legs together at the top. In
addition, there is a central rod that extends down from the
tripod head that attaches the equatorial mount to the tripod.
To set up the tripod:
1. Stand the tripod upright and pull the tripod legs apart
until each leg is fully extended. The tripod will now stand
by itself.
2. To adjust the height of the legs, loosen the lever found
at the bottom of each leg by rotating it counterclockwise.
3. Slide each leg out to the desired length and secure in
place by rotating the levers clockwise. Make sure the
levers are tight so the legs do not accidentally slide
inward when you add weight to the tripod.
Attaching the Azimuth Adjustment Knobs
To ensure safe shipment of your Advanced VX mount, the
azimuth adjustment knobs have been removed from the
mount and will need to be attached.
Before securing the mount to the tripod:
1. Locate the Azimuth Adjustment Knobs from the box
containing the Advanced VX equatorial head.
2. Thread one knob into each of the holes located on either
side of the mount.
3. Only thread the knobs about half way in, leaving enough
space for the tripod alignment peg, which will need to fit
between the two screw tips.
Attaching the Equatorial Mount
The Advanced VX equatorial mount allows you to tilt the
telescope’s axis of rotation so that you can track the stars as
they move across the sky. On one side of the tripod head
is a metal alignment peg for aligning the mount. This side of
the tripod will face north when setting up for an astronomical
observing session. To attach the equatorial head:
1. Locate the azimuth adjustment screws on the equatorial
mount.
2. Retract the azimuth adjustment screws so they no longer
extend into the azimuth housing on the mount. Do NOT
remove the screws since they are needed later for
polar alignment.
3. Hold the equatorial mount over the tripod head so the
azimuth housing is above the metal peg.
4. Place the equatorial mount on the tripod head so that
the two are flush.
5. Push the knob located on the central rod on the
underside of the tripod head upward and turn it
clockwise to hold the equatorial mount firmly in place.
Azimuth Knobs
(on both sides
of mount)
Equatorial
Mount
Tripod Head
Mounting Knob
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