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Quick Set-up Guide [cont]
Locate the counterweight bar and counterweight. Slide the
counterweight half way down the counterweight bar and
tighten the locking screw to secure in place.
11
Thread the threaded end of the counterweight bar into the
Dec axis of the equatorial mount.
12
13
The longer cable should attach to the Right Ascension axis
and the shorter cable attaches to the Declination axis --
tighten screw to secure in place.
14
Before mounting the tube, remove the two knobs on the tube
rings.
15
Place the tube on the mount by lining up the screws with the
mounting holes on the mount.
16
Reattach both knobs and tighten to secure in place. The
focuser end of the telescope should be over the
counterweight assembly.
17
10
Locate the finderscope and remove plastic caps on front and
back of lens. Remove the knurled nuts on the threaded posts
at the focuser end of the telescope tube.
Slide the chrome end of the slow motion control cables onto
equatorial mount gear shaft and tighten screw to secure in
place.
For detailed usage
information please
consult your owner’s
manual.
18
Orient the finderscope so that the glass window is facing
towards the front of the tube. Place finderscope over the
posts on the tube and tighten it down with the knurled nuts.
19
Loosen the screw on the focuser so that it does not obstruct
the inner diameter of the focuser. Remove the plastic cap
covering the end of the focuser.
20
Insert the chrome barrel of the 20mm eyepiece into the
focuser and tighten the screws.
21
Remove the lens cap from the front of the telescope. To
observe, look through the eyepiece as shown above.
22
For additional magnification, you can use the included 3x
barlow. Place the barlow in the focuser in place of the
eyepiece - remove the cap from the barlow.
23
Place the eyepiece into the barlow and tighten the set screw
to secure in place.