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orion
®
laserMate
Pro
™
#5684
Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975
oriontelescopes.com
customer support (800) 676 -1343
E-mail: support@telescope.com
corporate offices (831) 763 -7000
89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, ca 95076
IN 386 Rev. A 03/10
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- Page 1 Manual orion ® laserMate ™ #5684 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 oriontelescopes.com customer support (800) 676 -1343 E-mail: support@telescope.com corporate offices (831) 763 -7000 89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, ca 95076 IN 386 Rev. A 03/10...
- Page 2 Marking the Primary Mirror In order to achieve the best accuracy when collimating with the Orion LaserMate Pro, you will need to have the primary mirror center marked. All Orion Newtonian reflectors and many other commercially available optical tubes are center marked from the factory.
- Page 3 (Figure 8). Take it is important not to over tighten the mirror clips. For Orion reflector telescopes, note of the position of the red spot, and be careful not to place your eye in that tighten the mirror clip anchor screws until just snug, and then back off each screw position.
- Page 4 This is done with the secondary mirror colli- mation screws, usually located on the central hub of the telescope’s spider vane assembly. In the case of Orion reflectors there are three recessed 2mm Allen screws surrounding the Before center Phillips-head screw. Do not loosen this center screw.
- Page 5 Out of collimation Collimated Figure 11. A star test will determine if a telescope’s optics are properly collimated. An Figure 12a-b. To access the battery compartment simply unthread the power button unfocused view of a bright star through the eyepiece should appear as illustrated on the housing assembly.
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Page 6: Specifications
specifications appendix: centering the secondary Mirror under the Focuser Laser power: Less than 5mW In order to use the LaserMate Pro to center the secondary mirror underneath the focuser, you must mark the center of the secondary mirror. Do this by first Laser wavelength: 635-655nm removing the secondary mirror from the telescope and making a paper template... -
Page 7: One-Year Limited Warranty
Orion Warranty Repair, 89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, CA 95076. If the product is not registered, proof of purchase (such as a copy of the original invoice) is required.