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Fig.6: (1) Eyepiece holder; (2) 25mm eyepiece; (3) Diagonal prism.
c.
Place the telescope's Declination lock and Right
Ascension lock into the "locked" position (3, Fig. 1 and 1,
Fig. 10) to prevent movement of the optical tube as you lift
the telescope.
d.
Once you have completed the steps above, firmly grasp
the two fork arms of the telescope with the control panel
facing you. Carefully lift the telescope and place it on the
tilt-plate by sliding the black plastic knob in (a), above, into
the slot at the top of the tilt-plate (2, Fig. 5). Align the motor
drive base so that it is flush with the tilt-plate and hand-
tighten the black plastic knob to a firm-feel.
e.
Looking at the underside of the tilt-plate, locate the
remaining two wedge attachment holes (3, Fig. 5). Insert
and hand-tighten the remaining two attachment knobs
until firm. The telescope is now fully mounted on the
equatorial wedge.
4. Attaching the Eyepiece Holder, Diagonal
Prism, and Eyepiece
a.
Remove the dust cap from the rear-cell thread of the
telescope.
b.
Thread the eyepiece holder (1, Fig. 6) directly onto the
rear-cell thread.
c.
Slide the diagonal prism (3, Fig. 6) into the eyepiece
holder and lock in place by turning the thumbscrew to a
"firm-feel."
d.
Slide the included 25mm eyepiece (2, Fig. 6) into the
diagonal prism and lock in place by turning the
thumbscrew.
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Fig.7: The Viewfinder. (1) Objective lens; (2) Lens cell; (3) Focus
lock ring; (4) Viewfinder mounting bracket; (5) Viewfinder collimation
(alignment) screws.
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N OT E : For astronomical observations the diagonal pri s m
(3, Fig.6) generally provides a comfortable right-angle viewing
position. Alternately, an eyepiece may be inserted directly into
the eyepiece holder for straight-through obser vations. With the
diagonal prism in place images will be right-side-up bu t
reversed left-for-right. With the eyepiece inserted directly into
the (straight-through) eyepiece-holder, images will be upside-
down and reversed left-for-right. For astronomical purposes the
image orientation is of no importance whatever. For terrestrial
observations, where a fully corrected image is highly desirable,
the optional Meade #928 45° Erect-Image Diagonal Prism
should be ordered separately.
5. Mounting the Viewfinder
a.
To attach the standard-equipment 6 x 30mm viewfinder,
remove the two viewfinder mounting screws from the rear
cell of the telescope using the appropriate hex wrench
supplied with the telescope. Place the viewfinder with
bracket over these mounting holes and replace the two
mounting screws to securely attach the viewfinder bracket
to the rear cell. Tighten these screws to a firm-feel only.
b.
Do not attempt to focus or align the viewfinder at this time.
Instructions for focusing and alignment of the viewfinder
are presented later in this manual.
c.
Once attached, the viewfinder may be left permanently
mounted to the telescope.
6. Powering the Telescope
The LX10 may be powered in any of three ways: (a) by means
of one 9-volt (transistor-type) battery; (b) by means of four AA-
size batteries; or (c) by means of the optional #607 Power Cord
(see O P T I O N A L AC C E S S O R I E S, page 15). All batteries are
supplied by the user and are not included with the telescope.
Long-life alkaline batteries are recommended.
To power the telescope from one 9-volt battery: Open the
battery compartment on the control panel (5, Fig. 2), flip up the
thumb latch, and lift the lid. Inside this compartment is a
double-connector attached to two wires. Connect the 9-volt
battery to the double connector, place the battery inside the
battery compartment, and replace the lid of the battery
compartment. The telescope is now ready for operation. With
the switch on the control panel turned ON the telescope will
automatically
track
objects
Astronomical Objects, p. 13). With the 9-volt battery installed,
the telescope can be powered for about 25 hours of normal
tracking.
To power the telescope from four AA-size batteries: Use
one of the supplied hex wrenches to remove the metal cover
panel located underneath the control panel on the bottom
surface of the drive base; four hex-head screws attach this
metal cover panel to the drive base. The internal compartment
containing the drive motor and the worm gear assembly will
now be visible (10, Fig. 8).
The LX10 telescope is shipped with the plastic AA-battery pack
(8, Fig. 8) placed in one corner of the motor drive compartment
and held in place with a Velcro strip; 2 thin wires and a small
plug are wound into one side of this battery pack. Note that the
9-volt battery wires in (a), above, are factory pre-connected to
the telescope's control panel by means of a small plastic plug (5,
Fig. 8).
To power the telescope from the battery pack of 4 x AA-size
batteries:
a.
Unplug the small plastic plug (5, Fig 8) that connects the
9-volt battery compartment to the control panel. Pulling
the detent lever (4, Fig. 8) slightly to the left (see arrow in
Fig. 8) facilitates removal of the plug.
b.
Remove the AA-size battery pack (8, Fig. 8) from its
position in one corner of the motor drive compartment.
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