Meade MAX-ACF Instruction Manual page 15

Latitude
Lock
Knob
Latitude Range Bolts
"Porthole"
Latitude
Lock
Knob
Move and line up
latitude tick mark
with indicator
Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the
Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
Tighten (rotate) the lock knobs below the Pedestal to a
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"tight" feel. First loosely tighten all three knobs, then
tighten all three securely.
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Back off the ejector knobs on the Pedestal.
Adjust legs until they are level. Adjust the turnbuckle for
fine adjustment of level.
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The bubble levels will assist you. in determining level.
Latitude Adjustment
The telescope comes set for mid-range latitudes (30° to
60°).
If you need to set for low range or high range ,
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loosen all four latitude lock knobs (2 on each side)
remove the 4 latitude bolts from each side of the
pedestal (8 total) using a supplied hex wrench (see
photo above). The pedestal will now swing freely.
Swing the pedestal so that the bolt portholes match up
with another set of bolt holes on the underneath plate
(there are three sets of bolt holes, one for each latitude
range).
Move the pedestal until it lines up your latitude tick
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mark with the indicator on the latitude scale.
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Replace and tighten the latitude bolts. Note: If you are
setting for low-range latitude, you will need to replace
only three bolts on each side. There isn't a fourth hole
on either side. Relock latitude locks knobs.
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