Vixen AP Equatorial Mount Instruction Manual page 17

PREPARATION
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Tighten the azimuth adjustmen t knobs on the moun t base
so that the two knobs are equally tightened.
10
Push down the leg brace until it clicks as to secure the
stability of the tripod. Tighten the leg brace lock screw
securely.
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Repeat the above procedure when you change the height of the tripod.
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Attach the Slow Motion Control Knobs
The slow motion control knob is at tached onto the worm screw by push fit. Place the
manual slow motion control knob on the tip of the worm screw shaft so that the flat portion
of the socket on the knob is joined with the flat por tions of the tip on the shaft. For the AP-
SM mount, at tach the the slow motion control knob to the DEC worm screw shaft only.
Flat portion of the shaft
Worm gear shaft
Azimuth adjustment screws
Leg brace
Slow motion control knob
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Lock screw
Flat portion of the socket
Slow motion control knob
Manual slow motion control module
Worm gear shaft