Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ Quick Setup Manual

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Your AstroMaster 76EQ/114EQ/130EQ includes: optical
tube w/ built-on StarPointer finderscope, tripod with
center support bracket, equatorial mount, two
eyepieces, two counterweights, counterweight bar, two
slow motion cables, accessory tray, battery, owner's
manual, and The Sky™ CD Software.
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All three legs should be the same length to
provide a level platform for the telescope.
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Locate the equatorial mount and place the base of
the mount through the hole in the center of the
tripod mounting platform.
Quick set-up guide for:
Model #31035 – AstroMaster 76EQ
Model #31042 – AstroMaster 114EQ
Model #31045 – AstroMaster 130EQ
Model #31051 – AstroMaster 130EQ-MD
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To set up the tripod, spread the legs outward until
they are fully extended. Extend the center portion of
each of the three tripod legs down 6-12".
5
To attach the accessory tray, line up notches and
turn clockwise until tray tabs lock into place with
the tripod brackets.
8
From underneath the tripod mounting platform,
thread the mounting nut into the threaded hole on
the bottom of the equatorial mount.
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Quick Set-up Guide
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Use the three tightening screws located at the
bottom of each leg to secure the extended legs
in place.
6
Properly assembled, the accessory tray should
appear as pictured above.
9
Thread the latitude adjustment screw into the
equatorial mount until the screw is touching the
inside of the mount.