Celestron FirstScope 76EQ Quick Setup page 2

Quick Set-up Guide [cont]
10
Locate the counterweight bar and
counterweight. Slide the counterweight half
way down the counterweight bar and tighten
the locking screw to secure in place.
13
The longer cable should attach to the Right
Ascension axis and the shorter cable attaches
to the Declination axis as shown above.
16
Reattach both wingnuts and tighten to secure
in place.
19
Loosen the set screw on the focuser so that it
does not obstruct the inner diameter of the
focuser.
For detailed usage information please consult your
11
Thread the threaded end of the counterweight
bar into the Dec axis of the equatorial mount.
14
Before mounting the tube, remove the two
wingnuts on the tube rings.
17
Locate the finderscope. Remove the knurled
nuts on the threaded posts at the focuser end
of the telescope tube.
20
Insert the chrome barrel of the 20mm eyepiece
into the focuser and tighten the set screw.
owner's manual.
12
Slide the chrome end of the slow motion
control cables onto equatorial mount gear shaft
and tighten set screw to secure in place.
15
Place the tube on the mount by lining up the
screws with the mounting holes on the mount.
The focuser end of the telescope should be
over the counterweight assembly.
18
Orient the finderscope so that the glass
window is facing towards the front of the tube.
Place finderscope over the posts on the tube
and tighten it down with the knurled nuts.
21
Remove the lens cap from the front of the
telescope. To observe, look through the
eyepiece as shown above.