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STANDARD EQUIPMENT
Complete Main Telescope Assembly
Full Length Variable-Height Hardwood Tripod
Equatorial Mount with counterweight and flexible adjustment cables
4mm, 12mm, 20mm focal length - Eyepieces
Diagonal Mirror, 3x Barlow Lens, Erecting Lens
5 x 24 Finderscope w/focus adjustment, Accessory Tray
Hardware Pack:
Tripod leg: 3-2_"bolts, 6-
Accessory tray: 3-_" bolts, 6-_" washers and 3-wingnuts
Tripod Leg Lock Screws: 3 pc.
Fine Adjustment Knobs: 2 pc.
TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY
1. Remove telescope from carton and identify all components. READ THROUGH ASSEMBLY
INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU ASSEMBLE YOUR TELESCOPE
2. Set-Up Tripod, Mount and Accessory Tray
Select one
Tripod Leg (9)
included in the hardware pack, insert the
(13)
Tripod Leg (9).
Repeat on remaining two legs.
Locate the
Equatorial Mount (22).
to Equatorial Mount make sure the
inward. Locate the long bolts and washers from the hardware pack.
Position the mount over the
holes in the
Tripod Leg
through the holes at the top of a
positioned on both outer sides of the
bolt, but do not tighten it all the way. Repeat on the remaining two
. Once you have attached all
Legs
tighten all wing nuts.
Locate the
Accessory Tray (12).
and washers
( 3-_" bolts, 6-_ washers and 3 - wingnuts)
to the
Accessory Tray Braces (11).
positioned beneath the
attached as some adjustments may be required.
1. Attach Finderscope
Locate the
Finderscope(20)
near the back of the
exposed screws. Replace the nuts, and securely tighten the
2. Attach Telescope Main Tube
Locate the
Telescope Main Tube (2).
protruding from beneath the telescope. Position the long screws over the two holes in the
and carefully secure the
Mount (22)
3. Attach Control Cables, Counterweight and Eyepieces
Locate the
Fine Adjustment Cables (14
Remove the black "Phillips" head screw at the end of the cables. Place the knobs over the
adjustment cable and position so that the holes are aligned. Replace screws and secure tightly.
washers and 3-wingnuts
11
/16
and extend the
Tighten the
Tripod Leg Lock Screws
Note: Before assembling tripod legs
Tripod Leg
with the holes in the mount. Insert the bolts
Tripod Leg (9).
Tripod Legs
Using the accessory tray bolts, wingnuts
Start with one
Accessory Tray.
with pre-assembled
Telescope Main Tube (2)
Telescope Main Tube
) and the fine adjustment knobs (located in the hardware pack).
Tripod Leg Middle Section (10).
Tripod Leg Lock Screw
so that the
Accessory Tray Braces (11)
as shown
and align the
(fig. a).
A washer should be
Attach a wing nut to the
Tripod Leg.
to the mount, securely
connect the
Accessory Tray
Tripod Leg
Do not tighten wingnuts until all
Finderscope Mount (21).
and place the
Remove the wingnuts that are attached to the long screws
to the
Using
Tripod Leg Lock Screws
into the lower brackets on the
is securely in place.
Middle Section
face
Tripod
and attach wingnut. Wingnuts should be
Accessory Tray Braces
Remove the two nuts located
and
Finderscope
Mount
in place.
Finderscope Mount
Equatorial Mount.
fig. a
are
assembly over the
Equatorial
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