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Congratulations on your purchase of a qual-
ity Orion product. Your VersaGo III Micro-Motion
Altazimuth Mount is a sturdy and versatile mount
for a small to medium telescopes, spotting scopes,
and binoculars. The simple design makes setting
up and using the mount very easy. Teflon bearing
surfaces for both axes of motion insure smooth
telescope pointing, even when making very small,
precise positional adjustments. Great for exploring
scenic daytime vistas or scanning the night skies,
you'll find yourself observing more and fussing with
equipment less when using the VersaGo III.
These instructions will help you set-up, properly
use, and care for your mount. Please read them
over carefully before getting started.
Parts List
Tripod assembly
Altazimuth head
Accessory tray
Center support shaft
Knurled lock nut (for accessory tray)
Altitude slow motion cable (short)
Azimuth slow motion cable (long)
Hex key
Carefully open all of the boxes in the shipping container.
Make sure all the parts listed in the Parts List are present.
Save the boxes and packaging material. In the unlikely event
that you need to return the mount, you must use the original
packaging.
Initial assembly of the mount is extremely easy as the mount
is mostly pre-assembled at the factory. Just install the head
onto the tripod and attach the accessory tray. Unpack all of the
parts and lay them out in your workspace before beginning.
Assembly
1. Stand the tripod upright and spread the legs out as far
as they will go. Keep the tripod legs at their shortest (fully
retracted) length, for now; you can extend them to a more
desirable length later, after the mount is fully assembled.
2. Thread the knurled lock nut onto the center support shaft
(with barbell and end nuts).
3. Slide the Accessory tray, flat side up, against the knurled
lock nut on the center support shaft. The order of parts can
be seen in Figure 2.
2
Azimuth
lock knob
Figure 1.
Figure 2.
4. Place the base of the VersaGo III head into the base of
the tripod. Orient the VersaGo III head so that the post on
the base (referencing north) of the tripod lines up with the
notch on the VersaGo head.
Altitude
lock knob
Altitude slow
motion cable
Azimuth slow
motion cable
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