Meade 114EQ-AR Instruction Manual page 4

1. Tripod legs
2. Equatorial Mount
3. Right ascension control cable
4. Declination control cable
5. Counterweights
6. Counterweight shaft
7. Counterweight lock knobs
8. Counterweight safety washer
9. Latitude adjustment lock
10. Polar axis (see Fig. 5)
11. Latitude adjustment knob
12. Main optical tube (OTA)
13. Optical tube saddle plate (see Fig. 5)
14. Cradle rings
15. Cradle ring lock knobs
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16. Red dot viewfinder bracket mounting
thumbscrews (see Inset B)
17. Focuser
18. Focuser thumbscrew
19. Eyepiece
FIGURE 1
20. Red dot viewfinder bracket
(see Inset B)
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21. Declination axis (see Fig. 5)
22. Right Ascension lock (see Fig. 5)
23. Declination lock (see Fig. 5)
24. Red dot viewfinder
25. Telescope front dust cover
Figure 1: Meade 114EQ-AR Equatorial Reflecting Telescope
Inset A:
Inset B:
Inset C:
26. Eyepiece holder slots (see Inset A)
27. Right Ascension setting circle
28. Declination setting circle (see Fig. 5)
29. Latitude dial (see Fig. 5)
30. Azimuth adjustment lock
31. Focus knobs
32. Optional motor drive gear
(see Fig. 5)
33. Azimuth base (see Fig. 5)
34. Red dot viewfinder alignment
screws (see Inset B)
35. Azimuth circle (see Fig. 5)
36. Cradle ring attachment lock-
knob (see Fig. 6)
37. Cradle ring attachment
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38. Tripod leg Phillips-head fastener
screws (see Fig. 5)
39. Tripod-to-mount wingnuts
40. Accessory tray (see Inset A)
41. Leg brace support (see Inset A)
42. Sliding leg extension lock
(see Inset C)
43. Sliding leg extension
(see Inset C)
Accessory Tray
Red Dot Viewfinder Assembly.
Tripod Leg