Meade 114EQ-AR Instruction Manual page 5

ASSEMBLE YOUR TRIPOD
The tripod is the basic support for your
telescope. Its height may be adjusted so that
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1. Make sure that as you attach the legs (1)
to the mount that the leg braces (41) are
facing inward.
2. Line up the holes at the top of one of the
legs with the holes in the mount.
3. Thread one of the 2-inch bolts through
the holes.
4. Thread a wingnut over the bolt and hand-
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tighten to a firm feel (See Fig. 2).
5. Attach the remaining two legs to the
mount in the same manner.
6. Spread the legs out evenly apart.
7. Set the height of your tripod:
a. Rotate and loosen the leg lock
thumbscrew (42) to unlock the leg lock.
b. Slide the inner portion of the leg in or
out to the desired length. Repeat for
the other two legs.
Fig. 2
c. Rotate and tighten the leg lock
thumbscrew to relock the leg lock.
wingnut
d. Repeat for the other two legs.
ATTACH THE ACCESSORY TRAY
The tray helps stabilize the tripod and is also
a convenient holder of eyepieces and other
Meade accessories, such as the Barlow lens.
1. Remove the plastic covers on the leg
brace supports (41, See Fig. 3).
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2. Attach the triangular accessory tray to
the leg brace supports using the supplied
one-half inch bolts and screwdriver
tool (See Fig. 3).
3. Thread the supplied nut over the
end of the bolt.
4. Finger tighten the bolt and nut
using the screwdriver tool.
5. Repeat with the other two
Fig. 3
leg braces.
ATTACH THE RED DOT VIEWFINDER
An eyepiece (19) has a narrow field of view.
A viewfinder (24) has a wider field of view,
which makes it easier to locate objects.
The red dot viewfinder has a red dot to
make it easier to line up more precisely
with a target.
1. Note the two thumbscrews (16, Fig. 4)
thread onto two bolts on the optical tube.
Remove the thumbscrews from the tube.
2. Line up the two holes on the red dot
viewfinder bracket over the two bolts.
Slide the bracket over the bolts. .
Fig. 4
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