Telescope Assembly - Bushnell Voyager 78-9540 User Manual

Thank you for purchasing the Bushnell Voyager Telescope! Your new telescope has been designed and crafted
with the highest standards so that you may have years of enjoyment and use out of this wonderful window to
the heavens. This product comes complete with everything you'll need to explore your universe including a
professional primary mirror, precision rack and pinion focusing mechanism, superior all-metal main telescope
tube, and professional quality wide-field 5x24mm finderscope. Whether you are just starting out in astronomy
or you are an avid astronomer we wish you all the best with your telescope.
Please utilize this manual to its fullest potential by reading it completely before you attempt to assemble and
use your new telescope. Once assembled, we've included a basic guide on how to get started in astronomy at the
end of this manual. While this is not a complete guide, it will give you some initial pointers. As you advance
in ability, we would highly recommend a supplemental star atlas, beginning astronomy guide, moon map, or any
other guide as you travel on your journey through the universe.

TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY

1. Remove all components from the carton and identify all components.
Set-Up Tripod
2.
Select one tripod leg. Loosen
Tighten the
Tripod Leg lock Screw
remaining two legs.
3. Attach Mount, Telescope and Finderscope
Locate the
Equatorial Mount (5). Note: Before assembling tripod
legs to Equatorial Mount, make sure the Accessory Tray Braces
Loosen long bolts at the top of
face inward.
Attach the mount to the
secure
Equatorial Mount
remaining two
to the mount, securely tighten all tripod bolts.
Legs
Locate the
Finderscope (7)
Remove the two nuts located near the front of the
Mount.
telescope (closet to the rack and pinion focuser) and place
the
Finderscope
screws. Replace the nuts, and
and
Finderscope
1. Attach Accessory Tray
Locate the
Accessory Tray (10).
bolts, wingnuts and washers connect the
the
Accessory Tray Braces
positioned beneath the accessory tray. Do not tighten wingnuts until all
attached as some adjustments may be required.
2. Attach Control Cables, Counterweight and Eyepieces
Locate the
Fine Adjustment Cables (3).
Adjustment Cables
.
Mount (5)
3.
Locate the
Counterweight (4)
and slide the
Counterweight
secure the
Counterweight
shaped bend in the
READ THROUGH ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION
BEFORE YOU ASSEMBLE YOUR TELESCOPE
Tripod Leg Lock Screw (11)
so that the
Tripod Leg
to
Tripod Leg
. Once you have attached all
Tripod Legs
with pre-assembled
and
Finderscope Mount
in place.
Finderscope Mount
Using the accessory tray
. Start with one tripod leg and attach wingnuts. Wingnuts should be
and attach the
Fine Adjustment Cables
and
Counterweight Shaft.
Counterweight
. Thread the
Counterweight Shaft
. Make sure that the shaft is securely locked into mount.
Equatorial Mount
and extend the
Middle Section
Tripod Leg (9).
as shown and
(fig. 2).
. Repeat on the
Tripod
Finderscope
over the exposed
securely tighten the
Accessory Tray
Loosen the silver screws located at the end of the
to the two silver posts found on the
Loosen the thumb screw located on the
onto the
Counterweight Shaft,
into the hole located at the bottom of the "L"
Tripod Leg Middle Section.
is securely in place. Repeat for the
fig. 2
to
Accessory Tray Braces
then and tighten thumb screw to
are
Fine
Equatorial