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- Page 1 CELESTRON 114AZ-SR SMARTPHONE READY REFLECTOR TELESCOPE Quick Setup Guide ITEM #22410 ENGLISH...
- Page 2 Unpack your telescope and verify that all parts are present. Your 114AZ-SR Telescope includes: a telescope tube, a tripod and mount head, an accessory tray, two eyepieces, a red-dot finderscope, and a smartphone adapter.
- Page 3 To set up the tripod, spread the legs outward until they are fully extended and push down center leg brace.
- Page 4 To extend the legs of the tripod, turn the locking knob on each leg section counterclockwise to loosen. Then, pull the lower leg section all the way out and retighten the locking knob to secure the leg in place.
- Page 5 Attach the accessory tray by placing the threaded post on the bottom of the tray into the threaded hole in the center of the leg brace. Turn the entire accessory tray clockwise until it is fully seated. If necessary, you may rotate the tray counterclockwise slightly so that the eyepieces holders in the tray are not blocked by the leg brace arms.
- Page 6 While holding the telescope tube above the altazimuth mount, insert the end of the long silver altitude slow motion rod on the left side of the optical tube into the rod guide on the left fork arm of the mount.
- Page 7 Lower the telescope tube until the two altitude hubs on either side of the tube slide into the notches at the top of the fork arms.
- Page 8 Tighten the silver locking knob on the rod guide, then thread the two telescope mounting hand bolts through the fork arms and into the two altitude hubs on the telescope tube. They need to be snug, but do not overtighten.
- Page 9 Remove the cap from the focuser and make sure the two thumbscrews do not protrude into the opening.
- Page 10 Insert the barrel of the 26mm eyepiece into the focuser and tighten the setscrew to secure it in place.
- Page 11 Locate the finderscope and loosen the two Phillips head screws on the right side of the finderscope. Slide the finderscope over the bracket on the telescope tube and tighten the Phillips head screws to secure the finderscope to the rail.
- Page 12 Remove the large lens cap from the front of the telescope. To observe, look through the eyepiece as shown above. Focus the image by turning the focusing knobs below the focuser.
- Page 13 For additional magnification, you can swap out the 26mm eyepiece for the 9.7mm eyepiece. This will increase your magnification from 23x to 62x.
- Page 14 To move the scope right and left, hold a tripod leg with one hand while the other hand uses the panning handle to move the scope as required. The azimuth locking screw can be loosened or tightened to adjust the tension to your preference.
- Page 15 To move the scope up and down over large distances, loosen the silver locking knob on the rod guide. Use one hand to manually move the scope to the desired angle and secure it in place by tightening the silver locking screw.
- Page 16 To move the scope up and down in fine increments, keep the locking knob on the rod guide tightened and simply rotate the silver knurled knob on the altitude slow motion rod. This allows for fine adjustment when centering a target or when tracking a celestial target as it appears to drift across the night sky.
- Page 17 Aligning the Finderscope The finder is one of the most important parts of your telescope. It helps you locate objects and center them in the eyepiece. The first time you assemble your telescope, you need to align the finder to the telescope’s main optics.
- Page 18 CHOOSE A TARGET Take the telescope outside during the day and find an easily recognizable object, like a streetlight, license plate or sign. The object should be as far away as possible, but at least a quarter mile away.
- Page 19 Low Power Eyepiece Focus Knobs CENTER THE TARGET IN THE EYEPIECE Look through the telescope using your lower power 26mm eyepiece. Move the telescope until the object you chose lies in the center of the view. If the image is blurry, gently turn the focus knobs on either side of the telescope until it comes into sharp focus.
- Page 20 LOOK THROUGH FINDERSCOPE Once the object is centered in your 26mm eyepiece, look through the finderscope and locate the red dot...
- Page 21 ADJUST THE FINDERSCOPE Without moving the telescope, use the two adjustment screws on the finderscope to move the red dot appears over the object you are observing in the telescope’s 26 mm eyepiece. TIP: Try adjusting one screw at a time. Loosen one screw by half a turn and tighten another by the same amount to ensure the finderscope is securely held in place.
- Page 22 YOUR FINDERSCOPE IS NOW ALIGNED! It should not require realignment unless it is bumped or dropped.
- Page 23 Using the Smartphone Adapter...
- Page 24 Lift the bungee straps and slide your smartphone between the straps and the adapter body so that the camera is looking through the camera opening. The straps should provide plenty of tension to hold the device securely against the adapter.
- Page 25 Loosen the setscrews on the eyepiece holder on the bottom side of the adapter. Place the black portion of the eyepiece into the eyepiece holder and tighten the screws to secure the eyepiece in place. NOTE: You may have to remove the rubber eyecups from the eyepiece.
- Page 26 Now take the adapter with the phone and eyepiece attached and insert the chrome barrel of the eyepiece into the focuser of the telescope. Secure it in place by tightening the setscrews on the focuser.
- Page 27 Activate the camera app on your smartphone and adjust the focus, just as you would with an eyepiece, using the image that appears on your phone’s screen. NOTE: Make sure you turn the phone’s flash is turned off.
- Page 28 For more information on this product or to download the instruction manual, please visit the respective the instruction manual, please visit the respective product page on celestron.com product page on celestron.com SOLAR WARNING: Never attempt to view the sun through...
- Page 29 With the Moon visible in the sky, set up your telescope as described above with the 26 mm eyepiece installed.
- Page 30 Move the telescope so that it is roughly pointing toward the Moon.
- Page 31 Look through the finderscope and locate the red dot. Continue moving the telescope until the red dot appears over the Moon.
- Page 32 Look through the telescope’s 26 mm eyepiece. Gently turn the focus knobs to adjust the sharpness of the image. CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE NOW OBSERVED YOUR FIRST CELESTIAL OBJECT! To get a closer view of the Moon, loosen the setscrews on the focuser and remove the 26 mm eyepiece.
- Page 33 Celestron’s free SkyPortal app for iOS and Android can help you locate and identify a wide array pe so that it is roughly pointing of celestial objects quickly and easily.
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