Attach Diagonal And Eyepiece; Attach Starlock Assembly - Meade LX850 Instruction Manual

dovetail, you may need to relocate both sides of the
dovetail receiver rails (Page 9, Fig. 5).
• OTAs with a Losmandy®-Style Dovetail: All
Meade LX850, Advanced Coma-Free Optical
tubes utilize
dovetail plate. To prepare the LX850 Dovetail
adapter to accept the Losmandy dovetail plate,
the mounting rails on the dovetail adapter must
be positioned in the correct location and with the
correct long side of the rail facing inward toward
its corresponding mounting rail. If you look at each
long side of the rail, you will notice the draft angle is
different on each side (Page 9, Fig 5). Make sure
the correct angled side is used on both rails before
attaching the OTA. Both rails should be secured
is attached.
• NOTE: Due to its weight and size, it is advisable
that the 12" & 14" Advanced Coma-Free OTAs be
mounted by two (2) people.
accept this dovetail plate, orient the adapter rails
so that the narrow draft angle is facing inward
as shown (Page 9, Fig. 5). Position the inner
rail so that it will mate with the narrowest set of
mounting points.
NOTE: Before attaching an OTA to the mount, make
does not shift during OTA installation and the proper
number of counterweights are attached.
with StarLock dovetail mounting position on the left
side when viewed from behind the mount.
tighten the two (2) lock-bolts on the dovetail adapter

Attach Diagonal and Eyepiece

Remove the dust cap from the rear cell of
the telescope.
• Meade Advanced Coma-Free OTAs: If your
telescope was shipped with Meade's #1209 Zero
Image Shift Microfocuser please refer to the
NOTE: Remove the travel screw before attempting to focus the OTA. Failure to do so may result in damage
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to the Crayford focusing mechanism.
the standard Losmandy®-style
Fig 24: Diagonal and eyepiece in place
detailed instructions that were included.
• Meade Refractors: Slide the diagonal mirror
into the focuser and lock in place by turning the
eyepiece from its container and place it in the
diagonal mirror. Tighten the thumbscrew(s) to a

Attach StarLock Assembly

StarLock's default mounting location is on the saddle
plate. The 10", 12" and 14" ACF models feature a
second mounting location at the top-rear of the optical
tube assembly. Due to the longer focal length of the
ACF optics, this second, top of the OTA mounting
point, is preferred for these telescopes, as it minimizes
Fig 25: StarLock mounted on ACF OTA
Locate and unpack the StarLock assembly. The
dovetail adapter and its dedicated counterweight are
for use in the Northern Hemisphere. For use in the
Northern Hemisphere, the StarLock assembly is
attached to the dovetail adapter on the left side of the