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Levenhuk SkyMatic Quick Start Manual

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Levenhuk SkyMatic Telescopes Quick Start Guide

1. Tripod assembly

• Remove the tripod from its original packaging.
• Spread the tripod legs apart, extend them to the required height and secure them in place with
locking screws (image 1).
• Do not overtighten the locking screws, as this may strip the thread.
1. Tripod locking screw
3. Upon placing the accessory tray on the bracket, rotate
the tray to fix it in place

2. Accessory tray assembly

• Remove the accessory tray from its original packaging.
• Place the accessory tray on the tripod bracket and twist to lock it in place (image 2, 3).

Telescope assembly

2. Tripod bracket for the accessory tray
4. Tripod head without the mount. The clamping screw
is in the center
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  • Page 1: Telescope Assembly

    Levenhuk SkyMatic Telescopes Quick Start Guide Telescope assembly 1. Tripod assembly • Remove the tripod from its original packaging. • Spread the tripod legs apart, extend them to the required height and secure them in place with locking screws (image 1).
  • Page 2 3. Mount assembly • Remove the mount from its original packaging. • Place the mount on the tripod head (image 4), so that the screw at the center of the tripod head slides into the slot at the bottom of the mount (image 4, 5, 6). •...
  • Page 3 5. Finderscope assembly • Remove the finderscope and its mount from the original packaging. • Slide the rubber ring to the center of the finderscope, insert the finderscope into its mount and secure it in place with thumbscrews. • Slide the finderscope mount into the dovetail plate on the optical tube (image 8) and lock it in place with the thumbscrew (image 9).
  • Page 4 11. Fully assembled optical tube, with the diagonal mirror 12. Focuser with an eyepiece and an eyepiece **There is no need to use a diagonal mirror with reflectors; *Diagonal mirror is included in standard kits of refractors and therefore an eyepiece is inserted directly into the focuser. Maksutov-Cassegrain telescopes only.
  • Page 5 15. RJ-6 connector of the hand controller cable 16. RJ-4 connector of the hand controller cable goes into the mount 8. Finishing the assembly • Make sure the telescope is completely leveled (check the spirit level on one of the tripod legs to confirm (image 19).
  • Page 6 20. Dust cap of the objective lens 19. Spirit level (the bubble has to be within the center ring) First setup Before you can use the database of your new telescope for celestial observations, you need to set it up with the hand controller. Follow this simple procedure: 1.
  • Page 7 • You will have to navigate to the chosen star manually with the direction keys on the hand controller. You can increase the rotation rate with the RATE key on the hand controller (ranges from 0 to 9). Once the star is centered in the field of view, press ENTER to confirm. •...
  • Page 8 Levenhuk product. Any warranties which are implied and which cannot be disclaimed will be limited in duration to a term of six months for accessories from the date of retail purchase.

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