STANDARD EQUIPMENT
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Complete Main Telescope Assembly
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Full Length Variable-Height Hardwood Tripod
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Equatorial Mount with counterweight and flexible adjustment cables
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4mm, 12mm, 20mm focal length - Eyepieces
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Diagonal Mirror, 3x Barlow Lens, Erecting Lens
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5 x 24 Finderscope w/focus adjustment, Accessory Tray
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Hardware Pack:
Tripod leg: 3-2_”bolts, 6-
11
/16
washers and 3-wingnuts
Accessory tray: 3-_” bolts, 6-_” washers and 3-wingnuts
Tripod Leg Lock Screws: 3 pc.
Fine Adjustment Knobs: 2 pc.
TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY
1.
Remove telescope from carton and identify all components. READ THROUGH ASSEMBLY
INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU ASSEMBLE YOUR TELESCOPE
2.
Set-Up Tripod, Mount and Accessory Tray
•
Select one
Tripod Leg (9)
and extend the
Tripod Leg Middle Section (10).
Using
Tripod Leg Lock Screws
(13)
included in the hardware pack, insert the
Tripod Leg Lock Screw
into the lower brackets on the
Tripod Leg (9).
Tighten the
Tripod Leg Lock Screws
so that the
Middle Section
is securely in place.
Repeat on remaining two legs.
•
Locate the
Equatorial Mount (22).
Note: Before assembling tripod legs
to Equatorial Mount make sure the
Accessory Tray Braces (11)
face
inward.
Locate the long bolts and washers from the hardware pack.
Position the mount over the
Tripod Leg
as shown
(fig. a).
and align the
holes in the
Tripod Leg
with the holes in the mount. Insert the bolts
through the holes at the top of a
Tripod Leg (9).
A washer should be
positioned on both outer sides of the
Tripod Leg.
Attach a wing nut to the
bolt, but do not tighten it all the way. Repeat on the remaining two
Tripod
Legs
. Once you have attached all
Tripod Legs
to the mount, securely
tighten all wing nuts.
•
Locate the
Accessory Tray (12).
Using the accessory tray bolts, wingnuts
and washers
( 3-_” bolts, 6-_ washers and 3 - wingnuts)
connect the
Accessory Tray
to the
Accessory Tray Braces (11).
Start with one
Tripod Leg
and attach wingnut. Wingnuts should be
positioned beneath the
Accessory Tray.
Do not tighten wingnuts until all
Accessory Tray Braces
are
attached as some adjustments may be required.
1.
Attach Finderscope
•
Locate the
Finderscope(20)
with pre-assembled
Finderscope Mount (21).
Remove the two nuts located
near the back of the
Telescope Main Tube (2)
and place the
Finderscope
and
Mount
assembly over the
exposed screws. Replace the nuts, and securely tighten the
Finderscope Mount
in place.
2.
Attach Telescope Main Tube
•
Locate the
Telescope Main Tube (2).
Remove the wingnuts that are attached to the long screws
protruding from beneath the telescope. Position the long screws over the two holes in the
Equatorial
Mount (22)
and carefully secure the
Telescope Main Tube
to the
Equatorial Mount.
3.
Attach Control Cables, Counterweight and Eyepieces
•
Locate the
Fine Adjustment Cables (14
) and the fine adjustment knobs (located in the hardware pack).
Remove the black “Phillips” head screw at the end of the cables. Place the knobs over the
adjustment cable and position so that the holes are aligned. Replace screws and secure tightly.
fig. a
