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NOTE: SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

                                

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ACCESSORIES

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MARS-EYE ELECTRONIC FINDER:
USED TO LOCATE OBJECTS PRIOR TO USING MAIN TELESCOPE. 
PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST ALIGN THE FINDER WITH THE MAIN 
TUBE PRIOR TO INITIAL  ASTRONOMICAL OR TERRESTRIAL USE.

3X BARLOW:
USED TO INCREASE THE  POWER OF ANY GIVEN  EYEPIECE BY 
300%. EXAMPLE - 20MM  EYEPIECE  SEPARATELY PROVIDES 40X
POWER, WHEN  USED WITH  THE 3X BARLOW,  YOU NOW HAVE 
120X POWER.

    EYEPIECES:
     

6MM EYEPIECE (133X)

     399X W/3X BARLOW
     MOST POWERFUL - LEAST LIGHT 
     20MM EYEPIECE = 40X (120X WITH 3X BARLOW ) 
     LEAST POWERFUL - MOST LIGHT

1.5X ERECTING LENS:
USED TO CONVERT THE UPSIDE DOWN, ASTRONOMICAL IMAGE
TO A RIGHT SIDE UP IMAGE. USE AS SHOWN IN PAGE 8

ELECTRONIC FOCUSER:
IMAGE STABILIZING ELECTRONIC FOCUSER WITH HELICAL 
RACK & PINION FOCUSING.ALLOWS FOR PRECISE FOCUSING.

INCLUDES: WIRELESS HANDBOX

COUNTER BALANCE WEIGHT ASSEMBLY.

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Summary of Contents for CQR-800

Page 1: ...HQR 800 ...

Page 2: ...IONS WE RECOMMEND YOU BEGIN WITH THE LOWEST POWER EYEPIECE 20MM WHEN USING YOUR TELESCOPE WHEN USING THE HIGHEST POWER EYEPIECE 6MM YOUR POWER WILL BE HIGHER BUT THE IMAGE WILL APPEAR DARKER THIS IS DUE TO THE BASIC PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE TELESCOPE THE HIGHER THE POWER YOU USE THE DARKER THE IMAGE WILL APPEAR AND YOUR VIEWING FIELD WILL BE MORE NARROW PLEASE BE PATIENT WHEN USING YOUR TELESCOP...

Page 3: ...MPLE 20MM EYEPIECE SEPARATELY PROVIDES 40X POWER WHEN USED WITH THE 3X BARLOW YOU NOW HAVE 120X POWER EYEPIECES 6MM EYEPIECE 133X 399X W 3X BARLOW MOST POWERFUL LEAST LIGHT 20MM EYEPIECE 40X 120X WITH 3X BARLOW LEAST POWERFUL MOST LIGHT 1 5X ERECTING LENS USED TO CONVERT THE UPSIDE DOWN ASTRONOMICAL IMAGE TO A RIGHT SIDE UP IMAGE USE AS SHOWN IN PAGE 8 ELECTRONIC FOCUSER IMAGE STABILIZING ELECTRON...

Page 4: ...E THE HOOKS THAT ARE AT THE CORNERS OF THE TRAY INTO THE HOLDER ATTACHED TO THE TRIPOD LEGS AND THEN TIGHTEN THE LOCKING KNOB CQR 800 TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION NEVER POINT YOUR TELESCOPE AT THE SUN VIEWING THE SUN WITH THIS TELESCOPE OR EVEN THE UNAIDED EYE CAN RESULT IN BLINDNESS OR OTHER SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE CASSINI CD ROM PLANETARIUM FROM ANY LOCATION YOU CAN SEE THE SKY AT IT APPEA...

Page 5: ...Y MOVING IT AS SHOWN 7 BALANCE TELESCOPE BY MOVING THE COUNTER WEIGHTS AS SHOWN 8 ATTACH THE SLOW MOTION KNOB TO THE SHAFT OF THE SLOW MOTION ON THE TRIPOD AS SHOWN 9 REMOVE CAPS WHEN TELESCOPE IS IN USE AND REPLACE WHEN NOT IN USE THIS WILL KEEP THE TELESCOPE S OPTICS CLEAN 10 THE COLLIMATION SPOT ON THE PRIMARY MIRROR IS FOR THE OPTICAL ALIGNMENT OF THE TELESCOPE AND IS NOT A DEFECT PLEASE THE P...

Page 6: ... LOCKING KNOB EYEPIECES IMAGE STABILIZING ELECTRONIC FOCUSER 6 3X BARLOW LOCKING KNOB ALTITUDE SLOW MOTION KNOB CASSINI 20MM WIRELESS CONTROL BOX ADJUSTABLE RUBBER FEET CASSINI 6MM QUICK RELEASE LATCH COUNTER BALANCE WEIGHT ASSY 1 5X ERECTING LENS CASSINI CQR 800 ...

Page 7: ... EASY OPERATIONS AND CLEAR VIEWING 3 BARLOW LENS THE BARLOW LENS IS USED TO ACHIEVE THE MAXIMUM POWER FROM YOUR TELESCOPE INSERT THE BARLOW DIRECTLY INTO THE FOCUSING HOUSING THEN INSERT AN EYEPIECE INTO THE RECEIVING END OF YOUR BARLOW LENS REMEMBER YOU WILL HAVE TO READJUST YOUR FOCUSING DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE INCREASED THE POWER OF YOUR TELESCOPE PLEASE CONSIDER USING YOUR ACCESSORIES IN...

Page 8: ...T 4 REMOVE CIRCULAR BATTERY SAVER LOCATED BENEATH FRONT OF FINDER BE SURE TO SAVE AND REPLACE THE BATTERY SAVER WHEN NOT IN USE 5 TURN FINDER ON BY SLIDING ON OFF SWITCH FORWARD ON OFF SWITCH IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FINDER 6 LOOK THROUGH THE FINDER AND LOCATE THE RED DOT 7 IF THE OBJECT IN THE MARS EYE FINDER IS NOT THE OBJECT YOU SEE THROUGH THE MAIN TELESCOPE TUBE ADJUSTMENT IS REQUI...

Page 9: ...O PERFORM THESE FUNCTIONS DURING THE DAY TIME WHEN SETTING UP FOR A VIEWING SESSION PLACE THE TELESCOPE IN AN AREA SHELTERED FROM THE WIND IF POSSIBLE THE BEST NIGHT TIME VIEWING WILL BE AWAY FROM CITY LIGHT AND WHEN THE ATMOSPHERE IS STEADY WITH A LITTLE PRACTICE YOU WILL LEARN TO JUDGE WHEN VIEWING CONDITIONS ARE GOOD LOOK FOR THE NIGHTS WHEN THE STARS SHINE BRIGHTLY WITH LITTLE OR NO TWINKLING ...

Page 10: ... A TIGHTEN THE RIGHT CLUTCH KNOB TO USE THE FOCUSER ELECTRONICALLY B LOOSEN THE RIGHT CLUTCH KNOB TO USE THE FOCUSER MANUALLY LEFT KNOB ONLY VERY IMPORTANT SEE IMAGE 5 TURN ON THE ON OFF SWITCH THE INDICATOR WILL FLASH ONCE ELECTRIC FOCUSER IS READY 6 WIRELESS CONTROL BOX INDICATOR ON OFF FOCUS IN FAST FOCUS IN SLOW FOCUS OUT FAST FOCUS OUT SLOW TIGHTEN LOOSEN INSERT TWO AAA BATTERIES ...

Page 11: ...HANDBOX TO THE SENSOR CAUTION PLEASE REPLACE THE BATTERIES WHEN YOU SEE THE INDICATOR LIGHT OF ELECTRIC FOCUSER FLASHING CONTINUOUSLY OR WHEN THE FOCUSING BECOMES IRREGULAR IR RECEIVER 8 USE THE FAST FOCUS BUTTONS ON THE HANDBOX WHEN THE IMAGE IS NOT CLOSE TO FOCUS AND USE THE SLOW BUTTONS WHEN YOU ARE CLOSE TO FOCUS AND THE FOCUS NEEDS TO BE FINE TUNED ...

Page 12: ...CASSINI CQR 800 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ...

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