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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

2. Tripod bracket for the accessory tray

3. Upon placing the accessory tray on the bracket, rotate 
the tray to fix it in place

4. Tripod head without the mount. The clamping screw
is in the center

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Telescope assembly

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).

Summary of Contents for SkyMatic

Page 1: ...the locking screws as this may strip the thread 1 Tripod locking screw 2 Tripod bracket for the accessory tray 3 Upon placing the accessory tray on the bracket rotate the tray to fix it in place 4 Tripod head without the mount The clamping screw is in the center 1 Telescope assembly 2 Accessory tray assembly Remove the accessory tray from its original packaging Place the accessory tray on the tripo...

Page 2: ... it in place with the locking thumbscrew image 7 Do not overtighten the thumbscrew as this may strip the thread 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 Tighten the clamping screw image 4 at the bottom of the tripod head to...

Page 3: ...on the optical tube image 8 and lock it in place with the thumbscrew image 9 Do not overtighten thumbscrews as this may strip the thread Align the finderscope with adjustment screws as necessary image 10 6 Eyepiece and diagonal mirror assembly Remove the 25 mm eyepiece and diagonal mirror from their original packaging Loosen the thumbscrew on the focuser and remove the plastic cap Insert the eyepie...

Page 4: ...controller and the RJ 4 connector image 16 goes into the mount Use the power cable to connect the battery box to the mount image 17 Check the connections to make sure everything is working properly image 18 4 11 Fully assembled optical tube with the diagonal mirror and an eyepiece Diagonal mirror is included in standard kits of refractors and Maksutov Cassegrain telescopes only 12 Focuser with an ...

Page 5: ...ust cap from the objective lens image 20 You can now proceed with setting up the database and observing the night sky 5 15 RJ 6 connector of the hand controller cable 16 RJ 4 connector of the hand controller cable goes into the mount 17 Power cable connected to the mount 18 If both cables are connected properly the hand controller starts operating A beep will notify you of this ...

Page 6: ... the current date in MM DD YYYY format Confirm the input by pressing ENTER 4 Enter the current time in 24 hour format Confirm the input by pressing ENTER 5 Upon entering the current time you will be prompted to set up the daylight saving time Use scroll keys to select YES or NO and press ENTER to confirm 6 Once you are finished with these settings a Begin alignment message will appear on the screen Se...

Page 7: ...liar star with the scroll keys and press ENTER Manually navigate to the selected star with the direction keys on the hand controller then center it in the field of view Press ENTER once you have centered it Another list of stars will appear prompting you to choose the secondary star for alignment Select one of the stars and the telescope will automatically rotate to the chosen object Manually cente...

Page 8: ...abuse or any cause other than normal use or to malfunction or deterioration due to normal wear Levenhuk disclaims all warranties express or implied whether of merchantability or fitness for a particular use except as expressly set forth herein The sole obligation of Levenhuk under this limited warranty will be to repair or replace the covered product in accordance with the terms set forth herein Le...

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