Meade Infinity 102, Instruction Manual

SETTING UP YOUR TRIPOD

The tripod is the basic support for your tele-

scope and comes pre-assembled from the 

factory; except for the accessory tray. The 

tripod height may be adjusted so that you 

can view comfortably.

Note: Number in brackets, e.g., (3), refer  

to the item numbers in Fig. 1.

1. To setup the tripod, spread the legs out 

evenly and place it on a solid surface.

2. Set the height of your tripod:

a. Rotate and loosen the leg lock thumb-

screw (18) to unlock the leg lock.

b. Slide the inner portion of the leg (17) in 

or out to the desired length. Repeat for 

the other two legs.

c. Rotate and tighten the leg lock thumb-

screw to re-lock the leg lock.

d. Repeat for the other two legs.

ATTACH THE ACCESSORY TRAY

The accessory tray attaches at the center of 

the tripod legs and is a convenient place to 

hold eyepieces and other Meade accessories 

while observing, such as the Barlow lens.  
To attach, place the hole in the center of the 

accessory tray over the attachment point as 

shown in Fig 2. Then rotate the tray until the 

wings of the tray snap into place on the tripod 

leg brace supports(9).
 To remove the tray, rotate the tray so it 

unlocks from the leg brace supports (9), then 

remove.

ATTACH THE SLOW-MOTION CONTROLS

The slow motion control cables (11 & 12) allow 

you to make fine adjustments to the pointing 

position of the optical tube. When viewing 

objects in the night sky, you will notice that 

the object moves slowly in the eyepiece.  This 

is caused by the Earths rotation. Use the slow 

motion controls to follow (or “track”) these 

objects as you observe. Note that each 

axis has its own slow motion control 

which is independently controlled.
To install, attach the flexible cables 

(11 & 12) to the mount as shown in Fig 3. 

The cables are secured in place with a firm 

tightening of the thumbscrews located at the 

attachment ends of each cable.

3

Fig. 2

Looking at or near the 

Sun

 will cause 

irreversible

 damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.

Fig. 3

Attachment point

Thumbscrew

Slow motion cable