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4. USING YOUR INSTRUMENT
4.1
Setting up Your Instrument
1) Loosen the straps around the tripod legs. Lift the extension quick-release clamps. With the tripod
closed extend the legs to roughly eye level and re-tighten the quick clamps.
2) Position the legs in a triangular position, making sure the tripod head is approximately level.
3) Fix the tripod legs firmly into the ground by pressing on the tripod shoes.
4) Take out the instrument gently from its carrying case. Note how the instrument is packed so that it can
be put back in the same position.
5) Carefully position the instrument in the approximate center of the tripod head. Insert the centering
screw into the base plate, taking care to align the threads properly. Firmly screw the instrument until it fits
tightly to the tripod. However, Make sure not to over-tighten, cross or strip the threads.
6) When using a dome head tripod, slightly loosen the centering screw, hold the instrument with both
hands and slide it forward or backward across the tripod head until the bubble is approximately centered in
the circular vial.
7) Turn the telescope until the circular vial is between two leveling screws. Observe the bubble position.
Slightly turn the leveling screws until the air bubble is inside the centering circle. See Diagram A. Once this
process is completed, the instrument's internal compensator takes over and automatically levels the
instrument's line of sight. The level is ready to use as long as the bubble is within the bull's eye circle.
8) Look through the eyepiece and focus on the reticle by gradually turning the eyepiece cap (reticle
focusing ring) clockwise or counterclockwise until the crosshairs are sharply defined.
9) Turn the focusing knob to focus on the objective. Turn the knob slowly to avoid moving past a focused
image.
