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Unpack your telescope and verify that all parts are
present. Your StarSense Explorer DX includes:
a telescope tube, a tripod and mount head, an
accessory bag, slow motion controls, an accessory
tray, two eyepieces, an erect image diagonal, a
fi nderscope, a StarSense phone dock, StarSense
Explorer app code card, and a hex key (hidden inside
the slot in the front of the mount head).
To set up the tripod, spread the legs outward until
they are fully extended and push down the center
leg brace.
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Extend the legs of the tripod by loosening the three
hand knobs on each leg. Pull each leg section all
the way out and tighten the hand knobs to secure
them in place.
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Quick Setup Guide
Place the accessory tray on top of the center brace
and line up the three holes. Insert the three thumb
screws through the bottom of the leg brace and
thread them into the tray.
To attach the slow-motion knobs to your mount,
fi rst locate the supplied hex key hidden inside the
slot in the front of your mount.
Place the slow-motion control knob over the
D-shaped gear shaft and push inward to make sure
it is fully seated. Use the hex key to tighten the
setscrews onto the gear shaft. Return the hex key to
its storage position in the front of the mount.
Hold the telescope tube next to the mount with the
dovetail bar on the tube facing the clamp on the top
of the mount arm.
Slide the dovetail bar into the clamp at the top of
the mount and tighten the hand knob on the bottom
of the clamp to secure the telescope in place.
Locate the erect image diagonal and remove the
plastic covers. Insert the barrel of the diagonal into
the back of the telescope tube and secure in place
by tightening the set screws.
Insert the barrel of the 40 mm eyepiece into the
diagonal and tighten the set screw.
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