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DETAILED ASSEMBLY

Remove all components from the carton and identify all components. READ THROUGH ASSEMBLY
INSTRUCTION BEFORE YOU ASSEMBLE YOUR TELESCOPE.

Attach Telescope and Finderscope

1.

Locate the pre-assembled 

Telescope Main Tube

and 

Equatorial

Mount

. Note: Before assembling tripod legs to 

Equatorial Mount

,

make sure the 

Accessory Tray Braces

 face inward. Loosen long bolts

at the top of

Tripod Leg

. Carefully remove 

Telescope Main Tube

from

Cradles

. Position the mount over the 

Tripod Leg

as shown (fig. 2). and

secure 

Equatorial Mount

to 

Tripod Leg

. Repeat on the remaining two

Tripod Legs

. Once you have attached all 

Tripod Legs

to the mount,

securely tighten all wing nuts and place 

Telescope Main Tube

back

into 

Cradles

.

2.

Locate the 

Finderscope

with pre-assembled 

Finderscope Mount

.

Remove the two nuts located near the front of the telescope (closet to
the eyepiece) and place the 

Finderscope

and 

Finderscope Mount

over the exposed screws. Replace the nuts, and securely tighten the

Finderscope 

and 

Finderscope Mount

in place.

Attach Accessory Tray

1.

Fold down the accessory tray braces and place the Quick Release Accessory Tray on top of braces.

2.

Turn accessory tray until is snaps into place.

3.

Adjust tripod leg height to suit by opening tripod leg lever and extending tripod legs to desired height.
Clamp Tripod Leg lever closed when complete.

Attach Control Cables, Counterweight and Eyepieces

1.

Locate the 

Fine Adjustment Cable

. Loosen the silver screws located at the end of the 

Fine Adjustment

Cable 

and attach the 

Fine Adjustment Cable

to the silver post found on the 

Equatorial Mount

.

2.

Locate the 

Counterweight

and 

Counterweight Shaft

. Loosen the thumb screw located on the

Counterweight

and slide the 

Counterweight

onto the 

Counterweight Shaft

, then and tighten thumb

screw to secure the 

Counterweight

. Thread the 

Counterweight Shaft

into the hole located directly

below the 

Declination Lock Knob

. Make sure that the shaft is securely locked into mount.

3.

Insert 

Eyepiece

into focusing tube to begin viewing. 

8.

(fig. 2)

Summary of Contents for Northstar 78-7846

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual AUTOMATED TRACKING SYSTEM 78 7876 76mm RefLECtor 78 7846 114mm RefLECtor Lit 91 0216 03 01...

Page 2: ...2...

Page 3: ...see Saturn s rings and moons This is one of the most satisfying objects in the sky to see simply because it looks like it does in pictures Imagine seeing what you ve seen in textbooks or NASA images f...

Page 4: ...ck Knob 6 Horizontal Axis Lock Knob 7 Tripod Leg 8 Accessory Tray Brace 9 Quick Release Accessory Tray 10 Quick Release Tripod Leg Lever 11 Declination Lock Knob 12 Counterweight Shaft 13 Counterweigh...

Page 5: ...rror Internal 5 Latitude Lock Knob 6 Tripod Leg 7 Accessory Tray Brace 8 Quick Release Accessory Tray 9 Quick Release Tripod Leg Lever 10 Declination Lock Knob 11 Counterweight Shaft 12 Counterweight...

Page 6: ...78 7876 76mm Reflector QUICK ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM 6 IMPORTANT READ THROUGH ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION BEFORE YOU ASSEMBLE YOUR TELESCOPE Step 4 Step 1 Step 3 Step 2 Step 5...

Page 7: ...Release Accessory Tray Reflector Telescope Assembly Equatorial Mount Wide Field Finderscope 20mm 1 25 Diameter Eyepiece 4mm 1 25 Diameter Eyepiece Barlow Lens PARTS LIST QUICK ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM 7 78 7...

Page 8: ...ount over the exposed screws Replace the nuts and securely tighten the Finderscope and Finderscope Mount in place Attach Accessory Tray 1 Fold down the accessory tray braces and place the Quick Releas...

Page 9: ...of 114x or 114 power 38 x 3 114x or 114 power The magnification calculation would look like this 750 mm 20mm 38 power 38 power x 3 114 power Focusing Telescope 1 After selecting the desired eyepiece a...

Page 10: ...he declination scale points to 90 degrees Tighten the Declination Lock Knob 2 Look up the latitude of your area in any geographical atlas Loosen the Latitude Lock Knob and set the latitude scale to th...

Page 11: ...grams 1 ATS Motor Housing 2 ATS Drive Shaft set screw 3 ATS Drive Shaft 4 Gear Coupler 5 Plastic Adapter 6 Fine Adjustment Cable 7 Gear coupler set screw 8 Plastic Adapter set screw 9 Right ascension...

Page 12: ...s Continued 1 ATS Motor Housing 2 ATS Drive Shaft set screw 3 ATS Drive Shaft 4 Gear Coupler 5 Plastic Adapter 6 Fine Adjustment Cable 7 Gear coupler set screw 8 Plastic Adapter set screw 9 Right asce...

Page 13: ...tem are outlined below AUTOTRACK By pushing this button you activate the Automated Tracking System and your telescope begins to move with the night sky Push and hold this button to turn the unit off T...

Page 14: ...be easily found in the main telescope tube which is important for continuing your exploration of the night sky 3 The low power eyepieces are perfect for viewing the full moon planets star clusters neb...

Page 15: ...n the city 3 Using your telescope out a window is NEVER recommended 4 View objects that are high in the sky if possible Waiting until the object rises well above the horizon will provide a brighter an...

Page 16: ...over damages caused by misuse or improper handling installation or maintenance of the product Any return made under this warranty must be accompanied by the items listed below 1 A check in the amount...

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