Quick Set-up Guide [cont]
Locate the counterweight bar and
counterweight. Slide the counterweight half
way down the counterweight bar and tighten
the locking screw to secure in place.
11
Thread the threaded end of the counterweight
bar into the Dec axis of the equatorial mount.
12
13
The other cable attaches to the Declination
axis as pictured above.
14
Place the telescope tube on the equatorial
mount so that the tube is facing forward as
pictured above.
15
Slide the tube onto the mount as shown
above. Secure tube in place by tightening the
bolt as shown above (inset).
16
Locate the StarPointer finderscope. Remove
the knurled nuts on the threaded posts at the
focuser end of the telescope tube.
17
18
Loosen the set screw on the focuser so that it
does not obstruct the inner diameter of the
focuser. Remove the plastic cap covering the
end of the focuser.
19
20
Insert the chrome barrel of the 20mm eyepiece
into the focuser and tighten the set screw.
21
Remove the lens cap from the front of the
telescope. To observe, look through the
eyepiece as shown above.
10
Orient the Star Pointer so that the glass
window is facing towards the front of the tube.
Place Starpointer over the posts on the tube
and tighten it down with the knurled nuts.
Slide the chrome end of the slow motion
control cables onto equatorial mount gear
shaft.
Insert the diagonal into the focuser and tighten
the set screw.
For detailed usage information please consult your owner’s manual.
