WARNING!
Never use the Meade cell phone holder or cell phone camera to look
at or image the Sun! Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant
and irreversible damage to your eye. Eye damage is often painless,
so there is no warning to the observer that damage has occurred un-
til it is too late. Never attempt to image the sun with your cell phone
camera as it will damage the camera permanently. Do not point the
telescope at or near the Sun. Children should always have adult su-
pervision while observing.
INTRODUCTION
Your Meade telescope cell phone holder will allow you to take pictures
through the telescope. This is ideal for taking images of the Moon,
planets, and other bright object like star clusters. To use your telescope
cell phone holder, read through the entire instructions first, then follow
the steps below. Damage to your cell phone can occur with improper
use.
FEATURES
Meade’s telescope cell phone holder is compatible with many cell phone
types and sizes. Its design includes several adjustments that allow
for correct postitioning of the phones camera into the optical path of
the telescope. These features and adjustments as shown in Fig 1 are
referenced below.
INSTALLING THE PHONE INTO THE HOLDER
To begin, first loosen each of the phone holder knobs and adjustments
and become familar with the way it moves and operates. This will make
postioning your cellphone in the proper location easier. When installing
the cellphone take care and verify you have locked the phone securely
into the holder, or damage to your phone can occur if it falls from the
holder. Follow the below steps to secure your cellphone into the holder.
Note: Item #’s in parenthesis(#) refer to the parts in Figure 1.
1. Loosen the Phone Holder Bracket Lock Knob (#2) and rotate the
Phone Bracket Holder Bracket (#1) so it is perpendicular to the
Vertical Stage (#3) as shown in Figure 1.
2. Expand the Phone Holder Bracket (#1) and place your cell phone
into the bracket with the camera sensor facing downward and
inward toward the Camera Centering Position (#7). The phones
display should be facing upward. If the phone is too large or has
an awkward case, remove the case and try again.
3. With the phone in position, squeeze the clamp closed making sure
the bottom of the phone is in full contact with the phone bracket
floor. Position the phone so the clamp is midway along the phone.
The phone body should remain parallel with the Vertical Stage (#3)
as shown in Figure 2 & 4.
4. Tighten the Phone Holder Bracket Lock Knob (#2) slightly and
move the Phone Holder Bracket (#1) toward or away from the
Camera Centering Position (#7) until the phone camera sensor is
precisely centered in the Camera Centering Position(#7). Carefully
flip over the phone bracket and check the camera centering as
shown in Figure 3.
5. Securely tighten the Phone Holder Bracket Lock Knob (#2) so the
phone does not fall out of the holder and camera remains centered
in centering position (#7).
6. Now adjust the vertical position by loosening the Vertical Stage
Lock Knob (#4). Raise or lower the Vertical Stage (#3) so the
camera sensor does not interfere with the phone holder. See
Figure 4. The camera should remain parallel to the mounting
bracket for best performance.
ATTACHING THE PHONE HOLDER TO THE EYEPIECE
To attach the phone holder to the included 20mm eyepiece, you must
remove the flip-up rubber eyecup located at the top of the eyepiece.
1. Carefully pull up on the rubber eyecup to remove it. Be sure to
store the eyecup in a safe place as you can reinstall it again later
if desired. The rubber eyecup will help block out stray light when
using the eyepiece visually.
Meade Instruments
Cell Phone Holder
Users Guide
Fig. 2
1. Phone Holder Bracket
2. Phone Holder Bracket Lock
Knob
3. Vertical Stage
4. Vertical Stage Lock Knob
5. Eyepiece Locking Thumb-
screws (3)
6. Eyepiece mounting
7. Camera Centering Position
Fig. 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
5
(Not Visible)
7
Bottom side of phone holder
Cell
Phone
Camera
Sensor
Eyepiece
Locking
Thumbscrew
Eyepiece
Mounting
(Fig 1,#6)
Fig. 3
Phone installed on holder