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installing smartphone in the Holder
The Smartphone Holder has padded side rails that adjust laterally to fit any
smartphone having a width of 2" to 4-1/2", which includes most smartphones on
the market today. Chances are you will not even have to remove your smartphone
from its protective case or bumper, if it is in one. The holder has two retaining tabs
at the bottom, which act as a stop for the bottom of your phone, and is open at the
top to accommodate smartphones of any length.
The side rails are padded on the inside surface and curve inward slightly – the
combination of which provides a secure grip on your phone once the rails are
squeezed inward against the sides of your phone.
So to install your phone:
1. First press the release button (refer to
Figure 1), which will spring the side
rails apart.
2. Rotate the two end tabs until they are perpendicular to the plane of the
holder. Then place your smartphone in the holder so that the bottom of the
phone contacts the two tabs.
Congratulations on your purchase of the Universal Smartphone Holder for
Binoculars. This holder will allow you to mount an iPhone or almost any other
smartphone on a pair of binoculars to aid in finding and identifying stars, planets,
and other celestial objects in the night sky while stargazing with binoculars. Just
fire up your favorite dynamic star chart app, such as one of Orion’s StarSeek apps
for iOS devices, and start touring the heavens with your binoculars – with your
smartphone riding piggyback for easy visual reference!
Familiarize yourself with the components and features of the Smartphone Holder
in
Figure 1.
attaching the Holder to Binoculars
We recommend attaching the Smartphone Holder to the binoculars before install-
ing your smartphone in the holder.
1. Remove cap from threaded insert on the front of the binoculars’ focusing
bridge, to expose the threaded tripod mounting socket.
2. With the binoculars laying on your lap or on a table, hold the Smartphone
Holder with one hand, as shown in
Figure 2, with the phone side facing
toward the binocular eyepieces. With the other hand insert the ¼"-20 stud of
the attachment knob through the slot on the mounting bracket, then thread it
clockwise into the tripod mounting socket until tight.
Figure 1.
Components and features of the Smartphone Holder
Figure 2.
Attaching the Smartphone Holder to binoculars
Attachment knob
Smartphone
holder
Tripod adapter
(included with
#24438 only)
Slotted stem
Attachment
knob
Slotted
stem
Release
button
1/4"-20 stud
1/4"-20
mounting
socket
End tabs
Adjustable
side rails
