Thank you for purchasing the Bushnell Voyager Telescope! Your new telescope has been designed and crafted
with the highest standards so that you may have years of enjoyment and use out of this wonderful window to
the heavens. This product comes complete with everything you'll need to explore your universe including a
professional primary mirror, precision rack and pinion focusing mechanism, superior all-metal main telescope
tube, and professional quality wide-field 5x24mm finderscope. Whether you are just starting out in astronomy
or you are an avid astronomer we wish you all the best with your telescope.
Please utilize this manual to its fullest potential by reading it completely before you attempt to assemble and
use your new telescope. Once assembled, we've included a basic guide on how to get started in astronomy at the
end of this manual. While this is not a complete guide, it will give you some initial pointers. As you advance
in ability, we would highly recommend a supplemental star atlas, beginning astronomy guide, moon map, or any
other guide as you travel on your journey through the universe.
READ THROUGH ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION
BEFORE YOU ASSEMBLE YOUR TELESCOPE
TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY
1.
Remove all components from the carton and identify all components.
2.
Set-Up Tripod
•
Select one tripod leg. Loosen
Tripod Leg Lock Screw (11)
and extend the
Tripod
Leg Middle Section
.
Tighten the
Tripod Leg lock Screw
so that the
Middle Section
is securely in place. Repeat for the
remaining two legs.
3.
Attach Mount, Telescope and Finderscope
•
Locate the
Equatorial Mount (5).
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 (9).
Attach the mount to 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 tripod bolts.
•
Locate the
Finderscope (7)
with pre-assembled
Finderscope
Mount.
Remove the two nuts located near the front of the
telescope (closet to the rack and pinion focuser) and place
the
Finderscope
and
Finderscope Mount
over the exposed
screws. Replace the nuts, and securely tighten the
Finderscope
and
Finderscope Mount
in place.
1.
Attach Accessory Tray
•
Locate the
Accessory Tray (10).
Using the accessory tray
bolts, wingnuts and washers connect the
Accessory Tray
to
the
Accessory Tray Braces
. Start with one tripod leg and attach wingnuts. Wingnuts should be
positioned beneath the accessory tray. Do not tighten wingnuts until all
Accessory Tray Braces
are
attached as some adjustments may be required.
2.
Attach Control Cables, Counterweight and Eyepieces
•
Locate the
Fine Adjustment Cables (3).
Loosen the silver screws located at the end of the
Fine
Adjustment Cables
and attach the
Fine Adjustment Cables
to the two silver posts found on the
Equatorial
Mount (5)
.
3.
Locate the
Counterweight (4)
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 at the bottom of the "L"
shaped bend in the
Equatorial Mount
. Make sure that the shaft is securely locked into mount.
fig. 2
