6 • Assembling Your CM-1100
Setting Up the Tripod
The tripod legs attach to a central column which together form the tripod to
which the equatorial mount attaches. The tripod comes with two leg support
brackets; a collapsible one that is already attached to the lower legs and a
removable one that must be attached. To set up the tripod:
1.
Stand the tripod vertically on a level surface, with the feet facing down (See
Figure 2-2).
2.
Grab the lower portion of two of the tripod legs and lift them slightly off the
ground so that the tripod is resting on the third leg.
3.
Extend the tripod legs by pulling the tripod legs apart until the collapsible
leg bracket is fully extended. (See Figure 2-3)
Before the tripod is ready to support the equatorial head and optical tube the
center leg support brace must first be installed.
Figure 2-2
Figure 2-3
