Quick Set-up Guide [cont]
Locate the counterweight bar and
counterweight. Slide the counterweight half
way down the counterweight bar and tighten
the wingnut to secure in place.
11
Thread the threaded end of the counterweight
bar into the Dec axis of the equatorial mount.
12
13
The longer cable should attach to the Right
Ascension axis and the shorter cable attaches
to the Declination axis -- tighten set screw to
secure in place.
14
Before mounting the tube, remove the two
wingnuts on the tube.
15
Place the tube on the mount by lining up the
screws with the mounting holes on the mount.
16
Reattach both wingnuts and tighten to secure
in place. The front of the tube should be
positioned over the counterweight assembly.
17
18
Orient the finderscope so that the glass
window is facing towards the front of the tube.
Place finderscope over the holes on the tube
and replace the knurled nuts to secure.
19
20
Insert the chrome barrel of the 20mm eyepiece
into the star diagonal 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.
22
For additional magnification, you can use the
included 3x barlow. Place the barlow in the
focuser in place of the eyepiece - remove the
cap from the barlow.
23
Place the eyepiece into the barlow and tighten
the set screw to secure in place.
10
Locate the finderscope and remove plastic
caps on front and back of lens. Remove the
knurled nuts at the focuser end of the
telescope tube.
Slide the chrome end of the slow motion
control cable onto equatorial mount gear shaft
and tighten set screw to secure in place.
Loosen the set screw on the focuser so that it
does not obstruct the inner diameter of the
focuser. Insert the chrome barrel star diagonal
into the focuser and tighten the set screw.
For detailed usage
information please
consult your owner’s
manual.
