SAXON 1026AZ3 SC REFRACTOR TELESCOPE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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Setting up your telescope
Remove the tripod, telescope and accessories from the box.
1. Set the tripod upright and pull the tripod legs outward until each leg is fully extended.
2. Attach the accessory tray to the tripod.
3. You can adjust tripod height by releasing tripod leg lock thumbscrew and lock the
thumbscrew at your desired height.
4. Attach the slow motion controls to the mount.
5. Attach the telescope to the mount using the optical tube attachment knob.
6. Attach the erect prism diagonal to the focuser drawtube.
7. Attach the eyepiece to the erect prism diagonal.
8. Attach the finderscope to the telescope.
Adjusting your telescope
1. You may adjust the telescope upwards or downwards with the pan handle at the rear of
the mount to make coarse adjustment.
2. You may adjust the telescope left or right by the azimuth adjustment. Loose the
azimuth adjustment anti-clockwise, lock the azimuth adjustment at the desired position
by turning clockwise.
3. You may also use the slow-motion controls to fine adjust your telescope.
Finderscope alignment
When a finderscope is correctly aligned with the telescope,
objects can be quickly located and brought to the centre of
the field. Alignment is best done outdoors in day light when it
is easier to locate objects. If it is necessary to refocus your
finderscope, sight on an object that is at least 500 meters
away.
1. Choose a distant object that is at least 500 meters away and point the main telescope at
the object. Adjust the telescope so that the object is in the centre of the view in your
eyepiece.
2. Check the finderscope to see if the centered object in the main telescope view is
centered on the finderscope.
3. Use the two alignment screws to overlap the red-dot to the object.
Condenser
Operating your telescope #1
Alignment Screw
Power Switch
