Meade 114 EQ-ASB instruction manual

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1.Tripod legs

2.Equatorial mount

3.R.A. flexible cable control

4.Dec. flexible cable control

5.Counterweight

6.Counterweight shaft

7.Counterweight lock

8.Safety washer/thumbscrew

9.Latitude lock (reverse side, see inset)

10.Polar axis

11.Latitude adjustment knob

12.Optical tube assembly

13.Optical tube saddle plate

14.Cradle rings

15.Cradle ring lock knobs

16.Viewfinder bracket mounting bolts

17.Focuser

18.Focuser thumbscrew

19.Eyepiece

20.Viewfinder bracket

21.Declination axis

22.R.A. lock (reverse side, see inset)

23.Dec. lock

24.5 x 24 viewfinder

25.Telescope front dust cover

26.Viewfinder bracket thumbscrews

27.R.A. setting circle

28.Dec. setting circle

29.Latitude dial

30.Azimuth lock

31.Focus knobs

32.Optional motor drive gear (option not available with this model)

33.Azimuth base

34.Viewfinder focuser

35.Azimuth circle

36.Cradle ring attachment lock knob

37.Cradle ring attachment

38.Tripod leg Phillips-head fastener screws

39.Tripod-to-mount wingnuts

40.Accessory shelf

41.Eyepiece holder slots

42.Tripod leg brace supports

43.Tripod leg lock knobs

44.Optional motor clutch

45.Optional motor mount shaft (option not available with this model)

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Contents Meade Instruments Corporation Meade Limited Warranty Table of Contents Page Reverse Unpacking and Assembly IntroductionThis Manual Standard EquipmentBalancing the Telescope Alignment of the ViewfinderUnderstanding Celestial Movements and Coordinates Declination Dec. ThisUsing the Telescope Lining UP with the Celestial PolePage Using Setting Circles Calculating PowerMaintenance Primary mirror adjustments Star testing the collimationCorrect Collimation Specifications Optional AccessoriesMeade Instruments Corporation