| Step 4. Attaching Telescope |
Dovetail | Attach telescope to mount using the dovetail lock knob (#2). |
lock (#2) |
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| Step 5. Attaching Optics |
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| Insert 45º diagonal: Insert diagonal (#6) into the eyepiece side |
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| of the telescope. Tighten the thumbscrews to a firm feel only. |
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| Insert the eyepiece: Remove the supplied K 25mm eyepiece |
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| (#7) from its container and slide it into the open end of the |
45º diagonal |
| diagonal. Tighten the thumbscrews to a firm feel only. |
| Remove the round dust cover lid from the end of telescope. | |
(#6) |
| Use the focus knob to bring objects into focus. You may need |
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| to turn the focus knob quite a few turns to focus your telescope |
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| for the first time. Always start observing using a lower power |
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| eyepiece (such as the K25mm eyepiece) to get a wider field of |
| Eyepiece (#7) | view. Later on you can change to higher powers. (Eyepieces of |
| higher powers have narrower field of views; it’s more difficult to | |
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| locate objects using |
Focus knob |
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| Step 6. Connecting Hand Controller |
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| Plug hand controller into any one of the HBX (handbox) ports on |
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| the mount. |
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| Turn on power. Now you are ready to observe. Use the 4 Arrow |
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| keys (▲▼◄►) to rotate the scope Up, Down, Left, and Right. |
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| Use the SPEED key to change the slew speed from the slowest |
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| (2X) to the fastest (MAX). |
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