Bausch & Lomb 78-0040 manual Standard Equipment, III. Understanding the Equatorial Mount

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Mounting Platform

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

I.TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY

1.Remove all components from the carton.

2.Set-Up Tripod, Mount and Accessory Tray

∙Locate (pre-assembled)Equatorial Mount (4) and Tripod legs (8). Spread Tripod Legs until Accessory Tray Supports (11) are fully extended. Beginning with one tripod leg, loosen Tripod Leg-Lock Screws

(9) releasing the Tripod Leg Middle Section (10). Extend the Tripod Leg Middle Section. Tighten the

Tripod Leg Lock Screws so that the middle section is securely in place. Repeat for remaining legs.

∙ Locate Accessory Tray (12). Remove knob located beneath the Accessory Tray. Position the Accessory Tray over the circular bracket located at the junction of the Accessory Tray Supports. Secure the Accessory Tray to the Supports using the knob

1.	Attach Finderscope	2
Locate Main Telescope Tube (25) and Finderscope (21). Loosen
	Finderscope Adjustment Screws (22) and position the Finderscope
	inside the finderscope bracket. Secure the Finderscope in place by	Figure 2.
	fastening the finderscope adjustment Screws “finger-tight only”.	23

1.Attach Telescope Cradle and Main Tube

Locate Telescope Cradles (23). Remove Mounting Screws (2) and position Cradles under mounting platform as shown (fig 2). Now open Cradle by unscrewing Cradle Lock Screws (22.) (fig. 3.) Position Main Telescope Tube (23) into Cradles. Tightly secure Main Telescope Tube in place using Cradle Lock Screws.

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	2.	Attach Control Cables, Counterweight and Ocular
	∙	Locate Fine Adjustment Cables (5). Attach Cables to the silver posts			Figure 3
		just under the Right Ascension Axis (15) and the Declination Axis (3).
		Secure cables “finger-tight” using set screw located on the end of				19
	∙	each Fine Adjustment Cable.
		Locate Counterweight (6) and Counterweight Shaft (7). Slide
		Counterweight onto the Counterweight Shaft and tighten thumb screw
			17
		to secure. Thread Counterweight Shaft into the hole on the bottom of
		the declination column of the mount. Make sure that the shaft is				18
	∙	securely locked into the mount.
		Balance telescope. See instructions in “Tips For Using Your
		Telescope” section.
	∙			Figure 4
		Locate 1.25” Format Eyepiece (19) and Diagonal Mirror (18). Carefully
		place Eyepiece into Diagonal Mirror as shown (fig 4.). Next, insert Eyepiece and Diagonal Mirror into
		Focusing Draw Tube (17).
II.	STANDARD EQUIPMENT
	∙ Complete Main Telescope Body
	∙ Full Length Aluminum Tripod
	∙ Kellner 25mm (40x) eyepiece with 1.25” outside diameter
	∙	Diagonal Mirror
	∙ 6 x 30mm Finderscope with bracket
	∙ Equatorial Mount with Counterweight and flexible adjustment cables
	∙	Accessory Tray

∙ Axis Locking Tool (Use to adjust the Declination and Right Ascension Axes)

III.UNDERSTANDING THE EQUATORIAL MOUNT