Celestron C6-RGT manual Installing the Counterweight

Installing the Counterweight

The Advanced C6-R comes with two counterweights. To install the counterweight(s):

1.	Orient the mount so that the counterweight bar points toward the			Counterweight Bar
	ground .			Locking Nut
2.	Remove the counterweight safety screw on the end of the
			Counterweight
	counterweight bar (i.e., opposite the end that attaches to the mount).			Bar
3.	Loosen the locking screw on the side of the counterweight.
		Locking Screw

4.Slide the counterweight onto the shaft (see Figure 2-5).

5.Tighten the locking screw on the side of the weight to hold the

counterweight in place.	Counterweight
6. Replace the counterweight safety screw.
	Safety Screw
Attaching the Hand Control Holder
		Figure 2-5
(Advanced GT Models Only)

The Advanced GT telescope models come with a hand control holder to place the computerized hand control. The hand control holder comes in two pieces: the leg clamp that snaps around the tripod leg and the holder which attaches to the leg clamp. To attach the hand control holder:

1.Place the leg clamp up against one of the tripod legs and press firmly until the clamp wraps around the leg.

2.Slide the back of the hand control holder downward into the channel on the front of the legs clamp (see Fig 2-6) until it snaps into place.

Attaching the Slow Motion Knobs (For Non-GT Models Only)

Hand Control

Holder

Leg Clamp

Figure 2-6

The Advanced Series (non-GT models) comes with two slow motion control knobs that allows you to make fine pointing adjustments to the telescope in both R.A. and Declination. To install the knobs:

1.Locate the hard plastic shell under the R.A. shafts.

2.Remove either of the two oval tabs by pulling tightly.

3.Line up the flat area on the inner portion of the R.A. slow motion knob with the flat area on the R.A. shaft (see Fig 2-7).

4.Slide the R.A. slow motion knob onto the R.A. shaft. The knob is a tension fit, so sliding it on holds it in

Figure 2-7

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