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balance | position, | dovetail saddle on Center the object | ||||||
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2. Loose latitude Locking Screws and |
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Azimuth | Locking | Screws | a | little. |
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hairs by adjust Latitude Adjust. screw |
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and Azi. Adjust. Knob. |
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3.Release the RA clutch again. Rotate the mount 180º to bring the dovetail to the left side. Retighten the RA clutch
screw. | Bring | the object half | the | Rotate | |
distance to the center by adjusting the | |||||
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reticle adjustment set screws using a |
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screw first, then tighten the other screw(s). Only loose/tighten one screw at a time and a few turns each time to avoid the reticle totally lost its position. It may take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the screws that move the polar scope in the appropriate direction.
PLEASE do not over tighten the setting screws.
4.Release the RA clutch and rotate the mount 180º to bring the dovetail back to the right side. If you are lucky enough, the object will stay in center of the polar scope. Otherwise, repeat Steps 2 and 3 to further move the object to the center.
5.After few times, the object will stay in center when the mount is flipped from right to left.
September 10, 2012 V1.0
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