Carson Optical RP-400 instruction manual Key to Figures, Assembly of your Red Planet Telescope

Key to Figures 1-7:		Assembly of your Red Planet Telescope:
1.	Objective Lens	Setting Up Your Tripod:
2.	Lens Shade	The aluminum tripod comes almost entirely preassembled and ready-to-use.
3.	Optical Tube Assembly	Remove the tripod from the box and pull apart the legs. Gently push down
4.	Cradle Ring	the tripod braces (Fig. 7-36) until they are in the lowest position. You can
5.	6x30mm Finder Scope	then extend the legs to the desired height by loosening the sliding leg exten-
6.	Focus Knobs	sion lock knob (Fig. 7-37), sliding the leg down the desired amount and then
7.	Equatorial Mount	tightening the extension lock knob until secure. Repeat the process with each
8.	R.A. Flexible Cable	leg trying to keep the tripod as level as possible with the ground. You can
9.	Counter Weight Bar	then attach the accessory tray (Fig. 7-34) to the tripod by lining up the thread-
10.	Equatorial Mount Base	ed bottom of the accessory tray with the hole in the middle of the three tripod
11.	Tripod Legs	braces and twisting until tight. This tray is designed with eyepiece holder
12.	Counter Weight	slots (Fig. 7-35) to hold spare eyepieces when not in use.
13.	Counter Weight Locking Screw	Attaching the Equatorial Mount:
14.	Eyepiece
15.	90° Corner Lens	Remove the equatorial mount (Fig. 1-7) from the box and twist into the posi-
16.	Optical Tube Saddle Plate	tion shown in Fig. 3. Place the bottom of the mount (Fig. 1-10) into the hole
17.	Dec. Flexible Cable	in the top of the tripod head and secure with the mount locking screw (Fig.
18.	Latitude Turn Screws	3-25). Please be careful to make sure that the mount is securely attached to
19.	Saddle Plate Lock Knob	the tripod.
20.	Dec. Setting Circle	Attaching the Counterweight:
21.	R.A. Setting Circle
22.	R.A. Lock Knob	Attach the threaded end of the counterweight bar (Fig. 1-9) into the threaded
23.	Latitude Dial	hole in the equatorial mount (Fig. 1-7). Remove the safety screw and washer
24.	Dec. Lock Knob	from the end of the counterweight bar and set aside for a moment. Slide the
25.	Equatorial Mount Locking Screw	counterweight (Fig. 1-12) onto the bar and tighten down using the screw on
26.	Finder Scope Bracket Thumb Screws	the side of the counterweight (Fig. 1-13). Be careful not to drop the coun-
27.	Finder Scope Focus Knob	terweight. It is quite heavy and could harm you or damage your floor if
28.	Finder Scope Bracket	dropped. Do not worry about the position of the counterweight just yet. We
29.	Finder Scope Bracket Mounting Bolts	will position it properly later. Replace the safety screw and washer at the end
30.	Focuser Draw Tube	of the counterweight bar.
31.	Eyepiece Holder Thumb Screw	Attaching the Slow Motion Cables:
32.	90° Corner Lens Thumb Screw
33.	Cradle Ring Lock Knob	Locate the two slow motion cables (Fig. 2-8,17). Loosen the screw at the end
34.	Accessory Tray	of each cable so that it does not protrude through the hole. Slide one cable
35.	Eyepiece Holder Slots	onto the left side of the R.A. shaft (Fig. 1-8) (located near the bottom of the
36.	Tripod Braces	mount) and tighten down with the locking screw. Slide the remaining cable
37.	Tripod Leg Extension Lock Knob	onto the Dec. shaft (Fig. 2-17) (located near the top of the mount) and tighten
		down with the locking screw. These slow motion cables will allow you to

make fine pointing adjustments to the telescope in both R.A. and declination. This will be discussed in more detail later.

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