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Carrying
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Positioning
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Place the center leg brace between the tripod legs and tighten the tension knob so that the brace pushes out against the legs. Loosen the extension clamp at the end of each tripod leg and slide down the inner portion of the leg to the desired height. Tighten the extension clamp to hold the legs in place.
Altitude
Clutch
Lock Lever
Loosen the Altitude Clutch Lock Lever and rotate the telescope tube upwards until it is level with the ground. Tighten the Lock Lever.
With the tripod set up outside, lift the telescope by the carrying handle on each fork arm and carefully lower it onto the tripod head. Make sure that the hole in the bottom of the drive base goes over the positioning pin in the center of the tripod head. Rotate the base until the holes
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EyepieceFinderscope
Star
Diagonal
Attach the included accessories (eyepiece, diagonal and finderscope) and remove the front lens cover. Align the finderscope on a distant object. (For instructions on aligning the finderscope, see the Assembly section of the manual).
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