Meade 114EQ-AR instruction manual Attach The Accessory Tray, Attach The Red Dot Viewfinder

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wingnut

2. Line up the holes at the top of one of the legs with the holes in the mount.

3. Thread one of the 2-inch bolts through the holes.

4. Thread a wingnut over the bolt and hand- tighten to a firm feel (See Fig. 2).

5. Attach the remaining two legs to the mount in the same manner.

Fig. 2

Make sure that as you attach the legs (1) to the mount that the leg braces (41) are facing inward.

ASSEMBLE YOUR TRIPOD

The tripod is the basic support for your telescope. Its height may be adjusted so that you can view comfortably.Note: Number in brackets, e.g., (3), refer to Fig. 1 unless noted otherwise.

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Fig. 3

6. Spread the legs out evenly apart.

7. Set the height of your tripod: a. Rotate and loosen the leg lock

thumbscrew (42) to unlock the leg lock. b. Slide the inner portion of the leg in or

out to the desired length. Repeat for the other two legs.

c. Rotate and tighten the leg lock thumbscrew to relock the leg lock.

d. Repeat for the other two legs.

ATTACH THE ACCESSORY TRAY

The tray helps stabilize the tripod and is also a convenient holder of eyepieces and other Meade accessories, such as the Barlow lens.

1. Remove the plastic covers on the leg brace supports (41, See Fig. 3).

Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.

2.Attach the triangular accessory tray to the leg brace supports using the

supplied one-half inch bolts and	3
screwdriver tool (See Fig. 3).

3.Thread the supplied nut over the end of the bolt.

4.Finger tighten the bolt and nut using the screwdriver tool.

5.Repeat with the other two leg braces.

Fig. 4

ATTACH THE RED DOT VIEWFINDER

An eyepiece (19) has a narrow field of view. A viewfinder (24) has a wider field of view, which makes it easier to locate objects.

The red dot viewfinder has a red dot to make it easier to line up more precisely with a target.