QUICK-START GUIDE
Step 2a: Loosen the locking ring....
Step 2b: ...and push down as far as it will go to open tripod.
Step 6: Attach bolts and thread into
Step 7: Loosen vertical lock to move optical tube.
Setting up the Tripod
Step 1: Remove the telescope and tripod from the giftbox.
Step 2: Hold the tripod by its handle and turn the locking ring to loosen the tripod mechanism. Push down on the lock- ing ring as far as it will go to spread out the tripod legs. Turn the locking ring to tighten the tripod in place.
Step 3: You can adjust the height of the tripod, by lifting a leg lock lever and sliding the inner leg in or out to the desired length. Then
Step 4: Use the tripod on level and even ground. Pointing accuracy depends on the base of the tripod being level with the horizon. The bubble level on top of the tripod can help determine if the base is level: Move the base until the bubble is in the center of the circle.
Attach the Telescope to the Base
Step 5: Thread the supplied bolts about two or three turns through the underside of the telescope base.
Step 6: Line up the bolts over the
Step 7: Loosen the vertical lock and move the optical tube downward. Then,
Step 8: Remove the inverted dewshield from the end of the telescope. Unthread the dust cover to remove from the scope. Thread the dewshield over the end of the telescope.
Step 9: Remove the eyepiece caps from the 90 degree eye- piece holder and the rear cell port. Screw on the 45 degree prism to the rear cell port. You can put two eyepieces into this telescope at the same time.
Step 10 : Slip a lower power eyepiece, such as a 25mm or 26 mm eyepiece into the 45 degree prism and another eye- piece into the 90 degree holder.
You can switch between the two eyepieces by turning the flip mirror control to the up or down position.
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