Meade MAX-ACF instruction manual RA Assembly, Assembly Requires TWO People to Lift

Models: MAX-ACF

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Latitude

Adjust

Knob

Fine tune the latitude adjustment using the Latitude

9Adjust knob. See APPENDIX D if you need help reading

B the latitude scale.

Is your telescope pointing North? Is your telescope level?

Make sure you are pointing North and are level before proceeding.

THE RA ASSEMBLY

Turn the Dec Lock knobs on the RA assembly until there is NO a gap in the clamps.

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no gap

Slide the RA assembly onto the Pedestal dovetail.

CAUTION: MAKE SURE THAT YOUR FINGERS ARE CLEAR OF THE TRACK BEFORE YOU SLIDE THE RA ASSEMBLY INTO THE PEDESTAL TRACK. THE RA

11 ASSEMBLY REQUIRES TWO PEOPLE TO LIFT.

12 Tighten the RA lock knob on the pedestal assembly to help secure the RA assembly in place.

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Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the

 

Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.

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Meade MAX-ACF instruction manual RA Assembly, Assembly Requires TWO People to Lift