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Not necessary to lift all the way over

top end of Dec Assembly

Close up: Drop into slide

The OTA should have its dust cover attached when left stored on the ground in an upright position. You can

28 also store it on its side.

AA minimum of four people are needed to lift the optical tube.

DANGER!: MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNTERWEIGHTS

28 ARE ATTACHED BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THIS

BSTEP. SEE STEPS 17 THROUGH 22.

IMPORTANT! DANGER!: DUE TO THE WEIGHT AND SIZE OF THE 20" OPTICAL TUBE, PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHENEVER ASSEMBLING, DISAS-

SEMBLING, LIFTING, TRANSPORTING OR STORING THIS PRODUCT. FOUR OR MORE PERSONS (TWO ON

28EACH SIDE) SHOULD ALWAYS BE USED WHEN ASSEM- BLING OR DISASSEMBLING THE TUBE TO THE DEC

CSADDLE. DISREGARD FOR THE ABOVE WARNING COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Before performing this step, make sure that the OTA lock knobs are loosened as described in step 27.

Lift the tube up over the low end (the rear) of the Dec

28 assembly and drop it into the dec assembly track. Hint:

DIt is not necessary to lift the OTA all the way over the top end of the slide (as depicted in Fig. 28D). You will only need to lift the OTA so that the rear of the OTA dovetail clears the clamps—at which point you will be

able to drop the OTA dovetail into the slide (as depict- ed in Fig. 28E; inset shows close up view). In other

28 words, this trick allows you drop the OTA into the slide at a lower point and requires less lifting stress and

Eenergy.

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OTA

lock knob

dovetail clears

clamp, drop OTA into slide

clamp

Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the	21
Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.

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Contents

MEADE.COM Page Contents Components of MAX Telescope Features Pedestal Assembly Pedestal Wedge Assembly Right Ascension Housing Assembly RA Assembly Declination Housing Assembly DEC Assembly Counterweights COUNTER- WeightsTripod MAX Tripod MaleTHE OTA Optical Tube Assembly Control Panels and Ports RA Assembly Control Panel Saddle Control Panel Autostar II Features Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a ButtonLibrary # of Objects Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving Pedestal Assembly and Adjusting Latitude Position Tripod Assembly If you need to set for low range or high range Latitude Adjustment Assembly Requires TWO People to Lift RA Assembly DEC Saddle Assembly Attach Counterweight Assembly 21 B Attach Optical Tube to the DEC Saddle Attach LOW Latitude Counterweights When end Align the Viewfinder with the OTA Electrical Connections Home Position and Balancing the OTA To Balance the RA Assembly Balance the DEC Axis This Procedure Mounting and Focusing the Viewfinder for the First Time Getting StartedAlign the Viewfinder Focusing the Telescope To sync on a focus preset To select a previously defined focus presetSlew Speeds To exit the focus operation at any time To prepare your telescope for Automatic Alignment Aligning for the First Time How to Drift Align Max Northern Hemisphere CollimationTest your Collimation OTA align bolt. Misaligned 1, 2, Aligned Follow these steps for collimation of the optical system Parking the Scope Calibrate Home Basic Autostar Autostar II Navigation ExerciseTo Calculate Sunset time Navigating Autostar Example of Locating a menu Autostar IIs Menus To slew the telescope to catalog objects Object Menu Event Menu Glossary MenuUtilities Menu Enter Setup Menu Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving Setup Menu Daylight SAVING, above Hot Button Menus Adding Observing Sites To Add a Site to the user-defined site listTo Edit a Site To GO to a user-entered object Creating User Objects Identify Observing Satellites Displayed information Example Browse Initialize Autostar Alternate Polar AlignmentsTwo-Star Polar Alignment Easy Polar Alignment Update Menu Option Periodic Error CorrectionTrain Menu Option Erase Menu Option Meade Series 4000 Eyepieces Optional Accessories Rear cells of Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain models Deep Sky Imager Maintenance Telescope Specifications Advanced Autostar II System Specifications Autostar II Handbox SpecificationsMeade Consumer Solutions Latitude Chart for Major Cities of the World Appendix a Latitude ChartCity State/Prov./Country Latitude City Country Latitude Appendix B the Moon To observe the Apollo 15 landing site using the Moon option Introduction OperationTraining Permanently Mounted Scopes UpdateOther Menus Options Save As and Load Off Appendix D How to Read the Latitude Scale Page Meade Limited Warranty