Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 9883 Orion
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL IN 207 Rev . B 1 0/02 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 Customer Support (800) 676-1343 E-mail: support@telescope.
2 Figure 1. The SpaceProbe 3 AZ. EZ Finder II EZ Finder II brac ket Micro-motion rod attachment post “Y oke” Azimuth loc k knob T r ipod leg Accessor y tra y Leg lock knob Eyepiece F ocuser Altitu.
3 T able of Contents 1. Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. P ar ts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4. Getting Star ted . . . . . . . . . . .
through the holes in the base of the mount. The washers should be on the outside of the tripod legs. Secure the wing nuts finger-tight. 2. Install and tighten the leg lock knobs on the bottom braces of the tripod legs.
make an y large altitude adjustments to the telescope it is best to simply loosen the altitude lock knob and mo ve the scope b y hand. Focusing the T elescope Inser t the 25mm Explorer II ey epiece into the f ocuser and secure it with the thumbscrew .
Replacing the EZ Finder II Battery Replacement 3-volt lithium batteries f or the EZ Finder II are av ailable from man y retail outlets. Remov e the old batter y by inser ting a small flat-head screwdriv er into the slot on the bat- ter y casing (Figure 4) and gently pr ying open the case.
T o see what you ’ re doing in the darkness, use a red-filtered flashlight rather than a white light. Red light does not spoil your e yes ’ dark adaptation like white light does . A flashlight with a red LED light is ideal, or you can co ver the front of a regular incandescent flashlight with red cellophane or paper .
8 JUPITER: The largest planet, Jupiter , is a g reat subject for obser v ation. Y ou can see the disk of the giant planet and watch the e ver-changing positions of its f our largest moons — Io , Callisto , Europa, and Ganymede. SA TURN: The ringed planet is a breathtaking sight when it is well positioned.
9 center your e y e so that collimation is easy to perf orm. Figures 6b through 6e assume you ha ve the collimation cap in place . In addition to providing the collimation cap , you ’ ll notice a tiny ring (sticker) in the e xact center of the primar y mirror .
the primar y mirror is as centered in the secondar y mirror as possible . It may not be perf ectly centered, b ut that is OK. Now tighten the three small alignment screws equally to secure the secondar y mirror in that position.
Bef ore cleaning with fluid and tissue , blow an y loose par ticles off the lens with a blo wer bulb or compressed air . Then apply some cleaning fluid to a tissue, ne ver directly on the optics . Wipe the lens gently in a circular motion, then remov e any e xcess fluid with a fresh lens tissue.
12 One-Y ear Limited W arranty This Orion SpaceProbe 3 Altazimuth is warranted against def ects in materials or workmanship f or a period of one year from the date of purchase . This warranty is f or the benefit of the original retail purchaser only .
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