Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 9829 Orion
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL IN 195 Rev . A 10/02 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 Customer Support (800) 676-1343 E-mail: support@telescope.
Figure 1. The SkyVie w Pro EQ Mount. 2 Declination lock le ver (opposite side) Right ascension lock le ver (opposite side) Declination slow-motion control knob Saf ety thumbscrew Mounting plate securi.
T able of Contents 1. Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. P ar ts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4. Attaching a telescope . . . . . . . . . .
er on the center suppor t shaft against the tray , and f ollow it by threading the securing knob all the wa y up the center suppor t shaft until it is tight against the tra y . The tr ipod suppor t tra y pro vides additional stability for the tripod, and holds up to five 1.
4. T o balance the telescope on the declination axis, first tight- en the R.A. lock le ver , with the counterweight shaft still in the horizontal position. 5. With one hand on the telescope optical tube, loosen the Dec. lock le ver . The telescope should now be able to rotate freely about the Dec.
2. There are two latitude adjusting L-bolts (see Figure 4); loosen one while tightening the other . By doing this you will adjust the latitude of the mount. Continue adjusting the mount until the pointer on the latitude scale is set at the latitude of your observing site.
7 The polar axis finder scope is now ready to be used. When not in use, replace the plastic protectiv e cover to pre vent the polar finder from getting bumped, which could knoc k it out of alignment.
8 the field, if your equatorial mount is polar aligned, just turn the R.A. slow-motion control knob clockwise . The Dec. slow- motion control knob is not needed f or tracking. Objects will appear to mov e faster at higher magnifications, because the field of view is narro wer .
9 Confused About Pointing the T elescope? Beginners occasionally e xperience some confusion about how to point the telescope o verhead or in other directions . In Figure 1 the telescope is pointed nor th as it would be during polar alignment. The counterweight shaft is oriented down- ward.
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12 One-Y ear Limited W arranty This Orion SkyView Pro EQ Mount is warr anted against def ects in materials or workmanship f or a period of one year from the date of purchase .
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