Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 9946 Orion
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IN 121 Rev . C 02/07 Prov iding Excepti onal Consume r Optical Pro ducts Since 1 975 Customer Support (800 ) 676-1343 E-mail: support@telescope.com Corporate Offices (831) 763-7000 P .
2 W ARNING: Never look at the sun with y our telescope (or even with just y our eyes) without a pr ofessionally made solar filter . Permanent ey e damage or b lindness could result. Y oung children should use this telescope only with adult supervision.
3 Getting Star ted The Shor tT ube 80-T comes nearly fully assembled from the f actor y . The telescope’ s optics have been installed and col- limated, so you should not hav e to make any adjustments to them. Open the box and inspect the contents to make sure all of the items in the par ts list are present.
4 Do Y ou Wear Eyeglasses? Do Y ou Wear Eyeglasses? If you wear eyeglasses , y ou ma y be able to keep them on while you obser ve , if your ey epieces hav e enough “e ye relief ” to allow you to see the whole field of view .
5 A. The Moon The Moon, with its rocky , cratered surf ace, is one of the easiest and most interesting subjects to observe with your telescope. The myriad craters, r illes, and jagged moun- tain f or mations offer endless fascination. The best time to obser v e the Moon is dur ing a par tial phase, that is, when the Moon is not full.
6 F or closer-range (less than 1/4-mile) terrestrial photography , F or closer-range (less than 1/4-mile) terrestrial photography , you n ee d b ot h a T -r in g for you r ca me ra an d a T -a da pt er (#5264), which provides the extra focus tra vel needed.
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8 One-Y ear Limited W arranty Th e Orio n Sh or tT ub e ™ 80 -T Re fra ct or is w arr ant ed ag ain st de f ect s in mat eria ls or wo rkma n- sh ip f or a peri od of one y ear fr om the da te of pu rch ase . Th is w arr an ty is f or th e be nef it of the ori gin al ret ai l pu rch ase r onl y .
An important point after buying a device Orion 9946 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Orion 9946 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Orion 9946 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Orion 9946 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Orion 9946 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Orion 9946, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Orion 9946.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Orion 9946. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Orion 9946 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
