Meade DS-90 Instruction Manual download pdf (Page 4)

QUICK-START GUIDE

1. Open the tripod: Remove the tripod from the gift-

box and stand vertically. Gently pull the legs apart

to a fully open position. Turn the center tripod lock

knob to secure and stabilize the tripod. Tighten to

a firm feel.

Caution: Make sure you loosen the

tripod lock knob before collapsing the tripod

at the end of your viewing session.

2. Attach the mounting arm assembly: Place the

mounting arm assembly into the tripod base.

Reach underneath and thread the mounting knob

through the tripod base and into the mounting

m assemb

. Tighten to a firm feel only, do not

overtighten. While observing, you may wish to

slightly loosen this knob and rotate the mounting

m assembly with attached optical tube (

see

step #6 belo

) around the hor

ontal axis

6. Attach and balance the optical tube: Replace

the optical tube into the cradle ring. Tighten the

cradle rings lock knob so that it holds the optical

tube loosely; do not tighten the cradle ring lock

knob at this point.

Slide the tube bac

k and forth

until y

ou find a position where the tube remains

horizontal (

i.e., without tipping up and down).

Tighten the cradle rings lock knob to a firm feel.

4. Remove 4 screws from the mounting arm

shaft: Locate the four screws on the mounting

shaft. Remove the screws using a "+" (Phillips

head) screwdriver.

5. Attach the cradle to the mounting arm: Line up

the cradle with the mounting arm shaft. The cradle

contains a molded "key" that fits into a slot on the

shaft. Line up the key and the slot, and slide the

cradle onto the shaft. This automatically lines up

the mating threads on the cradle with the ones on

the shaft. Replace the four screws you removed in

step #4 into the mating threads as depicted in the

diagram above.

3. Remove the optical tube assembly from the

cradle rings:

The optical tube assembly is

shipped with the cradle rings attached. The rings

need to be removed so they can be attached to

the mounting arm. Loosen the cradle lock knob

until you can open the cradle rings. Remove the

optical tube assemb

ly from the cr

adle r

ings

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