Meade LNT Instruction Manual download pdf (Page 4)

Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the tele-

scope as it is moving.

QUICK-START GUIDE

1. Open the tripod: Remove the tripod from the

giftbox and stand vertically. Gently pull the legs

apart to a fully open position. Attach the tray to the

tripod: Slide the bolts through the tray and struts.

Thread the wingnuts onto the bolts.

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

arm assembly. Tighten to a firm feel only, do not

overtighten. While observing, you may wish to

slightly loosen this knob and rotate the mounting

arm assembly with attached optical tube (

see

step #6 below

) around the horizontal 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 back and forth

until you 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 cra-

dle 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 assembly from the cradle rings.

4 & 5

Fasten

wingnuts

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