Meade Polaris 130mm User Manual - Page 7

PREPARE THE MOUNT ATTACH THE RED DOT VIEWFINDER Fig. 3 1. Attach the flexible cables (3) and (4). An eyepiece (19) has a narrow field of These cables are secured in place with view. The red dot viewfinder (24) has 5 a firm tightening of the thumbscrews a wider field of view, which makes it located at the attachment ends of each easier to locate objects. Once the red cable. dot viewfinder is aligned to the optical 2. Tilt the polar axis of the telescope to roughly a 45° angle with the horizon: Loosen the latitude adjustment lock (9) so tube, the red dot can be used to locate and place objects more easily in the telescopes eyepiece. you can move the mount to the desired 1. Note the two thumbscrews (16, Fig. position. 4) thread onto two bolts on the optical 3. Turn the latitude adjusting screw (11) tube. Remove the thumbscrews from clockwise until the latitude scale (29) on the tube. the side of the mount reads approximately 2. Line up the two holes on the red dot 45°. viewfinder bracket over the two bolts. 4.Re-tighten the latitude adjustment lock (9) to secure the mount in place. Slide the bracket over the bolts with the viewfinder lens facing the front of the telescope. ATTACH THE OPTICAL TUBE TO THE MOUNT 1. Lay the optical tube saddle plate (13) onto the top of the mount as shown in Fig 1. 2. Tighten the ota saddle plate lock knob(s) (38) to a firm feel. 3. Replace the thumbscrews (16) on to the bolts and tighten to a firm feel. NOTE: The Polaris 80 and 90 models use a dovetail to secure the red dot viewfinder. For these models, slide the viewfinder bracket into the viewfinder holder and secure with the single Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.