Meade Instruments StarPro AZ 70 Bedienungsanleitung Seite 5

telescope. Then proceed to "Setting up your
tripod."
SETTING UP YOUR TRIPOD
The tripod is the basic support for your
telescope and comes pre-assembled
from the factory. The tripod height may be
adjusted so that you can view comfortably.
Note: Number in brackets, e.g., (3), refer
to the item numbers in Fig. 1.
1. To setup the tripod, spread the legs out
evenly and place it on a solid surface.
2. Set the height of your tripod:
a. Rotate and loosen the leg lock latch (18)
to unlock the leg lock.
b. Slide the inner portion of the leg (17) in
or out to the desired length. Repeat for
the other two legs.
c. Close the leg lock latch to re-lock the
leg lock.
d. Repeat for the other two legs.
LOCKING THE ACCESSORY TRAY
The accessory tray is integrated into the
tripod leg braces and is a convenient place to
hold eyepieces and other Meade accessories
while observing, such as the Barlow lens.
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 telescope as it is moving.
To lock the accessory tray in place, rotate
the accessory tray locking knob clockwise
until the lock knob wings align with the tray
as shown in Figure 2. The accessory tray in
the locked position will add stability to the
tripod.
To unlock the accessory tray, rotate the
center locking knob counter clockwise until
the locking wings are not aligned with the
leg braces.
ATTACH THE SLOW-MOTION CONTROLS
The slow motion control cables (11 & 12)
allow you to make fine adjustments to the
pointing position of the optical tube. When
viewing objects in the night sky, you will
notice that the object moves slowly in
Fig. 2
the eyepiece. This is caused by the
Earths rotation. Use the slow motion
controls to follow (or "track") these
objects as you observe. Note that each axis
has its own slow motion control which is
independently controlled.
To install, attach the flexible cables (11 & 12)
to the mount as shown in Fig 3. The cables
are secured in place with a firm tightening of
the thumbscrews located at the attachment
Attachment point
Thumbscrew
3
Fig. 3
Slow motion cable