Tele Vue NP101is - Manual (Page 3)

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1.3 Case
When opening the case, we recommend always lifting
the lid while holding the handle. The lid opens a full 180°
and holding the handle will give you a better grasp to insure that the lid doesn’t slip out of your hand. The
interior of the case was designed to store your scope with the optional Starbeam, Focusmate Motor Driver
and Digital Indicator Kit installed. To fit the Starbeam, you may have to slide your ring mount so that the
Starbeam fits in the lid of the case between the accessory bags.
The two accessory bags within the case lid are removable. IMPORTANT: Whenever carrying
your telescope in the case, the accessory bags must be
in place as they act to hold the telescope down. Failure
to do so may result in the telescope rolling into the lid of
the case and damage to the telescope may occur. These
bags are held in place by Velcro and can be easily
lifted out. Each bag will hold a variety of accessories,
so remove the foam inserts as your needs require. The
right side bag is where you’ll find the Imaging System
Adapter. There is also an cutout for an optional Everbrite
diagonal with 2” to 1¼” adapter inserted. Remember
to zipper the bags closed before closing the case lid!
2.0 Mounting Options and Set Up
The telescope tube diameter is 4”. Tele Vue has two mount ring options available. The single ring (RS4-
8004) and the dual ring (MRS-4011). The single ring is fine for visual and photographic use. It contains
two machined grooves that accept the Starbeam (SFT-2003) unit power finder and the Piggy-Cam (PGC-
1001) piggy back camera adapter. The RS4-
8004 is recommended for use with all Tele Vue
Alt-Az mounts as it allows greater balancing
opportunities than the MRS-4011.
The dual ring MRS-4011 is best suited
for critical photography and CCD imaging.
It also has grooves for mount accessories. A
central bar spans across the top of the two rings
and permits varying the spacings between the
rings in order to fit a variety of mount heads.
However, if you wish to use these tube rings
on a Tele Vue Alt-Az mount, you will need to
order the BPL-1098 adapter plate as a base.
MRS-4011 - Heavy duty tube ring set with
slotted spreader bar to adjust ring spacing for
a wide variety of equatorial mounts.
Optional Accessories Shown
Optional Accessories Shown