Bushnell DEEP SPACE SERIES 78-9519 User Manual

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STANDARD EQUIPMENT

Complete Main Telescope Assembly

Full Length Variable-Height Hardwood Tripod

Equatorial Mount with counterweight and flexible adjustment cables

4mm, 12mm, 20mm focal length - Eyepieces

Diagonal Mirror, 3x Barlow Lens, Erecting Lens

5 x 24 Finderscope w/focus adjustment, Accessory Tray

Hardware Pack:

Tripod leg: 3-2_”bolts, 6-

11

/16

washers and 3-wingnuts

Accessory tray: 3-_” bolts, 6-_” washers and 3-wingnuts

Tripod Leg Lock Screws: 3 pc.

Fine Adjustment Knobs: 2 pc.

TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY

1.

Remove telescope from carton and identify all components. READ THROUGH ASSEMBLY

INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU ASSEMBLE YOUR TELESCOPE


2.

Set-Up Tripod, Mount and Accessory Tray

Select one

Tripod Leg (9)

and extend the

Tripod Leg Middle Section (10).

Using

Tripod Leg Lock Screws

(13)

included in the hardware pack, insert the

Tripod Leg Lock Screw

into the lower brackets on the

Tripod Leg (9).

Tighten the

Tripod Leg Lock Screws

so that the

Middle Section

is securely in place.

Repeat on remaining two legs.

Locate the

Equatorial Mount (22).

Note: Before assembling tripod legs

to Equatorial Mount make sure the

Accessory Tray Braces (11)

face

inward. Locate the long bolts and washers from the hardware pack.
Position the mount over the

Tripod Leg

as shown

(fig. a).

and align the

holes in the

Tripod Leg

with the holes in the mount. Insert the bolts

through the holes at the top of a

Tripod Leg (9).

A washer should be

positioned on both outer sides of the

Tripod Leg.

Attach a wing nut to the

bolt, but do not tighten it all the way. Repeat on the remaining two

Tripod

Legs

. Once you have attached all

Tripod Legs

to the mount, securely

tighten all wing nuts.

Locate the

Accessory Tray (12).

Using the accessory tray bolts, wingnuts

and washers

( 3-_” bolts, 6-_ washers and 3 - wingnuts)

connect the

Accessory Tray

to the

Accessory Tray Braces (11).

Start with one

Tripod Leg

and attach wingnut. Wingnuts should be

positioned beneath the

Accessory Tray.

Do not tighten wingnuts until all

Accessory Tray Braces

are

attached as some adjustments may be required.

1.

Attach Finderscope

Locate the

Finderscope(20)

with pre-assembled

Finderscope Mount (21).

Remove the two nuts located

near the back of the

Telescope Main Tube (2)

and place the

Finderscope

and

Mount

assembly over the

exposed screws. Replace the nuts, and securely tighten the

Finderscope Mount

in place.

2.

Attach Telescope Main Tube

Locate the

Telescope Main Tube (2).

Remove the wingnuts that are attached to the long screws

protruding from beneath the telescope. Position the long screws over the two holes in the

Equatorial

Mount (22)

and carefully secure the

Telescope Main Tube

to the

Equatorial Mount.

3.

Attach Control Cables, Counterweight and Eyepieces

Locate the

Fine Adjustment Cables (14

) and the fine adjustment knobs (located in the hardware pack).

Remove the black “Phillips” head screw at the end of the cables. Place the knobs over the

adjustment cable and position so that the holes are aligned. Replace screws and secure tightly.

fig. a

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