Vixen SPHINX SXD Mount - Manual (Page 10)

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If your telescope has a half pillar
Attach the equatorial mount on the half pillar so that the metal peg on the top of the half
pillar comes underneath the middle of the two azimuth adjustment knobs.
Screw the fixing bolt on the inside of the half pillar to secure the equatorial mount. Then
tighten the azimuth adjustment screws.
If your telescope has a table top tripod
Attach the equatorial mount on the tripod head so that one of the legs comes underneath
the declination body as shown in the figure.
III Installing the Counterweight
(Proceed to the next section if your telescope doesn’t have a
counterweight.)
The counterweight bar is in the declination body. Release the counterweight bar clamp to
draw out the counterweight bar. Lock the counterweight bar clamp with the
counterweight bar extended fully.
Loosen the lock screw on the side of counterweight.
Remove the safety screw on the end of the counterweight bar and install the counterweight
by sliding it onto the bar.
*Install the counterweight so that the lock screw on the counterweight is the opposite of the safety screw.
Tighten the counterweight lock screw and replace the safety screw on the end of the
counterweight bar.
WARNING! Be sure to handle the counterweight carefully as it is a very heavy item.