Getting st ar ted, Getting started – Meade Instruments 6" LS-6 ACF User Manual
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GETTING STARTED
You may want to perform the LS assembly indoors in the light so that you become familiar with the parts and
operation before moving the telescope outside into the dark for observing. This Getting Started Guide assumes
you are too impatient to read the entire manual fi rst and want to use your new telescope as quickly as possible.
Just follow the simple steps below and you will be up and running before you know it.
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It is best to set up the telescope in twilight or before
sunset the fi rst time you use it. Take the telescope and
tripod outside. Set the telescope in a large open area
where you can see lots of sky. Don’t setup right next
to a building or a wall. Also try to stay away from large
metal objects like a car or a metal fence. Make sure the
ground is stable and is approximately level. It is best
to set up the scope away from bright nighttime lighting.
Bright lights will spoil your night vision and impede
your ability to see the sky. Additionally, it will take the
telescope longer to align itself if there are too many
bright lights around.
Assembling the Tripod
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Remove the fi eld tripod from the shipping carton.
Stand the tripod vertically with the tripod feet down
and with the tripod still fully collapsed. Grasp two of
the tripod legs and, with the full weight of the tripod
on the third leg, gently pull the legs apart to a fully
open position.
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Thread in two lock-knobs on each leg (six total)
near the foot of each tripod leg. Use the lock-knobs
to vary the height of the inner, extendible tripod leg
sections. Tighten the locks to a fi rm feel only; do
not overtighten.
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Remove the end nut from the spreader shaft
and slide the spreader in between the telescope
legs. Attach the end nut and hand tighten until the
telescope legs are held snuggly in the most spread
position. Position the tripod where you want the
telescope to be and check that the top of the tripod is
approximately level.
GETTING ST
AR
TED
Spreader Bar
End Nut
Lock-Knob
Spreader Shaft
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