Meade Instruments LT SC Series - Manual (Page 8)

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Adjusting the Red Dot Finder
The Red Dot Finder has been aligned at the factory,
but you may need to touch-up the alignment from time
to time. To do this, look through the eyepiece of your
scope and using the hand controller center a distant
object. Now turn on the Red Dot Viewfi nder and adjust
the brightness so you can see the red dot. Look through
the sight as pictured above.
Now, without moving the telescope, adjust the indicated
thumb screws until you have put the red dot on the
object at which you were looking. It’s that simple.
Now use the hand controller to put the laser dot on a
new target. Check to see that the desired target is in
the eyepiece and adjust the focus knob until the object
is in focus.
Using the Red Dot Finder
Because your telescope has so much magnifi cation,
its fi eld of view is very small. This can make it
hard to know exactly where your telescope is
pointing by simply looking at it. To help you point
the telescope quickly and accurately, for terrestrial
targets or GO TO pointing, the LT Series has a 1X
Red Dot Viewfi nder.
The Red Dot Finder will aid you in pointing your
telescope easily. It works much like a fi ghter pilot’s
heads-up display. To turn on the Red Dot Finder,
carefully rotate the power switch until you feel it click
on. Turning further clockwise will increase the dot
brightness. Adjust the dot to the minimum brightness
where it can be easily seen. This will extend its
battery life and make it easier to see faint stars in the
background. Look through the fi nder’s glass window.
You will see a red dot superimposed on your view.
Using the direction keys on the handbox, move the
telescope until the red dot is on the target you want to
view in the eyepiece. As you get close to your target,
select a moderately low speed, like speed 5, and move
the scope to center your target as you look through the
eyepiece. This a great way to get used to fi nding the
movement keys without removing your eye from the
eyepiece.
On/Off &
Brightness
Adjustment
A d j u s t m e n t
Screws
GETTING ST
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Focus Knob