Orion 9533 - Manual (Page 6)

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ORIENTATION BY HAND! Otherwise, the gears and motors
may be damaged. After removing the assembly from the ship-
ping box, reposition the tube and mount as follows:
1. Remove the tube from the mount by first removing the
thumbscrew on the mount’s clamp. Open the clamp, and
remove the tube.
2. Plug the hand controller and battery pack (with batteries
installed, requires 8x AA batteries) into the base of the
mount.
3. Use the hand controller to select your telescope model
(see chart on page 8).
4. Now use the hand controller direction buttons to reposi-
tion the mount until it is roughly in the position shown on
the front cover.
5. Replace the optical tube in the cradle and secure it with
the thumbscrew.
assembling the starseeker
Your StarSeeker comes in three major sections: the optical
tube, fork arm and the tripod. These sections can be attached
quickly and easily using the quick release coupling screw
located under the tripod mounting platform. Remove all of the
accessories from their individual boxes. Remember to save
all of the containers so that they can be used to transport the
telescope. Before attaching the visual accessories, the tele-
scope tube should be mounted to its tripod. First, install the
accessory tray onto the tripod legs:
1. Remove the tripod from the box and spread the legs apart
until the center leg brace is fully extended.
2. Locate the accessory tray, and place it on top of the tri-
pod center support brace in between the tripod legs (see
figure 5).
3. Insert the locking bolt from underneath the tripod sup-
port brace and thread it into the hole in the center of the
accessory tray. Do not over tighten.
The accessory tray has a built-on hand control holder protrud-
ing from the side. The back of the hand control has an open-
ing that slides over the clip on the inside of the holder.
It is a good idea to adjust the height of the tripod before
attaching the fork arm and tube. Minor adjustments can be
made later. To adjust the height of the tripod legs:
1. Loosen the tripod leg locking bolt located on the side of
each leg.
2. Slide the inner portion of each leg down 6" to 8" inches.
3. Tighten the tripod locking bolts to hold each leg in place.
attaching the telescope to the tripod
With the tripod properly assembled, the telescope tube and
fork arm can easily be attached using the quick release cou-
pling screw located underneath the tripod mounting platform:
1. Hold the telescope tube assembly by the fork arm and
place the fork arm base inside the tripod mounting plat-
form. See Figure 4.
2. Thread the coupling screw into the hole at the bottom of
the fork arm base and hand tighten.
Your StarSeeker is fully assembled and is ready to attach the
accessories.
the star Diagonal
(For StarSeeker 80mm Model Only)
The star diagonal diverts the light at a right angle from the
light path of the telescope. For astronomical observing, this
allows you to observe in positions that are more comfortable
than if you were to look straight through. To attach the star
diagonal:
1. Loosen the thumbscrew on the eyepiece adapter (see
Figures 6 and 7) at the end of the focuser barrel until it
Figure 5. The accessory tray/hand control holder
Accessory tray
Locking bolt
(underneath
accessory tray)
Fork Arm
Base
Tripod
Mounting
Platform
Coupling
Screw
Figure 4. Attaching the fork arm to the tripod