Orion SKYQUEST XX14I - Manual (Page 18)

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3. On the other (retaining) knob, slide the altitude retain-
ing knob spacer onto the threaded shaft. Then push the
shaft through the altitude encoder’s aluminum shaft (now
protruding from the right side panel) and into the optical
tube’s other altitude bearing
(Figure 30). You can move
the altitude encoder up and down a bit with the knob in
order to have the knob’s shaft line up with the threaded
hole in the tube’s altitude bearing. Make sure this knob is
always fully tightened, or else the IntelliScope’s altitude
encoder will not work properly.
Installing the Finder Scope and Eyepieces
These accessories can be found in the optical tube assembly
box.
1. To install the finder scope into its bracket, first remove the
O-ring from the bracket and place it over the body of the
finder scope until it seats into the groove in the middle of
the finder. Unthread the black nylon alignment screws on
the bracket until the screw ends are flush with the inside
diameter of the bracket. Slide the eyepiece end (narrow
end) of the finder scope into the end of the bracket’s cyl-
inder opposite the alignment screws while pulling the
chrome, spring-loaded tensioner on the bracket with your
Figure 30. The shaft of the other knob (the retaining knob)
goes through the hollow aluminum shaft of the altitude encoder and
threads into the other altitude side bearing on the tube. Make sure to
put the white nylon spacer on the shaft before threading it in.
Altitude
retaining
knob
spacer
Encoder
retaining knob
Aluminum shaft of
altitude encoder
assembly
Altitude side
bearing
Right panel
Figure 31. Pull back on the tensioner and slide the finder scope
into its bracket until the O-ring is seated in the recess in the front of
the bracket.
Tensioner
Black nylon
thumb screws
Figure 32. The foot of the finder scope bracket goes into the
dovetail base and is secured with the thumb screw.
Dovetail
base Foot of
finder
scope
bracket
Thumb screw