Orion SKYQUEST XX14I - Manual (Page 19)

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fingers (Figure 31). Push the finder scope through the
bracket until the O-ring seats just inside the front opening
of the bracket. Release the tensioner and tighten the two
black nylon screws a couple of turns each to secure the
finder scope in place. The tips of the tensioner and nylon
screws should seat into the wide groove on the finder
scope’s body.
2. Insert the foot of the finder scope bracket into the dovetail
base located adjacent to the telescope’s focuser (Figure
32). Lock the bracket into place by tightening the thumb
screw on the dovetail base.
3. The final step in the assembly process is to insert an eye-
piece into the telescope’s focuser. First, take the cover
cap off the focuser drawtube. To use the 2" DeepView
eyepiece, loosen the two thumb screws on the 2" adapt-
er (on the end of the focuser drawtube) and remove the
1.25" adapter. Then place the 2" eyepiece directly into
the 2" adapter and secure it with the two thumb screws
loosened previously
(Figure 33). The other eyepiece and
1.25" adapter can be placed in the eyepiece rack until
they are needed.
4. To install the 10mm Sirius Plössl eyepiece (1.25") instead
of the 2" DeepView eyepiece, keep the 1.25" adapter in
the focuser, and make sure the two thumb screws on the
2" adapter are tightened. Now, loosen the thumb screw
on the 1.25" adapter; do not loosen the two thumb screws
on the 2" adapter. Insert the 1.25" eyepiece into the 1.25"
eyepiece adapter, and secure it by retightening the thumb
screw on the 1.25" eyepiece adapter
(Figure 34). The 2"
eyepiece can be placed in the eyepiece rack until it is
needed.
The basic assembly of your SkyQuest XX14i IntelliScope
Dobsonian is now complete. It should appear as shown in
Figure 1. The dust covers should always remain in place on
the top of the upper and lower tube sections when the tele-
scope is not in use. It is also a good idea to store eyepieces
in an eyepiece case and to replace the cover caps on the
focuser and finder scope when the telescope is idle.
Figure 33. The 2" DeepView eyepiece installed in the focuser’s
2" adapter.
Figure 34. The 1.25" Sirius Plössl eyepiece installed in the
focuser’s removable 1.25" adapter.
2" Adapter
Thumb screws
Coarse
focus
knob
Coarse focus
knob
Fine focus
knob
Focus
lock
thumb
screw
Drawtube
tensioning set
screw
1.25" Adapter
Thumb screw