Meade Instruments DS-2000 MAK Generation II Maksutov-Cassegrain Telesopes - Manual (Page 6)

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Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the
Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
Fig. 1: DS-2000 Series Telescope.
1. Focus Knob
2. Eyepiece Holder
3. Eyepiece Holder
Thumbscrew
4. Eyepiece
5. Viewfinder Alignment
Screws
6. Right-Angle Viewfinder
7. Viewfinder Bracket
8. Flip-Mirror Control
9. Altitude Setting Circle
and Lock
10. Optical Tube
11. Dust Cap
12. Mounting Arm and Shaft
13. Computer Control Panel
14. Autostar Handbox
15. Tripod Base
16. Base Lock Knob
17. Battery Compartment
18. Azimuth Setting Circle
19. Tripod Legs
20. Inner Support Struts
21. Mounting Lock Knobs
22. Accessory Tray
23. Accessory Tray
Attachment Bolts
24. Tripod Legs Locks
25. Mounting Plate
26. Red Dot Viewfinder
27. Compass/Bubble Level
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Fig. 1c (Inset): Computer Control Panel. (A)
Handbox port; (B) Power indicator light, (C)
ON switch; (D) Auxiliary port.
A B C D
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A B
Fig. 1b (Inset): (A) Altitude
Setting Circle; (B) Altitude Lock
(on opposite
side)
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(not visible)
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Fig. 1d (Inset): Back view of optical tube
for models with a right-angle viewfinder.
Fig. 1e (Inset): Back view of
optical tube for models with a
red dot viewfinder.
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Fig. 1f(Inset):
Compass/Bubble Level.
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