Meade Instruments Infinity 70AZ - Manual (Page 6)

to-find land object such as the top of a
telephone pole or a distant mountain or
tower. Look through the eyepiece in the
diagonal mirror and turn the focuser knob
(23) until the image is sharply focused.
Center the object precisely in the eye-
piece’s field of view.
2. Turn on the red-dot viewfinder by rotating
the large knob under the viewfinder lens
clockwise(10). Turn the knob to adjust the
intensity of the red dot as desired.
3. Look through the viewfinder. Turn one or
both of the viewfinder’s alignment screws
(3) until the red-dot is precisely over the
same object as you centered in the eye-
piece.
4. Check this alignment at night on a ce-
lestial object, such as the Moon or
a bright star, and use the viewfinder’s
alignment screws to make any necessary
refinements.
5. When finished, turn off the viewfinder by
turning the large knob under the viewfind-
er lens counter-clockwise until it clicks.
TO MOVE THE TELESCOPE
Your telescope is alt-azimuth mounted.
Alt-azimuth is just a complicated way of
saying that your telescope moves up
and down and from side to side. Other tele-
scopes may be mounted in different ways.
1. Slightly loosen both of the star-shaped
altitude control knobs (5) and altitude rod
lock knob(11). Loosening these knobs
allow you to move the telescope up and
down.
2. Slightly loosen the horizontal lock
knob (6). Loosening this lock allows
the telescope to be moved from side
to side.
3. Once an object is found, re-tighten the
control knobs. You can then use the slow
1. Slide the diagonal mirror (13) into
the focuser drawtube (15).
2. Tighten the drawtube thumbscrew to
hold the diagonal mirror securely.
3. Slide the MA 26mm eyepiece (1) into diag-
onal mirror.
4. Tighten the diagonal mirror thumbscrew to
hold the eyepiece securely.
ALIGN THE VIEWFINDER
Perform the first part of this procedure during
the daytime and the last step at night.
1. Point the telescope at an easy-
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Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible 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. 3
slide rod
through
hole
lock
knob
lock
knob
place tube between
forks
Fig. 4
viewfinder
mounting
bolts