Meade Instruments Coronado SolarMax II Series - Manual (Page 11)

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SolarMax II 40mm, 60mm and 90mm Filter Sets
Congratulations on your purchase of a SolarMax II H-a fi lter set! Be sure to read the safety and
cleaning instructions on page 4 and 13 before using your SolarMax II fi lter. You can refer to
the diagrams below for questions regarding the components of your system. Never point your
telescope at the sun until your fi lter set is fully assembled on the telescope. Please read these
instructions in full before setting up your new fi lter set and contact our customer service if you
have any questions.
Before purchasing any of the accessories list below please contact Meade customer service for guidance
regarding correct selection and mounting.
Adaptor Plates - In order to mount the external etalon fi lter unit on your telescope, with the exception of a few
refractors, you will need an adaptor plate. Meade does not manufacture or supply these adaptors and is not
responsible for the performance and safety of our fi lters when used with these adaptor plates. When mounting
Coronado fi lters on telescopes other than Coronado SolarMax or SolarMax II telescopes, the user assumes the
responsibility for the correct mounting and safety of the system.
Mounting SolarMax II - Never point your telescope at the sun until your fi lter set is fully assembled on the
telescope. Coronado recommends that you have your telescope fully mounted and pointing away from the Sun
while attaching the fi lters. The Tmax is designed to be mounted on the objective lens of your telescope either
directly or via an adaptor plate. Make sure that the Tmax is fully threaded into the adaptor plate or telescope
objective cell.
Blocking Filters - This is an essential component of your H-a set up and must be installed for the system to work
and be safe to use.
BF5, BF10, BF15 - Each of these are housed in a 1.25” right angle diagonal. Slide the silver draw tube into the
focuser and tighten the retention system of your telescope. If you have a 2” focuser you will need a reducer to
1.25”. Meade manufactures a Zero Length Adaptor for this purpose that does not add travel to the focuser, call us
for details. The BF15 is also available in a 1.25” straight through confi guration for an additional charge.
BF30 - This is a 2” straight through design of our BF series, designed for use on telescopes with FL of 1,500mm to
3,000mm. Slide the silver draw tube into the focuser and tighten the retention system of your telescope. Coronado
RichView™ tuning ring
Tmax™ tilt wheel
External Etalon unit
Side View Front View