Vixen R130SF Telescope User Manual


 
PREFACE
ThankyouverymuchforyourpurchaseofaVixenastronomicaltelescope
ThismanualappliestotheA70Lf,A80MfandR130Sftelescopes.Youmay
occasionallyfinddescriptionsinthetextnotrelevanttoyourparticularmodel.
Readtheinstructionsforyourmountalongwiththismanualifyoupurchasedthe
telescopeasacompletepackage.
WARNING!
Neverlookdirectlyatthesunwiththetelescopeoritsfinderorguidescope.
Permanentandirreversibleeyedamagemayresult.
CAUTION
Donotleavetheopticaltubeuncappedinthedaytime.Sunlightpassingthroughthe
telescopeorfinderscopemaycauseafire.
Donotusetheproductwhilemovingorwalking,injuriescouldresultfromacollision
withobjectsorfromstumblingorfalling.
Keepsmallcaps,plasticbags,orplasticpackingmaterials awayfromchildren.These
maycauseadangerofswallowingorsuffocation.
Donotusetheproductinawetenvironmentanddonothandlewithwethands.
HANDLING AND STORAGE

Donotleavetheproductinsideacarinbrightsunshineorinotherhotplaces.Keep
anystrongheatsourcesawayfromtheproduct.
Whencleaning,donotusesolventssuchaspaintthinnerorsimilarproducts.
Donotexposetheproducttorain,water,dirtorsand.
Avoidtouchinganylensormirrorsurfacesdirectlywithyourhands.Incasealensor
mirrorbecomesdirtywithfingerprints orgeneralsmears,gentlywipeitusinga
commerciallyavailablelenscleanerandalenscleaningpaperorcloth,orconsult
yourlocalVixendealer.
Blowoffdustonlensesusingacommerciallyavailable blowerbrush.Donotuse
compressedair.
Forstorage,keeptheproductinadrypl aceanddonotexposetodirectsunlight.
SETTING UP THE TELESCOPE- Refertoyourmountinstructionsalongwiththismanual.
AttachingthetelescopetubetotheMount(GP2mountandA80Mfopticaltubeshownhere)
Loosenboththedovetail
platelockscrewand
safetyscrewuntilthetips
ofthesescrewsnolonger
extendedintotheinner
partofthedovetailblock.

Slidethedovetail
mountedscopeintothe
dovetailmountingblock
asshowninthefigure.
Tightenthedovetaillock
screw(centeredonthe
notch)ontothedovetail
tubeplateuntilsnug.
Firsttightenthedovetaillockscrew,andthentightenthesmallchromesafetyscrewontothedovetailmountingblockuntil
snug.
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