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General Information
About this Instruction Manual
Please read the safety instructions in this manual carefully.
To avoid damage to the unit and the risk of injury, only use
this product as described in the manual.
Keep the instruction manual handy so that you can easily
look up information on all the functions.
DANGER!
You will find this symbol in front of every
section of text which deals with the risk of
severe injury or even death in the event of
improper use.
CAREFUL!
You will find this symbol before every section
of text that deals with the risk of minor to
severe injuries resulting from improper use.
NOTE!
You will find this symbol in front of every
section of text which deals with the risk of
damage to property or the environment.
Intended Use
This product is intended only for private use.
It was developed for the magnified display of things in
nature.
General Warning
RISK of bodily injury!
Never use this device to look directly at the
sun or in the direct proximity of the sun.
There is a RISK OF BLINDNESS!
Children should only use the device under adult
supervision. Keep packaging material (plastic bags,
rubber bands, etc.) out of the reach of children!
There is a RISK OF CHOKING!
FIRE RISK!
Do not place the device — in particular the lenses
— in direct sunlight. The concentration of light could
cause fire.
RISK of property damage!
Do not disassemble the device. In the event of a
defect, please contact the Service Centre in your
country.
Do not expose the device to temperatures above 60°C.
Privacy PROTECTION!
The binoculars are intended only for private
use. Please heed the privacy of other people
- do not use them to look into apartments,
for example.
All parts (Fig. 1-3)
B Telescope tube
Viewfinder scope
Adjusting-screws (viewfinder)
Tube opening
f Objective
g Eyepiece connection
Focus wheel
Tube rings
Tripod head (mounting)
Accessory tray
Adjusting-screws (tripod)
Fixing bracket (accessories tray)
Tripod legs
Flexible shaft for elevation adjustment
Flexible shaft for azimuth adjustment
Tripod brace
Latitude adjustment
2 eyepieces (Ø 31.7mm / 1 ¼”) f=20mm, f = 4mm
Star diagonal prism
Erecting lens 1,5x
Barlow lens 3x
Smartphone holder
Parts (Fig. 15): Mounting
A Vertical clamp
B Incline plate
C Declination axis
D Flexible adjustment shaft
E Flexible shaft (declination axis)
F Focussing wheel
Part I – Setup
1. General/Location:
Before you begin construction, you must choose a suitable
location for your telescope.
It will help you, if you build this appliance in a place, where
you have a clear view of the skies, a stable footing and suf-
ficient space around you.
Remove all the parts from the packaging first. Check, using
the diagram, whether all the parts are there.
NOTE!
Important: Only da the screws up finger tight
and avoid over tightening them.
2. Setup - tripod
The tripod legs are pre-installed and already connected to
the tripod head (illustration 5, X) and tripod spider (illustra-
tion 1, 16). Remove the tripod from it’s packaging and place
it upright with the feet at the base. Take two of the legs and
carefully pull them apart until they are in the fully open posi-
tion. The entire weight of the tripod rests on one leg during
this procedure. Then set the tripod upright again.
The entire tripod weights rests on one leg here. Then set
the tripod upright again. Now extend each individual tripod
leg to the desired length (see illustration 4) and undo the
fastening clips for this purpose (illustration 1+4, 11) (total
of 3). Tighten the fastening clips and place the tripod on a
hard flat surface.
HINT!
A small spirit level, placed on the accessory
tray, may help you to setup you telescope in
level.
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3. Setup – accessory tray:
Three accessories tray (illustrations 1, 3, and 10) is inserted
with the flat side down centrally on the tripod spider (illustra-
tion 1, 16) and mounted in place by turning clockwise once
(60°) (illustration 5). The three fittings of the accessories tray
must be aligned with the tripod spider retaining fittings and
fixed in place by them.
4. Setup – tube:
To mount the telescope tube (Fig. 1, 1) you undo the screw
on the tube ring (Fig. 6, X) and open up the ring.
Now you place the tube in the centre of ring and close the
ring up. Now secure the mounting by tightening the screw.
Place the tube including clip with the objective opening fac-
ing north on the mounting. Fasten the tube holder using the
clamping screw to the mount head (illustration 7).
5. Setup – eyepiece:
Your telescope is equipped with two eyepieces (Fig. 1+2, 18)
and a star diagonal (Fig.1+2, 19) as part of the basic equipment.
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