Meade 882 Instruction Manual

Operating Instructions

#882 Standard Field Tripod

For use with Meade ETX-60AT and ETX-70AT Astro Telescopes

Parts Listing

When opening the packing box for the first time, note carefully the following parts included with the full-length

#882 Deluxe Field Tripod:

•Tripod

•2 Attachment Knobs (with 1/4-20 threads)

•Accessory Tray

•Soft Carrying Case

Assembly

1.Extend the Tripod

Remove the tripod from the packing box and stand it upright. Grasp two of the tripod legs, leaving the full weight of the tripod on the third leg. Gently pull the legs apart to a fully open position.

2.Attach the Accessory Tray

Remove the round accessory tray (4, Fig. 1) from the packing box. Attach the tray to the tripod by placing one side of the tray’s attachment clip around a leg and then carefully pushing the other side of the clip about the leg so that the clip snaps in place.

1

2	1.	Mounting Holes
	2.	Tripod Head
	3.	Tripod legs
	4.	Accessory Tray
	6	(see inset)
	5.	Levers
	6.	Attachment
		Knobs

3

	4
3	3
5
5
(not visible)
	7
Inset	9
7. Attachment Clip	8
8. Autostar Holder
9. Eyepiece slots	Top view

Fig. 1: #882 Deluxe Field Tripod and Tray (Inset).

3.Vary the Tripod Height

Lift the black plastic lever (5, Fig. 1) at the base of each tripod leg. Slide each of the three inner tripod leg sections to the desired height. Press each lever back against the legs to tighten.

NOTE: The tripod legs do not all have to be extended to exactly the same length. Vary the height of one or more tripod legs, as required, to achieve an approximately level mounting for the telescope.

Attaching the ETX-60AT or ETX-70AT to the Tripod

	1. On the bottom of the
	telescope		drive		base,
	locate	the	two		tripod			1
	attachment			holes		(1,
	Fig. 2).
	2. Place	the		telescope
	drive	base		on		the
	tripod head (2, Fig. 1),							Fig. 2: Drive Base of an ETX
	aligning		the		tripod			telescope showing tripod
								attachment holes.
	attachment holes with
	the mounting holes (1, Fig. 1). Thread one of the
	1/4-20 attachment knobs through a hole in the
	tripod head and into a hole in the telescope drive
	base.

3.Thread the second 1/4-20 knob through the other hole in the mounting plate and into the hole in the telescope drive base. Tighten both knobs to a firm feel only to secure the telescope to the tripod. Do not overtighten or damage to the threads may occur.

Using the #882 Standard Field Tripod

The #882 Standard Field Tripod provides for an Altazimuth alignment (Altitude/Azimuth, or verticalhorizontal with Autostar) configuration for the ETX-60AT or ETX-70AT Astro Telescope models.

Fig. 3: ETX-60AT Telescope in

Altazimuth configuration.