INSTRUCTION MANUAL
FOR 767AZ1
Optical Tube:
Finderscope Bracket
Focuser
Dust Cap / Mask
Secondary Mirror Position
Altitude Fine-Adjustment
Control
Yoke Mount
76mm/700mm
Alt-Azimuth Mount:
AZ1
Finderscope
Finderscope Allignment
Screw
Eyepiece
Focus Knob
Telescope Main Tube
Yoke Locking Knob
Altitude Lock Knob
Primary Mirror Position
Azimuth Lock Knob
Accessory Tray
Tripod Leg
Height Adjustment
Clamp
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Assembling Your Telescope
Tripod Set up
Telescope Assembly
Finderscope Assembly
Eyepiece Assembly
Alligning the Finderscope
Operating Your Telescope
Operating the AZ1 Mount
Using the Barlow Lens
Focusing
Pointing Your Telescope
Calculating the Magnification (power)
Calculating the Field of View
Calculating the Exit Pupil
Observing the Sky
Sky Conditions
Selecting an Observing Site
Choosing the Best Time to Observe
Chooling the Telescope
Using Your Eyes
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Suggested Reading
efore you begin
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Read the entire instructions carefully before
beginning. Your telesope should be assembled
during daylight hours. Choose a large, open
area to work to allow room for all parts to be
unpackaged.
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aution!
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Never use your telescope to look directly at the
sun. Permanent eye damage will result. Use
a proper solar filter for viewing the sun. When
observing the sun, place a dust cap over your
finderscope to protect it from exposure. Never
use an eyepiece-type solar filter and never use
your telescope to project sunlight onto another
surface, the internal heat build-up will damage
the telescope optical elements.
TRIPOD SET UP
Fig.1
ASSEMBLING TRIPOD LEGS (Fig.1)
1) Gently push middle section of each tripod leg at the top so that the
pointed foot protrudes below the tripod clamp.
2) Insert tripod lock screws into the thread holes on the side of the tripod and
clamp without over-tightening.
Fig. 2
ATTACHING MOUNT TO TRIPOD LEGS (Fig. 2)
3) Fasten the top of each tripod leg to the bottom of the yoke mount
using the machine screws with the washers and wingnuts. Align each
leg so that the hinge for the accessory tray faces inwards. Be careful
not to over-tighten the wingnuts and damage tripod legs.
ATTACHING THE ACCESSORY TRAY (Fig. 3)
1) Attach accessory tray to hinges on tripod legs using
the small machine screws and wing nuts.
Flange fits under accessory tray when attached.
Fig. 3
TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY
ATTACHING TELESCOPE MAIN
TUBE TO MOUNT (Fig. 4, 5, 6, 7)
1) Unscrew the machine screw on the
altitude control locking knob.
2) Insert the micro-adjustable altitude control
into the hole on the side of the altitude
control locking knob.
3) Slide telescope tube into slots on end
of yoke mount. Secure telescope tube
onto yoke mount using the yoke locking
knobs without overtightening.
4) Remove machine screw from telescope
tube and use this to fasten the micro adjustable altitude control.
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