Celestron Ultima 8 - Introduction and Safety Warnings; WARNING: BE CAREFUL WITH SOLAR OBSERVING; Quick Setup Guide; Getting Familiar with Indoor Use

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................7
W
ARNING
: B
E CAREFUL WITH SOLAR OBSERVING
...................................................................................................................7
CHAPTER 2 - QUICK SETUP.........................................................................................................................................8
G
ETTING
F
AMILIAR
- I
NDOOR
U
SE
..........................................................................................................................................8
How to scroll through the Main Menu List........................................................................................................................8
How to Enter into a Menu Item and Return to the Main Menu List...................................................................................9
How to Slew the Telescope.................................................................................................................................................9
U
SING THE
T
ELESCOPE
U
NDER THE
N
IGHT
S
KY
...................................................................................................................10
Two Star Alignment..........................................................................................................................................................10
Turning Tracking On .......................................................................................................................................................11
Finding Objects................................................................................................................................................................11
CHAPTER 3 - ASSEMBLING YOUR ULTIMA 2000 ................................................................................................13
S
ETTING
U
P THE
T
RIPOD
.......................................................................................................................................................13
A
DJUSTING THE
T
RIPOD
H
EIGHT
...........................................................................................................................................14
A
TTACHING THE
T
ELESCOPE TO THE
T
RIPOD
........................................................................................................................15
I
NSTALLING THE
F
INDER
.......................................................................................................................................................16
Attaching the Finderscope Bracket to the Telescope.......................................................................................................16
Attaching the Finder to the Bracket.................................................................................................................................17
F
OCUSING THE
F
INDERSCOPE AND
R
ETICLE
..........................................................................................................................18
A
LIGNING THE
F
INDERSCOPE
................................................................................................................................................18
A
TTACHING THE
V
ISUAL
B
ACK
.............................................................................................................................................19
A
TTACHING THE
S
TAR
D
IAGONAL
.........................................................................................................................................19
A
TTACHING THE
E
YEPIECE
...................................................................................................................................................19
B
ALANCING THE
T
ELESCOPE
.................................................................................................................................................20
A
DJUSTING THE CLUTCHES
...................................................................................................................................................22
Altitude clutch..................................................................................................................................................................22
Azimuth clutch..................................................................................................................................................................23
A
TTACHING AN
E
QUATORIAL
W
EDGE TO THE
T
RIPOD
..........................................................................................................24
A
TTACHING THE
U
LTIMA
2000
TO A
W
EDGE
........................................................................................................................25
I
NSERTING THE
B
ATTERIES
...................................................................................................................................................25
S
TORING
Y
OUR
U
LTIMA
2000...............................................................................................................................................26
CHAPTER 4 - HAND CONTROL AND DRIVE BASE ..............................................................................................27
B
UTTONS FOR THE
H
AND
C
ONTROL
......................................................................................................................................27
Control Buttons................................................................................................................................................................28
Diamond Buttons .............................................................................................................................................................28
M
AIN
M
ENU
.........................................................................................................................................................................28
C
OMMAND
T
REE
..............................................................................................................................................................27
N
AVIGATING THROUGH THE
M
ENU
.......................................................................................................................................30
Scrolling Through the Menu ............................................................................................................................................30
Entering and Exiting a Menu...........................................................................................................................................30
Looking Up a Messier Object ..........................................................................................................................................31
D
ESCRIPTION OF EACH
M
ENU
...............................................................................................................................................32
Menu ALIGN....................................................................................................................................................................32
Menu GO TO...................................................................................................................................................................33
Menu CATALOG..............................................................................................................................................................33
Menu POSITION..............................................................................................................................................................37
Menu IDENTIFY..............................................................................................................................................................38
Menu TIMER....................................................................................................................................................................38
Menu SETUP ...................................................................................................................................................................38
Menu TOUR.....................................................................................................................................................................44
B
RIGHTNESS
S
ETTING
...........................................................................................................................................................45