Meade 2080 - Assembly and Setup; Setting Up the Model 2080; Assembly and Set-up of the Model 2120

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Hex wrench set (5 pes.)
Carrying -C~se
Power Cord
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Note to For.eignUsers:'S" and 10" Schmidt-Cassegrain...models
supplied to countries'ou'tside-thet,J.S.A.;: -are
identical in
all respects.to the telescopes offered domestically,-except
that the powe.rcord and-the'electrica1'connector (located
in the base 'ofthe.telescope fork mount) are different. The
power cord'plugs directly into th~ base of the .telescope
. (see "The Motor Drive"), but you -'may-have to s1ipply your own
adapter in order-.-to 'plug into your loca.l. electric~l outlet.
In this case be sure that the adapter is of a "3-prong" type
so that the .telescope is'proper ly .grounded'a-t. all times
during operation. .-
SETTING UP THE-MODEL 2080
The basic-Model 2080. telescope is shipped as a completely
assembled ins.trument
~ -For safety in shipment the 6 x 30mm
Viewfinder is_ packed separately. (See "The Viewfinder,."
below.) After removing the telescope from j,ts shipping
carton and carrying case, famili~rize yourself with the
various control~,and accessories; see Fig. .1.
The eyepiece-holder threads directly onto the rear-cell
thread of the Models 20S0 and 2120. The diagonal prism slides
into the eyepiece-holder and in turn accepts either of the
supplied l~" O.D. eyepieces. For astronomica-l observations
the diagonal prism generally provides a more comfortable
right-angle viewing position. Alternately, an' eyepiece may
be inserted directly into the Eyepiece-Holder for straight-
through observations.- Note in this case, however, that
the image will app~a'r inverted and reversed left-for-right.
with the Diagonal Prism, telescopic images appear correctly
oriented up-and-down, but still reversed left-for-right. For
terrestrial applications,: where a,fullycorrected image
orientation is desired,'-both up-and-down and left-for-right,
the optional =1924 Erecting Prism :(l~" O.D.) should be ordered
separately._ (See the Meade General' Catalog for
details.)
Eyepieces and the Diagonal Prism are held in their respec-
tive places on- the telescope by a.moderate tightening of the
thumb-screws on the Diagonal Prism and Eyepiece-Holder.
ASSEMBLY AND SET-UP OF THE MODEL 2120
The basic Model 2120 telescope is shipped with the optical
tube assembly (with fork ar~s attached) in one carton,
and with the motor drive base in a separate carton. The
only assembly operations required are the following: