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PART I: SETTING UP THE CQ350-PRO MOUNT
1.5 Installing the Telescope
1. Before installing a telescope, ensure:
• The counterweight rod is pointing straight down.
• All counterweights have been moved to the end of the counterweight rod.
• The R.A. axis is secured by tightening the R.A. Clutch Lever
Fig. 1.5
2. Mount the optical tube with the tube pointing in the same direction as the arrow inscribed
in the dovetail cradle(Fig. 1.4).
Strap the hand controller bracket to a tripod leg. Put the hand controller in it (Fig. 1.4c).
(**) Important remark: the CQ350-PRO mount has the possibility of mounting the counter-
weight
rod under two different angles. One possibility is the straight position, and the other possibility is
the forward angled position. When introducing the rod in the mount, the two locking screws of the
mount must be aligned with the threaded holes in the rod. Rotating the rod 180° allows to change
alignment of the threaded holes, and thus the angle of the rod in the mount.
Fig. 1.4c
Saddle
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