Paramount MX User Guide
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Box 1 Contents (Paramount MX) ............................................................................................................ 33
Important Packing Material Notes ...................................................................................................... 33
Box 2 Contents (Accessories Box) ........................................................................................................... 33
Location of Your Serial Numbers ........................................................................................................ 36
Unpacking the Paramount MX .................................................................................................................... 36
Your Safety is Paramount ........................................................................................................................ 36
Packing the Paramount MX for Transport .............................................................................................. 37
Paramount MX Components ...................................................................................................................... 38
Front View ............................................................................................................................................... 38
RA Worm Block Cover ......................................................................................................................... 38
Payload Mounting Plate (Versa-Plate) ................................................................................................ 39
Versa-Plate Knobs ............................................................................................................................... 41
Instrument Panel ................................................................................................................................. 43
RA Worm Block Cover ......................................................................................................................... 45
RA Cable Conduit ................................................................................................................................ 46
Dec Cable Conduit ............................................................................................................................... 46
Right Ascension Carrying Handle ........................................................................................................ 46
RA Worm Block Three Position Switch ............................................................................................... 46
RA Assembly ........................................................................................................................................ 48
Electronics Box .................................................................................................................................... 48
Azimuth Adjuster Knobs...................................................................................................................... 51
Base Thrust Mounting Knobs .............................................................................................................. 52
Base Plate ............................................................................................................................................ 52
Rear View ................................................................................................................................................ 52
Declination Carrying Handle ............................................................................................................... 53
Declination Axis Three Position Switch (Dec Three Position Switch) ................................................. 53
Cable Conduit Access Hole and Cover ................................................................................................ 53
Declination Axis Assembly (Dec Assembly) ......................................................................................... 53
Paramount MX Serial Number (Serial Number) ................................................................................. 53
Altitude Scale ...................................................................................................................................... 54
Altitude Adjuster ................................................................................................................................. 54
Counterweight Shaft ........................................................................................................................... 56