Vixen SXD2 - At Taching the Optical Tube

Chapter 1 PREPARATION
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. Attaching the Optical Tube
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Make sure that the slide bar or dovetail tube plate is flat against the saddle plate. Tightening the lock screws with a gap between these
parts may cause the telescope to fall.
Attaching to the Saddle Plate
Loosen the two lock knobs on the saddle plate before you attach the optical tube.
Slide the dovetail bar on the bottom of the optical tube onto the sunken platform of the saddle plate.
Tighten the two lock knobs on the saddle plate securely.
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Attaching to the Dovetail-plate Mounting Block
Loo s en the lo c k k nob an d th e s a fet y s c re w on th e mo unt he a d b efo r e y ou att a ch the op t ica l t u be.
Sli d e t he dov e tai l t u be - pla te m oun ted op t ica l t u be ont o t h e s unk e n p lat for m of th e m o unt he a d.
Tig h ten th e loc k knob on t o the do v eta il tub e-p l at e cente rin g notc h unti l snug. Ti ght e n the sa f ety
scr e w s ecu rel y .
Lock KnobLock Knob
Safety ScrewSafety Screw
Lock KnobLock Knob
Safety ScrewSafety Screw
Dovetail-plate Tube PlateDovetail-plate Tube Plate
Optical TubeOptical Tube
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