Celestron 114LCM User manual

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Quick Set-up Guide
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Your LCM 114 telescope includes:
optical tube with StarPointer
finderscope attached, motorized
base, tripod, accessory tray, two
eyepieces (9 mm & 25 mm),
computerized hand control,
The Sky®CD, and owner’s manual
Place accessory tray on top of center
leg brace by lining up the grooves on
the tray to the post on the brace.
Thread the coupling screw into the
hole at the bottom of the motorized
base. Tighten screw to secure the
base to the tripod.
Assemble tripod by spreading the
legs out until the center leg brace is
fully extended.
Once grooves are aligned, turn
accessory tray until it snaps into
clips on each leg brace.
Loosen the altitude lock and rotate
the tube clamp so that the locking
screw is positioned on the top of the
base. Then tighten the altitude lock
by hand, but don’t over tighten.
Extend tripod legs 6 to 8 inches by
lifting the tripod leg locking lever and
pulling the leg to desired length and
snapping down the lever.
Place the motorized base on top of
the tripod making sure that the three
round feet rest on the round flat pads
on the inside of the tripod head.
Slide the optical tube dovetail into
the fork arm as shown.
Coupling screw

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Secure the tube to the base by
tightening the locking screw on the
top of the base.
Select the low power (25 mm)
eyepiece and insert it as shown
above.
Tighten silver screw to secure.
Attach plastic hand control holder to
the tripod leg.
Slide Computerized Hand Control
into the hand control holder as
shown above.
Plug Computerized Hand Control
into the “Hand Control” port on
the fork arm.
Press the tab on the front of the
battery compartment and remove
the cover.
Gently remove the battery holder
from inside the battery compartment.
Place 8-AA batteries (user supplied)
inside the battery holder.
Return the battery holder back inside
the base and replace the cover.
Before you begin viewing, please
remember to remove tube lens cap.
While observing, tube should be
positioned as shown above.
Before you can begin observing,you must setup your hand control,
align your nderscope and align your telescope. Step by step
instructions are included in the following Hand Control Setup section.
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Turn power switch (located on the side
of the base) to “on” position. The light
will come on and the hand control will
display “LCM Ready”.
You will notice that there are
directional arrows in the center of the
hand control. These only move the
telescope. They cannot be used to
scroll through menu features.
Unscrew battery cover for the
StarPointer finderscope. Insert battery
with “+” side facing out. Now you will
need to align the finderscope. Turn
on the red LED light by flipping the
switch to the “on” position.
Use the hand control direction arrow
buttons to point telescope at a distant
land object, like a telephone pole or
at night you can use the moon. Center
and focus the object in the
25 mm eyepiece of the telescope.
In order to accurately center an object
in the eyepiece it may be necessary to
change the slew speed of the motors.
To change the slew speed, press the
RATE button then select a number
from 1 (slowest) to 9 (fastest).
Without moving the main telescope,
turn the finderscope’s two adjustment
screws until the red dot is directly over
the alignment star.
Once you have aligned your
finderscope, make sure to turn off the
LED light to conserve the battery. Now
you are ready to align the telescope.
This will have to be done at night.
When the display reads LCM Ready,
press ENTER to begin the alignment
procedure.
Use the UP and DOWN scroll buttons
(located on #6 and #9) to select
“SkyAlign” then press ENTER. Now
you will need to enter your site/time
information.
The hand control will display the last
entered time and site information.
Since this is your first time using the
LCM, press UNDO to enter your site
and time information.
Press ENTER to select City Database.
Use the Up and Down scroll buttons
(located on #6 and #9) and choose the
closest city to your present location.
Press ENTER after selecting the
country, state and city.
Using the numeric key pad enter your
time information. Press ENTER to
continue. Press UNDO to backspace.
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Hand Control Guide
Before you can begin using your 114LCM, you must setup your
computerized hand control and go through the SkyAlign alignment procedure.
In order for the LCM to accurately point to the objects in the sky, it must first be aligned with known positions
(stars) in the sky. With this information, the telescope can create a model of the sky, which it uses to locate any
object in its database.

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Now, using the Up and Down scroll
buttons (located on #6 and #9),
verify the time zone you are in and
press ENTER.
Using the numeric key pad enter the
date. Press ENTER to continue.
Press UNDO to backspace.
Use the directional arrow keys on
the hand control to slew (move) the
telescope towards any bright celestial
object in the sky. Center the object in
the finderscope and press ENTER.
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If the finderscope has been properly
aligned, the alignment star should
now be visible in the field of view
of the eyepiece.
The hand control will prompt you
to center the bright alignment star
in the center of the eyepiece. Once
centered, press ALIGN. This will
accept the star as your first
alignment position.
For the second alignment object,
choose a bright star or planet as
far from the first alignment object
as possible. Once again use the
directional arrow buttons to center
the object in the finderscope and
press ENTER. Once object is centered
in the eyepiece, press ALIGN.
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Repeat the process for the third
alignment star. When the telescope
has been aligned to the final star, the
display will read “Match Confirmed”.
Press UNDO to display the names
of the three bright objects you
aligned to, or press ENTER to accept
these three objects for alignment.
Now that your telescope is properly
aligned, you are ready to find your
first object. Press the TOUR button
on the hand control. The hand control
will display a list of objects that are
visible for the date and location
entered.
Press INFO to read information
about the object displayed. Press the
DOWN scroll key to display the next
object. Press ENTER to slew (move)
to the displayed object.
For general usage information, please consult your user’s manual.
If you have questions or problems with set-up, please contact
Celestron Technical Support: [phone]
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