Celestron 76LCM User manual

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Your LCM 76/114 telescope includes:
optical tube with StarPointer
finderscope attached, motorized
base, tripod, accessory tray, two
eyepieces (9 mm & 25 mm),
computerized hand control,
TheSkyX 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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Quick Set-up Guide

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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.
Quick Set-up Guide
76 & 114 LCM Telescopes
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