Celestron FirstScope 114 User manual

Use the three tightening screws located at the
bottom of each leg to secure the extended legs
in place.
To set up the tripod, spread the legs outward
until they are fully extended. Extend the center
portion of each of the three tripod legs down 6-
8".
Item #31132
Quick Set-up Guide
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All three legs should be the same length to
provide a level platform for the telescope.
4
7
Locate the equatorial mount and place the
base of the mount through the hole in the
center of the tripod mounting platform.
5
Properly assembled, the accessory tray should
appear as pictured above.
6
From underneath the tripod mounting platform,
thread the mounting bolt with washer into the
threaded hole on the bottom of the equatorial
mount.
8
Thread the latitude adjustment screw into the
equatorial mount until it is touching the inside
of the mount.
9
FirstScope 114
Your FirstScope 114 includes: optical tube w/ tube
ring attached; tripod with center support bracket;
equatorial mount; two eyepieces; StarPointer
finderscope; 5 lb. counterweight; counterweight bar;
two slow motion cables; eyepiece accessory tray;
documentation including an owner’s manual and
The Sky™ CD Software.
Item# 31044
Place the accessory tray on top of tripod's
center leg brace. Thread the tray into the
threaded hole in the center of the leg brace.
Questions or Problems with Set-up?
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Quick Set-up Guide [cont]
Locate the counterweight bar and
counterweight. Slide the counterweight half
way down the counterweight bar and tighten
the locking screw to secure in place.
11
Thread the threaded end of the counterweight
bar into the Dec axis of the equatorial mount.
12
13
The longer cable should attach to the Right
Ascension axis and the shorter cable attaches
to the Declination axis.
14
Properly assembled, the slow motion controls
should appear as pictures above. You should be
able to see the mount move when you turn the
cable knobs.
15
Before mounting the tube, unthread the quick
release locking bolt so that it does not obstruct
the inner portion of the equatorial mounting
platform.
16
Place the telescope tube on top of the
equatorial mount so that the tube ring
mounting plate slides inside the mounting
platform.
17 18
Remove the plastic cap covering the end of
the focuser.
19 20
Insert the chrome barrel of the 20mm eyepiece
into the focuser and tighten the set screw.
21
Locate the StarPointer finderscope. Remove
the knurled nuts on the threaded posts at the
focuser end of the telescope tube.
22
Orient the StarPointer so that the glass window
is facing towards the front of the tube.
23
Mount the StarPointer bracket by placing it
over the posts on the tube and tighten it down
with the knurled nuts.
10
The focuser end of the telescope should be
over the counterweight assembly. Tighten the
locking bolt to hold the telescope securely in
place.
Slide the chrome end of the slow motion
control cables onto equatorial mount gear
shaft.
Loosen the set screw on the focuser so that it
does not obstruct the inner diameter of the
focuser.
Long
Cable
Short
Cable
24
Remove the lens cap from the front of the
telescope. To observe, look through the
eyepiece as shown above.
For detailed usage information please consult your owner’s manual.