Congratulations on your purchase of high-quality Levenhuk telescope!
These instructions will help you set up, properly use, and care for your telescope. Please read
them thoroughly before getting started.
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CAUTION!
Never look directly at the Sun – even for an instant – through your telescope or finderscope
without a professionally made solar filter that completely covers the front of the instrument, or
it may result in permanent eye damage. To avoid damage of the internal parts of your telescope
make sure the front end of the finder scope is covered with aluminum foil or another non-
transparent material. Children should use the telescope under adult supervision only.
All parts of the telescope will arrive in one box. Be careful unpacking it. We recommend keeping
the original shipping containers. In the event that the telescope needs to be shipped to another
location, having the proper shipping containers will help ensure that your telescope survives the
journey intact. Make sure all the parts are present in the packaging. Be sure to check the box
carefully, as some parts are small. No tools are needed other than the ones provided. All screws
should be tightened securely to eliminate flexing and wobbling, but be careful not to overtighten
them, or the threads may strip.
During assembly (and anytime, for that matter), do not touch the surfaces of the telescope
objective lens, the lenses of the finderscope, or eyepiece lenses with your fingers. The optical
surfaces have delicate coatings on them that can easily be damaged if touched inappropriately.
Never remove any lens assembly from its housing, or the product warranty will be null and void.
Slowly loosen the tripod locking knobs and gently pull out the lower section of each tripod leg.
Tighten the clamps to hold the legs in place. Spread the tripod legs apart to stand the tripod
upright.
Adjust the height of each tripod leg until the tripod head is properly leveled. Note that the
tripod legs may not be the same length when the equatorial mount is leveled.
Place the accessory tray on top of the bracket, and secure it with thumbscrews from
underneath.
Attach the mount to the tripod head. If the mount does not fit on the tripod, loosen the azimuth
lock knob. Retighten it after assembly.
Telescope assembly
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Take the counterweight rod.
Screw the counterweight rod into the threaded hole on the end of the declination shaft.
Unscrew the threaded cap from the end of the counterweight rod.
Take the counterweight(s) and slide them halfway along the counterweight rod. Tighten the
counterweight thumbscrews.
Replace the threaded cap on the end of the counterweight rod.
Attach the slow-motion controls to the worm gear mechanisms. Tighten the locking screws to
secure the control in place. 2
