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iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 569-0200 | Toll Free (866) 399-4587 | www.iOptron.com
CAUTION: Thisproductusesadelicatetension‐basedclutchmechanism;DONOTfullylock
the2TensionAdjustersduringoperations.(DetailsinStep7.)
1. Latitude Range:The mount is by default shipped
with the Long Latitude Adjustment Knob installed
(for 35‐60°).At lower latitudes of 0‐35º, the Short
LatitudeAdj.Knobneedstobeused.Tochangethis
knob, remove the Latitude Locking T‐bolts on bot h
sides (do not lose the 4
washers).Unscrew Bottom
Post Locking Screw to free the Bottom Latitude Adj.
Post and remove the Latitude Adj. Knob.Thread in
evenly
the adequate Latitude Adj. Knob to Top and
Bottom Latitude Adjustment Posts.Reinstall and
tightenbottomlockingscrew.Lastly,with4washers
all properly placed, insert and tighten Latitude
LockingT‐boltsintotheupperthreadedholes.
2. Tripod Setup:The Alignment Peg should be at the
north
side for northern hemisphere, and vice versa.
Thread the tripod Center Rod through tri pod head
and insert the Accessory Tray and the Tray Locking
Knob.LeaveTrayLockingKnobslightlyloose.
[TIP:
TheremovableAlignmentPegmaybeplacedat
the oppositelocation on the tripodheadshould the
scope hitthe tripodleg athigh latitudes.This does
notchangethesetupconfigurationdescribedabove.]
Alignment Peg
Tray Locking Knob
Accessory Tray
Center Rod Knob
3. Attach Mount: Retract both Azimuth Adj. Knobs to
allowenoughclearanceinsidethechamber.Position
themountonthetripodheadwiththeAlignmentPeg
in between the 2 Azimuth Adj. Knobs.Thread the
Center Rod into mount to secure it with tripod.
Tighten the Tray Locking Knob to fully spread the
tripodlegs. Adjustthetripodlegstolevelthemount
usingtheLevelBubble.
4. Adjust Latitude:Loosen the 2 Latitude Locking T‐
bolts.TurnLatitudeAdj.Knobtoadjustthelatitude
untilthearrow pointstothecurrentlatitudeonthe
Latitude Scale (2
nd
photo in Step 1).Tighten the
LatitudeLockingT‐boltswhendone.
Long Lat. Adj. Knob
Azi . Adj. Knob
Latitude Scale
For Low Latitudes
For High Latitudes
Short Lat. Adj. Knob
Bottom Post
Locking Screw
Bottom Lat. Adj. Post
Level Bubble
Lat. Locking T -bolt