Quick Start Guide

5. Install counterweight (CW) shaft: (1) Remove CW

Shaft Locking Screw. (2) Insert CW Shaft into the CW

Mounting House. (3) Thread in the CW Shaft Locking

Screw from the other side. (4) Tighten the Front CW

Position Screw.

[TIP: At very low latitudes (<10°), to avoid CW bumping

into tripod leg, retreat the Front CW Positioning Screw

while turn the Rear CW Position Screw (a hex head set

screw) to tilt the CW shaft outwards.]

6. Install counterweight: Before putting on CW, make

sure the mount is at its zero position, i.e., CW shaft

points to the ground. Insert Allen wrench to lock the

RA axle and disengage the R.A. Gear Switch to set the

R.A. axis free before loading the CW. Remove the CW

Safety Cap at the end of CW Shaft. Glide the CW over

the shaft with the larger opening facing down.

Tighten the CW Locking Screw to hold the CW in

place. Place the Safety Cap back onto the shaft.

Move the CW to the bottom of the shaft and tighten

the CW locking Screw.

[TIP: CEM26 comes with a 10.4 lbs (4.7 kg) CW, which

should be sufficient for an 8” scope with total

payloads up to about 13 lbs (6kg). Use extra CW or

CW Extension Bar to balance higher payloads.]

7. Install telescope: CEM26 has a Vixen dovetail saddle,

with center adjusting block. Release the dovetail

Saddle Locking Knob and slide the telescope dovetail

plate into the saddle. Tighten the Saddle Locking

Knob.

Latitude Locking Lever

Push Button

Lat. Adj. Knob

Latitude Scale

Wrench

CW Shaft Locking Screw

CW Shaft Mounting House

(1)

(2)

Insert CW Shaft

into CW

Mounting House

(3)

(4)

Front CW Position Screw

Rear CW Position Screw