User's Manual

Table of Contents
1. Setting up the EQM-35 mount
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1.1 Setting Up the tripod ................................................................................... 1
1.2 Attaching the mount ..................................................................................... 1
1.3 Attaching the accessory tray ....................................................................... 1
1.4 Installing the Counterweights ..................................................................... 2
1.5 Installing slow-motion control handles ..................................................... 2
1.6 Installing electrical components ................................................................. 3
1.7 Installing optional accessories to turn the EQM-35 PRO into the
EQM-35 PRO light photographic traveling version ............................................ 4
1.8 Installing optional accessories to turn the EQM-35 PRO into the
EQM-35 PRO super light photographic traveling version ................................ 5
2. Moving and balancing the EQM-35 mount ............................. 6
2.1 Balancing the mount: ................................................................................... 6
2.2 Orienting the mount before starting (polar aligning): ............................. 7
2.3 Pointing the telescope with the EQM-35 mount ...................................... 8
3. Use of the polar scope (precise polar aligning) .................. 12
3.1. Aligning procedure for the northern hemisphere: .................................. 13
3.2. Aligning procedure for the southern hemisphere: ................................. 13
4. SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................... 14