Vivitar VIV-TEL-76700 manual

INSTRUCTION MANU AL 76mm Reflector Telescope with Tripod VIV-TEL-76700[...]

Limited One Y ear Warr anty -1- Vivitar warrants this quality product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase . During the period, Vivitar will repair or replace the product at no charge for parts or labor . TIME PERIOD OF THIS W ARRANT Y The time period of this warranty starts from the d[...]

-2- WHA T T O DO WHEN SERVICE IS NEEDED TECHNICAL SUPPORT support team members will answer your questions. F or phone suppor t in the US please call 1-800-592-9541, in the UK call 0800 917 4831. If you would like to call from an ywhere else, please visit ww w .vivitar .com for your local toll free number . STEP 1. Package the product and relevant a[...]

-3- A Quick Look at Y our Device 1. Main mount 2. Pitching slim auxlliary knob 3. Pitching shaft screw 4. Rack and pinion focusing knob 5. Eyepiece joint tube 6. Thumb nut for sighting scope 7. Sighting scope bracket 8. Sighting scope 9. Eyepiece 10. Pitching clamp handle screw 1 1. Left and right blocks 12.Pitching shaft 13.Main tube 14.HorizonaI [...]

-4- Introduction Thank you for purchasing your 76mm Reflector T elescope. Y our telescope is a precision optical instrument which you can use to learn more about space, the study of astronomy , and the world around you. Please read this manual before using your flash in order to get the best results possible. Introduction[...]

-5- Assembling Y our T elescope 1.Remove the tripod legs from the box and extend each of them to a suitable length from top to bottom, and then tighten the locking knob (see fig. 1).[...]

-6- Assembling Y our T elescope (continued) 2. Connect each leg and the mount base using long screws and wing nuts (see fig. 2a), but not tighten. 3. Stretch out the tripod legs so that you can put the accessory dish on it, connecting them with short screws and wing nuts (see fig. 3) . T ighten the wing nuts of the tripod legs. 4. Connect the pitch[...]

-7- Assembling Y our T elescope (continued) 6. T ake off the thumb nuts for the sighting scope , and loosely insert the two bolts on the sighting scope bracket so they are aiming the main tube into them. Whirl the thumb nuts back and tighten them (see fig. 4a). 7. Install the eyepiece (or erecting eyepiece ) in the eyepiece joint tube, tighten the [...]

-8- 1. Eyepieces : Insert any of the eyepieces into the eyepiece joint tube and tighten the locking screws. This will provide you with the optical power that you need. 2.The Sighting Scope : The sighting scope has a low magnification and wide visual field, which can help you find far away objects quickly . 3. Erecting Eyepiece: Put the erecting eye[...]

-9- The telescope is a precision optical instrument . The more you know about it, and the more carefully you maintain it, the many service it will provide for you. What you see through the telescope and whether you see clearly is dependant on three factors: magnification , brightness and resolving power . There is a common misconception that it wou[...]

-10- 1. Hot air is always moving through the atmosphere .This motion can cause bad images in high power conditions, which is why it is often preferred to observe at several night . 2. Hot air on the surface of the earth will also cause waves of the air to make the image twisted and crushed . This can make the observing conditions very bad. 3. Light[...]

-11- -12- Maintaining Y our T elescope The mirrors and lenses arethe most important and the most easily damaged parts of your telescope. T o avoid affecting the precision and the performance of your optics, the mirrors or lens can't be casually taken out of their mount and the lens or mirrors must be cleaned as carefully as possible. Cleaning [...]

-12- Features and Specifications Features and Specifications[...]

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1. Hot air is always moving through the atmosphere .This motion can cause bad images in high power conditions, which is why it is often preferred to observe at several night . 2. Hot air on the surface of the earth will also cause waves of the air to make the image twisted and crushed . This can make the observing conditions very bad. 3. Light poll[...]