Assembling The Nexstar Se; The Hand Control - Celestron NexStar SE Serie Manuel D'instructions

ASSEMBLING THE NEXSTAR SE

Start by removing the telescope from its shipping carton and setting the round base of the mount on a flat surface It is
best to carry the telescope by holding it from the lower portion of the fork arm and the bottom of the base Remove all the
accessories from their individual boxes Save all the containers so that they can be used to transport the telescope later
Before the batteries can be installed, the telescope tube should be positioned parallel to the ground To do this, gently
rotate the front of the tube upwards
WARNING: While the tube can be slowly raised by hand, the telescope base should never be moved in azimuth by hand.
POWERING THE NEXSTAR SE
You can power your NexStar SE with eight AA batteries (not included), an optional 12v AC adapter, or any of Celestron's
PowerTank external power sources The battery compartment is in the center of the telescope's base
To power the telescope with AA batteries:
1 Remove the battery cover from the center of the base by
gently lifting on the round portion of the cover
2 Insert the batteries into the battery compartment on the base
3 Reattach the battery compartment door by gently pushing
down on the cover until it snaps into place
4 Turn on the power by flipping the on/off switch, located on
the base of the fork arm, to the "ON" position

THE HAND CONTROL

You'll find the NexStar+ hand control on the side of the fork arm You can remove it from its cradle for handheld use or use it
while attached to the fork The hand control attaches to the fork arm by resting on two posts on the bottom of the hand control
cradle, and a clip inside the fork arm To remove the hand control from the fork arm cradle, gently lift the hand control upwards
and pull out
Once the telescope is powered on, you can use the hand control to move the optical tube in altitude (up and down) and
azimuth (side to side) by pressing the directional arrow buttons
Next, we'll attach the included visual accessories to the telescope
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