Installation Manual

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Extend tripod legs 6 to 8 inches by

loosening the tripod leg locking knob

and pulling the leg to desired length and

re-tightening knob.

Assemble tripod by spreading the legs

out until fully extended.

Quick Set-up Guide

To attach accessory tray, remove threaded

nut and washer from accessory tray rod.

Once tripod is level, put away the bubble

level. Grab scope by the fork arm and

line up holes on bottom of telescope

with the screws on the tripod mounting

platform.

Slide accessory tray onto rod.Replace

threaded nut.Tighten to secure.

Tripod legs should be the same length to

provide a level platform for the telescope.A

bubble level is included to assist in leveling.

Tighten three screws under tripod

mounting platform to secure the

fork arm to the tripod.

Hand control comes mounted in the fork

arm. Hand control should fit snugly in

fork arm as shown above.

Your NexStar 6SE or 8SE includes:fork arm

with optical tube; tripod; accessory tray;

bubble level; computerized hand control;

one 25mm eyepiece; StarPointer

finderscope; Star diagonal; owner’s manual,

The Sky® CD, NexRemote Telescope Control

CD, RS-232 cable.

Item #

11069

Item #

11068

NexStar 6SE, 8SE

Summary of content (4 pages)

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NexStar 6SE, 8SE Item # 11068 Item # 11069 Quick Set-up Guide 1 Your NexStar 6SE or 8SE includes:fork arm with optical tube; tripod; accessory tray; bubble level; computerized hand control; one 25mm eyepiece;StarPointer finderscope; Star diagonal; owner’s manual, The Sky® CD,NexRemote Telescope Control CD,RS-232 cable. 4 To attach accessory tray, remove threaded nut and washer from accessory tray rod. 7 Once tripod is level, put away the bubble level.
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Quick Set-up Guide [cont] 10 11 Slide StarPointer finderscope onto mounting platform as shown above. Tighten screws located on side of StarPointer to secure. 13 Insert silver barrel of diagonal into the visual back as shown above. Tighten silver screw to secure. 14 Insert silver barrel of 25mm eyepiece into the diagonal as shown above. Tighten silver screw (inset) to secure. 16 To power up telescope, you will first need to insert batteries. Remove battery cover on fork arm base as shown above.
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Hand Control Guide Before you can begin using your NexStar 6SE or 8SE, you must setup your computerized hand control and go through the SkyAlign alignment procedure. In order for the NexStar to accurately point to the objects in the sky, it must first be aligned with known positions (stars) in the sky. With this information, the telescope can create a model of the sky, which it uses to locate any object in its database 1 2 Turn power switch (located at the base of the fork arm) to “on”position.
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Hand Control Guide [cont] 13 14 Now, using the Up and Down scroll buttons (located on #6 and #9), verify the time zone you are in and press ENTER. 16 15 Using the numeric key pad enter the date. Press ENTER to continue. Press UNDO to backspace. 17 If the finderscope has been properly aligned, the alignment star should now be visible in the field of view of the eyepiece. 18 The hand control will prompt you to center the bright alignment star in the center of the eyepiece. Once centered, press ALIGN.