Instruction Manual

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Congratulations on your purchase! Meade
Instruments has shipped your Coronado
SolarMax II telescope fully assembled and
ready for use. Be sure to read the safety
and cleaning instructions on page 4 and
13 before using your SolarMax II telescope.
You can refer to the diagrams below for
questions regarding the components of your system. Please read
these instructions in full before setting up your new SolarMax II
telescope and contact customer service if you have any questions.
Mounting - The clamshell mounting ring your SolarMax II telescope
has been shipped with is compatible with any 1/4 20 thread.
Most standard photographic mounts and mounting hardware
can be used to provide a safe, stable, and reliable set up. This
is also compatible with piggyback mounting systems. Meade
manufactures and sells separately two mounts suitable for the
SolarMax II 60: The DSM altazimuth computer controlled mount
and the LXD75 German equatorial computer controlled mount.
Meade also makes a dovetail mounting block (product #DT-LXD75)
compatible with the LXD75 mount and many other mounts on the
market.
Draw Tube - - The SolarMax II series telescope has a very fi ne
adjustment helical focuser that rotates around the OTA in order
to achieve focus. This focuser also has a drawtube that will need
to be slid in or out for “rough focus”. To do this locate and loosen
the 2 nylon set screws located in-between the helical focuser
and before the larger silver compression screw, do not adjust the
silver compression screw as this is used to secure the blocking
fi lter in place. Once the nylon set screws are loose the drawtube
will easily slide in and out of the focuser but cannot be completely
removed. Most eyepieces will come to focus when the drawtube is
nearly fully extended but some variations in eyepieces may require
different positioning of the drawtube. Secure the drawtube in its
new position by retightening the nylon set screws. The drawtube
should be fully inserted for storage. All adjustable screws are
meant to be fi nger tight - do not over tighten.
WARNING!
Do not insert your eyepiece into the blocking fi lter until you
have confi rmed that the telescope is securely mounted and all
fi lter elements attached and secured.
Finding the Sun - Meade has included the Coronado Sol Ranger
Sun fi nder. This fi nder scope sits on top of the clamshell and allows
a small, harmless, ball of light to be projected on to the opaque
glass at its back end. By standing back from the Sol Ranger you
can easily place this ball of light in the center of the glass and the
telescope should be aligned with the Sun - Do not put your eye up
to the opaque glass.
Helical Focuser - Once you have the Sun in the FOV and the draw
tubes extended, insert the eyepiece into the eyepiece retainer and
tighten the thumbscrew to secure it. Adjust the helical focuser by
holding between the thumb and fore fi nger and rotating in either
direction.
Tuning SolarMax II 60 with RichView Tuning System - Because
different features on the Sun are moving toward or away from
the Earth, their light is Doppler shifted off the hydrogen-alpha line
SolarMax II 60 Dedicated H-a Telescope
SolarMax II 60
RichView™ tuning lever
for internal Etalon