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 our 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 one mount suitable for the
SolarMax II 90: 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 Tubes - The SolarMax II 90 telescope has a very fi ne
adjustment helical focuser that rotates around the OTA in order
to achieve focus. This focuser also has two drawtubes that will
need to be adjusted for “rough focus”. To do this locate and loosen
the 2 nylon set screws located in-between the gold colored OTA
and the helical focuser. Once the nylon set screws are loose,
fully extend draw tube #2. Retighten the set screws before
proceeding. To extend drawtube # 1 locate the set screws between
the helical focuser and the end of the telescope. Once loosened
the drawtube will extend but cannot be removed. Retighten the
setscrews before proceeding. Most eyepieces will come to focus
when the drawtubes are nearly fully extended but some variations
in eyepieces may require different positioning of the drawtube.
Bino-viewers will require very little extension of the drawtubes
and imaging equipment will vary by make. The drawtubes should
be fully inserted for storage. All adjustable screws are meant to be
fi nger tight - do not over tighten.
WARNINGI
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
SolarMax II 90 Dedicated H-a Telescope
SolarMax II 90
RichView™ tuning lever
for internal Etalon
SolarMax 90
Draw tube #1.
Draw
tube #2.