Owner manual

Congratulations on your purchase of a Sky-Watcher™ AllView™ mount. This multi-purpose mount was designed to be used as:

• Analt-azimuthgo-tocomputerizedastronomicalmount(usinganoptionaltelescopeopticaltube)

• Amotorizedplatformfortakingpanoramicphotographs

• Astableplatformforpanningwhiletakingtimelapsevideoorstillimages

• Amotorizedbaseforsmoothpanningvideo

Sky-Watcher mounts carry a two year limited warranty. For details see our website at www.celestron.com

Some of the many standard features of the AllView mount include:

• Multi-purposemountingbracketforattachinganopticaltube,stillcamera,orvideocamera

• Dualopticalencoders-themountneverlosespositionevenwhenmovedbyhand

• Sturdystainlesssteeltripod

• Computerizedmountcanpointto42,900astronomicalobjects

• IncludesanelectronicshutterreleasecableformostCanonDSLRcameras

PleasereadthroughthismanualbeforeusingyournewAllViewmount.Itmaytakeafewsessionstobecomefamiliarwithyourmount,so

keepthismanualhandyuntilyouhavefullymasteredyourmount’soperation.Thismanualprovidesdetailedinformationregardingeach

step as well as needed reference material and helpful hints guaranteed to make your experience as simple as possible.

YourAllViewmountisdesignedtogiveyouyearsoffunandrewardinguse.However,thereareafewdetailstoconsiderbeforeusing

your telescope that will ensure your safety and protect your equipment.

• NeverlookdirectlyattheSunwiththenakedeyeorwithatelescope(unlessyouareusingthepropersolarlter).Permanent 

 andirreversibleeyedamagemayresult.

• NeveruseyourtelescopetoprojectanimageoftheSunontoanysurface.Internalheatbuild-upcandamagethetelescopeand 

any accessories attached to it.

• NeveruseaneyepiecesolarlteroraHerschelWedge.Internalheatbuild-upinsidethetelescopecancausethesedevicesto 

 crackorbreak,allowingunlteredsunlighttopassthroughtotheeye.

• Neverleavethetelescopeunsupervised,eitherwhenchildrenarepresentorwithadultswhomaynotbefamiliarwiththe

correct operating procedures of your telescope.

Introduction

WARNING

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