Vixen VMC200L Owner's manual

VIXEN

VC200L VMC200L

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Vixen Optics a Division of MrStarGuy, Inc. www.vixenoptics.com

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PREFACE

ThankyouverymuchforyourpurchaseofaVixenastronomicaltelescope

ThismanualappliestotheVC200LandVMC200Ltelescopes.Youmayoccasionallyfinddescriptionsin

thetextnotrelevanttoyourparticularmodel.Readtheinstructionsforyourmountalongwiththis

manualifyoupurchasedthetelescopeasacompletepackage.

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WARNING!

Neverlookdirectlyatthesunwiththetelescopeoritsfinderorguidescope.

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

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CAUTION

Donotleavetheopticaltubeuncappedinthedaytime.Sunlightpassingthroughthe

telescopeorfinderscopemaycauseafire.

 Donotusetheproductwhilemovingorwalking,injuriescouldresultfromacollision

withobjectsorfromstumblingorfalling.

 Keepsmallcaps,plasticbags,orplasticpackingmaterialsawayfromchildren.These

maycauseadangerofswallowingorsuffocation.

 Donotusetheproductinawetenvironmentanddonothandlewithwethands.

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HANDLING AND STORAGE

 Donotleavetheproductinsideacarinbrightsunshineorinotherhotplaces.Keep

anystrongheatsourcesawayfromtheproduct.

 Whencleaning,donotusesolventssuchaspaintthinnerorsimilarproducts.

 Donotexposetheproducttorain,water,dirtorsand.

 Avoidtouchinganylensormirrorsurfacesdirectlywithyourhands.Incasealensor

mirrorbecomesdirtywithfingerprints orgeneralsmears,gentlywipeitusinga

commerciallyavailablelenscleanerandalenscleani ngpaperorcloth,orconsultyour

localVixenOpticsdealer.

 Blowoffdustonlensesusingacommerciallyavailableblowerbrush.Donotuse

compressedair.

 Forstorage,keeptheproductinadryplaceanddonotexposetodirectsunlight.

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SETTING UP THE TELESCOPE-Refertoyourmountinstructionsalongwiththismanual.

ATTACHING THE TELESCOPE TUBE TO THE MOUNT

Loosenboththedovetail‐platelockscrewand

safetyscrewuntilthetipsofthesescrewsnolonger

extendedintotheinnerpartofthedov etailblock.

Slidethedovetailmountedscopeintothedovetail

mountingblockasshowninthefigure.Tightenthe

dovetaillockscrew(centeredonthenotch)

onto

thedovetailtubeplateuntilsnug.

Thentightenthesmallchromesafetyscrewonto

thedovetailmountingblockuntilsnug.

(SXmountandVMC200Lopticaltubeshownhere.)

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ATTACHING THE FINDER SCOPE

Loosenthefinderbracketlockscrewonthetelescope’sfinderbracketshoe.Attachthefinderscopeas

showninthefigureandtightenthefinderbracketlockscrewsecurely.

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ACCESSORY CHART

Youmayneedaneyepieceassoldseparately.Thetelescopedoesnotcomewiththeeyepieceas

standardaccessoryunlessyoupurchasedapackage.

VISUAL CONFIGURATION

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Magnificationof

theTelescope

Whenusingan

eyepiecewith

shortfocallength

(smallnumberin

millimeters),the

imagewillbedim

andtherangeof

sharpfocuswill

besmall.The

imagewillbe

hardertoseeso

beginwithan

eyepiecewith

longfocallength.

Dividingthefocal

length

ofthe

telescopebythe

focallengthof

theeyepiece

givesthe

magnification.

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Example:Calculatingtheeyepiecemagnificationofatelescopewith1035mmfocallength.

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EyepieceFocallengthoftelescopeFocallengthofeyepieceMagnification

PL20mm1800mm20mm90x

PL5mm1800 mm   5mm360x 

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PHOTOGRAPHIC CONFIGURATION

PrimefocusPhotography

EyepieceProjectionPhotography

PhotographywithDigitalCamera

PhotographywithCMOScopeorCCDVideoCamera

SomeoftheoptionalaccessoriesshowninthischartwillbeneededifyoutakepictureswithanSLR

camera,digitalcameraorCCDvideocamera.

Specifications VC200L VMC200L

Item# 2632 2733

OpticalDesign ModifiedCassegrain(VISAC) ModifiedCassegrain

EffectiveAperture 200mm 200mm

FocalLength 1,800mm(f/9.0) 1,950mm(f/9.75)

ResolvingPower .58 arc.;13.3 .58arcsec;13.3

LightGatheringPower 816x 816x

TubeDiameter,Length&Weight 232mmx620mm;6kg 232mmx535mm;5.9kg

Finderscope 7x50mm (field6.8) 7x50mm(field6.8)

Threads 60mm,42mmthreadedforT‐ring/50.8mm,

31.7mmpush‐fit

60mm,42mmthreadedforT‐

ring/50.8mm,31.7mmpush‐

fit

Magnification LV20mm(90x),LV9mm(200x) LV20mm(90x),LV9mm(200x)

Accessories FlipMirror,7x50Fi nderScope FlipMirror,7x50Fi nderScope

Photography PrimeFocusandEyepieceProjection PrimeFocusandEyepiece

Projection

TotalWeight 22.0kg 21.9kg

Thespecificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

RE-COLLIMATION -PleasecontactaVixenOpticsdealerinyourareaforrepairifyourVixen

telescopeisoutofcollimationordownloadspecificinstructionsfromwww.vixenoptics.com

 CollimatedProperly Mis‐collimated

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InFocusOutofFocus InFocusOutofFocus

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