Vixen 2617 User manual

ED80Sf ED100Sf

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ED80SfandED100Sf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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 TO THE MOUNT(GP2mountandA80Mfopticaltube

shownhere)

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dovetail

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.

Firsttightenthedovetaillockscrew,andthentightenthesmallchromesafetyscrewontothedovetailmountingblockuntil

snug.

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ATTACHING THE FINDER SCOPE

(1)Back out the adjustment screw on

the finder bracket to allow passage of

the finder scope. (Make sure the

adjustment screws do not fall off the

bracket.)

(2)SidetherubberO‐ringontotheeyepieceend

ofthefinder.Therearetwogroovesonthefinder

tube.PositiontheO‐ringonthenarrowgrooveat

themiddleofthefindertube.

(3)Pullupthefixedstudon

the bracket ring and pull it

so that the finder tube

slides into the bracket ring

fromitseyepieceend.

Releasethefixedstudso

thewidegrooveonthe

findertubeisunderneath

thestud.

(4)Tightenthetwoadjustmentscrewssothat

the

finderscopeis

alignedasshown

inthefigure.

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Loosenthefinderbracketlockthumbscrewonthe

telescope.

Attachthefinderbracketasshowninthe

figure,tightenthefinderbracketlock

thumbscrewsecurely.

ALIGNING THE FINDER SCOPE – Besuretoalignthefinderscopebeforeyoubegin

observing.

(1) Chooseaconspicuoustargetinthedistanceandplacethetargetin

thecenterofthefieldofviewofthetelescope.(Intheillustration,a

distanttower isbrought intothe centerofthe fieldof viewofthe

telescope.)

(2) Next,lookthroughthefinderscope.Youshouldprobablyfindthe

same target somewhere within the finder’s field of view.(The

finderscopehascrosshairs.)

(3) Aligntheopticalaxis(fieldofview)ofthefinderscopewiththe

opticalaxis(fieldofview)ofthetelescope.Adjustthefinderscope

bylooseningortighteningtheadjustmentscrewsAandB(InFigure

#4Above)untilthetargetisinthesameposition,inthecenterof

thecrosshairs.(Intheillustration,thetopofthetowerisinthe

centerofthecrosshairs.)

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ACCESSORY CHART –Youmayneedaneyepieceassoldseparately.

VisualConfiguration

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600mm20mm30x

PL5mm600 mm5mm 120x

PHOTOGRAPHIC CONFIGURATION

PhotographicConfiguration PrimeFocusPhotography

 EyepieceProjectionPhotography

 AfocalImagingPhotography

PleasecheckifyourcamerahasafilterthreadwhichcanfitourDG‐DXring.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications ED80S

ED100S

Item# 3228 3229

OpticalDesign EDAPOchromatic Refractor

EffectiveAperture 80mm 100mm

FocalLength 600mm(f/7.5) 900mm(f/9.0)

ResolvingPower 1.45arc.;11.3 1.16 arcsec;11.8

LightGatheringPower 131x 204x

TubeDiameter,Length&Weight 100mmx570mm;3.4 kg 100mmx880mm;3.7kg

Finderscope 9x50mm 9x50mm

Threads 60mm,42mmthreaded forT‐ring/50.8mm,31.7mmpush‐fit forT

ring/31.7mmpush‐fit

Accessories FlipMirror,AluminumCarryCase,MountRings,DovetailPlate

Photography 

TotalWeight 8.9kg19.6lbstotalweight 11.5 kg 25.3lbstotalw/case

 7.5lbsopticaltube 8.2lbsopticaltube

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ABOUT THE CRAYFORD FOCUSER

BoththeED80SfandED100SftelescopeshavetheCrayfordfocuserwhichusesfrictionforthefocusing

mechanism.Followtheseinstructionsforitsuse.

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Tightenthetensionadjustmentscrewifthedrawtubeisloose.

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Evenwiththetensionknobfullytightened,itispossible,thoughnotrecommended,torotatethe

focusknobs.

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Neverapplylubricanttothefocuser.

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MrStarGuy, Inc. 1010 Calle Cordillera, San Clemente, CA 92673

www.vixenoptics.com

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