Carson RP-400 User guide

RP-400 TELESCOPE

Instruction Manual

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Box Contents

Figures 1-7 / Figure Key

Telescope Assembly

• SettingupYourTripod

• AttachingtheEquatorialMount

• AttachingtheCounterweight

• AttachingtheSlowMotionCables

• AttachingtheTelescopeTubetotheMount

• AttachingtheFinderScope

• AttachingtheEyepieces

Balancing the Telescope

• BalancingtheMountinR.A.

• BalancingtheMountinDec.

• AligningtheFinderScope

Calculating Power

UnderstandingCelestialMovement

ABriefOverviewofCelestialCoordinates

Polar Alignment

Using the Telescope

• ImageOrientation

• UsingSettingCircles

CareandMaintenanceofYourTelescope

• Cleaning

Specications

Warnings

CustomerService

WarrantyInformation

Congratulations on your purchase of a Carson RP-400 Red Planet Series

telescope.Thistelescopefeaturesaneasy-to-usedesignandhighperfor-

mance optics that are perfect for amateur astronomers looking to explore the

wondersofouterspace.Pleasereadthismanualcarefullytoensurethatyou

assembleanduseyourtelescopecorrectly.Whenusedproperly,yourRed

Planet

telescopeshouldprovideyearsofexcitingobservationsoftheuni-

verse.PleasenotethatthisRefractortelescopewasdesignedforastronomi-

calviewingandisnotrecommendedforterrestrialuse.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE YOUR RED PLANET

TELESCOPE

TO LOOK AT OR NEAR THE SUN! DOING SO WILL CAUSE

INSTANT AND PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE.

Each box contains the following:

• CompleteOpticalTubeAssembly.

• EquatorialMount.

• Heavy-DutyAluminumTripod.

• 20mmKellnerEyepiece(1.25”O.D.).

• 9mmKellnerEyepiece(1.25”O.D.).

• 90°CornerLens

• CradleRingwithLockKnobs.

• 6x30mmFinderScope.

• CounterweightBarwithCounterweight.

• FlexibleCableControlsforBothAxes.

Pleaseunpackyourtelescopecarefullyandmakesurethatallaccessoriesare

includedinthebox.

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11-12

13-14

15-16

18-19

Table of Contents:

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Fig.6

Fig.5

Fig.7

Key to Figures 1-7:

1. ObjectiveLens

2. LensShade

3. Optical Tube Assembly

4. CradleRing

5. 6x30mmFinderScope

6. Focus Knobs

7. EquatorialMount

8. R.A. Flexible Cable

9. Counter Weight Bar

10. EquatorialMountBase

11. TripodLegs

12. Counter Weight

13. CounterWeightLockingScrew

14. Eyepiece

15. 90°CornerLens

16. OpticalTubeSaddlePlate

17. Dec.FlexibleCable

18. LatitudeTurnScrews

19. SaddlePlateLockKnob

20. Dec.SettingCircle

21. R.A.SettingCircle

22. R.A.LockKnob

23. LatitudeDial

24. Dec.LockKnob

25. EquatorialMountLockingScrew

26. FinderScopeBracketThumbScrews

27. FinderScopeFocusKnob

28. FinderScopeBracket

29. FinderScopeBracketMountingBolts

30. FocuserDrawTube

31. EyepieceHolderThumbScrew

32. 90°CornerLensThumbScrew

33. CradleRingLockKnob

34. Accessory Tray

35. EyepieceHolderSlots

36. TripodBraces

37. TripodLegExtensionLockKnob

AssemblyofyourRedPlanetTelescope:

Setting Up Your Tripod:

Thealuminumtripodcomesalmostentirelypreassembledandready-to-use.

Removethetripodfromtheboxandpullapartthelegs.Gentlypushdown

thetripodbraces(Fig.7-36)untiltheyareinthelowestposition.Youcan

thenextendthelegstothedesiredheightbylooseningtheslidinglegexten-

sionlockknob(Fig.7-37),slidingthelegdownthedesiredamountandthen

tightening the extension lock knob until secure. Repeat the process with each

legtryingtokeepthetripodaslevelaspossiblewiththeground.Youcan

thenattachtheaccessorytray(Fig.7-34)tothetripodbyliningupthethread-

edbottomoftheaccessorytraywiththeholeinthemiddleofthethreetripod

bracesandtwistinguntiltight.Thistrayisdesignedwitheyepieceholder

slots(Fig.7-35)toholdspareeyepieceswhennotinuse.

Attaching the Equatorial Mount:

Removetheequatorialmount(Fig.1-7)fromtheboxandtwistintotheposi-

tionshowninFig.3.Placethebottomofthemount(Fig.1-10)intothehole

inthetopofthetripodheadandsecurewiththemountlockingscrew(Fig.

3-25).Pleasebecarefultomakesurethatthemountissecurelyattachedto

thetripod.

Attaching the Counterweight:

Attachthethreadedendofthecounterweightbar(Fig.1-9)intothethreaded

holeintheequatorialmount(Fig.1-7).Removethesafetyscrewandwasher

fromtheendofthecounterweightbarandsetasideforamoment.Slidethe

counterweight(Fig.1-12)ontothebarandtightendownusingthescrewon

thesideofthecounterweight(Fig.1-13).Becarefulnottodropthecoun-

terweight.Itisquiteheavyandcouldharmyouordamageyouroorif

dropped.Donotworryaboutthepositionofthecounterweightjustyet.We

willpositionitproperlylater.Replacethesafetyscrewandwasherattheend

of the counterweight bar.

Attaching the Slow Motion Cables:

Locatethetwoslowmotioncables(Fig.2-8,17).Loosenthescrewattheend

ofeachcablesothatitdoesnotprotrudethroughthehole.Slideonecable

ontotheleftsideoftheR.A.shaft(Fig.1-8)(locatednearthebottomofthe

mount)andtightendownwiththelockingscrew.Slidetheremainingcable

ontotheDec.shaft(Fig.2-17)(locatednearthetopofthemount)andtighten

downwiththelockingscrew.Theseslowmotioncableswillallowyouto

makenepointingadjustmentstothetelescopeinbothR.A.anddeclination.

Thiswillbediscussedinmoredetaillater.

Attaching the Telescope Tube to the Mount:

Removethecradlering(Fig.1-4)fromthebox.Thetopoftheequatorial

mountiscalledtheopticaltubesaddleplate(Fig.2-16).Loosenthesaddle

platelock(Fig.3-19)andslidethecradleringintothesaddleplateuntilthe

stopperonthebottomofthecradleringassemblyrestsagainstthefrontof

thesaddleplate.Makesurethatthecradleringlockknob(Fig.6-33)ison

therightsideofthemount.Tightenthesaddleplatelocktosecurethecradle

ring in place.

Unscrewthecradleringlockknob(Fig.6-33)andopenthecradlering.

Carefullyremovetheopticaltubeassembly(Fig.1-3)fromthebox.Gently

resttheopticaltubeintothecradleringwiththeeyepiece(Fig.2-14)towards

theback.Thecradleringshouldberoughlyinthecenterofthetube.We

willbalancethislater.Closethecradleringaroundthetelescopeandsecure

bytighteningthecradleringlockknob(Fig.6-33).

Attaching the Finder Scope:

Therearetwonderscopebracketmountingbolts(Fig.4-29)locatedatthe

endoftheopticaltubeneartheeyepieceassembly.Removethenutsandset

aside.Placethenderscopebracket(Fig.4-28)ontothemountingboltsand

replacethenuts,tighteningdownthebracketsecurelytotheopticaltube.

MakesurethebracketisfacingforwardasshowninFig.4.Slidethender

scope(Fig.1-5)intothebracketfacingforward.

Attaching the Eyepieces:

Insertthe90°cornerlens(Fig.5-15)intothefocuserdrawtube(Fig.5-30)

andsecureintoplacebytighteningthecornerlensthumbscrew(Fig.5-32).

InserttheKellner20mmeyepiece(Fig.5-14)intothecornerlens(Fig.5-15)

andtightendownusingtheeyepieceholderthumbscrew(Fig.5-31).

YouhavenowcompletedtheassemblyofyourRedPlanet

telescope.

Wewillnowneedtomakethenecessaryadjustmentsinordertouseyour

telescope properly.

Balancing the Telescope:

Balancing the Mount in R.A.:

Toreducestressonthemount,thetelescopeshouldbebalancedonthepolar

axis(SeeFig.2).Instructionsonhowtodosoareasfollows:

• LoosentheR.A.lockknob(Fig.3-22)andpositionthetelescopeoff

toonesideofthemount(youmayneedtoremovetheR.A.slowmo-

tioncable(Fig.1-8)temporarily).Thecounterweightbar(Fig.1-9)

shouldbeparalleltotheground.

• Releasethetelescopegraduallyandseewhichsideitfallstowards.

Toavoidaccidentaldamage,donotletgoofthetelescopecomplete-

ly.

• Loosenthecounterweightlockknob(Fig.1-13)andpositionthe

weightsothatthetelescopeandcounterweightremainstationary

(paralleltotheoor)ontheirown.

• Tightenthecounterweightintoplace.

Balancing the Mount in Dec.:

TopreventsuddenmovementwhentheDec.lock(Fig.3-24)isloosened,the

telescopemustbebalancedonthedeclinationaxis(SeeFig.2).Instructions

onhowtodosoareasfollows:

• LoosentheR.A.lockknob(Fig.3-22)andpositionthetelescopeoff

toonesideofthemount(youmayneedtoremovetheR.A.slowmo-

tioncable(Fig.1-8)temporarily).Thecounterweightbar(Fig.1-9)

shouldbeparalleltotheground.

• TightentheR.A.lockknob(Fig.3-22)toholdthetelescopeinplace.

• LoosentheDec.lockknob(Fig.3-24)androtatethetelescopeuntil

thetubeisparallelwiththeground.

• Releasethetelescopegraduallyandseewhichwayitwillrotate.To

avoidaccidentaldamage,donotletgoofthetelescopecompletely.

• Loosenthecradleringlockknob(Fig.6-33)andslidetheoptical

tubeforwardorbackwardasneededuntilitremainsstationaryand

paralleltothegroundonitsown.

• Tightenthecradleringsecurelyaroundtheopticaltube.

• LoosentheR.A.lockknob,returnthetelescopetoitsuprightposi-

tionandretighten.

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Aligning the Finder Scope:

Thelowpowerandwideeldofviewprovidedbythe6x30mmnderscope

(Fig.1-5)providesaquickandeasywaytosightanobjectpriortolooking

throughthehigh-powertelescope.Thenderscopemustrstbeproperly

alignedwiththetelescopeinordertoworkproperly.Thisalignmentisbest

performedduringthedaylight.Followthestepsbelowtoalignyournder

scope properly:

• PlacetheKellner 20mmeyepiece(Fig.2-14)intothecornerlens

(Fig. 2-15)ofthetelescope.

• LoosenboththeR.A.lockknob(Fig.3-22)andtheDec.lockknob

(Fig.3-24)sothatthetelescopeswingsfreelyalongbothaxes.

• Pointthemaintelescopeataspecificlandobject200yardsormore

away.LockdowntheR.A.andDec.axes.Turntheslowmotion

cables(Fig.2–8,17)untiltheobjectiscenteredinthetelescope

field.

• Nowlookthroughthefinderscope(Fig.1-5)andloosenortighten

thefinderscopebracketscrews(Fig.4-26)untilthecrosshairsare

centeredonthesameobject.Focusbyturningthefinderscopefo-

cusknob(Fig.4-27)untiltheimageinthefinderscopeissharpand

clear.

• Checkthealignmentatnighttimebyrepeatingthisprocesswitha

brightstarorthemoon.Makeanynecessaryadjustments.

Nowthatyournderscopeisproperlyaligned,anyobjectcenteredinyour

nderscopeshouldalsobecenteredinyourtelescope.

Calculating Power:

Themagnicationofatelescopedependsonboththefocallengthofyour

telescope as well as the eyepiece you use. There is a simple formula you can

usetodeterminethemagnicationyouareusingatanygiventime.Simply

dividethefocallengthofthetelescopebythefocallengthoftheeyepiece.

For example, if you are using the 20mm eyepiece with your RP-400

telescope thepowerwouldbe:

Power = 1000mm / 20mm = 50x

Usinganeyepiecewithasmallerfocallengthwillincreasethemagnication

ofyourtelescope.Itisalwaysbesttostartatthelowestmagnicationcon-

guration.Thewidereldofviewmakesiteasiertospotfarawayobjects.

Onceanobjectiscenteredinyoureldofviewyoucanswitchtothehigher

powercongurations.

UnderstandingCelestialMovement:

Inordertogetthemostenjoymentoutofyourtelescopeitisnecessaryto

knowthebasicsofhowcelestialobjectsmoveacrossthesky.Duetothero-

tationoftheearth,celestialobjectsappeartomovefromEasttoWestacross

thesky,muchliketheSun.Youwillnoticethismovementasanobjectin

yourtelescopeeldofviewwillslowlymoveacrosstheeldandoutof

view.Continuousadjustmentisneededtokeepanobjectintheeldofview.

Thiswillbeexplainedinmoredetaillater.

Manypeoplechooseto“star-hop”whenusingatelescope,aquickandrela-

tivelyeasywaytostart.Thisisamethodofusingeasilyidentiablestars

andconstellationstoserveasreferencepointstondotherobjectsinthesky.

Amoreadvancedandprecisemethodoflocatingspeciccelestialobjectsis

byusingsettingcircles(Fig.3-20,21)locatedonyourequatorialmount(Fig.

1-7)tondthecelestialcoordinatesofthatparticularobject.

ABriefOverviewofCelestialCoordinates:

Astronomersuseasystemof“celestialcoordinates”similartotheEarth’s

latitudeandlongitudesystemtohelplocateobjectsinthesky.Allcelestial

objectsaremappedona“celestialsphere”,animaginarysphereofarbitrary

sizeconcentricwiththeEarth.IfyouextendtheEarth’srotationalaxisto

innity,bothNorthandSouth,thepointsatwhichthisaxisintersectsthe

celestialsphereareknownastheNorthCelestialPoleandtheSouthCelestial

Pole.IfyouprojecttheEarth’sequatoroutwardtothecelestialspherethis

wouldbeknownasthe“CelestialEquator”.

Theequivalenttolatitudelinesonthecelestialsphereareknownaslinesof

“Declination”,or“Dec.”forshort.Theselinesaremeasuredindegrees,min-

utesandseconds.Declinationreadingsnorthofthecelestialequatorcarrya

“+”sign,whilereadingssouthofthecelestialequatorcarrya“-“sign.Ob-

jectslocatedonthecelestialequatorhavea0°0’0”Declination.TheNorth

CelestialPolehasa+90°0’0”DeclinationwhiletheSouthCelestialPolehas

a-90°0’0”Declination.ThestarPolarisislocatedveryneartheNorthCeles-

tialPoleandhasa+89.2°Declination.

Theequivalenttolongitudelinesonthecelestialsphereareknownaslinesof

“RightAscension”or“R.A.”forshort.Theselinesaremeasuredinhours,minutes

andsecondsstartingatthe“zero”lineofR.A.whichpassesthroughtheconstella-

tionPegasus.Thereare24primarylinesofR.A.locatedat15°intervalsalongthe

celestialequator.RightAscensioncoordinatesrangefrom0hr0min0secto(but

notincluding)24hr0min0sec.

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EverycelestialobjecthasacorrespondingR.A.andDec.coordinate.Given

thepropercoordinates,youcanusethesettingcirclesonyourtelescope

mounttolocateanycelestialobject.Thecoordinatescanonlybeusedifthe

telescopeisrstalignedwiththeNorth(orSouth)CelestialPole.

Polar Alignment:

Ifthetelescopeisaccuratelyalignedwiththecelestialpole,verylittledec-

linationadjustmentwillbenecessarytotrackacelestialobject.Mostofthe

trackingcanbedoneusingtheRightAscensioncable(Fig.1-8).

To line up your telescope with the pole:

• Makesuretheequatorialmountislockedinthe“home”position,

meaningthattheopticaltubeassemblyisparalleltothecorrespond-

ingportionofthemountbelowitandthatthedeclinationaxisis

straightupanddownwiththecounterweight(Fig.2-12)init’slow-

estposition.Forreference,theequatorialmountinFig.2isinthe

home position.

• Loosentheequatorialmountlockingscrew(Fig.3-25)sothatthe

entiretelescope(withmount)rotatesfreelyonthetripod.

• Rotatetheentiretelescopeuntilthepolaraxis(SeeFig.2)pointsdue

North.IfyouarenotsurewhichdirectionisNorth,locatePolaris

andpointthepolaraxistowardsit.Polarisislessthanonedegree

awayfromtheCelestialNorthPoleandisaccurateenoughforpolar

alignment.

• Ifneeded,levelthemountbyadjustingthetripodlegsaccordingly.

• Determinethelatitudeoftheareayouarein.Usethelatitudeturn

screws(Fig.3-18)totiltthetelescopeuntilthepointerindicatesthe

correctlatitudeontheLatitudeDial(Fig.3-23).

• Thennetunethelatitudeturnscrews(Fig.3-18)untilPolarisap-

pearsinthecenterofyourtelescopeeldofview.

• DonotmovethetelescopeinR.A.orDec.whilepolaraligning.

Theseadjustmentsshouldremainlocked.

• IfyouliveintheSouthernHemisphere,youshouldfollowthese

stepsbutpointthepolaraxisdueSouthandlocateSigmaOctantis

insteadofPolaris.

Yourtelescopeisnowpolaralignedfortheareayouareusingit.Youwill

needonlytopointthetelescopeNorth(orSouthintheSouthernHemisphere)

whenusingitfromnowon.Youwillonlyneedtorepeatthepolaralignment

ifyoumovetoadifferentlocationandyourlatitudehaschanged.

Using the Telescope:

Onceyouhaveproperlyassembled,balancedandalignedyourtelescopeyou

arenallyreadytostartusingit.

• Tolocateanobjectusingthetelescope,rstloosentheR.A.lock

(Fig.3-22)andDec.lock(Fig.3-24)allowingthetelescopetorotate

alongbothaxes.Lookthroughthenderscope(Fig.1-5)tosight

theobjectyouarelookingforandcenteritinthenderscopecross-

hairs.Youmayneedtofocusthenderscopebyturningthender

scopefocusknob(Fig.4-27).Thenre-tightentheR.A.andDec.

locks.

• Itisbesttousethelowestpowereyepiece(theKellner 20mmeye-

piece)atfirst.Thisallowsforawiderfieldofviewmakingiteasier

tolocateobjects.Oncetheobjectiscenteredinthefieldofviewyou

canswitchtheeyepiecetohighermagnifications.

• Oncetheobjectiscenteredinthefieldofview,turnthefocusknobs

(Fig.1-6)untiltheimageisclearandsharp.

• Youwillnoticethattheobjectyouareviewingwillslowlymove

acrossthefieldofview(causedbytherotationoftheEarth).You

willneedtoturntheR.A.flexiblecable(Fig.1-8)tokeeptheobject

centered.

Image Orientation:

Whenlookingthroughthetelescopewiththe90°cornerlensinstalledyou

willnoticethattheimageyouseeisreversedfromlefttoright.Thisisnor-

mal for refractor telescopes.

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Using Setting Circles:

Thesettingcircles(Fig.3-20,21)onyourequatorialmountcanbeused

tolocatehardtofindcelestialobjects.Followtheinstructionsbelowto

usethesetting circles effectively:

•

Makesureyourtelescopeisassembledproperlyandpolaraligned.

•

Lookupthecelestialcoordinatesofaneasytospotobjectlocatednearby

to theobjectyouseekonastarchartoratlas(notincluded).

•

Centerthiseasytospotobjectinthefieldofviewofyourtelescope.

•

RotatetheR.A.settingcircle(Fig.3-21)onyourtelescope’smountby

hand

untilthepropercoordinatelinesupwiththeR.A.indicator.Youwill

notice that the R.A. setting circle has two sets of numbers. The top

numbers are for theNorthernhemisphere.Thebottomnumbersareforthe

Southernhemi-sphere.Oncecompleteyoursettingcirclesarenow

calibrated.Youarenow readytolocatethehardtofindobject.

•

LoosentheDec.lock(Fig.3-24)andmovethetelescopeinDeclination

untiltheindicatorpointstothecorrectcoordinate.Re-tightentheDec.

Lockwhenfinished.

•

LoosentheR.A.lock(Fig.3-22)andmovethetelescopeinR.A.until

theindicatorpointstothecorrectcoordinate.Re-tightentheR.A.lock

whenfinished.

•

Lookthroughthefinderscope(Fig.1-5)toseeifyouhavelocatedthe

object youarelookingforandcentertheobjectinthecrosshairsofthe

finderscope.

•

Lookthroughthetelescopeeyepiece(Fig.2-14)andtheobjectyouare

searchingforshouldbecenteredinthefieldofview.

•

Thisprocessmustberepeatedeverytimeyousetupyourtelescope.

Therearemanyconditionsthatmayaffectyourabilitytofocusorobserve

celestialobjects clearly.

•

Brightlylitareas(lightpollution)willmakeitdifficulttoseefaint

objects

inthesky.Itwillalsomakeitdifficultforyoureyestoadjust

tothedark.

Youshouldtryandfindadarkareaandallowyoureyes

toadjusttothedark beforemakingobservations.Usingaredfiltered

flashlighttoviewcharts andyourtelescopecomponentsis

recommendedtopreserveyournightsight.

Thebestviewing

conditionsarewhentheskyisinkyblack.

•

Hazyskies,pollution,cloudsandmoisturecanallaffecttheclarityof

your viewing image.

•



Avoidtouchingtheeyepieceoropticaltubewhilelookingthrough

thetele-scope.Thevibrationscausedbythiscontactwillcausethe

objectyouare lookingattomove.Youshouldalsomakesurethat

thesurfaceyouplace yourtelescopeondoesnotvibrateormoveas

thiswillalsocauseyourview-ing object to move.

Youshouldavoidsettingupyourtelescopeinsidearoomlooking

throughan

openwindow.Thedifferenceinairtemperaturesmay

resultinablurryimage.

•

Viewingthroughaclosedwindowmightalsoresultinadistorted

imagedue tothevaryingdensitiesofwindowglass.

•

Avoidviewingobjectsthatarelowonthehorizon.Objectsthatare

higher

up in the sky will appear much sharper.

•

Suddenchangesintemperaturemaycausecondensationtoappearon

theop-ticalcomponentsofthetelescope.Itisbesttosetupyour

telescopeaheadof timeandthenwaitwhilethetelescopeadjuststo

thenewtemperaturebefore using it.

CareandMaintenanceofYourTelescope:

Cleaning:

• Alwaysreplacedustcoversandlenscapswhennotinuse.Thiswill

minimizetheamountofdustanddebristhatgetsintoyourtelescope.

• Cleaningshouldbeperformedonlyifabsolutelynecessary.Ifdust

hasbuiltupontheopticsuseasoftcamel’shairbrushorpressurized

air to gently remove it.

• Toremovedirt,greaseorngerprints,cleanwithasoftcottoncloth

rubbing in a circular motion. Use of a coarse cloth or unnecessary

rubbingmayscratchthelenssurfaceandeventuallycausepermanent

damage.

• Foramorethoroughcleaning,photographictypelenscleaninguid

maybeused.Alwaysapplytheuidtothecleaningcloth,never

directlyonthelens.

• Avoidtouchingthesurfaceoftheobjectivelens.

• Donotattempttotakeapartyourtelescopetocleanit.

1716

Specications:

OpticalDesign:

Aperture: 

FocalLength:

Focal Ratio:

OpticalCoatings:

FinderScope:

Eyepiece1: 

Magnication1:

Eyepiece2: 

Magnication2:

Mount: 

Weight:

Refractor

90mm(3.54”)

1000mm(39.37”)

11.11

FullyCoated

6x30mm

Kellner20mm

50x

Kellner9mm

111x

Equatorial

21.2 lbs.

Warnings:

• Neverusethistelescope(oritsviewnder)tolookdirectlyatornear

esun.Viewingthesuncancauseinstantandirreversibleeyedamage.

• Always

supervisechildrenwhenusingthistelescope.

• Donotleavetelescopeunattendedatanytime.Untrainedadultsor

childrenmaynotbefamiliarwiththecorrectingoperatingprocedure.

• Donotpointthetelescopeatthesunevenwhenyouarenotlooking

throughit.Thiswillcauseinternaldamagetothetelescope.

• Handlethistelescopewithcare.Roughhandlingmightknockthe

internal optical components out of alignment.

CustomerService:

We will be happy to help you with any problems you may experience while

using your telescope. Please call our toll-free customer service line at

1-800-967-8427.

WarrantyInformation:

ThisCarsonproductiswarrantedtobefreefromdefectsinmaterialand

workmanshipforaperiodofoneyearfromdateofpurchase.Duringthis

periodCarsonwill,atitsoptionandwithoutcharge,eitherrepairanypart

orassemblyofpartsfoundtobedefectiveinmaterialorworkmanship,or

replacethisCarsonproductwithaCarsonproductofcomparablevalueand

condition,subjecttothelimitationsandexclusionsnotedherein.

Thiswarrantyextendstotheoriginalpurchaseronlyandisnotassignableor

transferable.Itshallnotapplytoanyproductthathasbeensubjecttomis-

use,abuse,negligenceoraccident,ortoanydefectsordamagedirectlyor

indirectlycausedbytheuseofunauthorizedreplacementpartsand/orservice

performedbyunauthorizedpersonnel.

Thiswarrantygivesyouspeciclegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveother

rightswhichcouldvaryfromstatetostate.Somestatesdonotallow

limitationsonthelifeofanimpliedwarrantyand/ordonotallowexcluding

orlimitingincidentalorconsequentialdamages.Ifso,theabovelimitations

or exclusions may not apply to you.

Warranty Procedure:

Provideproofofpurchase.Areceiptorotherdatedproofofpurchase

mustbeincludedwithmerchandisebeingreturnedforawarrantyclaimto

beprocessed.

Callorwriteforauthorization.Beforereturninganyproductforawarranty

claim,aReturnAuthorization(RA)numbermustbeobtained.Nomerchan-

disewillbeacceptedwithoutanRA,andfailuretoobtainanRAwillprevent

ordelayprocessingofthewarrantyclaim.

ToobtainanRAcall631-963-5000,orwritetoCarsonWarrantyService,

20705thAvenue,RonkonkomaNY,11779withadescriptionoftheproblem.

Includeyourname,addressandtelephonenumber.

Packagethereturncarefully.Shipperswillnotreimbursefordamagesdueto

insufcientpackaging,evenifthemerchandiseisinsured.

Print the RA number prominently on the top of the package.

Prepayshipping.Insurethepackage.Senditto:

CarsonWarrantyService,20705thAvenue,RonkonkomaNY,11779.

Merchandisemustbeshippedprepaid.Carsonwillnotaccept

merchandiseC.O.D.

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