New bushnell telescope, cant see anything, what am i doing wrong?

All of Bushnells manuals are on this web site:

http://www.opticsplanet.net/bushnell-warranty.html

Usually there is a setting in the hand controller to adjust brightness. Make sure the batteries are FRESH and new. Put the eyepiece with the largest number written on it into the diagonal. DO NOT use the 2x barlow if you have one.

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All of Bushnell's manuals are on this web site -- look down the page:

http://www.opticsplanet.net/bushnell-warranty.html

Answered your question in the above message.

All astronomical telescopes show upside down images. There is no up or down in space. To ERECT the image would take additional GLASS lenses. MORE glass means less light pass-through for those dim sky objects.

Shaky tripod is why you never buy this telescope brand.

Put the eyepice with the largest number written on it into the telescope. DO NOT use the 2xbarlow if you have one. Go outside duringg the daytime and practice focusing on a distant object.

Did you put the eyepiece into the diagonal? ------- after you put the diagonal into the telescope. Erecting lens is a DIAGONAL by the way. "erecting diagonal"

Here are the Bushnell manuals--

http://www.opticsplanet.net/bushnell-warranty.html

Look down the page for your telescope-

Put the lowest power eyepiece into the telescope-- that's the one with the LARGEST number on it--

Take the scope outside and point it at a distant object over 100 yards away. Then practice focusing the telescope-- turn the knob slowly.

Just got a 78-8831 and set it up according to instructions. After inserting lens into eyepiece, I can't see anything at all. Dont worry, I've removed the front cap from the the main telescope.

Something leads to believe I'm either missing something real fundamental or my telescope is broken. Please help

You need to have the sighting scope and main tube realigned.