Table Of Contents - Orion Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G GoTo Mount Instruction Manual

Tripod

Table of Contents

1. Unpacking
2. Setting Up the Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G Mount
2.1 Setting Up the Tripod and Mount Head
2.2 Attaching the Accessory Tray/Spreader
and the Hand Controller Holder
2.3 Attaching the Counterweights
2.4 Installing a Telescope on the Mount
2.5 Balancing the Telescope
3. Using the Atlas Pro AZ ⁄ EQ-G Mount
3.1 Manually Rotating the Mount
3.2 Using the Setting Circles
3.3 Adjusting the R.A. Axis Elevation (Latitude)
3.4 Setting the Mount to Alt-azimuth Mode
3.5 Mounting a Second Telescope (Alt-azimuth mode
only)
4. Polar Alignment
Accessory
tray
Counter-
Washer
weights
Knob
Figure 2. Components included with the Atlas Pro
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AZ/EQ
mount head
Hand
controller
Cable guide
bracket
4.1 What Is It?
4.2 The Polar Axis Finder Scope
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4.3 Aligning the Polar Axis Scope to the R.A. Axis
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4.4 Polar Alignment Using the Polar Scope
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4.5 Another Way to Determine Position of Polaris on
Reticle
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5. Drive Panel Interface
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5.1 Drive Panel
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5.2 Panel Interface Components:
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5.3 Pinout of the Interfaces
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5.4 Attaching the SynScan GoTo Hand Controller
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5.5 Power Supply Requirements
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6. Other Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G Features
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6.1 Auxiliary Encoder Function
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6.2 Permanent Periodic Error Correction
6.3 Batch Exposure Function
Specifications
Camera
control cable
PC interface Secondary
(serial) cable saddle
Counterweight
shaft extension
SynScan
hand controller
Hand controller
cable
Set of Allen
wrenches
DC power cable
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