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- Page 1 SmartStar -PR EQ Mount ® Manual www. iOptron. com...
- Page 2 WARNING! NEVER USE A TELESCOPE TO LOOK AT THE SUN! Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye. Children should always have adult supervision while observing.
- Page 3 ® SmartStar -PR Layout (OTA not included)
- Page 4 Set up the Tripod ® The SmartStar -PR comes with a two-inch stainless steel tripod. The tripod comes fully assembled with a metal plate called the Tripod Head, which holds the legs together at the top. In addition, there is a central rod that extends down from the Tripod Head, which attaches the equatorial mount to the tripod.
- Page 5 2. Retract the screws so they no longer extend into the azimuth housing on the mount. Please do not remove the screws, they are needed later for polar alignment. 3. Hold the Equatorial Mount Head over the Tripod Head so that the azimuth housing is above the metal Peg.
- Page 6 EQ Mount Head...
- Page 7 The optical tube attaches to the mount via a 1.75” Dovetail Plate. The Dovetail Plate mounts along the bottom of a telescope tube. To avoid any damage to the OTA and the mount, before you attach an optical tube, make sure that the declination and right ascension clutch knobs are tight.
- Page 8 DEC to prevent any sudden motions when the DEC lock lever is loose. To balance the telescope in DEC: 1. Loosen the R.A. Lock Lever and rotate the telescope so that it is on one side of the mount (please refer to “Balancing the Mount in R.A.”).
- Page 9 Earth’s axis of rotation. This is called the polar alignment. The polar alignment is not achieved by moving the telescope in either R.A. or DEC. This is done by adjusting the telescope horizontally (azimuth) and vertically (altitude). More details of polar alignment is described later.
- Page 10 Keep in mind that adjusting the mount is done during the polar alignment process only. Once polar aligned, the mount should NOT be moved. Pointing the telescope to a target is done by moving the mount in right ascension and declination as described earlier in this manual.
- Page 11 Enter Key: Confirms an input, goes to the next menu, selects a choice, slews the telescope to a selected object. Arrow Keys: Moves the cursor, moves the telescope in a specific direction. Number Keys: Adjusts numerical values. Speed Key: Adjusts the speed.
- Page 12 The LCD Display: GPS Status Target Right Ascension Target Declination Slew Speed Right Ascension Declination Tracking Speed Local Star Hour Local Date and Time Altitude Azimuth N/S Hemisphere GPS status: When the power is turned on, it shows “GPS ON”. When it finds the satellite and receives GPS signal, it shows “GPS OK”.
- Page 13 ® SmartStar -PR Basic Setups and Functions 1. Set Up Time Zone (Main Menu/Set up Controller/Set up Site) Turn on the power, push MENU, from the main menu, scroll down and select “Set up controller” Select and slew Sync. to target Electronic focuser Set up controller Align...
- Page 14 When the number is correct, push ENTER and go back to the previous screen. Do not worry about longitude and latitude numbers; they will be set by internal GPS. Set up site info: Longitude: W071d27m47s Latitude: N42d15m40s Min. behind 2. Set Up Daylight Saving Time (Main Menu/Set up Controller/Set up Local Time) Scroll up and select “Set up local Time”...
- Page 15 “DOWN” arrow buttons to select a star and press ENTER. A list of the align stars is computed based on your local time and location. Use arrow buttons to move the telescope and center the star in your eyepiece. You can use SPEED button to change speed.
- Page 16 User Objects: 256 9. Firmware Upgrade Firmware in the controller can be upgraded from you PC. New firmware versions are released to fix bugs and add new functions. For latest firmware release and instructions, please check: http://www.ioptron.com/support.aspx?catalog=28 ® -PR will get you...
- Page 17 1. Set the telescope up so that the polar axis is pointing north. 2. Loosen the DEC Lock Lever and move the telescope so that the tube is parallel to the polar axis. When this is done the declination setting circle should read +90°. If the declination-setting circle is not aligned then move the telescope so that the tube is parallel to the polar axis.
- Page 18 Choose your star near where the celestial equator and the meridian meet. The star should be approximately within half an hour of the meridian and within five degrees of the celestial equator. Center the star in the field of your telescope and monitor the drift in declination.
- Page 19 So, repeat the process again to improve the accuracy checking both axes for minimal drift. Once the drift has been eliminated, the telescope is very accurately aligned. You can now do prime focus deep-sky astrophotography for long periods. ® SmartStar -PR Select And Slew After you have finished the set up and align steps in chapter 1 go to the main menu.
- Page 20 Caldwell Catalogue Contains 109 objects from the CaldWell catalogue. Abel Catalogue Contains 2712 objects from the Abel catalogue. Herschel Catalogue Contains 400 objects in Herschel catalogue. Comets Contains up to 256 comets. Asteroids Contains up to 4096 asteroids. Stars Named Stars Contains 191 stars.
- Page 21 If you have an electric focuser in your system use this option to adjust the focuser. Main Menu/PEC option If your telescope is equipped with Periodic Error Correction use this option to adjust Periodic Error Correction. Main Menu/Set up tracking Set up tracking speed.
- Page 23 A. iOptron warrants your telescope, mount, or controller to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years. iOptron will repair or replace such product or part which, upon inspection by iOptron, is found to be defective in materials or workmanship. As a condition to the obligation of iOptron to repair or replace such product, the product must be returned to iOptron together with proof-of- purchase satisfactory to iOptron.