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Orion TeleTrack AZ?G Manual

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altazimuth Goto Mount
Altazimuth Fork Arm Head
Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975
teletrack aZ‑G
#9481
Tripod
Figure 1:
The TeleTrack AZ-G Altazimuth GoTo Mount
¼"-20 L-bracket
Hand Controller
customer support (800)‑676‑1343
E‑mail: support@telescope.com
Corporate Offices (831)‑763‑7000
89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, CA 95076
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IN 348 Rev. A 11/08

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  • Page 1 Manual orion teletrack aZ‑G ® ™ altazimuth Goto Mount #9481 ¼"-20 L-bracket Altazimuth Fork Arm Head Hand Controller Tripod Figure 1: The TeleTrack AZ-G Altazimuth GoTo Mount customer support (800)‑676‑1343 E‑mail: support@telescope.com Corporate Offices (831)‑763‑7000 89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, CA 95076 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 IN 348 Rev.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Orion product. Your new TeleTrack AZ-G Altazimuth GoTo Mount allows high performance support for terrestrial or astronomical observations. The TeleTrack AZ-G is an “altazimuth” type of mount which can move in both altitude (up and down) and azimuth (left and right) with respect to the ground.
  • Page 3 3/8"-16 Dovetail Threaded Post Lock Elevator Shaft Dovetail ¼"-20 Knob Mount L-bracket Hinged Hand Crank Bubble Level Leg Brace Lock Knob Battery Compartment Leg Lock Battery Levers Compartment Latch Circular Base Figure 3: The TeleTrack AZ-G GoTo Mount Fork Arm Leg Brace RJ-45 (to mount) RJ-12 (to PC)

  • Page 4: Powering The Teletrack Az-G Mount

    1 amp. attaching an instrument to the l‑bracket If you are using a portable battery like the Orion Dynamo Pro, use the Dynamo’s supplied 12V DC power cable (ciga- With the foam-padded base of the L-bracket facing upward, rette lighter plug on one end, standard 12V DC power plug gently place the ¼"-20 threaded hole in your optical instru-...

  • Page 5: The Teletrack Az-G Hand Controller

    The SETUP button is a quick hot key that takes you to the Setup submenu Directional Buttons The directional buttons allow the user to have complete Display screen control of the mount at almost any step in operation. These controls are locked out when the telescope is slewing to an Mode buttons object.

  • Page 6: Aligning The Teletrack Az-G

    6. Enter the time zone in which you are observing in hours (see Appendix A), using the scroll keys and numeric key- pad (+ for east of Prime Meridian, - for west of Prime Meridian). Press ENTER to confirm your choice. 315°...
  • Page 7 5. The hand controller will now generate a list of stars to Solar System: The other 8 planets of our solar system, and our planets’ Moon. choose as your second alignment star. Scroll through the list using the Scroll keys (Figure 6) and press ENTER to Named Star: A list of 100 popular known stars choose a second alignment star.
  • Page 8 Pointing accuracy alignment (PaE) coordinate. Press ENTER once more to have the telescope slew to the chosen object. Each of the two alignment methods described above will pro- vide accurate alignment for most visual applications. If addi- MEnu tional precision is needed for a particular region of the sky, You can also access the Objects Catalog through the Main the PAE function can be employed.

  • Page 9: Care And Cleaning

    the next digit. First set the value for R.A. backlash, then press 4. The TeleTrack AZ-G will display “View Object?”. Press ENTER to set the value for DEC. ENTER to slew the telescope to the coordinate. Press ESC to exit. Set Tracking: identifying an unknown object -Sidereal Rate: Activates tracking at sidereal rate.

  • Page 10: Technical Specifications

    To prevent damage, we recommend removing your telescope This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation or optical instrument from the mount when transporting. is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device nay not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that 8.
  • Page 11 teletrack aZ‑G Menu tree GUIDED TOUR Alphabet Magnitude User Objects Edit Object LCD Contrast Beep Volume LED Backlight...
  • Page 13 appendix B: rs‑232 3. To send a tracking rate, send the following 8 bytes: a. Positive Azm tracking: 80, 3, 16, 6, connection TrackRateHighByte, TrackRateLowByte, 0, 0 b. Negative Azm tracking: 80, 3, 16, 7, The TeleTrack AZ-G Mount is designed to receive commands TrackRateHighByte, TrackRateLowByte, 0, 0 sent from a computer’s RS-232 COM port (via the computer interface cable).
  • Page 14 This Orion TeleTrack AZ-G Altazimuth GoTo Mount is warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. This warranty is for the benefit of the original retail purchaser only. During this warranty period Orion Telescopes &...

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