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3. Maintenance and Servicing
3.1. Maintenance
The SkyTracker
mount. Do not drop the mount. This will damage the mount or degrade the tracking accuracy
permanently. Use a damp cloth to clean the mount if necessary. Do not use solvent.
3.2. Trouble Shooting
1. Unit does not power on?
Make sure battery is fully charged.
2. Polar scope dial is not illuminated or is not bright enough?
Make sure that the polar scope is slide all the way in and the illumination LED is at the center
of the dial opening. Press the
if a green LED is needed for those who can't identify the red color.
3. The polar scope dial is not focused?
Please adjust the polar scope eyepiece to focus your eye sight on to the polar scope dial. See
STEP 2 on page 8.
4. Can't see star clearly through the polar scope while doing polar alignment?
Adjust objective lens by tuning the long tube while looking through the polar scope eyepiece.
See STEP 2 on page 8.
5. The star is trailing while imaging?
Polar alignment is critical to the tracking accuracy. Make sure your polar alignment is correct.
The tracking speed is set at 1X for sky imaging. Correct Northern/Southern hemisphere is selected.
6. Where should I put the Polaris when doing polar alignment?
You may have one of following choices:
iPhone App for iOptron polar scope available here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ioptron-polar-scope/id564078961?mt=8
Android app for iOptron polar alignment here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.techhead.polarfinder
Or you can download and install a window based program:
http://www.polarfinder.com/windows.html
Or a Mac/windows based program:
http://www.trutek-uk.com/takahashi/polarisfinder1-2en.htm. When mapping the Polaris
position from the 24 hrs dial to iOptron polar scope, you need to divide it by 2, i.e. the
reading on the dial is 10 o'clock, then you should put the Polaris in your polar scope at 5
o'clock.
Or download and print the following table/chart to bring with you to the field if you don't
what to carry any electronics, as stated:
http://www.covingtoninnovations.com/michael/blog/1302/index.html
The last approach is just putting the Polaris at the center. It may be good enough for a
short exposure depends on the lens you are using.
7. My mount still does not work properly after tried the above solution?
Contact iOptron at support@ioptron.com for technical support.
TM
Pro camera mount is designed to be maintenance free. Do not overload the
illumination adjustment button
to change LED intensity. Contact iOptron
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