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AstronSCIENTIFIC ROTARION EyepieceWheel Instruction Manual

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  • Page 2 Congratulations on your purchase of ROTARION! ROTARION is designed and manufactured to be used for daytime terrestrial observation and for nighttime astronomical observation. ROTARION is a unique device, patented in the European Union and the United States, to be used with any telescope with a 2"...
  • Page 3 ROTARION is very simple and easy. All this to offer you many hours of enjoyment observation, and satisfaction with your telescope. Maximum quality, universal, versatile, and easy to use, ROTARION continues our corporate mission: AstronSCIENTIFIC Astronomy Made Easy...
  • Page 4 In the box • ROTARION, The EyepieceWheel. • ROTARION REMOTE CONTROL software for PC or Windows computer (USB Stick / Pen-Drive). • USB cable for Windows computer control. • Serial cable for Windows computer control. • AC Power Adapter 110-240 Volt / DC 12 Volt with international AC adapters.
  • Page 5 System Requirements To operate ROTARION EyepieceWheel and ROTARION REMOTE CONTROL software you need the following equipment: Not included in the box: • A telescope with a 2 "focuser (A). • A mount and telescope tripod or column that supports the weight of the telescope, the weight of your 4 eyepieces to be used and 2Kg extra (B).
  • Page 6 Index A-ROTARION The EyepieceWheel Introduction Selecting your eyepieces for ROTARION Mounting your eyepieces in the ROTARION Mounting the ROTARION on your telescope B-ROTARION REMOTE CONTROL Software Installing the Software Connecting the ROTARION Status LED Start of ROTARION ROTARION REMOTE CONTROL screen Setup screen ROTARION REMOTE CONTROL ports Warning Messages...
  • Page 7 1. Introduction Change the power-magnification of your telescope with a simple Click. The AstronSCIENTIFIC’s ROTARION EyepieceWheel is a universal and automatic eyepiece exchanger. You can automatically quick-change eyepieces and any other optics. The eyepiece change is easy, fast, and accurate,...
  • Page 8 Available Selected Eyepiece Eyepiece TeleVue TeleVue TeleVue Meade Meade Baader Baader Celestron Celestron Celestron When selecting a proportional scaling, you ensure that when you order the ROTARION to change an eyepiece, the next eyepiece will always show you the object you are observing.
  • Page 9 Once the 2 eyepieces with the greatest and the smallest number of mm and the 2 intermediate have been selected according to their best proportional scaling, you will align them from lower magnification (largest mm) to higher magnification (smallest mm) to verify their differences in height between them.
  • Page 10 Thread the Baader Click-Lock back on the ROTARION. Remove! Mount the highest height eyepiece (in this example 17mm) in the Baader Click-Lock. 17mm 40mm 28mm 17mm...
  • Page 11 Once inserted in the Baader Click-Lock, rotate the center cylinder of the Click-Lock Baader (4) clockwise to hold the eyepiece in the Click-Lock eye-cup. 17mm You will proceed inserting the following eyepieces of lowest height, matching the height of the eyepiece with the necessary "Extenders".
  • Page 12 Note in the drawing of the previous point 5, that the eyepiece of 8mm mounted in the Baader Click-Lock is not equal in height to the 17mm eyepiece. Using a combination of 5mm, 10mm and 20mm available Extenders, you threaded them into the Click-Lock Baader of the 8mm eyepiece to match the height of the 17mm eyepiece.
  • Page 13 40mm 28mm 28mm 17mm Finally, on the following page, you assemble the remaining eyepiece. In this example, the eyepiece of least power and greatest number of mm and greatest field of view, the 40mm eyepiece in port [PORT-1] of the ROTARION, corresponding to Hour 12 of a traditional watch.
  • Page 14 40mm 28mm 40mm 17mm Once all eyepieces have been assembled by combining the Baader Click-Locks and the 9 "Extenders" included in the ROTARION, it is possible that you must perform a "fine-tuning" of all final heights to accurately match the height of the 4 eyepieces mounted on the ROTARION.
  • Page 15 10. You perform the heights adjustments using the top helical rings of the Baader Click-Locks according to the previous step 9. In this example, you adjust the height of the 40mm, 28mm and 8mm eyepieces to equal the height of the 17mm eyepiece. Note the small difference in height of the 40mm eyepiece Baader Click-Lock, before and after the fine adjustment, indicated by an arrow (10).
  • Page 16 CAUTION! Once all the heights have been adjusted by means of the helical adjustment of the Baader Click-Locks, ensure that the eyepieces are secured to the Baader Click-Lock by turning the central cylinder according to the drawing in previous step 4. 12.
  • Page 17 NOTE: Currently there are more than 500 models of eyepieces in the international market and although the ROTARION has been verified with many models of 1.25” eyepieces, it is normal to have some unused Extenders. But it is also possible, although unlikely, that in a particular case, the differences in height between your eyepieces are very large and you will need some additional "Extenders", in addition to the 9 "Extenders"...
  • Page 18 Insert the ROTARION into the 2 "focuser female draw- tube of your telescope and hold the ROTARION to your telescope by firmly tightening the 2" focuser screws of your telescope. If you do not find the correct focus point with your telescope, unscrew the fastening screws of your focuser (A) and move the ROTARION position on the 2"...
  • Page 19 Once you have reached the optimum position of the ROTARION on the 2 "female of your telescope's focus, use the 2" movable retaining ring (A) in the lower drawing, unscrewing and re-screwing the micro screws (B) to “memorize” the correct position of the ROTARION in your telescope’s focuser.
  • Page 20 "Path Correctors" with focal length extension should be installed by replacing the (A) 2” barrel in the ROTARION. AstronSCIENTIFIC cannot recommend specific optics (B) to increase focal travel due to the enormous number of eyepiece combinations, its later leveling through the “Extenders”...
  • Page 21 The use wedges or diagonal prisms or Amici (A) prisms shortens or reduces the focusing length/range of the telescope, but this does not mean any difficulty in focusing with the most common and popular reflector telescopes such as Schmitt-Cassegrain, Ritchey-Chretien, Maksutov or similar (B) of great focal travel/range.

  • Page 22: Software Installation

    Load the Pen-Drive / USB-Stick included. On the Pen-Drive / USB-Stick you will find the installation file of the ROTARION EyepieceWheel program called "Setup". Run that file and follow the instructions to install the program. The program will be located in the Windows Start menu under Programs>...
  • Page 23 ROTARION The Eyepiece Wheel. Then the only required connection is a USB cable included in the box between the USB port of the ROTARION EyepieceWheel (3) and a USB port of the computer or Windows PC. If the USB port does not have sufficient power, or if you are using the ROTARION PHOTO accessory, it is necessary to connect the 12-volt power supply to the power input (1).

  • Page 24: Status Led

    For this interface, it is necessary to connect the 12-volt power supply to the input (1). Connection ROTATION HAND CONTROL: It can also be controlled via a handset via the serial connection (2). ROTARION HAND CONTROL available from AstronSCIENTIFIC distributors. The kit includes a ROTARION HAND CONTROL with Bluetooth,...
  • Page 25 Color Blink ROTARION EyepieceWheel STATUS Green Stopped. Ready to be activated. Green Initial Warning ROTARION Turning [ERROR] 4. ROTARION activation Start the ROTARION REMOTE CONTROL program. This will display the eyepiece wheel control screen for the first time. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ROTARION REMOTE CONTROL screen.
  • Page 26 HANDS AND OBJECTS BEFORE PUSHING THE [RESET] BUTTON. READ CHAPTER C SECTION 1, CAUTION! MOVING PARTS! BEFORE PROCEEDING. Press the [RESET] button (6) and the ROTARION EyepieceWheel carousel does full rotation movements in one direction and the opposite direction during which it performs a calibration and determines the number of available ports.
  • Page 27 [Setup] Pressing the [SETUP] button (7) opens or closes the set-up panel, leaving the ROTARION REMOTE CONTROL basic screen. [Reset] For safety reasons, the ROTARION does not start the turning of the carousel or wheel (A) automatically; Indicates that it is ready to start the turn and for you to remove hands, cables and objects (B) that may interfere with the turning of the ROTARION carousel before pressing the [RESET] Button.

  • Page 28: Setup Screen

    WARNING, the message with the background illuminated in Red color appears. For complete information, see the next point 8, WARNING MESSAGES in this chapter. [Port Buttons] Using the [PORT-1] buttons to [PORT-4] (16), you indicate to the ROTARION REMOTE CONTROL which eyepiece you will choose.
  • Page 29 ROTARION REMOTE CONTROL will automatically connect to it. [Revers] With box (9) de-activated, the ROTARION EyepieceWheel rotates in counter clock wise direction only. Activating this box, the rotation movement is bidirectional, but it limits the rotating movement to port [PORT-4]; once it reaches that port the ROTARION can only return to previous ports [Led ON].
  • Page 30 using heating bands with wires mounted around your optics or cameras to prevent wires entanglements. [LED on] With the box lit (12), the status LED of the EyepieceWheel (5) remains lit. Normally the LED is green, changing to red when the Wheel turns. With the box off (12) you turn off the LED so that it does not disturb during night observations.
  • Page 31 If you have the ROTARION AUTOFOCUS accessory, in the [FOCUSER CONFIG] Panel you can activate the checkbox indicated on the previous page [MINI CONTROL], so that the AUTOFOCUS Control appears at the bottom of the main screen of the ROTARION REMOTE CONTROL program.
  • Page 32 ROTARION REMOTE CONTROL ports must have installed [PORT-1] [PORT-4] eyepieces ordered from lowest to highest power according to Chapter A point GOTO n When you press the [PORT-1] button [PORT-4] ROTARION EyepieceWheel begins to turn until it locates that port. During the time its turning, the display shows WAITING ...

  • Page 33: Warning Messages

    [PORT-3] In this port, you have selected an eyepiece with a higher power than the previous [PORT-2]. The visual field is even smaller, but you have the object in the visual field of view. You can focus on it again. [PORT-4] In this port, you have selected an eyepiece with a higher power than the previous [PORT-2].
  • Page 34 Initial Warning Each time you connect the ROTARION REMOTE CONTROL it is necessary to make a [RESET] (6) to find the port [PORT- For safety reasons, the ROTARION does not start the rotation of the carousel (A) automatically; Indicates that it is ready to start the turn and that you remove hands, cables, and objects (B) that may interfere with the rotation of the ROTARION carousel before pressing the [Reset]...
  • Page 35 Device Not Found It cannot find ROTARION through the USB connection. Verify that you are properly connected and powered. Port COM Error (computer com port) It cannot find ROTARION through the serial connection. Verify that you are properly connected and powered. Verify that you have selected a correct [COM] port.
  • Page 36 The carousel (A) of the ROTARION EyepieceWheel performs revolving-type turning movements until reaching the port requested in the ROTARION REMOTE CONTROL software.
  • Page 37 Follow the instructions in this manual and the main message window of the ROTARION REMOTE CONTROL software at all times. CAUTION! MOVING Remove PARTS! hands and Wheel objects! (B) turning (A) WARNING! Do not point your ROTARION and telescope to the sun! Viewing the sun through a telescope without proper solar filters will cause severe and permanent eye damage or blindness!
  • Page 38 2. Observing position For the visual use of the ROTARION EyepieceWheel you must place it as indicated in the drawing below. The user who uses the left eye (A) to visualize must place the ROTARION to his left. The user who uses the right eye to visualize must position the ROTARION EyepieceWheel to his right (B).
  • Page 39 3. Viewing objects with ROTARION To locate objects, it more convenient to use your eyepiece with a greater number of mm or less magnification. The less magnified eyepieces have the largest field of view and therefore it is easier to locate objects with your telescope than with an eyepiece of greater magnification and less visual field.
  • Page 40 4. The "Zoom Effect" With the object centered on the eyepiece and focused, by pressing the [PORT-2] button of the ROTARION REMOTE CONTROL software, the ROTARION changes the eyepiece on the [PORT-1] to the eyepiece [PORT-2] with increased power or magnification. [PORT-1] [PORT-2] Now you must focus the telescope again.
  • Page 41 NOTE: The size of the image of the objects in your eyepiece is a function of the magnification of your telescope. The magnification formula X equals the focal length of your telescope divided by the number in mm of the eyepiece. Example: for power calculation, magnification or magnification X must know 3 things about your telescope •...
  • Page 42 5. The "Finder Effect". If the image of an object moves or trails through the field of view (A) of the eyepiece due to mount tracking problems or because the telescope has not been set correctly and finally disappears from the field of view (B), you can re- relocate the object by pressing [PORT-1] to change to the eyepiece with the largest number in mm, the lowest power or magnification and greater field of view (C).

  • Page 43: Product Compliance Information

    Information Please read the following instructions and information. 1. Product Compliance Information The AstronSCIENTIFIC S.L. corporation with address at Marti i Julia 6-8, Barcelona 08834 Spain E.U. has certified this product with the IEC 61010-1 Norm for Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement,...
  • Page 44 2. Service, Maintenance, Cleaning, Disposal, Serial Number, and Dealer: Car adapter fuse: • 4 Amp 12V 6.3x32mm, fast acting. • To replace it, unscrew the tip and replace. Operating environmental conditions: • Max. 2000m. / 0-40 C / 32-104 Fahrenheit and 80% humidity.
  • Page 45 • • Equipment with this symbol shall not be disposed of together with household or commercial waste. • Please find out about separate disposal at your regional offices. • The directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronical equipment (WEEE) is applicable in the European Union member states.

  • Page 46: Warranty Period

    E-Warranty The warranty is extended to all countries where this product is distributed by AstronSCIENTIFIC S.L. or by a distributor assigned by it. This warranty is subject to the legal provisions of each country. 3. Warranty period The Warranty period is 2 years from the date of the sales invoice issued by AstronSCIENTIFIC S.L.
  • Page 47 AstronSCIENTIFIC S.L. repair personnel, or any product whose serial number, model number or identification has been removed, defective or altered. AstronSCIENTIFIC S.L. shall not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages related to the sale or use of the product.