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- Page 1 AZ100 Motor Drive System...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
AZ100 Motor Drive System Contents Connections ..................................3 Connecting to the AZ100 ..............................4 Home screen ..................................5 Alignment ..................................6 Config ....................................7 Update....................................8 SkySafari Connection Settings ............................9 AZ100 Motor Drive System... -
Page 3: Connections
AZ100 Motor Drive System Connections Alt Motor Alt Encoder RJ45 RJ11 Power Handset switch RJ11 Az Encoder Az Motor RJ45 RJ11 12v DC RS232 Inner Diameter: 2.5mm RJ11 Outer Diameter: 5.5mm Centre Contact: Positive (12v) Barrel: Negative (0v) LED Red when powered. -
Page 4: Connecting To The Az100
Before turning on the power, point the telescope due south and set horiziontal to set the initial alignment. Turn on the power switch, the AZ100 will create a WiFi hotspot which can be connected to using Android, iOS, laptop or computer with a WiFi dongle. -
Page 5: Home Screen
Search for a star, once a star is clicked in the search menu, it will be selected as the target Update Opens AZ100 firmware update screen – see page 8 Restart Restarts the software, Wi-Fi network and telescope position. Status icons... -
Page 6: Alignment
AZ100 Motor Drive System Alignment SYNC Sync is used to reset the telescope pointing position to match the object position in the planetarium screen. After a Goto the object may not be exactly centered in the eyepiece. Use the joystick or manually push the telescope to centre the object. -
Page 7: Config
Push Track Window How many degrees to move until the telescope starts tracking the new position Values: 0.1 to 0.5 Default: Readout Rate How often the AZ100 planetarium requests the position per second Values: 1 to 30 Default: WiFi Channel Values:... -
Page 8: Update
0% to 100% Wait until the progress bar displays Rebooting… The mount will reboot, and once your device connects back to the AZ100 you will be redirected to the AZ100 home screen. You may need to manually re-connect to the AZ100... -
Page 9: Skysafari Connection Settings
AZ100 Motor Drive System SkySafari Connection Settings SkySafari 6 Plus is required which can be purchased through Google Play or the Apple App Store. Open SkySafari and click Settings at the bottom of the window, then under Telescope Setup and enter the following values: Equipment Selection Scope Type –...
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