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- Page 1 ® SkyTracker™ Camera Mount Instruction Manual Product #3300B, #3300W and #3301...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye. Children should always have adult supervision while observing. Rev.1.1 iOptron reserves the rights to revise this instruction without notice. Actual color/contents/design may differ from those described in this instruction. -
Page 3: Skytracker Tm Camera Mount Overview
Then slide and lock your digital camera into the saddle. Align SkyTracker to Polaris, the North Star, through the polar sight hole on the mount, or using a iOptron AccuAligning dark field illuminated polar scope. Then turn on the motor and it keeps your camera tracking at the same speed the earth rotates! The unique DC servo motor keeps your camera in motion to avoid star trails and allows you to take long exposures for beautiful images of the night sky. - Page 4 Figure 1. Parts in a SkyTracker #3300 package PARTS NEEDED: The following parts are needed to take astrophotography but are not included in the package: • A sturdy tripod with 3/8” thread. If your tripod only has a 1/4” thread, you need get a 1/4” to 3/8”...
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Page 5: Assembly Terms
Figure 2. Front view of a SkyTracker Compass Figure 3. Top view of a SkyTracker Power indicator/ Polar scope illuminator Battery compartment cover Tracking speed switch N/S switch DC power in Power switch Figure 4. Part of back view of a SkyTracker... -
Page 6: Skytracker Tm Camera Mount Assembly
STEP 1. Install batteries The battery compartment is located at the back of the SkyTracker mount (Figure 4). Lift the battery compartment cover and gently pull out the battery holder from the compartment. Insert 4 fresh AA batteries (not included) into the holder (Figure 5a). - Page 7 Release Latitude lock a half turn. Set the latitude at zero mark (Figure 7) by turning the Latitude adjustment screw and retighten the Latitude lock. Rotate the tripod to make the SkyTracker mount face north by making the compass N-S perpendicular to the mount front edge (Figure 8). If the compass does not move freely, adjust the tripod leg to make it as level as possible.
- Page 8 (Figure 10) for easy and accurate polar alignment. You may skip this part and directly go to STEP 6, if your model does not equipped with a polar scope (Model #3301). In order for the SkyTracker mount tracking properly, it has to be accurately polar aligned.
- Page 9 LED will sit right to the little opening on the flat platoon. Finger tighten (not too tight) the Polar Scope Lock Screw (Figure 12). Figure 11. Release polar scope lock screw Figure 12. Installed polar scope Press the power switch on the mount to turn the SkyTracker mount Look through...
- Page 10 STEP 6. Install ball head Take off the camera mounting block from the SkyTracker by releasing two thumb screws that hold the camera mounting block in place, as indicated in Figure 15. Mount the ball head (available as accessory) onto the camera mounting block by threading it onto the brass central mounting screw (Figure 16).
- Page 11 Figure 17. SkyTracker with Polar Scope and a ball head installed STEP 7. Mount a camera and start SkyTracking Install a DLSR camera onto the ball head and point the camera to the sky you are interested in. Make sure all the screws/locks are tightened. Select S/N switch based on your location. Select 1X or 1/2 tracking speed.
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Page 12: Maintenance And Servicing
Department. Customer Service hours are 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. In the unlikely event that the mount requires factory servicing or repairing, write or call iOptron Customer Service Department first to receive an RMA# before returning the mount to the factory. -
Page 13: Appendix A. Technical Specifications
Appendix A. Technical Specifications Mount Ultra compact EQ Payload (MAX) 6.6 lbs (3kg) Mount weight 2.4 lbs (1.1kg) w/o battery Body material Cast aluminum Latitude adjustment range 0º ~ 70º Worm wheel Φ80mm, 156 teeth aluminum alloy Worm gear Φ11mm, brass Bearing 4 pieces Motor drive... -
Page 14: Ioptron One Year Telescope, Mount, And Controller Warranty
Parts or product for which replacement is made shall become the property of iOptron. The customer shall be responsible for all costs of transportation and insurance, both to and from the factory of iOptron, and shall be required to prepay such costs.