AccuAligning Polar Scope for SmartEQ Portable German Equatorial
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1. AccuAligning Polar Scope for SmartEQ Portable German Equatorial GOTO Mount Installation and User Manual Product 3130 iOptron Corporation 6E Gill Street Woburn MA 01801 www iOptron com iOptron s AccuAligning polar scope 3130 is an accessory for SmartEQ portable German equatorial mount It provides a fast and accurate polar axis alignment with Quick Polar Alignment procedure Included in Package 1X Polar scope 3130 1X Polar scope set screw 1X Polar scope illumination LED e o o e 2X M3 screw and nut Polar Scope iw e Figure 1 Parts list Installation Install polar scope 1 Unscrew polar scope cover from the mount 2 Insert included M4 set screw into the treaded hole on the polar scope housing as show in Figure 2 Use a hex key wrench to turn the screw few turns Make sure the tip of the screw does not penetrate into the hole which will block the polar scope insertion Figure 2 Insert M4 set screw 3 Insert polar scope all the way into the scope housing as shown in Figure 3 The polar scope will be tight fitted into the scope house Secure the scope by tightening the set screw Figure 3 Install polar scope Install polar scope illumination LED 1 If there is a bar in the middle of the polar alignment opening as shown in the Figure 4 the SmartEQ mount already has an illumination LED as part of the main control board If you can t see through the polar alignment o2. shown in Figure 10 Or align to the zero position mark on the R A unit as shown in Figure 11 You may press number 9 button to change the rotation speed to MAX 6 Make sure that the time and site information of the hand controller is correct Press the MENU button then select Align and Pole Star Position to display the current Polaris position For example on May 30 2010 20 00 00 in Boston United States Lat N42930 32 and Long W719098 50 300 min behind UT DST set to Y the Polaris Position is 1hr 26 8m and r 41 5m as shown in Figure 12 a 7 Adjust the mount in altitude latitude and azimuth heading direction to place Polaris in the same position on the Polar Scope Dial as indicated on the HC LCD In this case the Polaris will be located at a radius of 41 5 and an angle of 1 hour 26 8 minute as shown in Figure 12 b Polaris Position lh 26 30 t 41 So Figure 12 Place the Polaris at the position as shown on hand controller You need to loose Azimuth Lock a little and use Azimuth Adjustment Knobs to adjust the mount in azimuth heading direction Figure 13 Unlock Latitude Clutch and turn Latitude Adjustment Screw or push the mount down to adjust the altitude latitude as shown in Figure 14 Secure all the locks after the polar alignment is done Now the mount is polar aligned Mei Latitude dial Azi adj knob X2 y Latitude Latitude Azimuth lock Adj Screw clutch Fig
3. ce plate back to mount Figure 9 Adjust the LED brightness by a hand controller Reconnect the battery plugs and R A and DEC motor controller cables Place the face plate back to the mount and screw it onto the mount Guick Polar Alignment 1 Insert 8 AA batteries into the battery packs or connect the mount with an AC DC power adapter Plug the Go2Nova hand controller into the mount HBX port Turn the power switch on Make sure that the DEC axle is not blocking the polar scope view by turn the DEC axle using UP or DOWN button Press the Number key to change the speed Use hand controller Set Polar Light command under Set Up Controller menu to adjust the LED brightness to a comfort level Adjust polar scope eyepiece shown in Figure 1 to bring the Polar Scope Dial in focus As indicated in Figure 10 the Polar Scope Dial has been divided into 12 hours along the angular direction with half hour tics There are 2 groups 6 concentric circles marked from 36 to 44 and 60 to 70 respectively The 36 to 44 concentric circles are used for polar alignment in northern hemisphere using Polaris While the 60 to 70 circles are used for polar alignment in southern hemisphere using Sigma Octantis Figure 10 Polar Scope Dial Figure 11 Zero position mark 5 Release R A Clutch Screw Press the LFTT or RIGHT button on the hand controller to rotate the polar scope to align the 12 o clock position of the dial on the top as
4. pening it is blocked by the DEC axle Please turn the mount on and use the UP or DOWN arrow key on the hand controller to rotate the DEC axle until you can see through the opening Figure 4 SmartEQ with integrated polar scope illumination LED Please go to the Operation part for polar alignment 2 lf there is no illumination LED installed please follow the procedures bellow to install it Release four 4 screws from the SmartEQ face plate as shown in Figure 5 7 Motor cables Ts rf Battery cables Figure 5 Remove face plate screws pig iGO MIScOnieChcavies 3 Carefully pull the face plate open Disconnect the RA and DEC motor drive cables first Then disconnect two battery holders from the main board 4 Lay the face plate with main control board on a table Align the illumination LED to the top edge of the board make sure plus and minus electrodes of the LED are aligned to the and signs on the board as shown in Figure 7 Figure 7 Align LED to the main board 5 e Secure the LED onto the ee board using supplied screw and nut sets Figure 8 Secure the LED using screws and nuts If you have an AC DC power supply you may connect the power supply and Go2Nova 8408 hand controller to the control board Turn the power switch on and use hand controller Set Polar Light command under Set Up Controller menu to adjust the LED brightness Otherwise you may test it after install the fa
5. tion dovetail saddle on Center the object to the center the right side Lock the RA clutch Screws 2 Loose latitude Locking Screws and Azimuth Locking Screws a little Centering the object one the cross hairs by adjust Latitude Adjust screw and Azi Adjust Knob 3 Release the RA clutch again Rotate the mount 180 to bring the dovetail to the left side Retighten the RA clutch screw Bring the object half the distance to the center by adjusting the reticle adjustment set screws using a hex key Keep in mind that the image in the finder is inverted Loose one screw first then tighten the other screw s Only loose tighten one screw at a time and a few turns each time to avoid the reticle totally lost its position It may take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the screws that move the polar scope in the appropriate direction PLEASE do not over tighten the setting screws 4 Release the RA clutch and rotate the mount 180 to bring the dovetail back to the right side If you are lucky enough the object will stay in center of the polar scope Otherwise repeat Steps 2 and 3 to further move the object to the center 5 After few times the object will stay in center when the mount is flipped from right to left September 10 2012 V1 0 iOptron reserves the rights to revise this instruction without notice Actual color contents design may differ from those described in this instruction
6. ure 13 Azimuth adjustment Figure 14 Latitude Adjustment Adjust Polar Scope Focuser If the polar scope does not focus on the distant object take the polar scope out of the mount housing Point the polar scope to a far distant object Adjust the Objective Lens by turning the tube to get a clear image Tune the lock ring to secure it Replace the Polar Scope back to the mount and tighten it Adjust the Eyepiece to get a clear picture of the reticle Polar Scope Alignment Reticle Adj Screws Objective Lens Wi Locking Ring If you are suspecting that the polar scope may be misaligned to the mount R A axis you may check it by putting a star in the center of the polar scope reticle cross hairs and rotating mount s R A axis If the star stays in the center of cross hairs the polar scope is aligned to the mount s R A axis In the event the polar scope optical axis needs to be adjusted you can do this procedure at night while pointing at Polaris However it is probably easier to do it during the daytime using a distant point such as a flag pole or top of a building a couple of hundreds away as your target Please remove the telescope the counterweights and counterweight shaft from the mount Aim the mount to the object Use the Latitude Adjustment Screw and Azimuth Adjustment Knob to center the object 1 Release RA Clutch Screws Rotate the Bring the object mount along the RA axis to the half the distance balance posi
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