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1. Quick Start Guide CEM60 Center Balanced GoTo Equatorial Mount Models 7200 7201 PACKAGE CONTENTS e Telescope Mount with GPS and AccuAlign dark field illuminated Polar Scope e Hand Controller HC Go2Nova 8407 e Counterweight 21 Ibs X1 9 5 kg e Stainless Steel counterweight shaft e HC Controller Cable e RS232 RJ9 serial cable e Polar scope LED cable e AC Adapter 100 240V e Hard case e Quick Start Guide this document e Tripod NOT included ONLINE RESOURCES at www iOptron com under Support User s Manual Tips for set up and using the products e Hand controller and mount firmware upgrades check online for the latest version e Reviews and feedbacks from other customers t The design and packaging may change from time to time without notice REV 1 21 1 iOptron Corp 6E Gill Street Woburn MA 01801 USA 781 569 0200 www iOptron com WARNING This product uses a magnetic force gear meshing mechanism Read this QSG and full manual before operation Worm system damage due to user operation error will not be covered by warranty Removing the mount from the carrying case The mount is shipped with R A Gear Switch disengaged ALWAYS turn the gear switch counterclockwise all the way out to fully engage the Gear Switch before removing the mount from the carrying case Attaching the Mount The mount has a 150mm diameter base which can be mounted onto an optio2. OF ANY WARRANTY OR ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE ANY IOPTRON PRODUCT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED AND WHICH CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED SHALL BE LIMITED INDURATION TO A TERM OF TWO YEARS FROM THE DATE OF ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASE Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitation on how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitations and exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state iOptron reserves the right to modify or discontinue without prior notice to you any model or style telescope lf warranty problems arise or if you need assistance in using your telescope mount or controller contact iOptron Corporation Customer Service Department 6F Gill Street Woburn MA 01801 www ioptron com support ioptron com Tel 781 569 0200 Fax 781 935 2860 Monday Friday 9AM 5PM EST NOTE This warranty is valid to U S A and Canadian customers who have purchased this product from an authorized iOptron dealer in the U S A or Canada or directly from iOptron Warranty outside the U S A and Canada is valid only to customers who purchased from an iOptron Distributor or Authorized iOptron Dealer in the specific country Please contact them for any warranty iOptron Corp 6E Gill Street Woburn MA 01801 USA 781 569 0200 www iOptron com
3. s can be displayed by pressing button Putting the mount back into the carrying case It is recommended to park your scope at the end of the observing session Please refer to online instruction manual for more information Make sure that the Gear Switches are fully engaged before removing the mount from the tripod Lay the mount into the carrying case Turn the R A Gear Switch clockwise all the way in to disengage the gear system for transportation Use support ioptron com for technical support iOptron Corp 6E Gill Street Woburn MA 01801 USA 781 569 0200 www iOptron com lIOPTRON TWO YEAR TELESCOPE MOUNT AND CONTROLLER WARRANTY A iOptron warrants your telescope mount or controller to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years iOptron will repair or replace such product or part which upon inspection by iOptron is found to be defective in materials or workmanship As a condition to the obligation of iOptron to repair or replace such product the product must be returned to iOptron together with proof of purchase satisfactory to iOptron B The Proper Return Merchant Authorization Number must be obtained from iOptron in advance of return Contact iOptron at 1 781 569 0200 or support ioptron com to receive the RMA number to be displayed on the outside of your shipping container All returns must be accompanied by a written statement stating the name address and daytime telephone number of
4. three screws on CEM60 CW Mounting Housing A Shaft Locking Screw a Shaft Position Screw on the other side and a Low Latitude Position Screw The later version has two part CW shaft that only needs threaded the CW shaft on The Shaft position locking screws do not have the knobs Shaft position screw To install the CW shaft 1 Remove CW Shaft Locking Screw from the CW Mounting Housing and back out the CW Shaft Position Screw to make room for the CW shaft 2 Insert CW Shaft into the CW Mounting Housing Make sure the rounded top of the shaft is fully engaged in the slot 3 Insert the CW Shaft Locking Screw into the TOP hole and thread it onto 6 the CW shaft 4 Tighten the CW Shaft Position Screw TIP At very low latitudes lt 10 to avoid CW bumping into tripod leg turn the rear Low Latitude Position Screw a hex head set screw further into CW Mounting Housing before tightening the Front CW Shaft Positioning Screw Threads on CW shaft Installing the Counterweight s Before installing the Counterweight make sure that both R A and DEC Gear Switches are fully engaged to avoid sudden mount movements which could injure you or damage the mount gear system Make sure the mount is at zero position i e counterweight shaft is pointing to ground when the counterweight is installed Disengage the R A Gear Switch to set the R A axis free before loading the CW Remove the CW Safety Cap at t
5. Position Set the mount to ZERO position by pressing MENU gt Zero Position gt Set Zero Position Use the hand controller to or manually move the mount to zero position i e telescope on top of the mount ad pointing to North Pole with CW shaft pointing to ground Press the ENTER to confirm Perform Set Zero Position if the lost its power during slew or after firmware upgrading One Star Alignment Perform a One Star Align to correct the Zero Position discrepancy and improve the GOTO accuracy To further improve the GOTO accuracy refer to the full User s Manual for more details Go to an Object The mount is now ready for GOTO and tracking targets Press MENU select and ENTER Select and Slew Select a category for example Solar System then select an object of interest for example Moon Press ENTER and the telescope will slew to the object and automatically start tracking Sync to Target If the object is not in the center of the eyepiece use this function to center and synchronize the object to improve local GOTO accuracy Press MENU and select and ENTER Sync to Target Use arrow keys to center the object in eyepiece Press ENTER again to complete this function TIP Sync to Target will only function after a Select and Slew operation This is most useful when looking for faint objects near a bright star TIP After slewing to an object a list of nearby bright object
6. he end of CW Shaft Guide the CW over the shaft Tighten the CW Locking Screw to hold the CW in place Place the Safety Cap back onto the shaft Balancing the Payload After attaching the scope and accessories the mount head assembly must be balanced in both R A and DEC axes to ensure minimum stresses on the mount driving mechanism iOptron Corp 6E Gill Street Woburn MA 01801 USA 781 569 0200 www iOptron com CAUTION The telescope may swing freely when the R A or DEC Gear Switch is disengaged Always hold on to the mount and or telescope assembly before releasing the Gear Switches to prevent it from swinging which can cause personal injury and or equipment damage The CEM gear system utilizes a magnetic force system for optimal gear meshing Fully turn the Gear Switch clockwise to disengage the worm from the worm wheel Turn the Gear Switch counterclockwise to engage the worm to worm wheel as indicated on the mount You may feel a click when the gear meshed CAUTION The balancing process MUST be done with Gear Switch at the Disengage position Otherwise it might damage the worm system With the corresponding Gear Switch disengaged balance in DEC axis by moving the scope with accessories back and forth in the mount saddle or within the scope mounting rings Balance the assembly in R A axis by moving CW along its shaft Only balance one axis at a time and start with the DEC axis first Double check the moun
7. he location on the Polar Scope Dial Same as indicated on the HC LCD as shown in the right side of the above figures BrightStar Polar Alignment When the pole star is not in sight refer to online Instruction Manual for BrightStar Polar Alignment Manual Operation The mount can now be used to observe astronomical objects with the HC Use arrow keys gt lt V and A to point the telescope to the desired object Use the number keys to change the slewing speed Press the STOP O button to start tracking Setting Controller Press the MENU button then Settings gt Set Time amp Site ETPA Tele iOptron Enter the current date and check for Daylight Saving Time using arrow and number keys Enter the time zone offset to the UTC for examples e Boston is UTC 300 minutes e Los Angeles is UTC 480 minutes e Rome is UTC 060 minutes e Sydney is UTC 600 minutes Move the cursor to the end of screen to select the Northern or Southern Hemisphere TIPS All time zones in N America are UTC XXX minutes Latitude and longitude coordinates can be obtained from GPS equipped devices navigator phone or from internet W E western eastern hemisphere N S northern southern hemisphere 12 13 14 15 16 al and d degree m minute and second Use arrow and number keys to enter location information iW S Set Zero
8. nal iOptron 2 tripod or pier There are two sets of mounting studs and azimuth locking nuts Thread the two studs onto an iOptron tripod or pier if you are using one Remove the alignment peg from the tripod pier if it comes with one Use the pair of mounting holes that are closest to the edge and thread the studs on to it Use included stainless steel lever refer to the photo in next column to tighten the mounting studs Back out the azimuth adjustment knobs to make enough room to prevent blocking the mounting studs Put the mount head onto the tripod with the mounting holes through the mounting studs F p z if I b S I ptror i E E CEM60 CHE h 8 DCI Q a E ji i m Azimuth adjustment x b a se knob Washer Install the washer optional Put the azimuth locking nuts onto the mounting studs hand tighten them There is a stainless steel SS lever which can be unthreaded from the mount It can be used for tightening all the screws nuts iOptron Corp 6E Gill Street Woburn MA 01801 USA 781 569 0200 www iOptron com Setting the Latitude Unthread the SS Lever from its housing Slightly loosen the Latitude Locking Clamps Latitude Adjustment knob Turn the Latitude Adjustment Knob until the arrow points to your current latitude on the Latitude Scale Tighten the Latitude Locking Clamps when done Installing the Counterweight CW Shaft There are
9. t to make sure both the RA and DEC axes are balanced Return the mount to the Zero Position after balancing i e the CW Shaft points to ground and the telescope tip is at its highest position Connecting Cables Plug in a 12V DC power supply to the DC12V POWER socket Connect the Go2Nova 8407 Hand Controller to the HBX port on the mount side panel Refer to the full User s Manual on how to use the cable management system Setting Gear Switch Position Set both Gear Switches to engaged positions after balancing the mount To make sure the gears are meshed properly gently turn the Gear Switch counterclockwise until you just feel the stop but never over tightening More adjustment may be needed as described below Turn the mount power on Press 9 button on hand controller to change the slew speed to MAX Press the arrow button to check the gear meshing If the mount motor has grinding sound which is not harmful while slewing the gear switch is too tight Release 1 16 to 1 8 turn and check it again If there is excess play in either RA or DEC axis the gear and worm is not properly meshed Turn the Gear Switch more counterclockwise You may need to readjust the gear switch for different payload Performing Polar Alignment Remove both Polar Scope and polar axis covers Look through the polar scope to locate Polaris or Sigma Octantis at southern hemisphere Slightly loosen the Azimuth Locking Nuts and Lati
10. the owner together with a brief description of any claimed defects Parts or product for which replacement is made shall become the property of iOptron The customer shall be responsible for all costs such as transportation insurance and fees both to and from the factory of iOptron and shall be required to prepay such costs iOptron shall use reasonable efforts to repair or replace any telescope mount or controller covered by this warranty within thirty days of receipt In the event repair or replacement shall require more than thirty days iOptron shall notify the customer accordingly iOptron reserves the right to replace any product which has been discontinued from its product line with a new product of comparable value and function This warranty shall be void and of no force of effect in the event a covered product has been modified in design or function or subjected to abuse misuse mishandling or unauthorized repair Further product malfunction or deterioration due to normal wear is not covered by this warranty IOPTRON DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WHETHER OF MERCHANTABILITY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HERE THE SOLE OBLIGATION OF IOPTRON UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY SHALL BE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE COVERED PRODUCT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS SET FORTH HERE IOPTRON EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LOST PROFITS GENERAL SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHICH MAY RESULT FROM BREACH
11. tude Locking Clamps Use the two Azimuth Adjustment Knobs on the side to center the pole star in the azimuth direction Use the Latitude Adjustment Knob for the latitude adjustment Tighten the nuts and clamps after adjusting LED Socket I DEC drive unit J y Polar axis Polar axis cover o O Orem Lat locking clamp lt H Azi adj knob Azi Locking nut _ A Quick Polar Alignment Fast and accurate polar alignment can be performed with iOptron s AccuAligning Polar Scope 1 Connect the Polar Scope illumination LED to the Reticle socket located next to DEC drive unit see insert above Turn the mount power on Use Hand Controller Settings gt Set Eyepiece Light to set the illumination intensity 2 Use Hand Controller MENU gt Align gt Pole Star Position to display the Polaris Position on the LCD screen as indicated below For example June 22 2014 20 19 42 in Boston US alt N42 30 32 and long W71 08 50 300 min behind UT the Polaris Position is 0h45 8m and 40 4m iOptron Corp 6E Gill Street Woburn MA 01801 USA 781 569 0200 www iOptron com 10 11 AOA TN Aerin s lt a Pal 12 k Position w PEA 1 AS Pi L F ee A j mH Gt d z H H j i i Ii fi SA w No g Z hsm QAIS we 14 Bic oa r 40 4m QE LE 3 Use the Azimuth and Latitude Adj Knobs to adjust the mount in both directions and put the Polaris in t
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