iOptron SmartStar 8800 User's Manual
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1. NTER Then go to Set Up Local Time and Site in the next screen This may be one or two menu items depending on your version Select and then press ENTER Step 10 Set Up Local Time Go to Set up Local Time or Local Time and Site Press ENTER Enter date and day light savings Y yes N no For SmartStar E controller a checkmark is yes X is no Then press ENTER Note use arrow keys to scroll through screen and select numbers iOptron Corp 6E Gill Street Woburn MA 01801 USA 781 569 0200 Toll Free 866 399 4587 www iOptron com Step 11 Set Up Site GPS will provide the longitude and latitude information If GPS is not included or available these values can be manually entered here GOTONOVA Use A V keys to change the numbers and letters Use lt gt keys to scroll through the fields iOptron The last line of this screen is for setting time zone information add or subtract 60 minutes Min per time zone Examples minutes behind UT or ahead of UT New York 300 Min behind UT Los Angeles 480 Min behind UT Rome 60 Min ahead of UT Sydney 600 Min ahead of UT Press ENTER when finished The mount is now ready to find GOTO and track objects Step 12 Select and Slew to an object Press Menu button Scroll to Select and Slew Press ENTER GOTONOVA 7 TT Step 13 Select a category ex Planets Sun Moon by scr2. Quick Start Guide SmartStar E Series Systems 8500 8502 8503 and 8504 SmartStar G Series Systems with GPS 8800 8802 8803 and 8804 Step 1 Extend tripod legs to full extension Step 2 Attach mount to tripod using the long bolt 7 Slide tray on bottom of shaft Then screw on round black knob 9 Step 3a Note you may use 8 AA batteries Step 3 or the AC adaptor Step 5 to operate the mount Lift the battery cover Carefully pull out the battery holder from the compartment Be sure not to accidentally disconnect the wires Step 3b Insert 8 AA batteries not included in the holder Refer to the diagram on the holder to orient the batteries properly Replace the holder back into the battery compartment and replace the lid For reference the battery pack fits in with wires on the bottom right See arrow in photo Use only fresh batteries Using old or low batteries may cause error messages Step 4 Attach telescope to mount using dovetail lock knob 2 Picture shows 80mm refractor However all scopes will attach in the same manner iOptron Corp 6E Gill Street Woburn MA 01801 USA 781 569 0200 Toll Free 866 399 4587 www iOptron com Plug in AC adaptor here 1 South GOTONOVA Step 5 Plug in hand controller and AC adaptor Plug hand controller into either one of the two HBX ports on the mount Next plug in AC adaptor Or use batteries see step 3 Turn on
3. he diagonal Tighten the thumbscrews to a firm feel only Remove the dust cover from the other end of optical tube assembly Use the focus knob to bring objects into focus You may need to turn the focus knob quite a few turns to focus your telescope for the first time Always start observing using a low power eyepiece Such as a 25mm eyepiece to get a nice wide field of view Later you can change to high power if so desired Higher powered eyepieces have a much narrower field of view So it s more difficult to initially locate objects using higher powered eyepieces Attach the red dot finder scope to the telescope tube 1 First remove the two washers on the tube Then place the finder scope onto the two bolts and re attach the washers securely The finder scope should face towards the open end of the tube see arrow in diagram Turn on the beam using the switch on the side note you may need to remove the plastic insulation placed next to the battery underneath Install Diagonal by screwing it onto the back end of the scope You can adjust the position of the diagonal by loosening the free spinning threader on the diagonal Install the Finderscope by sliding the dovetail plate onto the sleeve see arrow and tightening the side screw The eyepiece can be placed on the end of the scope or on the side see next step Secure the eyepiece using the side screw Use the focus knob to adjust the focus This picture shows the eyep
4. iece on the side Remove the protective cap to insert the eyepiece The diagonal is not used for side viewing Use the flip switch to flip the internal mirror to view from the side or the end of the scope iOptron Corp 6E Gill Street Woburn MA 01801 USA 781 569 0200 Toll Free 866 399 4587 www iOptron com
5. olling with the arrow keys Press ENTER iOptron Then select an object ex Moon by scrolling with the arrow F keys Press ENTER The telescope will automatically slew to the object and lock on It will automatically begin to track once it locks on to the object Sd te Step 14 Sync to Target Use this to center and synchronize the object selected in Step 13 Press MENU Scroll to Sync To Target Press ENTER Next use the arrow keys A Y lt P to center the object in the eyepiece Then press ENTER again to synchronize the object with the memory To slew to other objects simply repeat steps 12 and 13 You do not need to repeat step 14 except for adjustments as needed Refer to the full online manual for 1 star and 2 star alignments Sync to Target is similar to 1 star Alignment except that you choose the object to align to iOptron Corp 6E Gill Street Woburn MA 01801 USA 781 569 0200 Toll Free 866 399 4587 www iOptron com Flip switch This page shows specific directions for the 80mm Refractor 114mm Newtonian and the 90mm Maksutov depending on which telescope tube our unit may come with Mi somm Refractor 8502 and 8802 45 diagonal Point toward open end of eo g Eyepiece Insert 45 diagonal Insert the diagonal into the eyepiece side of the telescope Tighten the thumbscrews to a firm feel only Insert the eyepiece Slide the eyepiece into the open end of t
6. power the red light should go on At this point you can begin observing manually Use the 4 Arrow keys A Y lt P to rotate the scope Up Down Left and Right Use the SPEED key to change the slew rate from the slowest 1X to the fastest MAX Note The slowest speed on the SmartStar E is 2X The next steps show you how to set up the telescope and controller for automatic slewing and tracking Step 6 Set up telescope for auto observing Level the mount using the bubble on side of mount by adjusting tripod legs The bubble should be in the middle of the circle It is also suggested to use additional levels Such as a torpedo level to assure precise leveling Step 7 Set telescope to PARK POSITION 1 Position the mount so that the SOUTH mark is facing south A compass may be helpful 2 The telescope tube should be pointed directly up at the zenith If it is not perfectly straight then loosen the altitude lock 4 to adjust telescope Step 8 Main Screen For models with GPS Wait for controller to say GPS OK or Stop in top right corner not GPS ON GPS provides Latitude Longitude and current time only Continue to step 9 Please note this picture shows the SmartStar G hand controller The SmartStar E hand controller has similar menu items but with a smaller 4 line screen instead Step 9 Press the MENU key once Scroll with the A V keys to Set Up Controller Press E
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