iOptron 8602 User's Manual
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1. Quick Start Guide SmartStar A Series Systems 8600 8602 8603 and 8604 Step 1 Preparing the Tripod 1 Extend tripod legs to full extension 2 Slide tray on bottom of shaft 7 Then screw on round black knob 9 Step 2 Attaching the Mount 1 Raise wedge plate on the tripod by turning two tilt locks 12 Attach mount to wedge plate using supplied azimuth lock screw 10 3 lower wedge plate to it s lowest position by turning the upper tilt lock upward while lightly push the mount down Secure the mount by tightening the lower lock Step 3a Installing Batteries Note you may use 8 AA batteries Step 3 or the AC adaptor Step 5 to operate the mount Pull the batteries compartment cover Shown open Gently pull the batteries holder shown next out of the compartment to avoid breaking the attached 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 mixing old or low batteries may cause error messages Step 4 Attaching Telescope 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 Wobur2. e 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
3. ith the arrow keys Press ENTER iOptron Then select an object ex Moon by scrolling with the arrow i 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 BANA 7 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 This page shows specific directions for the 80mm Refractor 114mm Newtonian and the 90mm Maksutov depending on which telescope tube your unit may come with 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 the diagonal Tighten the thumbscrews to a firm feel only Remove the dust cover from the other end of optical tube assembly Use the focu
4. n MA 01801 USA 781 569 0200 Toll Free 866 399 4587 www iOptron com 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 power the red light should go on At this point you can begin observing manually Use the 4 Arrow keys se acta A VY lt P to rotate the scope Up Down Left and Right Use the ia SPEED key to change the slew rate from the slowest 1X to the fastest MAX 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 Park Position for Altazimuth Operation 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 Please refer to full manual for German equatorial operation Step 8 Main Screen Turn on the mount and wait for controller to display GPS OK in top right corner not GPS ON GPS provides Latitude Longi
5. s 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 eS more difficult to initially locate objects using higher powered Focus knob we eyepieces lt 114mm Newtonian 8603 Attach the red dot finder scope to the telescope tube 1 oint toward open e of telesco 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 90mm Maksutov Cassegrain 8604 Diagonal 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 eyepiec
6. tude and current time only Step 9 GODNA Press the MENU key once Scroll with the A V keys to Set Up Controller Press ENTER Then go to Set Up Local Time and Site in the next screen Select and then press ENTER Step 10 Set Up Local Time Go to Set up Local Time or Local Time and Site Press ENTER GOTONOVA Enter date and day light savings Y yes N no 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 signal is not available these values can be manually entered here GOTONOVA Use A keys to change the numbers and letters Use lt gt keys to scroll through the fields The last line of this screen is for setting time Zone information add or subtract 60 minutes Min per time zone iOptron 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 i Step 13 Select a category ex Planets Sun Moon by scrolling w
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