Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto 8504 del fabbricante iOptron
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SmartStar ® Cube TM -E Series Mount and Telescopes (For 8500, 8502, 8503 and 8504) Instruction Manual ®.
2 Table of Content Table of Content .......... ................. .................. ............... ................. .................. ............... 2 1. SmarStar ® Cube TM -E Series Overview ..... ................. ............... ..............
3 5.9. Set Telescope Coord. ...... .................. ................. ................. .................. ............. 20 5.10. Park Scope ..... ............... .................. ................. ................. ................ ..............
1. SmarSt ar ® Cube TM -E Series Overview 1.1. SmartStar ® Cube TM -E Seri es Features Alt-Azi muth Mount– The Cu be™ The Smart Star ® Cube TM -E series come with our patented Alt -Azimut h (AltAzi) mount, a.k.a . The Cube™. This compact mount design is probably the most functional and flexib le unit on the market.
5 Package Contents 1 (1) SmartStar ® Cube TM -E Mount ( Models 8500, 8502, 8503 and 8504 ) (1) GoToNova ® Hand Controller (Part No. 8403) (1) Controller Cable (1) Tripod (1) Tripod bolt and Tray Loc.
6 1.2. Assembly Terms 1. Telescope tube 2. Dovetail lock 3. Hand controller 4. Altitude lock 5. Mount 6. Tripod 7. Tripod bolt 8. Tray 9. Tray lock.
7 2. Telescope Assembly Step 1. Preparing the Tripod Extend tripod legs to full extension. Step 2. Attaching the Mount Attach mount to tripod u sing the long bolt (#7).
8 Step 5. Plug in h and controller and AC adaptor . Plug hand controlle r into either one of the two HBX ports on the mount. Next plug in AC a daptor. (Or use batteries—see step 3). Turn on power (the red light should go on). At this point you can beg in observing manually.
9 For 90mm Maksutov-Cassegrain (#8504) …………………………………. Install Diagonal by screwing it onto the back end o f the scope. You can adjust the pos ition of the diagonal by loosening the fr ee- spinning threader on the dia gonal.
10 3. GoToNova ® 8403 Hand Controller Figure 1. GoToNova 8403 Hand Controller GoToNova ® 8403 hand con tr oller (H C) is the standard contro ller for a SmartStar ® Cube-E series mount and teles cope, as shown in Figure 1. 3.1. Key Description • MENU: Press “MENU” to enter the Main Menu.
11 2. Mount/GPS Sta tus: display current status of the moun t. If the mount equipped with an externa l GPS module, it al so indicates GPS status, when the moun t is turn ed on.
12 or 2. Turn the moun t power on. Press the SPEED button to select a slew speed (MAX for fast slew and 2X for fine tuning). Turn the SOUTH m ark poi nting to sout h using ► or ◄ button. An additional compa ss may needed. Rotate t he telescop e point to the zenith using ▲ or ▼ button .
13 time zone). Enter minutes “ahead of” or “behind” UT (universal time). The minimum time difference is 60 minutes. • New York City is 300 minutes “be hind” UT • Los Angeles is 480 min.
14 telescope section). Tighten all lock knobs (Declination, Latitude, Right Ascension, Horizontal Axis) so t hat telescope’s aim is not disturbed. 2. Turn on t he red dot finder and look through the finder window . Adjust the red dot alignment screws to cen t er the red dot on the object.
15 check mark “ √ ” indicates the object is abov e the horizon, and cross mark “X ” means it is below the horizon. Only those objects above the horizon can be observed. In some catalogs, th ose stars below the hori zon may not display. 5.2.1.
16 Goto Landmark: Use ▼ or ▲ b utto n to mo ve the curs or to “Goto Landmark” line, press ENTER. The first saved landmark will display: Use ► or ◄ button to move the cursor and ▼ or ▲ button to change the nu mber, then press ENTER. The mount will au tomati cally slew to the target.
17 Dele te All Da ta Use ▼ or ▲ b utto n to mo ve the curs or to “Delete All Data” line, and press ENTER. Press ENTER to confirm the deletion. Press BACK to back to main menu. 5.4. Sync to Target This operation will ma tch the telescope's current coordinates to Target Right Ascension and Declination.
18 If you have a v ery good initial setup, one star alignment should b e sufficient for good GOTO accuracy. To increase the a ccuracy you may choose to do two star alignment. 5.6.2. Two Star Ali gnment Two star alignment will increase the GOTO accuracy of the mount.
19 Edit one data Use ▼ or ▲ b utto n to mo ve the curs or to “Edit one data” line, and press ENTER. A user object scree n will show: The first line shows the number of the user object. The sec ond line shows the name of the user object, here is “SAO2940 ”.
20 position and ▲ or ▼ key chan ge the number and press ENTER to select the object you want to edit. Follow the same procedure as “Ad d a new comet” to ed it it. De le te one c o met Use ▼ or ▲ b utto n to mo ve the curs or to “Delete one co met” line, and press ENTER.
21 6. Maintenance and Servicing 6.1. Maintenance The SmartStar ® E mount or telescope is a precision instrument designe d to yield a lifetime of rewarding applications. Given the care and respect due any precision instrument, your t elescope will rarely require factory servicing or maintena nce.
22 (frequent slew and GOTO will deplete battery power very quickly) • Using AC or DC adapter? Check the plugs to the mount a nd to the power outlet. • Using extension cord? Make sure the cord is in good condition. Powe r drop along the ex tension cord was known to cause the problem.
23 Appendix A. Technical Specifications SmartStar ® GOTO Moun t Mount AltAzimuth Mount Body Materials Die-cast Aluminum Motor Dual-Axis DC Servo motor with enc oders Gear Acetal wo rm wheel/Ny lon 6 .
24 Appendix B. GoToNova ® 8403 HC MENU STRUCTURE MENU Select and Slew Select and Slew Planets , Sun, Moon Planets , Sun, Moon Comets Comets Asteroids Asteroids Stars Stars Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter .
25 Align Align One Star Align One Star Align Two Star Align Tw o Star Align User Ob ject List R.A. an d DEC. Comet s Asteroids User Ob ject List User Ob ject List R.
26 Appendix C. GoToNova ® Star List GoToNova Deep Sk y Object List for 8403 ID No. OBJECT NGC # Messier # IC# A(Abell ) U(UGC) 1 Andromeda Galax y 224 31 2 Barnards Galaxy 6822 3 Beehive Cluster 2632.
27 36 Lagoon Nebula 6523 8 37 Little Gem 6445 38 Little Gem Nebula 681 8 39 Little Ghost Nebula 6369 40 North American Nebula 7000 41 Omega Nebu la 661 8 17 42 Orion Nebula 1976 42 43 Owl Nebula 3587 .
28 Messier This table is licensed under the GN U Free Documentation License . I t uses material from the Wikipedia article List of Messier objects.
29 001 Acamar 049 Ascella 097 Kaus Australis 145 Rassalas 002 Achernar 050 Asellu s Australis 098 Kaus Borealis 146 Rasagethi 003 Acrux 05 1 Asellus Borealis 099 Kaus Media 147 Rasalhague 004 Acubens .
30 No. Constellat i on Abbreviation No. Conste ll ation Abbreviation 1 A ndromeda A nd 45 Lacerta Lac 2 A ntlia A nt 46 Leo Leo 3 A pus A ps 47 Leo Minor LM i 4 A quarius A qr 48 Lepus Lep 5 A quila A.
31 No. Object Const SAO Name 1 E ta Cas 21732 Achird 2 Alpha Psc 110 291 Alrisha 3 Theta Per 38288 4 Alpha For 168373 Fornac is 5 Alpha Aur 40186 Capella 6 Sigma Ori 132406 7 Mu O ri 113389 8 Alpha CM.
32 IOPTRON ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY A. iOptron warrants your telescope, mount, or controller to be free from defects in materials and wor kmanship for one year. iOp tron will repair or replace such product or part which, upon inspection by iOptron, is found to be defective in materials or workman sh ip.
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Se non hai ancora comprato il iOptron 8504 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del iOptron 8504 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso iOptron 8504 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul iOptron 8504 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il iOptron 8504, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del iOptron 8504.
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