Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 8000AZ iOptron
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1 iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 935-2800 | Toll Free (866) 399-4587 | www.iOptron.com Quick Start Guide The iEQ45™ GoTo German Equatorial Mount #8000D, #8000DP an.
2 iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 935-2800 | Toll Free (866) 399-4587 | www.iOptron.com Quick Setup 1. A. Setup tripod : Expand the tripod legs and lock the Tripod Spreader so that the tripod legs stay open ( Figure 1 ).
3 iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 935-2800 | Toll Free (866) 399-4587 | www.iOptron.com Figure 6 Position the pier with Alignment Peg face north.
4 iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 935-2800 | Toll Free (866) 399-4587 | www.iOptron.com Figure 11 4. Attach counter weight (CW) shaft : Unscrew the C W shaft from the top of the mount ( Figur e 12 top) and thread it into the opening of the DEC axis ( Figure 12 bottom).
5 iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 935-2800 | Toll Free (866) 399-4587 | www.iOptron.com Polar axis adjustment : Loosen Azimu th Locking T-Bolts, adjust the Azimuth Adjustment Knobs to do a fine adjustment of the mount in the azimuth direction.
6 iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 935-2800 | Toll Free (866) 399-4587 | www.iOptron.com the telescope mount to turn on the mount. Use ► , ◄ , ▼ or ▲ buttons to point the telescope to the desired object. Use the number keys to change the slewing speed.
7 iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 935-2800 | Toll Free (866) 399-4587 | www.iOptron.com Figure 18 21. Thre ad Vertical Locking Nut onto the top brass latitude post of the mount ( Figure 19 ). Figure 19 22. Retra ct two Adjustable Washers on the AZ base ( Figure 20 ).
8 iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 935-2800 | Toll Free (866) 399-4587 | www.iOptron.com to STEP 1 ). Use the spirit bubble level on the Polar Axis Cover. 27. Attach your telescope onto the mount. Add counterweight(s) to balance the scop e.
9 iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 935-2800 | Toll Free (866) 399-4587 | www.iOptron.com IOPTRON TWO YEAR TELESCOPE, MO UNT, AND CONTROLLER WARRANTY A. iOptron warrants your telescope, mount, or controll er to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for t wo years.
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