Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 9481 Orion
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL IN 348 Rev . A 11/08 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 Customer Support (800)-676-1343 E-mail: support@telescope.
2 T able of C ontent s 1. P ar ts List ..................................... 2 2. Assembly .................................... 2 3. P ow er ing the T eleT rack AZ-G Mount ................ 4 4. Attaching a T elescope or Camera .................. 4 5. The T eleT rack AZ-G Hand Controller .
3 assembly clockwise until it threads completely onto the tri- pod’ s 3/8"-16 threaded post, and rests securely on the tri- pod’ s mounting platform. Now tighten the lock-screw from underneath the mounting platf orm to provide extr a stability to the assembly .
4 a database with a wide range of preset objects. The hand controller displa y is backlit f or comf or table vie wing. Make sure not to confuse the “HC” jack with the “A UX” jack. The “A UX” jack is not used f or nor mal operation of the mount.
5 5. The T ele Track AZ - G Han d Controller The T eleT rack AZ-G is a precision-engineered alt-azimuth mount that provides easy , computerized location of thousands of night sky objects such as planets, nebulae , star clusters, galaxies, and more for vie wing through your telescope.
6 6. Enter the time zone in which you are observing in hours (see Appendix A), using the scroll ke ys and numeric key - pad (+ for east of Prime Mer idian, - for west of Pr ime Meridian). Press ENTER to confir m y our choice. 7. Enter the date in the following f or mat mm/dd/yyyy using the numeric ke ypad.
7 5. The hand controller will now generate a list of stars to choose as your second alignment star . Scroll through the list using the Scroll k eys (Figure 6) and press ENTER to choose a second alignment star .
8 coordinate. Press ENTER once more to hav e the telescope slew to the chosen object. MENU Y ou can also access the Objects Catalog through the Main Menu.
9 the ne xt digit. First set the value f or R.A. backlash, then press ENTER to set the value f or DEC . Set T racking: -Sidereal Rate: Activates tracking at sidereal rate. This is the def ault tracking rate . -Lunar Rate: Activates tr acking at lunar rate.
10 T o prev ent damage, we recommend remo ving your telescope or optical instrument from the mount when transpor ting. 8. T ech nical Spe cifica tions Mount: Altazimuth f or k arm T ripod: Aluminum T ripod height: F olded height 20.5", maximum height 54.
11 T ele Track AZ - G Me nu Tree GUIDED TOUR Alphabet Magnitude LCD Contrast Beep V olume LED Backlight User Objects Edit Object.
12 Ap pendix A: Time Zones of the W o rld.
13 Ap pendix B: RS - 2 32 Connect ion The T eleT rack AZ-G Mount is designed to receive commands sent from a computer’ s RS-232 COM por t (via the computer int erf ace cab le) . The hand contro ller wi ll comm unica te with th e computer at 9600 bits/sec, no par ity , no stop bit.
14 One-Y ear Limited W arranty This O r ion T ele T rack A Z- G Alt az imu th Go T o Mount is warr an te d ag a ins t de f ects in mate r ials or wor kmanship f or a pe r iod of on e year from the date of purchase . This w arranty is f or the benefit of the or iginal retail purchaser only .
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