User manual ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS TRUETRACK DUALAXIS

[. . . ] drive in your hand so that its threaded hole meets up with the screw as it comes out the other end of the hole. This attachment process is tricky, and it may take you several tries before you get it right. motor assembly Manual clutch assemblies (brass gears) Hand controller Battery pack 4mm Socket-head cap screw 5mm Socket-head cap screw Velcro strips (1 "hook" strip, 1 "loop" strip) Threaded hole Figure 2. motor assembly. Customer Support (800) 676-1343 E-mail: support@telescope. com Corporate Offices (831) 763-7000 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 P. O. [. . . ] motor drive attached, you must first loosen the thumbwheel on the manual clutch assembly. Attach the slow motion knob to the opposite end of the worm gear shaft. Slide the open end of the manual clutch assembly onto the worm gear shaft. Make certain that the setscrew on the 2 manual clutch will press against the flat on the Dec. Secure the manual clutch assembly by tightening the setscrew with a 2mm hex key. Flange Attaching the Velcro Two strips of velcro (one strip of "hooks" and one strip of "loops") have been provided so you can create a place to keep the hand controller out of the way when not in use. Place the "hooks" strip of velcro on the back of the hand controller and the "loops" strip on a tripod leg or on the mount where it will be in a conveniently reached spot. Make certain when you attach the velcro to the mount that the hand controller's position will not interfere with the motion of the mount. Hole Operating the Dual-Axis Drive Figure 7. For the motor drive system to track properly, the equatorial mount must be polar aligned. axis of the mount so it is parallel to the Earth's axis of rotation (polar axis). Consult the manual that came with your SkyView Pro equatorial mount for details on how to polar align it. The telescope must also be precisely balanced for the motor drive system to properly track the night sky. Consult the manual that came with your mount for details on balancing your telescope in the R. A. Orient the batteries as indicated on the white plastic battery holder. Connect the end of the battery pack's power cord to the DC power input on the hand controller. The printing on the bottom of the hand controller's front panel indicates the R. A. To turn on the motors, flip the power switch to either the "N" position (if you are in the Northern Hemisphere) or the "S" switch (if you are in the Southern Hemisphere). Make sure the thumbwheels on the manual clutch assemblies are engaged (i. e. If properly aligned and balanced, the mount should now be tracking the motion of the night sky, and the telescope should hold any astronomical object steady in its eyepiece over time. lock levers and move the telescope until it is pointed in the general direction of the object you wish to view. slow-motion control knobs to center the object in the eyepiece's field of view. Retighten the thumbwheels, and the motor drive system will keep the object centered over time. [. . . ] Also, when the LED starts to blink at a constant rate, its time to change the batteries in the battery pack. Specifications Power requirements: 6V DC Battery type: Four D-cells Operation: Northern or Southern hemisphere Guiding rates: Sidereal ±100% sidereal Centering rates: ±4x sidereal, ±8x sidereal Manual clutches: External, for both R. A. The hand controller. One-Year Limited Warranty This Orion TrueTrack motor drive system is warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. This warranty is for the benefit of the original retail purchaser only. During this warranty period Orion Telescopes & Binoculars will repair or replace, at Orion's option, any warranted instrument that proves to be defective, provided it is returned postage paid to: Orion Warranty Repair, 89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, CA 95076. [. . . ]