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IOPTRON TWO YEAR TELESCOPE, MOUNT, AND CONTROLLER  WARRANTY 

 

 
A. iOptron warrants your telescope, mount, or controller to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years. iOptron 
will repair or replace such product or part which, upon inspection by iOptron, is found to be defective in materials or workmanship. 
As a condition to the obligation of iOptron to repair or replace such product, the product must be returned to iOptron together with 
proof-of-purchase satisfactory to iOptron. 
 
B. The Proper Return Merchant Authorization Number must be obtained from iOptron in advance of return. Call iOptron at 
1.781.569.0200 to receive the RMA number to be displayed on the outside of your shipping container.  
All returns must be accompanied by a written statement stating the name, address, and daytime telephone number of the owner, 
together with a brief description of any claimed defects. Parts or product for which replacement is made shall become the property 
of iOptron.  
 
The customer shall be responsible for all costs of transportation and insurance, both to and from the factory of iOptron, and shall be 
required to prepay such costs. 
 
iOptron shall use reasonable efforts to repair or replace any telescope, mount, or controller covered by this warranty within thirty 
days of receipt. In the event repair or replacement shall require more than thirty days, iOptron shall notify the customer accordingly. 
iOptron reserves the right to replace any product which has been discontinued from its product line with a new product of 
comparable value and function.  
 

This warranty shall be void and of no force of effect in the event a covered product has been modified in design or function, or 

subjected to abuse, misuse, mishandling or unauthorized repair. Further, product malfunction or deterioration due to normal wear is 

not covered by this warranty. 

 
IOPTRON DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WHETHER OF MERCHANTABILITY OF FITNESS FOR A 
PARTICULAR USE, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HERE. THE SOLE OBLIGATION OF IOPTRON UNDER THIS 
LIMITED WARRANTY SHALL BE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE COVERED PRODUCT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS 
SET FORTH HERE. IOPTRON EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LOST PROFITS, GENERAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR 
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHICH MAY RESULT FROM BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY, OR ARISING OUT OF THE USE 
OR INABILITY TO USE ANY IOPTRON PRODUCT. ANY WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED AND WHICH CANNOT BE 
DISCLAIMED SHALL BE LIMITED IN DURATION TO A TERM OF TWO YEARS FROM THE DATE OF ORIGINAL RETAIL 
PURCHASE.  
 
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitation on how long an implied 
warranty lasts, so the above limitations and exclusions may not apply to you.  
 
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.  
 
iOptron reserves the right to modify or discontinue, without prior notice to you, any model or style telescope.  
 
If warranty problems arise, or if you need assistance in using your telescope, mount, or controller contact: 
 

iOptron Corporation 

Customer Service Department 

6E Gill Street 

Woburn, MA 01801 

www.ioptron.com

 

[email protected] 

Tel. (781)569-0200 

Fax. (781)935-2860 

Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM EST 

 
 

 

NOTE: This warranty is valid to U.S.A. and Canadian customers who have purchased this product from an authorized iOptron 
dealer in the U.S.A. or Canada or directly from iOptron. Warranty outside the U.S.A. and Canada is valid only to customers who 
purchased from an iOptron Distributor or Authorized iOptron Dealer in the specific country. Please contact them for any warranty.

 

Summary of Contents for ZEQ25GT

Page 1: ...iOptron ZEQ25GT Balanced GoTo Equatorial Mount With Go2Nova 8408 Hand Controller Instruction Manual Product 7100 7101 and 7102...

Page 2: ...mplete Functions of Go2Nova 8408 Hand Controller 22 5 1 Slew to an Object 22 5 1 1 Solar System 22 5 1 2 Deep Sky Objects 22 5 1 3 Stars 22 5 1 4 Constellations 22 5 1 5 Comets 22 5 1 6 Asteroids 22 5...

Page 3: ...0 Appendix C Firmware Upgrade 32 Appendix D Computer Control an ZEQ25GT Mount 33 Appendix E Go2Nova Star List 34 IOPTRON TWO YEAR TELESCOPE MOUNT AND CONTROLLER WARRANTY 41 WARNING NEVER USE A TELESCO...

Page 4: ...axis servomotor with enhanced optical encoder for precise GOTO and accurate tracking iOptron AccuAligningTM calibrated polar scope with dark field illumination and easy polar alignment procedure allo...

Page 5: ...Tripod 7100 or 2 inch Tripod 7200 Tripod spreader One 10 4lbs 4 7 kg counterweight Counterweight shaft Dark field illuminating LED cable for model 7100 and 7200 with polar scope AC adapter 100V 240V...

Page 6: ...g Screw Polar Axis Cover Polar Scope Cover Polar Axis R A axis Azi Adj Knob Lat Adj Knob Lat Locking T bolt CW mounting nose Front CW position screw R A Drive Unit DEC Drive Unit Dovetail Saddle Main...

Page 7: ...o other iOptron accessories such as a laser pointer or a planetary dome control HBX Hand Box For connecting to an 8408 Hand Controller Reticle Power supply for the polar scope dark field illumination...

Page 8: ...scrolling Number Keys Input numerical values Also used to adjust slewing speeds 1 1X 2 2X 3 8X 4 16X 5 64X 6 128X 7 256X 8 512X 9 MAX Key Identify and display nearby bright stars or objects where the...

Page 9: ...ht Ascension of the telescope or R A 4 Declination Declination of the telescope or DEC 5 Azimuth Azimuth of the telescope north is 0 east 90 south 180 and west 270 6 Altitude Altitude of the telescope...

Page 10: ...Axis alignment equatorial mounts use a combination of both mount types described above The adjustable part of the mount moves in the Alt Az mode in order to align the R A axis also known as the mount...

Page 11: ...w Bottom Post Locking Screw to free the Bottom Latitude Adj Post and remove the Latitude Adj Knob Thread in evenly the adequate Latitude Adj Knob to Top and Bottom Latitude Adjustment Posts Reinstall...

Page 12: ...phone You will have to change this latitude setting every time you significantly change your night sky viewing location This setting directly affects the mount s tracking and GOTO accuracy Slightly lo...

Page 13: ...e CW through the shaft Use the CW Locking Screw to hold the CW in place Place Safety Cap back onto the shaft ZEQ25 comes with a 10 4 lbs 4 7kg counterweight It should be able to balance a total payloa...

Page 14: ...e on the worm assembly is kept at a minimum STEP 8 Connect Cables Connect DEC unit to the main control unit with a short straight RJ11 cable Connect the Go2Nova 8408 hand controller to the HC port on...

Page 15: ...ton is 300 minutes behind UT Los Angeles is 480 minutes behind UT Rome is 60 minutes ahead of UT Beijing is 480 minutes ahead of UT Sydney is 600 minutes ahead of UT All the time zones in North Americ...

Page 16: ...format by multiplying the decimal numbers by 60 For example N47 53 can be changed to N47 31 48 47 53 47 0 53 0 53 0 53x60 31 8 0 8 0 8x60 48 Therefore 47 53 47 31 48 or 47d31m48s Select N S Hemispher...

Page 17: ...e LED cable between Reticle plug located on the main unit and the LED socket at the bottom of the DEC axle as shown in Figure 18 The light intensity can be adjusted using the HC via Set Polar Scope Li...

Page 18: ...e MENU button then select Align and Polar Align The HC will display the azimuth and altitude position of several bright stars near meridian Select one that is visible with high altitude as Alignment S...

Page 19: ...19 Figure 20 Zero position...

Page 20: ...p the hand controller to correct any pointing discrepancy of the Zero Position and to improve the GOTO accuracy To perform One Star Align press MENU button scroll down to Align select One Star Align a...

Page 21: ...rns from the fully tightened position Ideally it should be at a position just deep enough to rid any free movements plays while force on the worm assembly is kept at a minimum 4 7 Turn Off the Mount W...

Page 22: ...named deep sky objects is included in Appendix E Messier Catalog consists of all 110 Messier objects NGC IC Catalog consists of 7 840 objects in NGC catalog and 5 386 objects in IC catalog To select...

Page 23: ...as one star alignment except that you choose the object to sync to One star align chooses the star object for you 5 3 Set Up Controller 5 3 1 Set Up Time Site Refer to STEP 9 in Section 3 2 5 3 2 Set...

Page 24: ...ount when it passes the meridian Telescope Flip will flip the telescope and continuous to track the object The third option is Continue to Track In this case the mount will keep tracking and the OTA c...

Page 25: ...recommended to use an eyepiece with crossed hair line for accurate centering NOTE The movement of the alignment star in your eyepiece may not be perpendicular but crossed depends on its location in th...

Page 26: ...he Go2Nova hand controller needs to record the PE first The periodic error of the worm gear drive will be used to correct periodic error The data will be lost when the power is turned off Here s how t...

Page 27: ...few times to go back to Set User Objects You may review the records or delete the ones you don t want it anymore Press BACK button to finish the operation Now you can slew to your favorite stars from...

Page 28: ...ephone calls So please contact iOptron first to avoid returning the mount for repair It is strongly suggested that to send technical questions to support ioptron com Call in the U S 1 781 569 0200 6 3...

Page 29: ...on Synchronous belt Gear Latitude adjustment range 0 60 Azimuth adjustment range 10 GPS Internal 32 channel GPS Polar Scope AccuAligningTM dark field illuminated Level indicator Level bubble Hand Cont...

Page 30: ...ect Messier Catalog NGC IC Catalog UGC Catalog Caldwell Catalog Herschel Catalog Named Object Messier Catalog NGC IC Catalog UGC Catalog Caldwell Catalog Herschel Catalog Named Stars Binary Stars SAO...

Page 31: ...te All Records Set User Objects Set User Objects Add A New Record Add A New Record Browse Records Browse Records Delete One Record Delete One Record Delete All Records Delete All Records To Zero Posit...

Page 32: ...The firmware in the 8408 hand controller and motor control boards can be upgraded by the customer Please check iOptron s website www iOptron com under Support Directory ZEQ Mounts select ZEQ25GT with...

Page 33: ...via ASCOM protocol you need 1 Download and install ASCOM Platform from http www ascom standards org Make sure you PC meet the software requirement Refer to the ascom standards website for details 2 D...

Page 34: ...Appendix E Go2Nova Star List Messier Catalog This table is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License It uses material from the Wikipedia article List of Messier objects...

Page 35: ...024 Alkalurops 073 Dabih 122 Mintaka 171 Sulafat 025 Alkes 074 Deneb 123 Mira 172 Syrma 026 Almach 075 Deneb Algedi 124 Mirach 173 Talitha 027 Alnasl 076 Deneb Kaitos 125 Mirfak 174 Tania Australis 02...

Page 36: ...er 20 Cepheus Cep 64 Phoenix Phe 21 Cetus Cet 65 Pictor Pic 22 Chamaeleon Cha 66 Pisces Psc 23 Circinus Cir 67 Piscis Austrinus PsA 24 Columba Col 68 Puppis Pup 25 Coma Berenices Com 69 Pyxis Pyx 26 C...

Page 37: ...2 13 California Nebula 1499 43 Owl Nebula 3587 97 14 Cat s Eye Nebula 6543 44 Pelican Nebula 5070 15 Cocoon Nebula 5146 45 Phantom Streak Nebula 6741 16 Cone Nebula 2264 46 Pinwheel Galaxy 598 33 17 C...

Page 38: ...36 51 66 Cet 16 5 5 7 7 5 129752 17 Nu Aur 55 4 0 9 5 58502 52 Eps CMa 7 5 1 5 7 4 172676 Adhara 18 Ome Aur 5 4 5 0 8 0 57548 53 Tau CMa 8 2 4 4 10 11 173446 19 Eps Boo 2 8 2 5 4 9 83500 Izar 54 145 C...

Page 39: ...7 6 5 10 72509 87 Psi Dra 30 3 4 9 6 1 8890 122 Gam 1 Leo 4 4 2 2 3 5 81298 Algieba 88 26 Dra 1 7 5 3 8 0 17546 123 Iot Leo 1 7 4 0 6 7 99587 89 16 17 Dra 90 5 4 5 5 6 4 30012 124 54 Leo 6 6 4 3 6 3...

Page 40: ...ntaka 191 59 Ser 3 8 5 3 7 6 123497 157 Iot Ori 11 3 2 8 6 9 132323 Nair al saif 192 Zet Sge 8 5 5 0 8 8 105298 158 Lam Ori 4 4 3 6 5 5 112921 Meissa 193 Eta Sgr 3 6 3 2 7 8 209957 159 Sig Ori 13 3 8...

Page 41: ...to abuse misuse mishandling or unauthorized repair Further product malfunction or deterioration due to normal wear is not covered by this warranty IOPTRON DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED W...

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