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Page 1: ...Instruction Manual for AP Equatorial Mount AP SM Equatorial Mount AP Photo Guider...

Page 2: ...er cord or switch the power off This could result in fire or electrical shock Do not damage alter or place heavy item on the power cord This could result in fire or electrical shock The product includ...

Page 3: ...P Mount P57 How to Change the Modules P58 Changing the R A Motor Module for the Manual Slow Motion Control Module P58 Changing the Manual Slow Motion Control Module for the DEC Motor Module P60 Changi...

Page 4: ...ake sure that your telescope is well balanced af ter your accessories have been installed Be careful not to bang any par t of the mount against other objects This could damage the gears and bearings I...

Page 5: ...A 73 5mm in diameter 144 tooth wheel gear DEC 58 4mm in diameter 144 tooth wheel gear Worm Gear R A 11 0mm in diameter Brass DEC 9 8mm in diameter Brass R A Axis 59mm in diameter Aluminum alloy with...

Page 6: ...tion Manual This book 1 Note 1 Power supply is not included Note 2 Use a commercially available USB external power supply For AP Photo Guider with Single axis drive unit Standard USB external battery...

Page 7: ...Head Unit R A Motor Module R A Clamp Lever Polar Axis Cap for Polar Scope Polar Alignment Scope PF L Inside Polar Axis Body Altitude Adjustment Bolt External Power Supply Port USB Micro B 5V Controll...

Page 8: ...e Connecting Port D SUB 9PIN male plug Power Supply Port USB Micro B DC4 4 to 5 26V Power Supply USB External battery pack Not sold by Vixen Working Duration with Batteries About 4 hours at 20 degree...

Page 9: ...e 1 Note 1 The contents of your AP SM mount package may differ when you purchase it as a complete AP SM telescope package Note 2 The AP SM packages do not contain an adapter for power supply Use 4 x A...

Page 10: ...Micro B 5V Controller Cable Connecting Port Power Switch Battery Compartments Fuse Tripod Leg Leg Brace Ferrule DEC Axis Dovetail Plate Lock Screw Mount Head DEC Manual Slow Motion Control Knob Access...

Page 11: ...ort USB Micro B DC4 4 to 5 26V Power Supply 4 x AA batteries Alkaline or Ni MH Ni Cd rechargeable batteries External USB battery pack Not sold by Vixen Working Duration with About 4 hours at 20 degree...

Page 12: ...ount has to be balan ced with a counterweight to use the equatorial mount properly If the AP mount is set to be aligned with one rotational axis parallel to the Earth s axis th e motion of R A will fo...

Page 13: ...ar Meter sold separately It will allow you to approximately align the AP mount to the Nor th Pole if Polaris is not seen from your observing site in the nor thern hemisphere The AP SM mount runs on se...

Page 14: ...rientation of your eyepiece s field of view change to the opposite direction Pressing the RA Reverse button turns up the brightness of the button itself and the button will function Pressing the butto...

Page 15: ...t or lead to injury Take care not to pinch your finger with moveable pieces when setting up 1Place the tripod on level ground to make the telescope stable during observation 2Unfasten the extension lo...

Page 16: ...ase so that a space is opened for the metal post between the screws 7Position the mount so that the two azimuth adjustment screws come above the metal post Place the mount on the tripod head so that t...

Page 17: ...motion control knob is at tached onto the worm screw by push fit Place the manual slow motion control knob on the tip of the worm screw shaft so that the flat portion of the socket on the knob is join...

Page 18: ...ounterweight so that the lock knob is on the far side of the end of the counterweight bar At this stage the counterweight should be close to the end of the counterweight bar to lower the center of the...

Page 19: ...ate fits securely into the sunken mount head Tighten the dovetail plate lock screw first onto the dovetail tube plate centering notch until it is snug Then tighten the safety screw securely The telers...

Page 20: ...n the figure to pre vent the dovetail slide bar from falling The dovetail slide bar has a stopper screw on one side of the dovetail rail Attach the dovetail slide bar so that the tip of the dovetail p...

Page 21: ...A and DEC axes respectively for a comfor table operation of the telescope 1While holding the counterweight bar turn the declination body by hand until the counterweight bar is horizontal 2Release the...

Page 22: ...the telescope tube turn the counterweight bar or telescope tube by hand until the counterweight bar is horizontal The declination body keeps the mount in position 2Release the telescope tube slowly to...

Page 23: ...be slowly to see if it remains in place If the telescope tube starts turning as you release it you will need to shift the telescope tube either toward or backward until it remains stationary 3Slightly...

Page 24: ...g cm 1 0kg 1 0kg 3 5 6 4kg 88 6 161 2kg cm PREPARATION Tips on Proper Balancing Guidance The balance arrangements below illustrate various possible settings dependent on the length and weight of your...

Page 25: ...t may cause a wire to break Note 2 Avoid pulling or bending a part of the cable adjacent to the connectors It may cause a wire to snap Note 3 Never connect the STAR BOOK cable to other equipment such...

Page 26: ...the hook on the body and pull out the declina tion body cover by pinching the hook and window hole with fingers 2Inser t four AA battries to the battery comper tment inside the declination body Be su...

Page 27: ...ror or initialize your settings on the STAR BOOK ONE Note 3 If the USB external battery is drained its power voltage is drop ping the display on the STAR BOOK ONE begins to blink If this happens excha...

Page 28: ...ing the Display button illuminates that button and the setting screen is displayed The setting screen used with the last setting will appear if you press the button First designate the language you us...

Page 29: ...t at different speeds through use of the direction keys While both the Mount and Display buttons are inactive with no illumination pressing the Plus button will accelerate the slewing speed and pressi...

Page 30: ...h tension adjustment screw for the R A and DEC axes is shown in the figure Adjust the tension of the friction stop motion by loosening or tightening the tension adjustment screws with the supplied 4mm...

Page 31: ...hemisphere as shown in the figure 2Position the telescope tube so that it points toward the north 3While looking for Polaris in the finder scope s field of view adjust the mount with the azimuth adjus...

Page 32: ...e eastern or western horizon Locate t he t wo stars t hat form t he outer edge of t he Big Dipper as shown in the above map Draw an imaginary line straight through the two stars of the dipper edge You...

Page 33: ...he pointer on the compass of the Polar Meter points N sign on the dial of the compass 4 Adjust the elevation of the AP mount with the altitude adjustment bolt so that the bubble in the bubble level on...

Page 34: ...itch on the top of the brightness adjusting dial of the polar alignment scope Pushing the switch will illuminate the polar alignment reticle in red light The red light becomes dimmer gradually after a...

Page 35: ...f the brightness adjusting dial by turning it counterclockwise 2Turn the battery compartment on the polar alignment scope downward as shown in the figure so that the old battery can fall out of from t...

Page 36: ...reticle with the designated 3 stars seen in the polar alignment scope Also the patterns of the Big Dipper and Cassiopeia are engraved on the reticle for use as a guidepost for the North Pole 1 Check...

Page 37: ...ment scope Real field of view in the northern sky Big Dipper Cassiopeia Real field of view in the northern sky The patterns of the Big Dipper and Cassiopeia on the reticle are positioned to correspond...

Page 38: ...ure 5 As Polaris shifts to the designated position on the reticle both Delta UMi and 51 Cep come close to their own designated position scales respectively While looking into the eyepiece of the polar...

Page 39: ...etween the lines Polaris is out of place from the designated position This is part of the process Adjust the red light illumination to be dimmer if the reticle is too bright to see the 4th magnitude D...

Page 40: ...on the designated position scales respectively Tighten the azimuth adjustment knobs at both sides to finish the polar alignment As an illustration here Polaris is set to the edge of the line on the si...

Page 41: ...match each of the position scale on the reticle with the designated 3 stars caught by the polar alignment scope Also the pattern of the Southern Cross and Alpha Eridani are engraved on the reticle for...

Page 42: ...sible in the field of view of the polar alignment scope Both the Southern Cross and Alpha Eridani on the reticle are positioned to correspond to the real sky They are used as a guidepost to know the t...

Page 43: ...a mark Oct as shown in the figure 5 As Sigma Octantis shifts to the designated position on the reticle both Tau Octantis and Chi Octantis come close to their own designated position scales respective...

Page 44: ...out of position from the gap between the lines Adjust the red light illumination to be dimmer if the reticle is too bright to see the 5th magnitude stars Sigma and Tau Celestial south Celestial south...

Page 45: ...olar alignment As an illustration here Sigma Octantis is set to the edge of the line on the side of 2014 and both Tau and Chi Octantis are set to the middle of the curved lines of the position scale a...

Page 46: ...ll Magellanic Cloud and Beta Crux and divide it at a ratio of one to two You will find the four stars of Octans at the divide 2 Directing to the Octans using the arrangement of stars in the Southern C...

Page 47: ...cess subsidiary menus The subsidiary menu appears as you press the left or right direction key each time Display the TrackSpd to choose the tracking speed setting Press the up or down direction key to...

Page 48: ...ge the slewing speed using the plus or minus button The slewing speed can be chosen from either a preset 4 speed range or different speed ranges from the listed slewing speeds The setting is defaulted...

Page 49: ...ewing Speed in the Mount menu to choose the Slew VariSpd 4 Press the Mount button to make the direction keys available Set the slewing speed between X1 2 and X4 0 with plus or minus button 5Pressing t...

Page 50: ...ht keys Watch how the telescope moves when you increase the value Start with setting an initial reference value 10 for example and dou ble this value after checking the telescope movement with the ini...

Page 51: ...increase or decrease the value by 10 increments and pressing the plus or minus button will increase or decrease by one increment The values for the autoguider are available between 0 and 99 both in RA...

Page 52: ...ton and it enables you to choose subsidiary menus The subsidiary menu appears as you press the left or right direction key each time Display the PEC No Data with the left or right direction key 4Press...

Page 53: ...rding is cleared and not saved for play back 1Display PEC Play during the playback status of the PEC The MOUNT button is turned up are arbitrary numbers 2The PEC StopPly or PEC Str tRec appears in the...

Page 54: ...ess of the button and enable you to choose subsidiary menus The subsidiary menu appears as you press the left or right direction key each time Display the Contrast LCD to choose the contrast adjustmen...

Page 55: ...Reverse button will turn up the brightness of the button itself and allows you to reverse the direction of the DEC so that you can change the tracking orientation in the field of view to an opposite...

Page 56: ...with internal joint electrical contacts The modules are ready to connect to your power source when connected to each other The R A motor module is provided with the controller connecting port and ext...

Page 57: ...ONE AP Polar Axis Body Unit w Mount Base Manual Slow Motion Control Module AP Declination Body Unit Counterweight Bar Unit AP Clamp Mount Head Unit Manual Slow Motion Control Module AP Polar Axis Body...

Page 58: ...eclination body assembly Be sure to hold the declination body securely while loosening the screws 4 Loosen the three socket head cap screws on the R A motor module as shown in the figure with the 3mm...

Page 59: ...re aligned in tandem Replace the three socket head cap screws in place Tighten the screws with the 3mm Allen wrench securely 7 TAttach the declination body assembly onto the polar axis body assembly s...

Page 60: ...module as shown in the figure with the 3mm Allen wrench 5 Attach the DEC motor module onto the mount head unit so that the sunken portion on the DEC motor module opposite side of the elect rical cont...

Page 61: ...gure 8 Replace the two socket head cap screws that were removed in step 3 above while holding the DEC motor module Install the batteries if necessary Tighten the screws with the 4mm Allen wrench 9 Rep...

Page 62: ...eclination body as shown in the figure with the 4mm Allen wrench Remove the declination body Be sure to hold the declination body in hand securely while loosening the screws Hook Hook R A motor module...

Page 63: ...ned in tandem Re place the the three socket head cap screws in place and tighten the screws securely with the 3mm Allen wrench 7 Attach the declination body onto the polar axis body assembly so that t...

Page 64: ...rews on the mount head base with the 4mm Allen wrench and remove the mount head base 3 Attach the AP declination body unit onto the exposed R A motor module To remove the declination body cover open u...

Page 65: ...tact on the outside so that the central protruding portion of the AP clamp mount head fits snugly onto the central hollow portion of the DEC motor module as shown in the figure 7 Turn the DEC motor mo...

Page 66: ...e two supplied M5 25mm long screws using the 4mm Allen wrench Install the batteries if necessary 10 Replace the declination body cover with attention to the direction of the hook on the cover 11 Screw...

Page 67: ...ne 1 Remove the declination body cover Open up the polar scope window on the declination body by sliding down the shutter While pushing down on the hook on the bottom of the declination body pull out...

Page 68: ...r on the STAR BOOK ONE R A motor module power supply port Autoguider port Controller cable connecting port D SUB9PIN male plug Autoguider port Pin Layout Ra Dec Dec Ra GND NC External power supply por...

Page 69: ...51 5mm 2 03 52mm 2 05 80mm 3 15 136 5mm 5 37 136 5mm 5 37 52mm 2 05 51 5mm 2 03 80mm 3 15 78mm 3 07 78mm 3 07 9 7 5 m m 3 8 4 SPECIFICATIONS AP Mount Dimensions R A Motor Module Dimensions DEC Motor...

Page 70: ...low Motion Control Module Dimensions APP TL130 Tripod Dimensions Worm gear shaft L e n g t h a d j u s t a b l e f r o m 5 7 0 m m 2 2 4 t o 1 2 9 6 m m 5 1 0 Height adjustable from 526mm 20 7 to 1159...

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