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BEFORE USE
SXD2 Mount Components

Mount Head

(Optical Tube Attachment Base)

DEC. Clamp Lever

R.A. Clamp Lever

Polar Axis Rear Cap

(Polar Scope Cover)

Altitude Scale

Altitude Adjustment Knob

(For Polar Alignment)

Power Switch

Set Position Guidepost

Azimuth Adjustment Knobs

(For Polar Alignment)

DC12V Power

Connecting Port

Counterweight Bar

Counterweight Lock Screw

Counterweight 3.7kg

(8.18 lb)

Counterweight 1.9kg

(4.2 lb)
Counterweight

Safety Thumbscrew

Finder Scope

Carry Handle

Lock Screw

Eyepiece

Flip Mirror Diagonal

Focuser Draw-tube

Focus Knobs

Fixing Bolt(Inside)with Grip

Fixing Knob

Leg Tip

Dew Shield

Safety Screw

Objective lens (Inside)
Dovetail Tube Plate
Dovetail-plate Mounting Block

SXG Tripod

SXG Half Pillar

Fixing Bolt with Grip

Leg Bracket

Extension Clamps

STAR BOOK TEN

Motor Housing

Set Position Guidepost

Polar Axis Front Cap

R.A. Axis(Polar Axis)

Counterweight Bar Lock Lever

Controller Connecting Port

Altitude Clamp Lever

(For Polar Alignment)

[SXD2 Mount series telescope package with optical tube and tripod]

[SXD2 Mount]

SXD2-AX103S shown as an example

Dovetail Tube-Plate Lock Screw

Safety Screw

Declination Axis

DEC. Clamp Lever

Polar Alignment Scope

(Built-in)

Summary of Contents for SXD2

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual for SXD2 Equatorial Mount...

Page 2: ...mount Do not try to restrain the movement of the mount when in operation this may lead to injuries to you or damage to your equipment Do not use the product in a wet environment Do not turn on the po...

Page 3: ...Time Time Zone Setting Location Chapter 3 BASIC OPERATION Moving the Telescope Changing the Go To Slewing Speed P109 Appendix Chapter 4 AUTOMATIC GOTO SLEWING P52 Chapter 5 APPLICATION How to Use the...

Page 4: ...in tracking errors or failure of rotational mechanisms Make sure that the telescope is well balanced Basic movement of the SXD2 Mount Do not rotate the mount manually without loosening the clamp lever...

Page 5: ...ece Flip Mirror Diagonal Focuser Draw tube Focus Knobs Fixing Bolt Inside with Grip Fixing Knob Leg Tip Dew Shield Safety Screw Objective lens Inside Dovetail Tube Plate Dovetail plate Mounting Block...

Page 6: ...0 2 lb excluding counterweights 3 7kg 8 15 lb x 1pc and 1 9kg 4 2 lb x 1pc Dovetail plate Mounting Block SXG HAL130 Tripod ASG CB90 Tripod SXG Half Pillar SXG P85DX Metal Pillar SXG to TR102 Conversio...

Page 7: ...s database to slew to Displays lists of 272 342 celestial objects Not allocated except numerical enter as of Nov 2012 Aligns your telescope Chooses a target from the NGC or IC objects database to slew...

Page 8: ...left and right and altitude up and down Indicates the direction where the telescope is pointing or the section of the area where a target is centered The two concentric circles show areas in an angula...

Page 9: ...e of your observing site into your STAR BOOK TEN Begin with the Home Position Run the motors of the SXD2 mount by the STAR BOOK TEN to position the mount toward the home position Align the telescope C...

Page 10: ...so that its positive polarity faces upward Placing the battery in the wrong direction could result in damage or malfunction Screw the cover back in place Use a wooden stick or an object with non elect...

Page 11: ...the tripod leg so that the tripod leg can be adjusted Tighten the extension clamp to hold the tripod leg securely in place Attach the metal post on the tripod head Thread the metal post into the hole...

Page 12: ...so that the two knobs are set equally 1 Package with the SXG Half Pillar Loosen the azimuth adjustment screws in advance by turning the azimuth adjustment knobs on the mount Attach the mount on the h...

Page 13: ...location of the loading equipment Change the position of the tripod legs so that the SXD2 mount becomes more stable in such a case Loosen the counterweight bar lock lever to draw out the counterweigh...

Page 14: ...platform of the saddle plate Tighten the two lock knobs on the saddle plate securely 1 2 3 Attaching to the Dovetail plate Mounting Block Loosen the lock knob and the safety screw on the mount head b...

Page 15: ...ry Pay close attention to the security of the telescope tube and do not excessively loosen the lock knobs on the equipment CAUTION Do not loosen the lock knob too much in balancing This could cause th...

Page 16: ...w if any securely to hold the telescope tube in place Tighten the DEC clamp to finish this adjustment 1 2 3 Balancing the Mount in R A Right Ascension Loosen the R A clamp while holding the counterwei...

Page 17: ...up to 3 5kg 7 7 lbs One 1 9kg 4 1 lbs only from 3 5kg 7 7 lbs up to 5 0kg 11 lbs One 2 8kg 6 1 lbs only from 4 5kg 9 9 lbs up to 6 6kg 14 5 lbs One 3 7 kg 8 1 lbs only from 5 5kg 12 1 lbs up to 8 3kg...

Page 18: ...ied condition It may cause electrical shock or fire Specifications DC12V EIAJ RC5320A Class4 center positive 1 2 Chapter 1 PREPARATION Connecting the STAR BOOK Cable Plug one end of the STAR BOOK cabl...

Page 19: ...stial tracking while the initial setting screen is displayed The celestial tracking starts at the same time the star chart appears on the screen Note You can also access the Language dialog box from S...

Page 20: ...zoom key or direction key and press the or zoom key or direction key and press the key to access the Date Format Move the cursor to your desired date format with the or key and press the key Then cho...

Page 21: ...e or direction key and press the or key to access the location entry dialog box With the or direction key move the cursor to an available entry space where no location information is shown Tokyo is se...

Page 22: ...ress the key again to set the chosen location OK Choose OK to set a new observing location you chose Change Data Choose Change Data to rewrite the observing location When you change an observing locat...

Page 23: ...e telescope at different speeds through use of the direction keys Default slewing speed 500x of the sidereal rate at a maximum Note If the slewing speed is set at level 3 or below in System Menu the m...

Page 24: ...ight ascension of the celestial spheres corresponds to latitude and the declination corresponds to altitude on the geographic maps The STAR BOOK TEN acts as a celestial navigator like your car navigat...

Page 25: ...EN until the image shown on the right appears on it Use an eyepiece with magnification as low as possible Note If the star chart is already displayed on the screen turn off the power switch and reboot...

Page 26: ...r alignment matches celestial coordinates of stars memorized as location information in the STAR BOOK TEN with positions of stars that can actually be seen in the sky The location information is ident...

Page 27: ...s the key The dialog box appears to confirm if you are ready to slew the telescope to the target you selected Choose OK and press the key to start the Go To slewing At the same time the target is mark...

Page 28: ...ment the telescope s field of view corresponds to a correct orientation of the telescope and disregards the position of the target on the screen After you place the target in the finder scope s field...

Page 29: ...s to confirm to continue the Go To slewing Choose OK or Cancel with the or key and press the key Pressing OK will continue the slewing again Pressing Cancel will stop the slewing on the spot Then the...

Page 30: ...oose Cancel if you stop the alignment If the pointing accuracy of your telescope has not been improved delete all the alignment stars and align the telescope from the beginning Using stars adjacent to...

Page 31: ...GO below horizon is displayed as shown below Information about the object follows but you cannot slew to it 2 Using the or zoom key will shift the courser on the screen with every five lines 3 The nu...

Page 32: ...n blue at its top and bottom portions 1 2 3 3 Scroll the star chart with the direction keys so that M42 comes near to the center in the target circles Using the or zoom key at the same time will quick...

Page 33: ...DE the interactive dialog appears on the screen Choose OK and then press the key M42 will appear in the center of the star chart as the target If you choose Cancel with the or direction key and then p...

Page 34: ...and a dwarf planet Pluto as well as the sun and moon This displays a compiled list of well known nebulae star clusters and deep sky galaxies Catalogs This displays a complete list of Messier objects...

Page 35: ...f GOTO Message Choose OK and press the key to start the automatic Go To slewing The Moon Map dialog box appears on the screen when the automatic slewing is completed Be aware of the motion of your tel...

Page 36: ...og box appears on the screen with completion of the automatic slewing If you use CHART MODE on the screen the SELECT dialog box will be displayed Choose OK and press the key to advance The Moon Map di...

Page 37: ...n 2 Indicating a Place on the Moon Map Descriptions of Moon Map Screens Key Key Key Key Key Key Item Description Item Description Up Key moves the moon map downward Down Key moves the moon map upward...

Page 38: ...y and quickly The zoom keys reverse and rotation of the moon map are inoperative in this mode You can change the orientation of the moon map in accordance with the orientation of your view through you...

Page 39: ...atis Sea of Serenity Choose OK and press the Key to proceed to the Go To slewing As soon as the Go To slewing finishes the moon map around Mare Serenitatis is displayed To stop the Go To slewing press...

Page 40: ...in red if it comes near the center of the moon map Pressing the key will call up the dialog box to ask if you want to slew the telescope to Copernicus crater Choose OK and press the Key to proceed to...

Page 41: ...sell Santbech Scheiner Schickard Schiller Seleucus Sharp Snellius Stadius Stevinus St ffler Struve Taruntius Theophilus Timocharis Tycho Vendelinus Vlacq W Bond Walter Wilhelm Zagut Mare Australe Sout...

Page 42: ...message Unable to GO below horizon is displayed Information about the object is displayed but you cannot slew to it 2 Using the or zoom key will shift the curser 5 lines 3 The numerical keys are avai...

Page 43: ...lect Object Located Recently at the top of the list by pressing the or the key The moon map can be scrolled up and down and left and right with the direction keys Up to 20 of your most recently viewed...

Page 44: ...n you want to view with the or key and press or key Press the key to start the Go To slewing To stop shift the cursor to Cancel with the or direction key and press the or key The dialog box disappears...

Page 45: ...entry dialog box Choose RADEC or AltAz with the or direction key and advance the cursor to an available entry space with the or direction key Enter a numerical value with the or key and press the key...

Page 46: ...le entry space where no comet names are set The third line is chosen here Press the key to display the New Object dialog box and move the cursor to an available entry space with the or direction key E...

Page 47: ...Data Choose Change Data to rewrite the orbital elements To change the parameters of the set orbital elements display the entry dialog box and choose Change Data with the or direction key Then press th...

Page 48: ...mpling parameters related to the orbital elements of the satellite and its name only from the TLE format and enter them into the STAR BOOK TEN Of the above parameters in TLE format are utilized for de...

Page 49: ...hift the cursor to Cancel with the or direction key and press the or key The entry dialog box disappears and you are ready to choose another Change Data Choose Change Data to rewrite the orbital eleme...

Page 50: ...is menu Note Use the or zoom key to shift the cursor in the vertical direction while you enter alphabets and numbers The direction keys are not allocated for moving the cursor If a wrong number is ent...

Page 51: ...e the set points To change the set point display the entry dialog box and choose Change Data with the or direction key Then press the key Delete Choose Delete to clear the orbital elements To delete t...

Page 52: ...you to accurately align the mount to the celestial pole at 3 arc minutes or less What is a Polar Alignment Scope Components Guide Chapter 5 APPLICATION How to Use the Polar Alignment Scope Focus Ring...

Page 53: ...ace the battery cover in place Be sure to check if the illuminator is lit by turning on the switch The brightness of the red light for the polar alignment reticle can be varied in 8 steps by turning t...

Page 54: ...the figure Adjust the tripod legs so that the tripod is as level as possible Take off the front polar axis cap on the declination body and the rear cap on the polar axis body These caps can be removed...

Page 55: ...its the latitude of your observing site Unfastening one side of the altitude adjustment handles will allow fastening the handles on the other side The mount is set at an altitude of approximately 35 d...

Page 56: ...d of view of the polar alignment scope While looking into the eyepiece of the polar alignment scope adjust the direction of the mount by turning the altitude adjustment handles and azimuth adjustment...

Page 57: ...ion 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 alignment scope turn the polar scope body so t...

Page 58: ...s yearly Turn the polar alignment scope body so that Delta UMi comes near to the location of the year 2014 on the scale And then Polaris will get out of position from the gap between the lines Adjust...

Page 59: ...rotation of the polar scope boy Repeat the procedures 11 and 12 until Polaris Delta MUi and 51 Cep come to the proper locations on the designated position scales respectively Tighten the azimuth adju...

Page 60: ...EN 3 Eridanus Crux Octans Pavo Apus Chamaeleon Mensa Reticulum Horologium Hydrus Volans Musca Centaurus Triangulum Australe Circinus Carinae Tucana Eri Achernar Oct Oct Oct SMC LMC Polar Alignment in...

Page 61: ...ractice may be required for locating the inconspicuous Sigma Tau and Chi of Octans Note Both the Southern Cross and Alpha Eridani on the reticle are positioned to correspond to the real sky They are u...

Page 62: ...nt to the position scale While looking into the eyepiece of the polar alignment scope adjust the direction of the mount by turning the altitude adjustment handles and azimuth adjustment knobs alternat...

Page 63: ...compensate the locations of the 3 stars on the position scales yearly Turn the polar scope body so that Tau Octantis comes near to the location of the year 2014 on the scale And then Sigma Octantis wi...

Page 64: ...knobs Correcting the position of Tau and Chi Octantis with a rotation of the polar scope boy 7 Repeat the procedures 6 and 7 until Sigma Tau and Chi Octantis come to the proper locations on the design...

Page 65: ...affected by city lights or when you set up your telescope at dusk Note The orientation of the Octans changes depending on the season of year Chapter 5 APPLICATION 1 Directing to the Octans using Smal...

Page 66: ...e Turn off the power switch of the mount momentarily while looking into the eyepiece to see which direction the star moves Confirm the west and rotate the eyepiece so that one of the cross hairs is pa...

Page 67: ...o see in which direction the star moves Confirm the west and rotate the eyepiece so that one of the cross hairs is parallel to the east west direction in the field of view The figure shows the directi...

Page 68: ...direction in the field of view You may find that the star in the field of view moves slightly in the north south direction but ignore it at this stage and continue the adjustments Adjust the mount wit...

Page 69: ...n the altitude adjustment knob so that the mount is set at the latitude of your observing site Tighten the altitude clamp lever and the setting is completed Change the Altitude Setting on the SXD2 Mou...

Page 70: ...nce The setting is defaulted to 15 1 2 In the Initial Configuration menu choose LCD Adjust with the or direction key and press the key or the key to call up the dialog box In the LCD Adjust dialog box...

Page 71: ...call up the dialog box Choose ON with the or direction key and press the key to activate the Night Vision screen The setting is defaulted to 15 1 2 In the Initial Configuration menu choose Key LED Bri...

Page 72: ...pheric Refraction dialog box if you use an autoguider In the Initial Configuration menu choose Volume with the or direction key and press the key or the key to call up the dialog box In the Volume dia...

Page 73: ...with the or direction key and press the key or the key to call up the dialog box In the Language dialog box choose your language from Japanese English German Italian and Spanish with the or direction...

Page 74: ...key to display the information screen of About STAR BOOK TEN About STAR BOOK TEN screen is displayed Press the key or the key to close the information screen 1 2 3 In the Initial Configuration menu c...

Page 75: ...e RADEC mode the telescope moves along the R A Dec in celestial coordinates even if the polar axis is not aligned X Y In the X Y mode the direction keys control the motors individually This mode is su...

Page 76: ...ame of constellations are displayed Const Name Abbr Constellation names and its abbreviations are displayed Const Line Name Abbr All of constellation lines names and its aberrations are displayed In t...

Page 77: ...d Brighter than Mag 4 Fixed stars of 4th magnitude and brighter are displayed The number of the fixed stars is increased up to brighter than 9th magnitude approximately as you zoom in the screen The m...

Page 78: ...ag 2 Names of fixed stars of 2nd magnitude and brighter are displayed Brighter than Mag 1 Names of fixed stars of 1st magnitude and brighter are displayed Always OFF Names are always hidden The number...

Page 79: ...ghter than Mag 2 Bayer designation of fixed stars of 2nd magnitude and brighter are displayed Brighter than Mag 1 Bayer designation of fixed stars of 1st magnitude and brighter are displayed Always OF...

Page 80: ...lanet dialog box choose your desired option with the or direction key Press the key or the key to save and leave the dialog box The setting is defaulted to ON 1 1 2 2 Comet 1 2 This allows you to choo...

Page 81: ...and leave the dialog box The setting is defaulted to ON 1 1 2 2 RADEC Grids 1 2 This allows you to choose your preference for the display of RA DEC grids from the following options ON RA DEC grids ar...

Page 82: ...1 1 2 2 ON Target circles are displayed OFF Target circles are hidden Catalogue Objects 1 2 This allows you to choose your preference for the display of all types of deep sky objects compiled for the...

Page 83: ...ed to the following Galaxies Emission Nebulae Planetary Nebulae Open Clusters Globular Clusters Brighter than Mag 10 Brighter than Mag 6 Brighter than Mag 10 Brighter than Mag 6 Brighter than Mag 6 Ga...

Page 84: ...y on the lower right of the screen are as follows The setting is defaulted to AltAz Altitude Highest 90 Altitude Lowest 90 Azimuth North East South West Azimuth North West South East RADEC Choose this...

Page 85: ...st Auto guiding allows you to guide a telescope on an equatorial mount automatically by means of an autoguider which compensates signals from a CCD video camera attached on a guide scope to achieve un...

Page 86: ...nd Declination axes are rotated electrically at an angle of one degree and more Pay attention to it if you start the PEC recording immediately after you turn on the mount Choose Equatorial with Polar...

Page 87: ...ns of the first recording will be reproduced at the second recording and thus improved by the PEC recording 1 2 In the Mount Setting menu choose PEC with the or direction key and press the key to call...

Page 88: ...d press the key to call up the dialog box In the PEC dialog box choose Play Stop with the or direction key and press the key or the key Stopping Playback of the PEC Resetting the PEC 1 1 2 2 1 2 In th...

Page 89: ...een 1 2x and 4 0x with the or zoom key with looking at the right corner of the information bar on the bottom of the screen Confirm the amount of backlash in the direction of R A as follows Center the...

Page 90: ...ouble this value after checking the telescope movement with the initial value If the second value 20 is too small to compensate for the backlash enter the number doubled 40 as the second value Likewis...

Page 91: ...for the polar axis scope While looking through the polar axis scope adjust the brightness by number with the or direction key so that the reticle of the polar axis scope and Polaris or 4 reference st...

Page 92: ...the Mount Setting menu choose Motor Power with the or direction key and press the key or the key to call up the dialog box Choose your desired value by number with the or direction key Press the key t...

Page 93: ...ince the mount is polar aligned even a few points of star alignment will make the Go To slewing very accurate Adding points of the star alignment will make the Go To slewing perfect The tracking at si...

Page 94: ...intend to do astro imaging of celestial objects in the south side of the sky or photographing an object that is almost approaching to the culmination during the exposure The function of Cross Over Me...

Page 95: ...ilable from 1 degree to 90 degrees Warning for Telescope Reverse Over An angle to the west from the meridian as a point of turning the optical tube to the opposite position The setting range is restri...

Page 96: ...1 2 3 In the Mount Setting menu choose Following Object with the or direction key and press the key or the key to call up the dialog box Choose your desired option the or direction key Press the key t...

Page 97: ...n the System Setting menu choose Local Time Setting with the or direction key and press the key or the key to call up the dialog box Refer to the Chapter 2 Initial Setting Location In the System Setti...

Page 98: ...n the System Setting menu choose GoTo Message with the or direction key and press the key or the key to call up the dialog box In the GoTo Message dialog box choose your desired option the or directio...

Page 99: ...uals for the Advance unit About StarBook TEN This allows you to access the program version IP address and MAC address of your STAR BOOK TEN controller This information is required for program updates...

Page 100: ...with the or direction key and press the key or the key The Mount Information screen appears The following are indicated at Mount Information if the STAR BOOK TEN is not connected to the mount and used...

Page 101: ...ith a LAN crossover cable so that the latest firmware or application programs can be downloaded for updates Use a commercially available LAN crossover cable and connect the STAR BOOK TEN directly to a...

Page 102: ...the address bar Note Change the setting to have the address bar appear if it is hidden on your PC CAUTION Use the AC adapter 12V 3 A or the same power source you use for the SXD2 mount Make sure that...

Page 103: ...lug the power supply cord of the STAR BOOK TEN and then plug it in again to reboot Progress of the update is displayed on the screen of the STAR BOOK TEN during the communication with the PC Click on...

Page 104: ...54 a b a and b are indefinite numbers 1 2 3 4 5 Open your internet browser and enter the IP address you obtained in the above in the address bar to display an entry page The following appears on the s...

Page 105: ...ialog box will allow you to confirm that the orbital elements of the comet are saved 2Fill in the name and orbital elements of the comet in the dialog box and click on the Update button to enter The d...

Page 106: ...le of the orbital elements and click it to open 5The message below appears during communication with the STAR BOOK TEN 6You will see the message below at the end of a successful transmission Alternati...

Page 107: ...N by text file Form of Orbital Elements for Comet STARBOOKCOMETFILE Line number Name of comet Time of periapsis passage T YY MM DD TT Argument of periapsis Longitude of the ascending node Inclination...

Page 108: ...bservation_data txt The warning message below will be indicated on the screen if there is a communication error or incorrect data format Make sure that your data for the orbital elements are completed...

Page 109: ...over 12V Power Connecting Port DC 12V EIAJ RC5320A Class4 Center positive polarity Controller Cable Connecting Port D sub 9pin male External Autoguider Connecting Port LAN Connecting Port 10BASE T 169...

Page 110: ...of Fu l c ru m a t a n a n g l e o f 3 5 d e g re e s 2 5 5 5 mm 1 0 0 6 123mm 4 84 147mm 5 79 128mm 5 04 45mm 1 77 17mm 0 67 343mm 13 50 360mm 14 13 4 2 6 m m 1 6 7 7 88m m 3 46 2 1 9 5 m m E f f e c...

Page 111: ...mm 5 042 920mm 36 22 145mm 5 71 1412m m 55 59 3 3 5 mm 1 3 2 3 M12 1 75 Hex Cap Screw 80mm long 3 M6 1 Hex Cap Screw 15mm long 6 M8 1 25 Hex CapScrew 20mm long 1 5 mm 0 5 9 12 M8 1 25 Hex Cap Screw 20...

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