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iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 569-0200 | Toll Free (866) 399-4587 | www.iOptron.com 

Quick Start Guide 
 

SmartStar

®

 Solar 60 GOTO Telescope 

With Solar Filter & Electronic Eyepiece 
#8506 

FEATURES  

 

60mm refractor telescope with glass solar filter 

 

 

Alt-Azimuth GOTO mount– The Cube™-- The only mount of its kind for ultimate rotation 

 

 

Dual-axis servomotor with optical encoder for precise GOTO and tracking 

 

 

GoToNova

® 

8405 hand controller. The most intuitive controller on the market

 

 

4 line and 21-character LCD screen with backlit LED for easy to read

 

 

5,000+ object database plus 128 user-defined objects

 

 

Mega pixel electronic eyepiece for viewing & capturing video and photos with a computer

 

 

Operate on 8 AA batteries (not included) or AC/DC adapter (optional #8417)

 

 

Optional car charger adaptor available (#8418) 

 

 

GPS-compatible with optional GPS Module (#8411)

 

 

Sturdy aluminum tripod

 

 

Heavy duty backpack

 

 

1 year limited warranty

 

PACKAGE CONTENTS

 

SmartStar

®

 Cube™ –E telescope mount  

 

60mm refractor telescope with 
removable glass solar filter 

 

GoToNova

®

 8405 Hand Controller 

 

Controller Cable 

 

90º diagonal 

 

25mm eyepieces 

 

1.3 mega pixel CMOS electronic 
eyepiece 

 

USB cable 

 

Tripod 

 

Backpack bag

 
ONLINE CONTENTS 
(click under “Support” menu button) www.iOptron.com 

 

Full manual 

(you can refer to the full manual for more details on set-up and operation).

 

 

Tips for operating 

 

Reviews and feedback from other customers 

 

Optional accessories 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    

Assembly Terms

 

 

1.  Telescope tube 
2.  Dovetail lock 
3.  Hand controller 
4.  Altitude lock 
5.  Mount 
6.  Diagonal 
7.  Eyepiece 
8.  Tripod 

 

Summary of Contents for Solar 60 GOTO

Page 1: ... and photos with a computer Operate on 8 AA batteries not included or AC DC adapter optional 8417 Optional car charger adaptor available 8418 GPS compatible with optional GPS Module 8411 Sturdy aluminum tripod Heavy duty backpack 1 year limited warranty PACKAGE CONTENTS SmartStar Cube E telescope mount 60mm refractor telescope with removable glass solar filter GoToNova 8405 Hand Controller Control...

Page 2: ...ded screw Turn the Azimuth Lock Screw to secure the mount Step 3 Installing batteries not included Pull off the battery compartment cover see red arrow Gently pull the battery holder shown next out of the compartment Be careful not to pull out the attached wires Step 3a Insert 8 AA batteries not included according to the diagram on the holder Replace the holder back into the batteries compartment ...

Page 3: ... Arrow keys to rotate the scope Up Down Left and Right Use the SPEED key to change the slew speed from the slowest 2X to the fastest MAX Step 7 Set telescope to PARK POSITION 1 Position the mount so that the SOUTH mark is facing south A compass may be helpful 2 The telescope tube should be pointed directly up at the zenith If it is not perfectly straight then loosen the altitude lock 4 to adjust t...

Page 4: ...s to center the object in the eyepiece Then press ENTER again to synchronize the object with the memory To slew to other objects simply repeat steps 12 and 13 You do not need to repeat step 14 except for adjustments as needed Refer to the full online manual for 1 star and 2 star alignments Sync to Target is the same as 1 star Alignment except that you choose the object to align to Step 15 Use Elec...

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