Troubleshooting:
Blank, featureless disk:
Ensure power is applied and LED is green.
Try moving focus in and out by 1-2 inches (2-5cm).
Ensure Quark is installed AFTER diagonal.
Make sure a 25 to 40mm eyepiece (not included) is installed.
Ensure knob is pointing straight away from the power jack.
Check for focuser droop, all connections between telescope and
Quark must be tight and square.
Poor contrast:
Check that optical surfaces are clean. Dust specks do not affect
the view, check for smudges such as oil from fingerprints.
Try adjusting wing shift kn ob up 3-4 clicks clockwise past center
and wait 5-1 0 minutes. If that does not improve the view, try down 3 -4
clicks below center and wait 5-10 minutes.
Atmospheric seeing or transparency may be poor, try again later.
Blurry image:
Blurry views are typically due to p oor seeing. Poo r seeing can
be caused b y the p resence of he at waves f rom concrete, a sphalt, o r
machinery. Weather effects like the je t stream ca n also cau se blurring.
Try moving to a different location or else observe on a day when weather
conditions are improved.
Yellow LED indication:
Your filter i s adjusting to t he wavelen gth ch osen by the kn ob.
Wait approximately 5-10 minutes for the tempe rature to adju st and then
light should turn green, indicating that the filter has settled to its re quired
temperature and is on band for viewing.
Yellow, never goes green LED indication:
If after 20 minutes of the same knob position setting the LED has
not turned green, the ambient temperature may be too hot or too cold for
the Quark to regulate the temperature. However, the filter may still be
usable while slightly mistuned and performance may not be affected.
Red LED indication:
This u sually indicates that the Q uark i s n ot receiving e nough
voltage. If powe red by battery, recharge the batte ry. Make su re to use
the supplied AC/DC wall adapter, as cell phone chargers and P C USB
ports do not have enough current capability for the Quark.
Red indi cation can also mean an electrical fault i n the Quark
electronics. I f power source changes do not resolve the red indi cation,
please return the Quark to DayStar for inspection and repair.
