iOptron ZEQ25GT manual

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    1 iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 569-0200 | Toll Free (866) 399-4587 | www.iOptron.com  Quick Start Guide The ZEQ25GT™ Balanced GoTo Equatorial Mount #7100, #7101 PACKAGE CONTENTS 1 • Telescope Mount (with built-in GPS) • Go2Nova ® #8408 Hand Controller • 1.5-inch Tripod • One 10.4 lbs (4.7 kg) count erw[...]

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    2 iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 569-0200 | Toll Free (866) 399-4587 | www.iOptron.com  Quick Setup 1. Select a Mount Latitude Range : Th e mount is set at high latitude range (35~60º) at fa ctory. If your observation location is between 0 to 35 º, you need to replace the long Latitude Adjustment Knob with the sh[...]

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    3 iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 569-0200 | Toll Free (866) 399-4587 | www.iOptron.com  5. Install Counterweight (CW) Shaft : (1) Remove CW Shaft Locking Screw from the CW Mo unting Nose. (2) Insert CW shaft into the CW Mounting No se as indicated in 2 nd photo below. (3) lock it using CW Shaft Locking Screw from t[...]

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    4 iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 569-0200 | Toll Free (866) 399-4587 | www.iOptron.com  Return the mount to Zero Position after balance, i.e. the CW shaft points to ground and telescope is at the highest position. Turn Gear Switch Knob 90 deg ree again to LOCK position to re-engage the worm to the worm wheel. Retig[...]

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    5 iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 569-0200 | Toll Free (866) 399-4587 | www.iOptron.com  using the Azimuth Adjustment Knob and “ ◄ ” or “ ► ” button (The “ ▲ ” and “ ▼ ” buttons do not work here) . Press ENTER to confirm. (3) The telescope will point to Star A again and repeat above step unti[...]

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    6 iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 569-0200 | Toll Free (866) 399-4587 | www.iOptron.com  IOPTRON TWO YEAR TELESCOPE, MO UNT, AND CONTROLLER WARRANTY A. iOptron warrants your telescope, mount, or controll er to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for t wo years. iO ptron will repair or replace such prod[...]