iOptron 8500 manual

SmartStar ® Cube TM -E Series Mount and Telescopes (For 8500, 8502, 8503 and 8504) Instruction Manual ®[...]

2 Table of Content Table of Content .......... ................. .................. ............... ................. .................. ............... 2 1. SmarStar ® Cube TM -E Series Overview ..... ................. ............... .................. ................. 4 1.1. SmartStar ® Cube TM - E Series Features ........... ................[...]

3 5.9. Set Telescope Coord. ...... .................. ................. ................. .................. ............. 20 5.10. Park Scope ..... ............... .................. ................. ................. ................ ............... 20 6. Maintenance and Servicing ...... ................ ................. ................. .....[...]

1. SmarSt ar ® Cube TM -E Series Overview 1.1. SmartStar ® Cube TM -E Seri es Features Alt-Azi muth Mount– The Cu be™ The Smart Star ® Cube TM -E series come with our patented Alt -Azimut h (AltAzi) mount, a.k.a . The Cube™. This compact mount design is probably the most functional and flexib le unit on the market. It was named “Hot Prod[...]

5 Package Contents 1 (1) SmartStar ® Cube TM -E Mount ( Models 8500, 8502, 8503 and 8504 ) (1) GoToNova ® Hand Controller (Part No. 8403) (1) Controller Cable (1) Tripod (1) Tripod bolt and Tray Lock (1) Tripod Tray (1) AC adapter with cord For Model 8502 (SmartStar ® Cube-E R80) (1) 80mm Refractor Telescope (2) Eyepieces (10mm & 2 5mm) (1) [...]

6 1.2. Assembly Terms 1. Telescope tube 2. Dovetail lock 3. Hand controller 4. Altitude lock 5. Mount 6. Tripod 7. Tripod bolt 8. Tray 9. Tray lock[...]

7 2. Telescope Assembly Step 1. Preparing the Tripod Extend tripod legs to full extension. Step 2. Attaching the Mount Attach mount to tripod u sing the long bolt (#7). Slide tray on bottom of shaft. Then screw on round black knob (#9). Step 3a. Installing Batteries (not included) Note: you may use 8 AA batteries (Step 3) or the AC adaptor (Step 5)[...]

8 Step 5. Plug in h and controller and AC adaptor . Plug hand controlle r into either one of the two HBX ports on the mount. Next plug in AC a daptor. (Or use batteries—see step 3). Turn on power (the red light should go on). At this point you can beg in observing manually. Use the 4 Arrow keys ( ▲▼ ◄► ) to rotate the scope Up, Down, Left[...]

9 For 90mm Maksutov-Cassegrain (#8504) …………………………………. Install Diagonal by screwing it onto the back end o f the scope. You can adjust the pos ition of the diagonal by loosening the fr ee- spinning threader on the dia gonal. Install t he Finderscope by sliding the dovetail plate onto the sleeve (see arrow) and tig ht ening [...]

10 3. GoToNova ® 8403 Hand Controller Figure 1. GoToNova 8403 Hand Controller GoToNova ® 8403 hand con tr oller (H C) is the standard contro ller for a SmartStar ® Cube-E series mount and teles cope, as shown in Figure 1. 3.1. Key Description • MENU: Press “MENU” to enter the Main Menu. • BACK: Move back to the previous screen, or end/ca[...]

11 2. Mount/GPS Sta tus: display current status of the moun t. If the mount equipped with an externa l GPS module, it al so indicates GPS status, when the moun t is turn ed on. • Land (Mount Status): the telescope is at a standby position or observ ing a land object; • Sola (Mount S t atus): the teles cope is tracking an object in Solar syst em[...]

12 or 2. Turn the moun t power on. Press the SPEED button to select a slew speed (MAX for fast slew and 2X for fine tuning). Turn the SOUTH m ark poi nting to sout h using ► or ◄ button. An additional compa ss may needed. Rotate t he telescop e point to the zenith using ▲ or ▼ button . A torpedo level may help. Then turn the mount power off[...]

13 time zone). Enter minutes “ahead of” or “behind” UT (universal time). The minimum time difference is 60 minutes. • New York City is 300 minutes “be hind” UT • Los Angeles is 480 minutes “behind” UT • Rome is 60 minutes “ahead o f” UT • Beijing is 48 0 minutes “ahead of” UT • Sydney is 600 min ut es “ahead of?[...]

14 telescope section). Tighten all lock knobs (Declination, Latitude, Right Ascension, Horizontal Axis) so t hat telescope’s aim is not disturbed. 2. Turn on t he red dot finder and look through the finder window . Adjust the red dot alignment screws to cen t er the red dot on the object. 3. Now, objects located with the findersco pe first will b[...]

15 check mark “ √ ” indicates the object is abov e the horizon, and cross mark “X ” means it is below the horizon. Only those objects above the horizon can be observed. In some catalogs, th ose stars below the hori zon may not display. 5.2.1. Planets, Sun, Moon There are 9 objects in Solar system. 5.2.2. Deep Sky Objects This menu include[...]

16 Goto Landmark: Use ▼ or ▲ b utto n to mo ve the curs or to “Goto Landmark” line, press ENTER. The first saved landmark will display: Use ► or ◄ button to move the cursor and ▼ or ▲ button to change the nu mber, then press ENTER. The mount will au tomati cally slew to the target. This function only works if a land obj ect has been[...]

17 Dele te All Da ta Use ▼ or ▲ b utto n to mo ve the curs or to “Delete All Data” line, and press ENTER. Press ENTER to confirm the deletion. Press BACK to back to main menu. 5.4. Sync to Target This operation will ma tch the telescope's current coordinates to Target Right Ascension and Declination. After sl ew to an object, move the [...]

18 If you have a v ery good initial setup, one star alignment should b e sufficient for good GOTO accuracy. To increase the a ccuracy you may choose to do two star alignment. 5.6.2. Two Star Ali gnment Two star alignment will increase the GOTO accuracy of the mount. It is sugge sted to do two star alignment after one star alignment. Select “Two S[...]

19 Edit one data Use ▼ or ▲ b utto n to mo ve the curs or to “Edit one data” line, and press ENTER. A user object scree n will show: The first line shows the number of the user object. The sec ond line shows the name of the user object, here is “SAO2940 ”. The third line shows target’s current RA and DEC coordinates. Use ◄ or ► mo[...]

20 position and ▲ or ▼ key chan ge the number and press ENTER to select the object you want to edit. Follow the same procedure as “Ad d a new comet” to ed it it. De le te one c o met Use ▼ or ▲ b utto n to mo ve the curs or to “Delete one co met” line, and press ENTER. A screen consists comet information will show: Use ► or ◄ bu[...]

21 6. Maintenance and Servicing 6.1. Maintenance The SmartStar ® E mount or telescope is a precision instrument designe d to yield a lifetime of rewarding applications. Given the care and respect due any precision instrument, your t elescope will rarely require factory servicing or maintena nce. Maintenance guidelines include: 1. Using wet cloth t[...]

22 (frequent slew and GOTO will deplete battery power very quickly) • Using AC or DC adapter? Check the plugs to the mount a nd to the power outlet. • Using extension cord? Make sure the cord is in good condition. Powe r drop along the ex tension cord was known to cause the problem. Also check all the plugs and conn ections. 4. If the telesco p[...]

23 Appendix A. Technical Specifications SmartStar ® GOTO Moun t Mount AltAzimuth Mount Body Materials Die-cast Aluminum Motor Dual-Axis DC Servo motor with enc oders Gear Acetal wo rm wheel/Ny lon 6 worm gear Bearing 4 steel ball bearings Slew Speed Dual-Axis, 5-Gear, Electronic (2×,8×,64×,256×,MAX) GOTO System GoToNova ® automatic g oto and [...]

24 Appendix B. GoToNova ® 8403 HC MENU STRUCTURE MENU Select and Slew Select and Slew Planets , Sun, Moon Planets , Sun, Moon Comets Comets Asteroids Asteroids Stars Stars Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Satur n Uranus Neptune Sun Moon Deep Sk y Objects Deep Sk y Objects Named De epsky Object Messier Catalog Named S tars Constel lations Double Sta rs S[...]

25 Align Align One Star Align One Star Align Two Star Align Tw o Star Align User Ob ject List R.A. an d DEC. Comet s Asteroids User Ob ject List User Ob ject List R.A. an d DEC. R.A. and DEC . Comet s Comet s Asteroids Asteroids Watc h List Add a Watch Object Delete One Data Delete All Brows e the List Watc h List Watc h List Add a Watch Object Add[...]

26 Appendix C. GoToNova ® Star List GoToNova Deep Sk y Object List for 8403 ID No. OBJECT NGC # Messier # IC# A(Abell ) U(UGC) 1 Andromeda Galax y 224 31 2 Barnards Galaxy 6822 3 Beehive Cluster 2632 44 4 Blackeye Galaxy 4926 64 5 Blinking Planetary Nebu la 6826 6 Blue Flash Nebula 6905 7 Blue Planetary 3918 8 Blue Snowball Nebula 7662 9 Box Nebul[...]

27 36 Lagoon Nebula 6523 8 37 Little Gem 6445 38 Little Gem Nebula 681 8 39 Little Ghost Nebula 6369 40 North American Nebula 7000 41 Omega Nebu la 661 8 17 42 Orion Nebula 1976 42 43 Owl Nebula 3587 97 44 Pelican Nebula 5070 45 Phantom Streak Nebula 6741 46 Pinwheel Galaxy 598 33 47 Pleiades 45 48 Ring Nebula 6720 57 49 Ring Tail Galaxy 4038 50 Ro[...]

28 Messier This table is licensed under the GN U Free Documentation License . I t uses material from the Wikipedia article List of Messier objects[...]

29 001 Acamar 049 Ascella 097 Kaus Australis 145 Rassalas 002 Achernar 050 Asellu s Australis 098 Kaus Borealis 146 Rasagethi 003 Acrux 05 1 Asellus Borealis 099 Kaus Media 147 Rasalhague 004 Acubens 052 Aspidiske 100 Keid 148 Rastaba 005 Adhafera 053 Atik 101 Kitalpha 149 Regulus 006 Adhara 054 Atla s 102 Kochab 150 Rigel 007 Al Na’ir 055 Atria [...]

30 No. Constellat i on Abbreviation No. Conste ll ation Abbreviation 1 A ndromeda A nd 45 Lacerta Lac 2 A ntlia A nt 46 Leo Leo 3 A pus A ps 47 Leo Minor LM i 4 A quarius A qr 48 Lepus Lep 5 A quila A ql 49 Libra Lib 6 A ra A ra 50 Lupus Lup 7 A ries A ri 51 Lynx Lyn 8 Auriga Aur 52 Lyra Lyr 9 Boötes Boo 53 Mensa Men 10 Caelum Cae 54 Microscopi um[...]

31 No. Object Const SAO Name 1 E ta Cas 21732 Achird 2 Alpha Psc 110 291 Alrisha 3 Theta Per 38288 4 Alpha For 168373 Fornac is 5 Alpha Aur 40186 Capella 6 Sigma Ori 132406 7 Mu O ri 113389 8 Alpha CMa 151881 Sirius 9 Delta Gem 79294 Wasat 10 Alpha Gem 60198 Castor 11 Alpha CMi 115756 12 Epsilon Hya 117112 13 HR 357 9 42642 14 Kapa UMa 42661 15 Psi[...]

32 IOPTRON ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY A. iOptron warrants your telescope, mount, or controller to be free from defects in materials and wor kmanship for one year. iOp tron will repair or replace such product or part which, upon inspection by iOptron, is found to be defective in materials or workman sh ip. As a condition to the obligation of iOptron [...]