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inthelocation onthePolar ScopeDial(sameas

indicated on the HC LCD),as shown in the right

sideoftheabovefigures.

BrightStarPolarAlignment

Whenwithoutapolarscopeorthepolestarisnotin

sight:

(1) LevelthemountandsetitatZeroPosition.

Align

the telescope parallel to the R.A. axis of the

mount.SetcorrectR.A.andDECbacklashvalues.

Aneyepiecewithcrosshairsisrecommended.

(2) UseHC(MENU=>“Align”=>“PolarAlignment”)

to display the azimuth and altitude position of

several bright stars near meridian.Select one



that is visible and high in altitude as the

Alignment StarA.Follow theHCinstructions to

move the Star A to the center of  the eyepiece 

withthecombinationofusingLatitudeAdj.Knob

and“ ◄”/“►”buttons.PressENTERtoconfirm

the centering.Next, select

a bright star that is

close to the horizon as the Alignment Star B.

CenteritusingAzimuthAdj.Knoband“◄”/“►”

buttons(The“▲”and“▼”buttonsarenotused

here).PressENTERtoconfirm.

(3) The telescope will now slew back to

Star A to

repeatabovesteps.Theiterationcanbestopped

whenitisdeterminedthatthealignmenterroris

at the minimum. Press BACK button to exit the

alignmentprocedure.



10. Manual Operation: The mount can now be used to

observeastronomicalobjectswiththeHC.Usearrow 

keys(►,◄,▼,and▲)topointthetelescopetothe

desiredobject.Use thenumberkeys tochangethe

slewingspeed.PressSTOP/0buttontostarttracking.

11. Set Up Controller:Press MENU; then “Set Up

Controller”=>“SetUpTime&Site”.



EntercurrentdateandcheckforDaylightSavingTime

using arrow and number keys.Enter time zone (in

60‐minutesincrement)byenteringminutes“behind”

or“aheadof”UT;forexamples:

• Bostonis300minutes“behind” UT

• LosAngelesis480minutes“behind”UT

• Romeis60

minutes“ahead”ofUT

• Sydneyis600minutes“ahead”ofUT

MovecursortotheendofscreentoselectNorthern

orSouthernHemisphere.

[TIPS:Alltimezonesin N.Americaare“behind”UT.

Latitude and longitude co ordinates can be obtained

from GPS‐equipped devices (navigator, phone), or

from

internet.“W/E”=western/easternhemisphere;

“N/S” = northern/southern hemisphere; and “d” =

degree;“m”=minute;and“s”=second.Usearrow

andnumberkeystoenterlocationinformation.]

12. OneStarAlignment:Makesurethemountis atZERO

position by press MENU => “To Zero Position”.

Perform One Star Align to correct the Zero Position

discrepancy.TofurtherimprovetheGOTOaccuracy,

refertothefullmanualformoredetails.

13. GotoanObject:ThemountisnowreadyforGOTO

andtrackingtargets.PressMENU,selectandENTER

“Select and Slew”. Select  a category (for example,

“Planets, Sun,Moon”),thenanobject(forexample,

“Moon”).PressENTERandthetelescopewillslewto

theobjectandautomaticallystarttracking.

14. Sync to Target: Ifthe objectisnot inthe centerof

the eyepiece, use this function to center and

synchronize the object to improve local GOTO

accuracy.Press MENUand select and ENTER“Sync

toTarget”.Usearrowkeystomoveuntiltheobjectis

centeredineyepiece.PressENTERagain

tocomplete

thisfunction.

[TIP:“Sync to Target” can only function after a

“Select and Slew” operation.This is most useful 

when looking for faint objects near a bright star.

“SynctoTarget”issimilarto“OneStarAlignment”.]

[

TIP:Afterslewingtoanobject,alistofnearbybright

object(s)canbedisplayedbypressing“?”button.]

 ReminderonTensionAdjusters



The Tension Adjusters are used as the last step to

lock, and the first step to release the gears.Never 

fully tighten them during operations.The optimum

position is one just deep enough to rid any plays.

Hesitation in turning the Gear Switch by 90° means

theTensionAdjusterhasnotbeenloosenedenough.

Use support@ioptron.com

for technical supports.

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