User manual ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS TRUETRACKSINGLEAXIS

[. . . ] Thread the screw into the threaded hole of the R. A. motor assembly until secure, but do not overtighten. This attachment process is tricky, and it may take you several tries before you get it right. motor cover Phillips-head screw Parts List 1 1 1 1 1 2 R. A. [. . . ] Make certain when you attach the velcro that the hand controller will not interfere with the motion of the mount. Operating the Single-Axis Drives Figure 4. For the motor drive system to track properly, the equatorial mount must be polar aligned. axis of the mount so it is parallel to the Earth's axis of rotation (polar axis). Consult the manual that came with your SkyView Pro equatorial mount for details on how to polar align it. The telescope must also be precisely balanced for the motor drive system to properly track the night sky. Consult the manual that came with your mount for details on balancing your telescope on the R. A. Insert four D-cell batteries into the battery pack. Orient the batteries as indicated on the white plastic battery holder. Connect the end of the battery pack's power cord to the DC power input on the hand controller. A cord is permanently connected to the hand controller; connect the modular plug on the end of the cord to the modular jack on the R. A. motor assembly through the hole in the bottom of the R. A. When observing in the Northern Hemisphere, the N/S switch on the hand controller should be set in the "N" position. For the Southern Hemisphere, it should be in the "S" position. Make sure the thumbwheel on the manual clutch assembly is engaged (i. e. tightened against the brass gear), and turn the 5. Make certain that the teeth of the motor assembly gear mesh with the teeth of the manual clutch assembly gear. Also, make certain the gears are not too tightly pressed together. You can adjust the way the gears mesh by tightening or loosening the socket-head cap screw that is used to attach the R. A. If the gears are not meshed correctly or are too tightly pressed together, then the drive will not track properly, or at all. motor cover and secure it with the Phillips head screw. [. . . ] Remember, never use the slow-motion control knobs when the manual clutch is engaged or you could permanently damage the motor. There are four buttons on the hand controller. If no buttons are pressed, the motor will turn the R. A. If the bottom right button is pressed, the drive will turn at 2x sidereal rate, which will cause objects viewed in the telescope's eyepiece to move slowly eastward. [. . . ]