Orion 7817 instruction manual Attaching the GoTo hand controller, Attaching the Motor Control Box

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4.Make certain that the teeth of the smaller gear of the Dec. GoTo motor assembly meshes with the brass gear. Also, make certain the gears are not too tightly pressed togeth- er. You can adjust the way the gears mesh by tightening or loosening the socket-head cap screw that is used to attach the Dec. GoTo motor assembly to the mount and/or the small setscrews on the brass gear. If the gears are not meshed correctly or are too tightly pressed together, then the drive will not track properly, or at all. This attachment process is tricky, and it may take several adjustments before the gears properly mesh.

Note: There is a small packet of grease included with your SkyView Pro GoTo system. Once you have installed the GoTo motor so the gears mesh properly, you can apply a very small amount of the included grease to the meshed gears to ensure optimal gear mating.

5.Once the Dec. GoTo motor and gear have been installed and the gears mesh appropriately, you can install and secure the Dec. GoTo motor cover with the two 8mm long Phillips screws. Once you have installed the Dec. GoTo motor and cover, your mount should resemble Figure 12.

Dec. GoTo motor

1.Attach the motor control box bracket to the top of one of the legs of the SkyView Pro tripod. It will be most conve- nient to attach the bracket to the leg closest to the side of the R.A. GoTo motor cover with the two 8-pin circular jacks.

2.Slide the motor control box into the motor control box bracket.

3.Connect one end of the 13" long motor cable to the 8- pin circular jack marked “R.A. IN” on the R.A. GoTo motor cover.

4.Connect the other end of the 13" long motor cable to the 8-pin circular jack on the motor control box.

5.Connect one end of the 27" long motor cable to the 8-pin circular jack marked “Dec. OUT” on the R.A. GoTo motor cover.

6.Connect the other end of the 27" long motor cable to the 8-pin circular jack on the Dec. GoTo motor.

Attaching the GoTo hand controller

1.The included GoTo hand controller bracket attaches to the built-in notch in the tripod center support tray. To install the hand controller bracket, simply line up the tab on the back of the bracket with the notch in the tripod center support tray and slide the bracket forward until it clicks into place (Figure 13). You now have a convenient place to put the GoTo hand controller while you are viewing.

Dec. GoTo motor cover

R.A. GoTo motor cover

Figure 12. Installed GoTo motors

Attaching the Motor Control Box

Once both of the GoTo motors have been installed, you can attach and connect the motor control box.

Notch

 

Tripod center

 

 

 

support tray

 

 

Hand controller

 

 

bracket

Figure 13. Installing the GoTo hand controller bracket

2.The SkyView Pro GoTo hand controller cable is a 30" long coiled cable with modular connectors (RJ-45) on both ends. Connect one end of the coiled cable to the modular jack on the motor control box marked “Hand Controller.”

3.Connect the other end of the coiled cable to the hand con- troller modular jack (Figure 14).

Your SkyView Pro GoTo system is now installed and should resemble the image on the manual cover. You can now pro- ceed to power the system and utilize the many functions of the GoTo hand controller.

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Contents Orion SkyView Pro GoTo System #7817Page Parts List InstallationAttaching the R.A. GoTo Motor Brass gear Small R.A. GoTo Motor gear GoTo A. GoTo motor wiring Attaching the Dec. GoTo MotorAttaching the GoTo hand controller Attaching the Motor Control BoxPowering the SkyView Pro GoTo system GoTo Hand ControllerFunctions of the GoTo Hand Controller Initial Setup GoTo Hand Controller OperationAlignment Two-Star AlignmentSelecting an Object Object CatalogPointing Accuracy Enhancement PAE Shortcut ButtonsObject Button Setup FunctionsOther Functions MenuUsing the User Defined Database Identifying an Unknown ObjectLinking with a Computer Auto Guiding Preparing the Computer for the UpdateUpdating the GoTo Hand Controller’s Firmware System RequirementsSkyView Pro GoTo Hand Controller Menu Tree Testing for Cone Error Technical SpecificationsCone Error Calibration Appendix a Enhancing the PrecisionCalibration Procedure Aligning the R.A. motion of the star with the crosshairsB.Rotate the telescope 180 about the R.A.axis Appendix B Periodic Error Correction PEC PEC TrainingAppendix C RS-232 Connection One-Year Limited Warranty

7817 specifications

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