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screws? If you didn’t and the disk is free to rotate on the mounting bracket shaft, the IntelliScope system will not work.

6.Did you install the aluminum spacer ring on the telescope mounting bracket shaft after you attached the encoder disk? The spacer ring is important for maintaining the correct spacing between the altitude encoder disk and the sensors on the encoder board.

7.Is the compression spring seated in its hole just below the hole for the telescope mounting bracket shaft? Does it make contact with the altitude encoder board when the board is in place? This is also important for maintaining the correct spacing between the altitude encoder disk and the sensors on the encoder board.

Warp factor consistently above ±0.5 but below ±2.0

8.Check accuracy of vertical stop. Use a carpenter’s level to do this.

9.Are alignment stars being centered with reasonable precision? A high-power eyepiece (at least 10mm focal length), or an illuminated reticle eyepiece (preferred) is recommended.

10.Check encoders as outlined previously.

11.Try to use alignment stars that are well above the horizon. Light from stars is refracted as it travels through the atmosphere and starlight near the horizon has to travel through the greatest amount of atmosphere before reaching your telescope. Stars near the horizon can appear as much as 2° away from their actual position.

12.Avoid long delays between aligning on the first and second alignment stars. The stars in the night sky appear

to move due to the rotation of the Earth. If you take more than a few minutes to align on the second star, this stellar motion will result in an increase in the warp factor (and decrease the resultant pointing accuracy). This

is because the controller does not yet have a frame of reference to tell which way the stars should appear to be moving before the second star is aligned on.

Warp numbers larger than 2.0

13.Are the stars you aligned on actually the stars you selected on the controller? Consult the finder charts in Appendix D if you are unsure.

14.The encoder sensors may be coming into contact with the encoder disks. Check both the altitude and azimuth encoders as outlined above.

Altitude readouts do not change when you move the scope (during “ALT AZM TEST”)

15.Check the altitude cable’s connections.

16.Make sure the altitude tension knob is not too loose.

Azimuth readouts do not change when you move the scope (during “ALT AZM TEST”)

17.Check the azimuth cable’s connections.

18.Make sure the hex lock nut on the azimuth axis screw is tight. The fender washer underneath the hex lock nut should not be able to move. Remember, the hex lock nut should be tightened about 3/16 to 1/4 turn beyond the point where the washer cannot move any longer.

19.Try disassembling then reassembling the azimuth encoder by disassembling the top and bottom baseplates.

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Contents Orion StarBlast 6/6i IntelliScope Reflector #9926 / #27126Page Table of Contents Jam nut for vertical stop bolt Parts ListUnpacking Azimuth encoder disk Assembly of #9926 Assembly of #27126 StarBlast 6i IntelliScopeUnder side of top baseplate Pre-drilled starter hole BaseplateHead of azimuth axis bolt and fender washer Tape Compression spring Into the jack on the right side of the encoder connector Base where you want the clip to be locatedOn the telescope mounting bracket shaft with the flat Side of the ring facing outward the opposite side hasFinal Assembly of Your Telescope StarBlast 6/6i Install the EZ Finder II Reflex SightInstall the Eyepiece Rack Attach the Optical Tube to the BasePreparing to Use Your Telescope Replacing the EZ Finder II Battery Observing With Your TelescopeAligning the EZ Finder Choosing an Observing SiteWhat to Expect Tracking Celestial ObjectsEyepiece Selection Moon SunPlanets StarsUsing the IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator Powering the ControllerSetting the Vertical Stop AlignmentSimple Two-Star Alignment Jam nut Vertical stop L-bracketPushbuttons Alignment Error Warp FactorOverview of the IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator Guide Arrows Locating the PlanetsNew General Catalog Locating Deep-Sky Objects by CatalogMessier Catalog Locating Star Clusters Index CatalogLocating Nebulas Locating Galaxies Locating StarsNamed Stars Double and Multiple StarsUsing the ID Button Catalog ST StarsTours of the Best Objects Starting a TourDec. Coordinates Adding User-Defined ObjectsFunction FCN Button Realignment Function Hidden FunctionsAltitude and Azimuth Test Encoder TestClock Care and MaintenanceDownload Checksum Rewrite Objects in database Specifications of the StarBlast 6/6iSpecifications of the IntelliScope System Primary Mirror Center Mark Appendix a Collimating the OpticsCollimation Cap Aligning the Secondary Mirror Adjusting the Secondary Mirror’s Rotational PositionPreparing the Telescope for Collimating Aligning the Primary Mirror Adjusting the Secondary Mirror’s TiltStar-Testing the Telescope Appendix B Cleaning the Optics Appendix C Troubleshooting IntelliScope SystemWarp factor consistently above ±0.5 but below ±2.0 Warp numbers larger thanPage Daylight saving time Appendix D Alignment Star Finder ChartsSpic Late June Early JulyLate July Early AugustLate October EgaEarly September 200 AM Late September 100 AM Early October Late December Early JanuaryLate January Early FebruaryPiscis Austrinus Appendix E Constellation AbbreviationsCanes Venatici Appendix F ST Catalog ∑80 ∑79 ∑88 ∑90 Zeta Eta ∑113 PsiUV p Nu Phi ∑162 ∑174 ∑163 Baten Kaitos ∑178 ∑180 RumkerOmicron 3506Theta EpsilonZaurak Lambda 75871 Alpha26 03 12916 Zeta∑552 ∑559 ∑572 54 R ∑590 Iota Pi4 Pi5Hinds Crimson Star ∑627 ∑644 ∑655 RhoRigel 476 H3750Delta 119 ∑718 Alnilam Phi2 Zeta Sigma Phact Alnitak GammaZeta Mirzam Mu Alpha Eta ADS Furud Beta32.3 +07 +20.2 +37Nu1 Sirius ∑948 ∑958∑80 ∑1037Procyon O∑179 ∑1138 ∑1127 ∑1149 Zeta c BetaAC 31 Beta 3948 ADS HN19 H269 Alpha Kappa Zeta RumkerH4903 ∑1224 ∑1223 ∑1282 ∑1298 Rho ∑1311H4188 h4191 ∑1321 ∑1334 ∑1338 Alpha Kappa ∑1347 Kappa 24 Phi∑1355 Zeta ∑1351 AlterfTania Australis Mu Alpha 45 Delta Alpha Omega Lambda ADS∑1466 ∑1633ADS ADS 8119 Nu ADS 8148 83 84 Lambda Beta H4486 +04 +68.8Epsilon M40 ∑1639 Alpha Delta Gamma ADS+05.3 +21 57.2 +03.4 +38.3 +66.0Mizar Spica ∑∑123 ∑1755 Rigil Kentaurus Pi ∑186413 29.7 ADS 8934 13 32.3 13 20.3Zeta Alpha q Alpha C1 Izar Dunlop H4715∑1932 Mu ∑1931 H4753 Iota DeltaDelta Sigma Rho Epsilon Iota ∑2052 RmkDelta Sigma 121 H4853Zeta Atria Shaula Rasalhague IotaAlpha Eta 75, Rho 75’ 40’ 35’∑2241 Kappa Psi40-41 100Alpha ∑359 ∑358 Vega ∑2375 ∑2379 Beta ∑2404 ∑2420 Delta2 ∑525 Nunki 13 ∑2417H5082 ∑2449 ∑2474Delta Epsilon ∑2583 Zeta Chi Altair Eta 57 O∑532 Psi +49 +15.1+32.6 +50 +45 +35 +10.6 +33 +18.5 +70 +11.8 +19 +08 29.2BF h1470 X WZ ∑2675 ∑2637 ∑2644 RT Alpha Alpha ∑2671Omicron ∑2716 S763∑2742 12 Xi ∑2758Delta Theta Beta ∑2816 V460 SS RV Epsilon Lambda ∑2840 ∑2841∑2873 Eta ∑2863 O∑461 Alpha ∑2894 PiH5334 +82Star Double star challenge Phi Psi3 Dunlop249 Errai Theta 107 ∑3042 Lal192 Sigma ∑3050+03 +37 Page One-Year Limited Warranty

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