iOptron 3130 user manual Please do not over tighten the setting screws

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1. Release RA Clutch Screws. Rotate the

Bring the object

mount

along the

RA axis

to

the

half the distance

balance

position,

dovetail saddle on Center the object

to the center

the right side. Lock the RA clutch

 

screws.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Loose latitude Locking Screws and

 

Azimuth

Locking

Screws

a

little.

 

 

Rotate

Centering the object one the cross

x

 

hairs by adjust Latitude Adjust. screw

 

and Azi. Adjust. Knob.

 

 

 

 

 

3.Release the RA clutch again. Rotate the mount 180º to bring the dovetail to the left side. Retighten the RA clutch

screw.

Bring

the object half

the

Rotate

distance to the center by adjusting the

x

reticle adjustment set screws using a

 

hex key. Keep in mind that the image

 

in the

finder is

inverted. Loose

one

 

screw first, then tighten the other screw(s). Only loose/tighten one screw at a time and a few turns each time to avoid the reticle totally lost its position. It may take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the screws that move the polar scope in the appropriate direction.

PLEASE do not over tighten the setting screws.

4.Release the RA clutch and rotate the mount 180º to bring the dovetail back to the right side. If you are lucky enough, the object will stay in center of the polar scope. Otherwise, repeat Steps 2 and 3 to further move the object to the center.

5.After few times, the object will stay in center when the mount is flipped from right to left.

September 10, 2012 V1.0

iOptron reserves the rights to revise this instruction without notice. Actual color/contents/design may differ from those described in this instruction.

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Contents Page Installation Included in PackageInstall polar scope illumination LED Remove face plate screws Quick Polar Alignment Polar Scope Dial Adjust Polar Scope Focuser Polar Scope AlignmentPlease do not over tighten the setting screws