iOptron 70E quick start Step, Examples minutes “behind” UT or “ahead” of UT, Initial alignment

Models: 70E

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Examples: minutes “behind” UT or “ahead” of UT

 

Step 7.

 

 

Now “Setup Site Info:” is displayed at the top. A blinking cursor is on the second

 

line. (“Longi” means longitude; “Lat” means latitude). You can search the

 

internet for your latitude and longitude or visit www.iOptron.com and click

 

“support” for help finding this information. Use ▲/▼ keys to change the numbers

 

and letters. Use ◄/► keys to scroll through the fields.

 

The last line of this screen is for setting time zone information (add or subtract 60

 

minutes (Mins.) per time zone).

 

 

Examples: minutes “behind” UT or “ahead” of UT

 

New York:

300 Mins. “behind” UT

 

Los Angeles:

480 Mins. “behind” UT

 

Rome:

60 Mins. “ahead” of UT

 

Sydney:

600 Mins. “ahead” of UT

 

Press ENTER when finished.

 

 

The mount is now ready to observe

 

Use the 4 Arrow keys (▲▼◄►) to rotate the scope Up, Down, Left, and Right.

 

Use the SPEED key to change the slew rate from the slowest (2X) to the fastest

 

(MAX).

 

 

Step 8. Initial alignment

 

 

Press the Menu button. Scroll to “Align” and press ENTER. Select “Solarsys

 

Align” and press ENTER. Then select an alignment object, such as “Moon” and

 

press ENTER.

 

 

The telescope will automatically move and point to the correct altitude of the

 

Moon. Next, push the mount by hand or turn the mount left or right using the

 

arrow keys (◄►) to center the Moon in the eyepiece. Then press ENTER. The

 

mount is now aligned and ready to GoTo and track objects.

 

(If there is no Moon please use One Star Align to do the initial alignment)

 

Step 9. Find (GoTo) and track objects.

 

Press Menu button.

 

 

Scroll to “Select and Slew”

 

 

Press ENTER.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 10.

 

 

Select a category (ex. “Planets, Sun, Moon”) by scrolling with the arrow keys.

 

Press ENTER.

 

 

Then select an object (ex. “Moon”) by scrolling with the arrow keys. Press

 

ENTER.

 

 

The telescope will automatically slew to the object and lock on. It will

 

automatically begin to track once it locks on to the object.

 

 

 

Step 11. Insert Electronic Eyepiece. (Optional)

 

Remove cap from end of electronic eyepiece and insert electronic eyepiece into

 

the telescope tube opening (Remove original optical eyepiece first). Next, plug

 

each end of the USB cable into the electronic eyepiece and your computer.

 

Your computer will detect the electronic eyepiece as new hardware. Follow the

 

instructions on your computer for any driver installation and camera

 

configuration. Next, you can open a movie program such as Window Movie

 

Maker (or other webcam program) to begin viewing a live feed from the

Plug USB connector

telescope. Computer operating systems vary so you may want to visit

www.iOptron.com and click on “support” for additional suggestions and help.

into your computer.

If your PC does not have a webcam application software installed, you may

 

download one of the following programs: ArcSoft’s Webcam Companion at

 

www.arcsoft.com or Future Winjoe at www.ioptron.com/future.rar.

iOptron Corp. 6F Gill Street Woburn, MA 01801 USA (781) 569-0200 Toll Free (866) 399-4587 www.iOptron.com

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iOptron 70E Step, Examples minutes “behind” UT or “ahead” of UT, The mount is now ready to observe, Initial alignment