Congratulations on your purchase of the Orion SkyView Pro GoTo system. The GoTo system will add brains to your SkyView Pro equatorial mount’s brawn. Once the GoTo system has been installed, it enables you to locate and automati- cally slew to thousands of celestial objects using the included hand controller. Views of the planets, Moon, galaxies, nebulae, stars, and star clusters will all be as close as the touch of a button. You’ll find using your SkyView Pro GoTo mount will provide an entirely new astronomical experience that will open up new realms of celestial exploration.

These instructions will help you install and properly use the SkyView Pro GoTo system. Please read them over thoroughly before getting started. It may take a few observing sessions to become familiar with all the features of the SkyView Pro GoTo mount, so keep this manual handy as you master your mount’s operation.

1. Parts List

Qty. Description

1 Declination (Dec.) GoTo motor assembly

1Right ascension (R.A.) GoTo motor assembly

2Brass gears w/ 2mm socket-head set screws

1Motor control box

1Motor control box bracket

1GoTo hand controller

1GoTo hand controller cable (coiled, 30")

1GoTo hand controller bracket

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Motor Cable (13"): motor control box-to-R.A. motor

1Motor Cable (27"): R.A. motor-to-Dec. motor

1Hand controller-to-PC cable (5')

112V DC power cable

1Declination (Dec.) motor cover

1Right ascension (R.A.) motor cover

1Right ascension (R.A.) motor attachment screw (40mm length)

1Declination (Dec.) motor attachment screw (17mm length)

1Phillips screw (10mm length)

2Phillips screws (8mm length)

2flat washers, 10mm outer diameter

1lock washer, 9mm outer diameter

14mm hex key

12mm hex key

1Phillips screwdriver

2. Installation

Attaching the R.A. GoTo Motor

Remove the telescope tube, counterweight, and counter- weight shaft from the SkyView Pro mount before attaching the motor drives.

1.Remove the R.A. motor cover from the mount by loosening the Phillips head screw on the bottom of the cover (Figure 2). Slide the cover off the mount.

R.A. motor cover

Phillips-head screw

Figure 2. The R.A. motor cover

 

Smaller gear

4-pin rectangular connectors

 

Attachment hole

R.A. GoTo motor attachment screw

Figure 3. The R.A. GoTo motor assembly

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Orion 7817 instruction manual Parts List, Installation, Attaching the R.A. GoTo Motor

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