• 130,000 object database with 256 user.defined objects • The largest LCD screen on the market with 8 lines and 21.character Hand Control with backlit LED buttons. • USB Port for PC Laptop control and firmware upgrades (ASCOM protocol) • Metal worm & gear for increased stability & performance • Drive motor with 9.speed setting for precise tracking • Dual.axis Servomotor • Standard.equipment AC adaptor (Optional DC adaptor available) • 1.inch full height tripod with metal hinges • Built.in 32.Cha

com 1 WARNING! NEVER USE A SMARTSTAR TELESCOPE TO LOOK AT THE SUN! Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye. Children should always have adult supervision while observing. 2 TIP: For beginner users without a lot of knowledge in astronomy please refer to the Quick Start Reference. It contains enough information to get you started so you can enjoy the night sky without knowing all the jargon and math. CONTENTS Chapter. 0 Quick Start Reference 0.1 GoToNovaTM

Telescope Assembly .................................................................................................... 3 1.1. 900X70 Assembly Terms....................................................................................... 3 1.2. Telescope Assembly .............................................................................................. 5 2. Understanding Celestial Motion and Coordinates ....................................................... 7 3. Getting Started ..............

(If the telescope is perfectly aligned with the pole—no declination change will be required to follow stellar objects). For occasional visual observations through the telescope, aligning the telescope's polar axis by one or two degrees in relation to the pole is more than enough. With this level of aiming precision the telescope can achieve precise tracking if the R.A. flexible control cable is used while maintaining the objects within the telescope's FOV for some 20 to 30 minutes. To polar-alig

GPS provides Latitude, Longitude, and current time only. Continue to step 9. (Please note: this picture shows the SmartStar®-G hand controller. The SmartStar®-E hand controller has similar menu items, but with a smaller 4-line screen instead.) Step 9. Press the MENU key once. Scroll (with the ^/Ў keys) to “Set Up Controller” Press ENTER. Then go to Set Up Local Time and Site in the next screen. (This may be one or two menu items depending on your version) Select and then press ENTER. Step 10. Se

Use keys to scroll through the fields. The last line of this screen is for setting time zone information (add or subtract 60 minutes (Min.) per time zone). Examples: minutes “behind” UT or “ahead of” UT New York: 300 Min. “behind” UT Los Angeles: 480 Min. “behind” UT Rome: 60 Min. “ahead of” UT Sydney: 600 Min. “ahead of” UT Press ENTER when finished. The mount is now ready to find (GOTO) and track objects. Step 12. Select and Slew to an object Press Menu button. Scroll to “Select and Slew”

Extend tripod legs to full extension. Step 2. Attach mount to tripod using the long bolt (#7). Slide tray on #7 bolt bottom of shaft. Then screw on round black knob (#9). #9 knob Step 3a. Note: you may use 8 AA batteries (Step 3) or the AC adaptor (Step 5) to operate the mount. Lift the battery cover. Carefully pull out the battery holder from the compartment. Be sure not to accidentally disconnect the wires. Step 3b. Insert 8 AA batteries (not included) in the holder. Refer to the diagram on th

Remove the dust cover from the other end of optical tube assembly. Use the focus knob to bring objects into focus. You may need to turn the focus knob quite a few turns to focus your telescope for the first time. Always start observing using a low power eyepiece (such as a 25mm eyepiece) to get a nice wide field of view. Later you can change to high power if so desired. Higher powered eyepieces have a much narrower field of view. So it’s more difficult to initially locate objects using higher po

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However all scopes will attach in the same manner.) iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 569.0200 | Toll Free (866) 399.4587 | Plug in AC adaptor here Step 5. Plug in hand controller and AC adaptor. Plug hand controller into either one of the two HBX ports on the mount. Next plug in AC adaptor. (Or use batteries—see step 3). Turn on power (the red light should go on). At this point you can begin observing manually. Use the 4 Arrow keys (^Ў<>) on the hand controller to ro