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SmartStar N114 Telescope
Instruction Manual
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Table of Content Table of Content ............................................................................................................................. 2 ® 1. SmarStar N114 Overview......................................................................................................... 4 ® 1.1. SmartStar N114 Features ................................................................................................... 4 ® 1.2. SmartStar N114 Assembly Terms ...........................
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5.8. Watch List.......................................................................................................................... 19 5.9. Set Telescope Coord. ......................................................................................................... 19 5.10. Park Scope ....................................................................................................................... 19 6. Maintenance and Servicing.....................................................
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® 1. SmarStar N114 Overview ® GoToNova Computerized Control ® System 1.1. SmartStar N114 Features ® The revolutionary GoToNova ® Introducing our SmartStar N114 computerized control system is by far the computerized GOTO telescope system. most technologically advanced automated Designed with the latest technology the 114 tracking system available on the market mm mirror is crafted with aluminum coated today. With a database of 10,000+ celestial mirrors and exacting alignment. o
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® 1.2. SmartStar N114 Assembly Terms 1. Telescope Tube 2. Dovetail Lock 3. Hand Controller 4. Altitude Lock 5. Mount 6. Finder Scope 7. Eyepiece 8. Accesory Tray 9. Tripod Support Bracket 10. Tripod Leg Lock 11. Tripod 12. Azimuth Lock 6 7 3 2 4 1 5 8 12 11 10 9 5
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2. Telescope Assembly Step 1. Preparing the Tripod Unlock the tripod leg locks (#10). Extend tripod legs. Lock the leg locks afterwards. #10 Step 1a. #8 Stand the telescope's tripod upright by spreading the tripod's legs out uniformly. Push down slightly on the Tripod Support Bracket (#9.) Attach the Accessory Tray (#8) to the Tripod Support Bracket via a screw on the bottom of the tray. Turning the tray until hand tight – don’t over #9 tighten the tray. Step 2. Attachin
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Step 4. Attaching Telescope Dovetail Attach telescope to mount using the dovetail lock knob (#2). lock (#2) Step 5. Attaching Optics Point toward open end of telescope Attaching the red dot finder scope (#6) to the telescope tube (#1): First remove the two washers on the tube. Then place the finder scope Bolts onto the two bolts and re-attach the washers securely. The finder scope should face towards the open end of the tube (see arrow in diagram). Turn on the beam using the swit
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® 3. GoToNova 8405 Hand Controller Figure 1. GoToNova 8405 Hand Controller • SPEED Key: To select slew speed (2X, ® GoToNova 8405 hand controller (HC) is 8X, 64X, 256X, and MAX) ® the standard controller for a SmartStar • Light Key ( ☼): Turns on/off the red LED N114 telescope, as shown in Figure 1. reading light on the back of the controller. • HELP Key: For help and display more information on an object. 3.1. Key Description • HBX (handbox) port: connect the HC to SmartSta
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Mount/GPS Status Target Name Right Ascension Declination Altitude Azimuth Local Date and Time Slew Speed Figure 2. #8405 Hand Controller LCD Information Screen • G-ON (GPS Status): GPS is on and 1. Target Name: displays the name of the trying to lock on to a satellite; target that telescope is currently pointed to. • G-OK (GPS Status): The connection • Park Position: A default position between GPS receiver and satellites has when the mount is turned on, i.e., the been establish
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for fast slew and 2X for fine tuning). Turn 4. Getting Started the SOUTH mark pointing to south using ► or ◄ button. An additional compass is In order to experience the full GOTO needed. Rotate the telescope to point to capability of GoToNova technology it is zenith using the ▲ or ▼ buttons. A torpedo important to set up the mount correctly level may help. Then turn the mount power before observation. off and turn it on. Or you can press MENU. Scroll down to “Set Telescope Coord.”
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Press ENTER. Select “Set Up Time and Set time zone Site” Press ◄ or ► key. Move the cursor to the Set Up Time and Site bottom of the screen to set the time zone Set Display Info information (add or subtract 60 minutes per Set Key Beep time zone). Enter minutes “ahead” or Set Azi Work Mode “behind” of UT (universal time). The minimum time difference is 15 minutes. • New York City is 300 minutes “behind” Press ENTER. The Set Local Time screen UT will show: • Los Angeles is 480
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Time Zone settings are needed. However, 3. Now, objects located with the finder the local time and site info can still be scope first will be centered in field of view of manually entered (in case the GPS signal is the main telescope. too weak from clouds or buildings). It is always recommended to get the GPS 4.2.3. Go to the Moon coordinates before traveling to a new observation site. After performing these setups, the mount is ready to GOTO and track objects. The most 4.2.2. Using you
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4.3. Turn Off the Mount When finishing observing, always move the mount to Park Position. If the mount is not moved, no initial set up is needed when powered on the next time. To do so, press the MENU button, scroll down to “Park Telescope” and press ENTER. Turn the power off. 13
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® • NGC Catalog: It consists of a few 5. Use SmartStar N114 thousand objects in NGC catalog. Use ► or ◄ button to move the cursor and 5.1. Manual Operation of the ▼ or ▲ button to change the number. Telescope 5.2.3. Comets You may observe land and astronomical objects using GoToNova’s arrow keys. It contains up to 64 comets. This database is customer upgradeable. After the telescope was assembled (referring to Section 2. Telescope 5.2.4. Asteroids Assembly), flip the ON/OFF switch
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5.2.9. Watch List Auto Use ▼ or ▲ button to move the cursor to “Input coord.” line, use ► or ◄ button to This function will set the mount object number you want to store, and press automatically slew to all the objects listed in ENTER. A coordinate setting screen will Watch List at a preset time interval. The show: time interval can be set to from 10 seconds to 1200 seconds by using ▼ or ▲ button. Enter Alt. Azi. Alt: 13º 0.0’ Azi: 25º58.8’ 5.3. Land Objects Up to 4 your favo
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• LCD Back Light. 5.6. Align Use arrow keys to adjust LCD screen back This function is used for align the telescope. light intensity. Press ENTER. Before star alignment, please make sure the mount is well leveled. In addition to LCD Back Light “Solarsys Align,” the system also provides “One Star Align” and “Two Star Align”. Either one can be selected for telescope alignment. • Keypad Backlight. 5.6.1. Solarsys Align Use arrow keys to adjust keypad backlight. Press “MENU”, s
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Select “Two Star Align” in the Align menu. Use ▲ or ▼ button to select a star and Add a new object press ENTER. The mount will slew to it Edit one data Delete one data automatically. Use ◄ ► ▲ or ▼ key to Delete all center the object in your eyepiece. Press SPEED button to change the slew speed if Add a new object: needed. Then press ENTER to complete the alignment. After you finish the first star, Use ▼ or ▲ button to move the cursor to the system will prompt you to choose the
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Add a new comet No. 001 Edit one comet BX Delete one comet R: 4h38.7m D:19º56.8’ Reset all comets A -31º10.2’ Z303º44.1’ Add a new comet: The first line shows the number of The hand controller has 64 preloaded the user object and if it is above the horizon. comets. Before a new user comet can be The second line shows the name of the user added, an existing comet record has to be object, here is “BX”. The third line shows deleted. (See Delete one comet) target’s current R
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azimuth position. Use ◄ or ► move the 5.8. Watch List cursor position and ▲ or ▼ key change the number to adjust the object you want to edit. A watch list is a list of your favorite celestial Press ENTER when it is right. objects in the database. User can add, delete and browse the watch list. All Follow the same procedure as “Add a new celestial objects, include User Defined comet” to edit it. Press BACK to back to object, can be compiled into the list. Up to Modify Star Catalog me
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damage to the telescope’s electronic 6. Maintenance and circuitry. Servicing 5. Do not leave your telescope outdoors on a warm day or inside a sealed 6.1. Maintenance car for an extended period of time. ® Excessive ambient temperatures can The SmartStar N114 telescope is a damage the telescope’s internal lubrication precision optical instrument designed to and electronic circuitry. yield a lifetime of rewarding applications. Given the care and respect due any precision instrument,
