TeleVue Panoramic User manual

32 Elkay Dr., Chester, New York 10918 [phone] www.televue.com
Parts Check List (please check various bags for small parts)
•Panoramic Mount Head (with Panoramic Post & altitude/azimuth encoders)
•Wood Tripod •Tray •Mount Handle
•Eyepiece Caddy Set [with (4) ¼"-20 button head screws & (4) Thumb Knobs
attached and (2) 2"-1¼" Caddy Inserts installed]
•Sky Tour Caddy Plate
•Sky Tour Computer [with (1) 9V Battery]
•Sky Tour Operating Guide & Sky Tour Database
•Small-Parts Bags include: (1) Pigtail Wiring Harness, (1) Wiring Harness Junc-
tion box, (1) Velcro strip for Junction box, (3) Rubber Tipped Studs for tripod
legs, (2) Studs for scope attachment, (1) 1/8" Allen Key, (1) 5/64" Allen Key,
(5) Plastic Knobs for scope and tray attachments, (4) Leg Extension and Mount
head Lock Knobs, (2) #10-32 button head screws for Sky Tour Caddy Plate
attachment, (1) 1/8" Allen for Caddy Plate attachment, (2) Velcro strips for
Sky Tour attachment
Introduction & Use
The alt-azimuth PanoramicTM Mount with Sky Tour computer will give you years
of observing challenges and pleasures. This system is easy to set-up and requires
little maintenance so you can spend your time where it counts: at the eyepiece.
The Panoramic Mount Head cradles the telescope at its center of gravity, to make
operation smooth and easy. Brass bearings with tension adjustments provide a
smooth vertical motion from about 17° below the horizon to almost Zenith (85°).
To achieve smoothest operation it is important to have the telescope properly
balanced in its mount ring, with the altitude tension knobs providing minimal drag.
The tripod legs are crafted from solid wood and can position the cradle
height from 38" to 62". The legs are tied together by either a powder coated
cast aluminum head or solid brass head. The triangular accessory tray adds
extra stability to the tripod.
The Panoramic Mount is ideal for terrestrial and astronomical viewing.
Tripod, Head and Sky Tour Set-up
1) Installing Foot Studs - After removing all packaging material screw the Foot
Studs into the bottom of the Leg Extensions.
2) Installing Leg Extension Lock Knobs - Screw Leg Extension Lock Knobs into
the metal Leg Clamp bands.
3a) Setting-up on level ground - With the tripod upside down, pull the 3 Leg
Extensions to the same height and lock in place with Leg Extension Lock Knobs.
3b) Setting-up on uneven terrain - Proceed as above, then install Tray (step 4).
Extend remaining legs until head is approximately level. Lock Leg Extension
Lock Knobs. Move on to step 5.
NOTE: The mount only needs to be sufciently levelled so the telescope swings
smoothly in any azimuth orientation.
4) Installing Tray - With tripod right side up, spread apart tripod legs. Install
Tray by inserting the stud from one of the hinged Tray Supports through the
hole in one corner of the Tray. Secure Tray using one of the plastic Knobs.
(Leave Knobs slightly loose to ease installation of the remaining Tray Support
screws.) Mount Tray on the remaining two supports. Tighten all three Knobs
after Tray is in position.
5) Installing Panoramic Mount Head - Set the Panoramic Mount Head into the
Bushing in the Tripod Head. Screw the Lock Knob into the hole in the side of
the Tripod Head and tighten enough so the head cannot be pulled out. Swing
the Cradle until approximately level and tighten the Vertical Tension Knobs.
Note: Mount head can be moved to other Tele Vue tripods or camera tripods
by removing the Panoramic Post. Use 5/64" Allen to loosen lower set screw
on Azimuth bearing plate, then unscrew the post. Normally this set screw is
tight to prevent Panoramic Post from unscrewing from the head as mount is
turned in azimuth.
PANORAMICTM/SKY TOUR MOUNT INSTRUCTIONS
LOCK KNOB
WARNING: Rotating the Tele-Pod head
while the azimuth tension knob is tightened
could cause the azimuth bearing to unscrew
and separate.
PLASTIC KNOBS
TRIPOD HEAD
PANORAMIC
MOUNT HEAD
VERTICAL
TENSION KNOB
WITH TELESCOPE
OBJECTIVE FACING LEFT
AZIMUTH
BEARING
PLATE
PANORAMIC
POST
CRADLE
STUDS
Loose Parts in
Wiring
Junction
Box
Velcro
strips for
Junction
box
Pigtail
Wiring
Harness
Rubber tipped
studs for tripod
legs
Studs for scope
attachment
1/8"
Allen
Key
5/64"
Allen
Key
Plastic Knobs
for scope &
tray attach-
ments
Leg Extension & Mount
head Lock Knobs
#10-32 button head
screws for Sky Tour
Caddy Plate
1/8"
Allen
Key
Velcro strips for Sky Tour
attachment Packed with Caddy Plate

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6) Installing Mount Handle - Follow instructions packaged with handle.
7) Caddy Set Installation - Attach each Caddy bracket by passing the screws
through the clearance holes in the yoke arms and xing the thumb knob tight.
The angled edge will match the arms, so that when viewing from the telescope
eyepiece position, the three 1¼" holes will be on the left side, while the two
2" holes with removable 1¼" plastic plugs will be to your right.
8) Sky Tour Caddy Plate Installation and Computer Attachment - The Sky Tour
Caddy Plate attaches to either the left or right eyepiece caddy using the two
supplied button head screws and Allen wrench. Keep the two halves of the
Velcro strip together and stick one side on the back of your Sky Tour computer
as shown. Peel the remaining backing off of the Velcro and stick the Sky Tour
computer onto the Mounting Bracket. When using shorter scopes like our Tele
Vue-76 or Tele Vue-85, make sure you leave enough nger room between the
computer and the focuser knob.
9) Sky Tour Wiring Connections
a) If the Sky Tour Caddy Plate is attached to the right Caddy, use the Velcro to
stick the Harness Junction Box to the back of the plate, in the lower right hand
corner. Orient the Box so that the Main Wiring Harness plugs straight in from
the left end of the box. The Pigtail Harness will then plug in from the front. Loop
the Pigtail around and plug it into the Sky Tour Computer.
or
b) If the Plate is attached to the left Caddy, use the Velcro to stick the Harness
Junction Box to the underside of the mount head, in the left corner, against the
left side Caddy Bracket. Orient the Box so that the Main Wiring Harness plugs
straight in from the right end of the box. The Pigtail Harness will then plug into
the Box directly toward you. Plug the other end into the Sky Tour Computer.
Telescope Attachment
1) Thread the two studs into the two end holes on the bottom of your tele-
scope mount ring. Snug tight using the supplied 1/8" Allen key.
2) With the cradle approximately level, set the scope down within it so that
the studs pass through the clearance holes and the telescope's eyepiece
end is closer to the Altitude Tension Knobs.
3) Lock the scope down with the supplied plastic Knobs.
Telescope Use
1) Place eyepiece in scope.
2) Apply slight and equal tension to altitude bearings using the altitude bear-
ing tension knobs.
3) Swing the scope up approximately 45° and check balance. If the scope
wants to swing back down, slide the scope back in the mount ring until
balance is achieved. If the scope wants to swing up, push it forward until
balance is achieved.
4) Apply more tension to achieve the desired feel. Extra tension can be used
to overcome a minor out-of-balance condition. However, excessive tension
will cause the movement to be “jerky.” Severe overtightening could strip the
threads in the mount head. Azimuth tension is pre-set at the factory and should
not be adjusted.
5) The most stable way of slewing your scope is by grasping a xed part of the
telescope, (i.e., focuser body), mount head or (optional) mount handle. Slewing
the scope by holding the diagonal could cause slight image shift when you release.
Computer Alignment
Please follow the alignment instructions on page 11 in the yellow Sky Tour
Operating Guide. Though the guide was originally written for the Gibraltar
Mount, all aspects of Sky Tour use apply to Tele-Pod and Panoramic mounts.
Close-up of junction box
location and orientation
Right handed instal-
lation on Sky Tour
Caddy Plate as
viewed from in front
of the mount
Pigtail
Main Wiring Harness
2" Eyepiece Caddy
1¼" Removable Insert
1¼" Eyepiece Caddy
Yoke Arm
Yoke Arm
Sky Tour
Bracket Holes
Sky Tour
Bracket Holes
Velcro location on
back of Sky Tour.
Left handed
installation on Sky
Tour Caddy Plate
as viewed from
behind the mount
Close-up
of junction
box loca-
tion and
orientation
Altitude
Encoder
Jack
Altitude Tension
Knobs