Vixen Starbook-S User manual

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Instruction Manual for the STARBOOK-S Set
PREFACE
Thank you for your purchase of a Vixen STARBOOK-S Go-To controller and Motors Set. The
STAR BOOK-S features intuitive Go To operation with its LCD display for the Vixen GP series
equatorial mounts. We hope it will help increase your enjoyment of your observing session. You
should refer to the instruction manuals for your telescope together with this manual.
Readthisinstructionmanualcompletelybeforeuse
- Always keep this instruction manual near your telescope to ensure quick answers to any
questions.
- This instruction manual describes necessary precautions for the safe use of the product by
preventing possible injuries to yourself and others, as well as damage to the equipment.
WARNING!
Never look directly at the sun with your naked eyes or though this product. Permanent and
irreversible eye damage may result.
- Never connect the cable of the STARBOOK-S with other equipment such as a PC. It may cause
a failure, heating or electrical shock.
- This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant of Part 15 of the FCC rules.
CAUTION
- Do not use the product while traveling or walking, as injuries may arise from stumbling, falling
or collision with objects.
- Keep plastic and vinyl packing materials away from children, these may cause danger from
swallowing or suffocation.
- Do not use the product in a wet environment.
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CONTENTS
PREFACE ２AUTOMATIC SLEWING 19
Flow of Automatic Slewing 19
WARNING・CAUTION ２Home Position 19
Align the Telescope 20
CONTENTS 3Starting Automatic Slewing 26
Choosing a Target from the 28
BEFORE USE 4Object Menu
Checking Contents 4 Completing Observing 30
Parts Descriptions 4
Legend on the Screen 6 APPLICATION 32
Flow of Operation 7 Chart Setting 32
LCD Adjustment 35
PREPARATION 8 Backlighting Duration 36
About Batteries 8 Adjustment
Backlash Compensation 37
SETTING UP 9PEC 39
InstallingtheRAMotor 9 ConnectingtoLAN 43
Installing the DEC Motor 11 Automatic Slewing to a Comet 44
Connecting the Cables 12 Setting Autoguider 51
Supplying the Power 12 Upgrading your STARBOOK-S 53
INITIAL SETTING 13
Turning the Power On and Off 13
Setting Language 14
Setting Local Time 15
Setting Location 16
Saving the Settings 17
BASIC OPERATION 18
Moving the Telescope 18
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BEFORE USE
CheckingContents
This STARBOOK-S Set contains the parts listed below. Make sure that your box contains all
these parts. Your contents may differ from this list if you purchased a telescope package
complete with the STARBOOK-S.
Description Q’ty
STARBOOK –S Hand Controller 1
R.A. Motor 1
Motor Control Board （Combined with Motor
Cover）
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DEC. Motor 1
DEC. Motor Gear Cover 1
Vanity Cap for DEC shaft 1
Space Filler for R.A. Motor Cover 2
Spur Gears 2
Motor Cable 1
Controller Cable 1
8x D-Size Battery Box 1
5mm Allen wrench 1
1.5mm Allen wrench 1
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STARBOOK-SHandController
01. TN 2.6-inch monochrome LCD screen
02. Power switch
The upper buttons(Right side on-screen soft-key legend): Enter, Cursor movement, Scroll
03. LEFT (Moves the cursor left -The screen scrolls toward right.)
04. UP (Moves the cursor up.-The screen scrolls down.)
05. RIGHT (Moves the cursor right.-The screen scrolls toward left.)
06. DOWN (Moves the cursor down.-The screen scrolls up.)
07. ENTER (Changing Chart / Scope modes)
The lower buttons(Left side on-screen soft-key legend): Alignment, Zoom
08. MENU (Accesses various settings on the system menu.)
09. ZOOM+ (Zooms in the screen in 8 steps.)
10. ALIGN (Aligns computer with telescope position.)
11. ZOOM- (Zooms out the screen in 8 steps.)
12. DISP (On screen information changes each time pressed.)
13. LAN LAN connection terminal (10BASE-T) for communication with a PC
14. A.G. Autoguider port
15. MOUNT Controller cable connection terminal
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Partsdescriptions:GPD2MountwithSTARBOOK-Sshownhere
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LegendontheScreen
01. Mode Display: SCOPE Mode and CHART Mode
02. Date
03. Time
04. Battery Level: Varies according to a level of discharge.
The battery levels are displayed individually for both the STAR BOOK-S and the Mount.
Note: battery level indicator may show “Empty” when the controller cable is not connected
securely.
05. Up Arrow / Down Arrow
Up arrow: A group of on-screen soft-keys corresponding to the upper buttons.
Down arrow: A group of on-screen soft-keys corresponding to the lower buttons.
06 : Directional keys and cursor movement
07. Select, Automatic Slewing and changing Chart / Scope Modes.
08. Zoom+: Zoom in the screen
09. Zoom-: Zoom out the screen.
10. MT: Speed of scrolling the screen / zooming visually.
11. Menu: Open the System Menu dialog box to change various settings.
12. Align: Set up directions (alignment) for automatic slewing.
13. Disp: On screen information changes each time pressed.
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Specifications
Display TN 2.6-inch monochrome LCD screen (160x160 = 25600
pixels) with backlighting
Coordinates of object Shown on the STARBOOK-S in 0.1’ increment
Slewing speed Max. 1200x (sidereal rate)
Controller cable connection
terminal
8-pole 8-wired modular jack
Autoguider port 6-pole 6-wired modular jack
LAN connection terminal 10BASE-T
Auxiliary terminal D-sub 9 PIN (unavailable)
External power supply DC12V EIAJ RC5320A Class 4
Batteries Controller: 4 x AA-size alkaline batteries
Motors: 8x D-size alkaline batteries
Working duration with alkaline
batteries
Controller: About 8 hours at 20 degrees C.(68F) ambient
temperature
Motor: About 6 hours at 20 degrees C.(68F) ambient
temperature
Operating temperature 0 degree C. to 40 degrees C.
Maximum Loading weight 7 kg for GP2, 10kg for GPD2
Celestial Data Base Total 22,735 objects consisting of:
17,635 Fixed stars brighter than 7th magnitude
110 Messier objects
4,980 NGC/IC objects brighter than 14th magnitude
8 Planets, the Moon and Sun
Controller Size 85mm(w) x 134mm(l) x 38mm(h)
Controller Weight 165g (without batteries and without cables)
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FlowofOperation
Take the following steps to set up and use the STARBOOK-S.
1PREPARATION page8
Installing the supplied RA and DEC motors on a GP series equatorial mount of your telescope.
2 INITIAL SETTING page 13
Setting Language (The first time only)
Turn the power switches of both the RA motor and controller to ON, then turn on the
Starbook-S,and then choose your language in the STARBOOK-S.
Setting Date & Time (The first time only)
Enter date and your local time.
Setting Longitude & Latitude (The first time only)
Enter longitude and latitude of your observation site.
3 AUTOMATIC SLEWING page 19
Home Position
Slew the telescope to the home position.
Alignment
Choose two out of 39 registered reference stars in the STARBOOK-S’ database.
Automatic Slewing
Upon completion of alignment, automatic Go-To slewing and tracking are ready.
4 FINISHOPERATION page30
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PREPARATION
About Batteries
The STARBOOK-S controller runs on four AA-size alkaline batteries (not supplied.)
The batteries last about eight hours at a temperature of 20 degrees centigrade.
The RA and DEC motors run on eight D-size alkaline batteries (not included) or an external power
supply sold separately. The batteries last about eight hours at a temperature of 20 degrees
centigrade.
InsertingthebatteriesintotheSTARBOOK-S
Push the latch of the rear cover down and open the cover toward you as shown in the figure.
Insert 4 new and unused AA-size alkaline batteries. Take care not to mix up the polarity of each
battery.
Replace the cover.
InsertingthebatteriesintotheBatteryBox
Insert 8 new and unused D-size alkaline batteries. Take care not to mix up the polarity of each
battery.
Do not mix up the polarity as this may cause a failure.
SETTING UP
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InstallingtheRAMotor
(1) Take off the vanity cap on the RA body of your mount as shown in the figure.
(2) Remove the screw to fix the plastic RA motor cover by using the Phillips-head screwdriver.
(3) Remove the plastic RA motor cover.
(4)Turn the altitude adjustment screw so that the altitude of the mount goes down to
approximately 10 degrees as shown in the figure. You may need to hold down the mount to do
this if it does not descend as you turn the altitude adjustment screw.
(5) Attach the spur gear to the RA shaft facing the flat side of the spur gear outward. Orient the
spur gear so that the setscrew is over the flat portion of the RA shaft as shown in figure 5-1. Put
the spur gear into the dead end of the shaft (5-2) and tighten the setscrew by using the supplied
1.5mm Allen wrench (5-3).
The RA shaft is projected on both sides of the RA worm bracket. Attach the super gear to the
shorter projected side with a nut.
(6) Attach the RA motor so that its dovetail attachment base fits the counterpart on the RA body
as shown in the figure. Engage the gears so that the two are flush. At the same time, fix the RA
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