Instruction manual

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Alignment
There are several different ways to align the Ultima 2000 to the sky. The most popular way is a two star alignment with
the telescope in the Alt-Az configuration. Here are some methods of aligning the Ultima 2000.
SKY - Two Star Alignment
This is the most popular and the quickest method. It is easiest if you
turn the tracking to OFF
then after the alignment,
turn the tracking back on. Do this under the SETUP menu. This method is described in the laminated sheets and is also
described in the QUICK SETUP chapter. For the best results, you should pick alignment stars that are at least 20º apart.
ACTION
NOTES DISPLAY
Move the telescope to its downstop
positions in both Alt and Az.
(See the Chapter on the Hand Control, Menu Setup)
Turn the telescope and hand control ON.
The telescope starts at the ALIGN menu. MENU
A
LIGN
Press ENTER Entered into the ALIGN menu and the
message “INITIALIZING” scrolls across
followed by the prompt to set the
azimuth downstop.
S
ET FORK
TO ZERO
Press ENTER Initialized the encoder downstop
position for azimuth.
T
UBE TO
DOWNSTOP
Press ENTER Initialized the encoder downstop
position for altitude.
S
KY
ACHERNAR
Press ENTER Select the SKY option for alignment. NEW OBJ
A
CHERNAR
Use the UP/DOWN buttons to scroll
through the list of alignment stars.
(example: ALTAIR - press DOWN nine
times).
Scrolled to first alignment star. NEW OBJ
A
LTAIR
Move and center telescope on alignment
star and press ENTER
Aligned the Ultima 2000 to first
alignment star.
NOTE: Move the scope by hand and
center with the diamond button.
S
KY
ALTAIR
Press ENTER Select the SKY option for alignment. NEW OBJ
A
LTAIR
Use the UP/DOWN buttons to scroll to a
second alignment star.
(Ex: POLARIS - Press DOWN 14 times)
Scrolled to second alignment star. NEW OBJ
P
OLARIS
Move and center telescope on alignment
star and press ENTER.
Aligned to second star and the warp
error message displays briefly. An error
of less than 0.5 is desirable.
NEW OBJ
W=(<.5)
A few seconds pass. Display returns to the SKY screen after a
few seconds.
S
KY
POLARIS
Press MENU Returns you to the ALIGN Menu. MENU
A
LIGN
Now turn the tracking on.
EQ North - Polar Aligned, one star alignment
To do a one star alignment, the EQ NORTH setting is available. The only time this is really practical is on a permanent
pier mount. This is because it requires an almost perfect polar alignment. Here is how to use a one star EQ NORTH
alignment.