INSTRUCTION MANUAL AZGTi Mount Copyright © Sky-Watcher
CONTENT Parts Diagram PART I : SETTING UP THE AZGTi MOUNT 1.1 Setting up on a Skywatcher Tripod ............................................................................4 1.2 Attaching the AZGTi Mount to a camera tripod .............................................5 1.3 Installing the Telescope............................................................................................5 PART II : ELECTRONIC CONTROL INTERFACE 2.1 Control Panel ..............................................................
Parts Diagram Dovetail Locking Knob Bubble Level Altitude Clutch Wheel Dovetail Groove Saddle Battery Compartment for 8x AA Batteries Azimuth Clutch Knob Power Switch SNAP port External Power Hand controller port LED Indicator 3/8” socket 3
PART I : SETTING UP THE AZGTi MOUNT 1.1 Setting Up on a Skywatcher Tripod 1. Fully expand the three legs of the tripod on level ground. 2. Install the accessory tray on the tripod as shown in Fig. 1.1a. 3. If using a short tube telescope, which does not hit the tripod legs when it points high up, with the AZGTi mount, the mount can be installed onto the tripod directly. Align the 3/8” socket at the base of the mount with the locking bolt on the tripod head.
PART I: SETTING UP THE AZGTi MOUNT 4. If using a long tube telescope with AZGTi mount, an extension pier should be inserted between the tripod and the AZGTi mount to prevent the telescope from hitting the tripod legs when it points high up(Fig. 1.1c). 1) Attach the extension pier to the tripod and tighten the locking bolt. 2) Remove the pier head from the extension pier by loosening the three locking screws. 3) Attach the pier head to the AZGTi mount and tighten the locking knob.
PART I: SETTING UP THE AZGTi MOUNT 1.3 Installing The Telescope 2 Loosen Doveltail Locking Knob Tighten Saddle Dovetail Groove Altitude Clutch Wheel Loosen Tighten 1 Fig. 1.3a Fig. 1.3b 1. Loosen the altitude clutch wheel and rotate the saddle until the dovetail groove is horizontal, then tighten the altitude clutch wheel again (Fig 1.3a). 2. Loosen the dovetail locking knob until nothing is obstructing the dovetail groove in the saddle (Fig 1.3b). 3.
PART II : ELECTRONIC CONTROL INTERFACE 2.1 Control Panel The control panel of the AZGTi mount is shown below: Hand Control Power SNAP ON OFF LED Fig. 2.1 2.2 Panel Interface Components: POWER: This is an input for external power to avoid running on the 8 AA batteries in the AZGTi mount battery compartment. HAND CONTROL: This RJ-12 6-pins outlet is for connecting the SynScan hand controller. SNAP:This is a stereo jack outlet to connect with a camera’s shutter control port.
PART II: ELECTRONIC CONTROL INTERFACE 2.3 Pinout of The Interfaces: Note: The SNAP port provides two trigger signals to the stereo plug. For a camera which only needs a shutter-release signal, either trigger signals will work. For a camera which requires an extra “Focus” signal, both signals should be connected properly. Internal Circuit Optoisolator Control Signal Reserved GND RX(3.3V) Vpp+ TX(3.3V) N.C. 6 5 4 3 2 1 TRIGGER HAND CONTROL SNAP Fig. 2.3 2.
PART III : USING THE AZGTi MOUNT 3.1 Manually Rotating The Mount Refer to the following diagrams: Loosen Tighten Tighten Loosen Fig. 3.1a Fig. 3.1b 1. Loosen the Alt clutch wheel to manually rotate the telescope vertically. 2. Loosen the Azimuth adjustment knob to manually rotate the telescope horizontally. Tips: • Fully tighten the clutches for all motor driven applications. This will give the best pointing accuracy.
PART III: USING THE AZGTi MOUNT 3.5 Freedom FindTM Function The AZGTi mount is equipped with auxiliary encoders on both the azimuth axis and altitude axis. Therefore, the mount can keep track of its current position even when a user unlocks the clutches and rotates the mount in azimuth axis and altitude axis manually. With this feature, a user can manually operate the mount anytime without worrying about losing the mount’s alignment status.
APPENDIX I : SPECIFICATIONS 1100mm 150mm Dimensions: 1074mm 90mm 151mm Mount Tripod Specifications: Product Name Mount Type Payload Mount’s Weight Tripod + Extension Pier Weight Power Requirement Motor Gear Ratio Resolution Resolution of Aux. R.A./Dec. Axis Encoders Default Wi-Fi Access Point SSID Access Point IP Address Network Protocol AZGTi Mount Altitude-azimuth Mount 5 kg 1.3 kg 1.9 kg + 0.5kg DC7.5~14V, 0.75A DC Servo Motor 6480 2073600 Counts/Rev., 0.625 arc-second 1068 Counts/Rev., approx.
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