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iOptron SmartEQ Pro+ - Mount Operation and GOTO Functionality; Manual Mount Operation; Zero Position and One Star Alignment; Go To Object Functionality

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telescope to the desired object. Use the number
keystochangetheslewingspeed.Press0buttonto
starttracking.
10. Zero Position andOne Star Alignment:
Afterpolar
alignmentandbalancingOTA,return themountto
Zero Position before performing Star Alignment.
TheZeroPositionisthepositionwiththeCWshaft
pointing toward the ground, OTA at the highest
positionwithitsaxisparalleltothepolaraxisand
theOTApointingtotheCelestialPole.
Loosen the DEC and R.A. Clutches to adjust the
mount to the Zero Position by align three marks
located on DEC unit, R.A. unit and mount,
respectively.Tightenthescrewsafteradjustment.
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The default mount power on position is NOT
necessarythezeropositionforSmartEQPro+,
especiallyitisthefirsttimetousethemountorjust
performedfirmwareupgrade.SettheZeroPosition
by press MENU=>“Zero Position”=>“Set Zero
Position”. You should make sure the mount is at
ZEROpositionbypressMENU=>“ZeroPosition”=>
“Goto Zero Positionwhenthemountispowered
on.
Perform a One Star AligntocorrecttheZero
Positiondiscrepancy.TofurtherimprovetheGOTO
accuracy, refer to the full User’s Manual for more
details.
11. GotoanObject:
ThemountisnowreadyforGOTO
and tracking targets. Press MENU, select and
ENTER Select and Slew”. Select a category (for
example, Solar System”),then select anobject of
interest (for example, Moon).PressENTER and
the telescope will slew to the object and
automaticallystarttracking.
12. SynctoTarget:
Iftheobjectisnotinthecenterof
the eyepiece, use this function to center and
synchronize the object to improve local GOTO
accuracy.PressMENUandselectandENTER“Sync
to Target.Usearrowkeyscentertheobjectin
eyepiece. Press ENTERagaintocompletethis
function.
[TIP: After slewing to an object, a list of nearby
bright object(s) can be displayed by pressing ?”
button.]
Usesupport@ioptron.comfortechnicalsupports.

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