Levenhuk SkyMatic 127 GT MAK: инструкция

Levenhuk GoTo telescopes

SkyMatic

135 GTA

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105 GT MAK

SkyMatic

127 GT MAK

User Manual

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SkyMatic 127 GT MAK

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Multi-function mount / Multifunkční montáž

AutoTracking mount / Samonaváděcí montáž / Монтировка

Многофункциональная монтировка

с автоматическим трекингом / Багатофункціональне кріплення

Багатофункціональне кріплення

RJ-45 RJ-12 1 2V DC jack

Konektor 12V DC

Power cable / Napájecí kabel

Питание

Switch/ Vypínač

Переключатель /

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Кабель живлення

Переключатель / Перемикач

Кабель живлення

Display/Displej

/ Экран / Дисплей

Function keys / Funkční klávesy

/Функциональные клавиши

/ Функціональні клавіші

Direction keys / Směrové klávesy

/ Клавиши режима / Клавіші напрямків

Numeric keys / Numerické klávesy

/ Клавиши двойного назначений

/ Цифрові клавіші

Scroll keys / Navigační klávesy

/ Клавиши прокрутки

/ Цифрові клавіші

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SynScan Firmware Loader

SynScan Firmware Loader

1.0

Firmware File:

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Update

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HC. Version

SynScan Firmware Loader

SynScan Firmware Loader

1.0

Firmware File:

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Update

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HC. Version

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RJ-11 connector

Diagram připojení:

Коннектор RJ-11

Схема з'єднань:

Rear view of the DB9 connector

Zadní pohled na konektor Db9

Вид сзади — DB9 6 штекеров

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Вигляд ззаду з'єднувача DB9

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Levenhuk GoTo telescopes

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Congratulations!

Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality Levenhuk SkyMatic GoTo telescope! This series

includes modern state of the art optical instruments that allow you to easily navigate across the

celestial sphere and find exactly what you need in no time at all! Easy-to-use controls provide

you with a simple way to locate desired objects and begin your observations at the touch of a

button. The expansive database includes coordinates of over 42,900 objects. Even an

inexperienced stargazer can learn all the functions after a few observations.

If this is your first GoTo telescope, congratulations on making this first step into the world of

amateur stargazing.

Take some time to familiarize yourself with the night sky and learn to recognize the major stars

and constellations. With a little practice, a little patience, and a reasonably dark sky away from

city lights, you’ll find your telescope to be a never-ending source of wonder, joy and exploration.

These instructions will help you set up, properly use, and care for your telescope. Please read

them thoroughly before getting started.

CAUTION! Never look directly at the Sun – even for an instant – through your telescope or

finderscope without a professionally made solar filter that completely covers the front of

the instrument, or permanent eye damage may result. To avoid damage to the internal

parts of your telescope, make sure the front end of the finderscope is covered with

aluminum foil or another non-transparent material. Children should use the telescope

under adult supervision only.

All parts of the telescope will arrive in one box. Be careful when unpacking it. We recommend

keeping the original shipping containers. In the event that the telescope needs to be shipped to

another location, having the proper shipping containers will help ensure that your telescope

survives the journey intact. Make sure all the parts are present in the packaging. Be sure to

check the box carefully, as some parts are small. No tools are needed other than those provided.

All screws should be tightened securely to eliminate flexing and wobbling, but be careful not to

overtighten them, as that may strip the threads.

During assembly (and anytime, for that matter), do not touch the surfaces of the optical

elements with your fingers. The optical surfaces have delicate coatings on them that can easily

be damaged if touched. Never remove mirrors from their housing, or the product warranty will

be null and void.

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Assembling the telescope

Spread the tripod legs apart to stand the tripod upright and attach the accessory tray.

Adjust the height of the tripod as needed. Place the mount atop the tripod head and secure it in

place with a clamping screw.

Loosen the focuser thumbscrew and remove the plastic cap. Insert the 25mm eyepiece into the

focuser. Remove the dust cap from the front of the telescope.

Assemble the finderscope: slide the base of your finderscope into a dovetail mount on the

telescope tube and lock it in place with a thumbscrew.

Connect the hand controller by plugging it into the corresponding port at the lower part of the

mount.

Put eight AA batteries into the battery box, matching the polarity indicated. Plug the battery box

into the appropriate port at the lower part of the mount.

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CAUTION!

When not connected to a power source, only altitude coordinates may be adjusted. Do not

attempt to adjust azimuth coordinates, or the telescope warranty will be null and void.

Any adjustments to azimuth coordinates should only be performed with a hand controller,

or the navigation mechanism may be broken.

Power requirements

To use a SkyMatic telescope, it has to be connected to a 1A, 11V–15V DC power source. Make sure

the power cable is properly plugged into the 12V DC jack on the mount.

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SynScan™ AZ hand controller

The hand controller cable has an 8-pin RJ-45 connector on one end and a 6-pin RJ-12 on the

other. Plug the RJ-45 connector into the hand controller and the other end into the mount. There

are three ports at the base of SynScan™ AZ. The middle one is used to connect your telescope to

a computer or any other device with an RS-232 connector. The 12V DC jack on the hand

controller allows you to browse the database or update the software without having to connect

the device to a telescope.

SynScan™ AZ gives you direct control over the telescope navigation and access to an expansive

database of celestial objects. The hand controller has a 16-character backlit display with a

scrolling function.

The keypad may be divided into four groups.

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Function keys

Function keys are located at the top of the hand controller, directly below the display.

ESC key may be used to cancel a command or to go up the menu tree. SETUP key may be used to

quickly access the Setup menu. ENTER key may be used to confirm selections and commands.

Direction keys

Direction keys give you complete control over your telescope. When automatically navigating to

the object, these keys are temporarily blocked. They may be used for telescope alignment,

centering on a celestial object and manual navigation. The left and right keys are also used to

control the display cursor when entering data.

Scroll keys

Scroll keys may be used to navigate the menu tree on the display.

Numeric keys

These keys have two functions: numeric entry of coordinates and quick navigation.

TOUR key activates an automatic tour across the observed region of the celestial sphere.

RATE key changes the rotation rate of the servo motors when navigating with direction keys.

There are 10 rates in total, from 0 (lowest) to 9 (fastest).

UTILITY key opens the utility functions, e.g. Show Position, Display Time, etc.

USER key opens the user-created database (up to 25 user-defined objects).

ID key identifies the currently observed object.

NGC, IC, M, PLANET and OBJECT keys open the corresponding catalogue in the database.

First setup

Make sure the mount is leveled. Point your telescope at a bright star or a star cluster. Connect

the hand controller to the mount.

For Auto-Tracking telescopes: power up your telescope by plugging it into a 12V DC power source.

For multi-function telescopes: simply power it up with the ON/OFF switch.

When the hand controller is connected, its display will show the current version number (Version

Screen). Press ENTER. A health warning regarding solar observations will be displayed. If you have

already read this warning, you can press ESC to continue.

If you are not using the hand controller for 30 seconds, it will enter the sleeping mode, the red

LED will be dimmed and the keypad backlight will be switched off. Upon pressing any key, the

sleeping mode will be cancelled.

Enter the longitude and latitude of your current location (in that order) with numeric keys.

Use scroll keys to scroll through cardinal directions: W for west, E for east, N for north and S for

south.

By using the left and right direction keys, you can scroll between the latitude and longitude.

Pressing ENTER will confirm your entry. Data should be entered in the following format: 123° 04’

W 49° 09’ N. Select your time zone by entering the hours and minutes using scroll and numeric

keys (+ for east, - for west). The PST time zone (e.g.) should look like this: -08:00.

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Press ENTER to confirm your entry. Enter the current date in mm/dd/yyyy format with numeric

keys. Press ENTER to confirm your entry. Enter the current local time in 24-hour format (2PM =

1400 hrs.). Press ENTER to confirm and move on to setting the daylight savings time. If you want

to correct your entry, press ESC to go back to the previous setting and ENTER to make

corrections.

Upon entering the daylight savings time, a “DAYLIGHT SAVING?” message will be displayed. Use

scroll keys to choose the correct answer and press ENTER to confirm.

When you are finished with these settings, a “Begin alignment?” message will appear on display.

Press 1 or ENTER to begin alignment. Press 2 or ESC to cancel the procedure.

Star alignment

Before your telescope can navigate the expanse of the universe, you have to align it by two or

three known stars. As you know, Earth rotates about its axis during the day. That is why the stars

appear to be moving across the night sky following a curve. When your telescope is being

aligned, it memorizes a map of the celestial sphere and the movement of stars. This alignment

can be performed at any time during your observations (just select Alignment in Setup menu).

There are two methods of star alignment: brightest star alignment and two-star alignment. If this

is your first observation, it is recommended to begin with the brightest star alignment. Before

proceeding, make sure that the finderscope is properly aligned with the telescope tube.

Brightest star alignment

When choosing an alignment setting on the screen of your SynScan™ AZ, scroll to the Brightest

Star Align option. Press ENTER to confirm the selection. The next message – “Select Region” – will

appear, with eight options of azimuth cardinal directions, i.e. N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW. Each

direction covers a span of 90° along the azimuth, with North at 0° (or 360°), East at 90°, South

at 180° and West at 270°.

NE direction, for instance, covers an area from 0° to 90°.

Direction

Degree span along the azimuth

Northeast

315°-45°

East

45°-135°

Southeast

90°-180°

South

135°-225°

Southwest

180°-270°

West

225°-315°

Northwest

270°-360°

After you have selected the cardinal direction, the hand controller will create a list of stars of

at least 1.5 stellar magnitude, which may be observed in that direction. Stars that are located

outside the 10°–75° range along the R.A. axis and stars of less than 1.4 stellar magnitude will

not be listed.

The information on the alignment star will be displayed on the screen. The first line will tell you

its name and magnitude.

The second line will tell you its approximate location. Let’s assume Arcturus was chosen as the

alignment star. Its magnitude is 0.0, its location is 88.1° E and 24.1° along the R.A. axis.

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The telescope will not turn to point at the first alignment star automatically, so you will have to

do this manually, using the direction keys. You can increase the rotation rate of the servo motor

by pressing the RATE key and scrolling through available options (0 is the slowest, 9 is the

fastest).

Make sure that the star is centered in the field of view (you can use direction keys to center it)

and press ENTER to confirm. Next, you will be prompted to choose a secondary alignment star

from a list. Use scroll keys to choose the second star, and your telescope will automatically turn

to point at the chosen star. Your hand controller will beep once the telescope has finished

rotating. Do not try to adjust anything until you hear the beep. The only command that will be

recognized by SynScan™ AZ at this time is ESC. Center the second star in the field of view with

direction keys. If the alignment has been done properly, the screen will display the “Alignment

Successful” message.

If something has gone wrong, the “Alignment Failed” message will be displayed, and the process

has to be repeated. You can cancel the alignment process at any time by pressing the ESC key.

Two-star alignment

This process is similar to the brightest star alignment, with one exception: it is done without

choosing the azimuth direction.

Choose the 2-Star Align option in the Star Alignment menu with scroll keys. Press ENTER to

confirm the selection.

A list of stars that are visible in your region will appear. Use scroll keys to select one as the

primary alignment star. The telescope will not turn to point at the first alignment star

automatically.

You have to do it manually, using the direction keys, so it is easier to choose a star that you are

familiar with. Center the first star it in the field of view with direction keys.

Press ENTER to confirm the selection. Another list will appear for you to choose a secondary

alignment star. Use scroll keys to choose a star and press ENTER to confirm. The telescope will

automatically turn to point at the second star. Center it in the field of view with direction keys.

Press ENTER to confirm. If the alignment has been done properly, the “Alignment Successful”

message will be displayed. If something has gone wrong, the “Alignment Failed” message will

appear, and the process has to be repeated.

For best results, choose stars that are at least 60° apart, since the greater the distance between

the stars, the more precise the alignment. Choosing the stars with the same R.A. coordinates will

yield even better results.

Pointing Accuracy Enhancement

Any of the above methods should give sufficient accuracy for your observations. However, if you

require additional precision, you may find the Pointing Accuracy Enhancement (PAE) option of

your SynScan™ AZ extremely useful. You can use this function in 85 different regions of the

celestial sphere, which should be enough to cover all of it. Make sure that the region is already

mapped by SynScan™ AZ before proceeding with PAE.

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Additional commands

Setting the tracking rate via Rs232:

1. Multiply the required tracking rate (arcseconds/seconds) by 4. For instance, if you want to

track an object at 120 arcseconds/second (approx. 8 times more than sidereal rate), then

TRACKRATE should be 480.

2. Divide TRACKRATE into two bytes, so that TRACKRATE = TrackRateHighByte*256 +

TrackRateLowByte. E.g. if TRACKRATE = 480, then TrackRateHighByte = 1, TrackRateLowByte =

224.

3. To set the tracking rate, send the following 8-byte command:

a. Positive Az tracking: 80, 3, 16, 6, TrackRateHighByte, TrackRateLowByte, 0, 0

b. Negative Az tracking: 80, 3, 16, 7, TrackRateHighByte, TrackRateLowByte, 0, 0

c. Positive Alt tracking: 80, 3, 17, 6, TrackRateHighByte, TrackRateLowByte, 0, 0

d. Negative Alt tracking: 80, 3, 17, 7, TrackRateHighByte, TrackRateLowByte, 0, 0

4. Hand controller returns “35”.

Sending a slow-Goto command via Rs232:

1. Convert the angular position into a 24-bit number. E.g. if the desired angular position is 220°,

then POSITION_24BIT = (220/360)*224 = 10,252,743.

2. Divide POSITION_24BIT into three bytes, so that POSITION_24BIT = PosHighByte * 65536 +

PosMedByte *256 + PosLowByte. E.g. if POSITION_24BIT = 10,252,743, then PosHighByte = 156,

PosMedByte = 113, PosLowByte = 199.

3. Send the following 8-byte command:

a. Az slow Goto: 80, 4, 16, 23, PosHighByte, PosMedByte, PosLowByte, 0

b. Alt slow Goto: 80, 4, 17, 23, PosHighByte, PosMedByte, PosLowByte, 0

4. Hand controller returns “35”.

Resetting the Alt and Az positions

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1. Convert the angular position into a 24-bit number (see “Slow-Goto command”).

2. Send the following 8-byte command:

a. Set Az position: 80, 4, 16, 4, PosHighByte, PosMedByte, PosLowByte, 0 b. Set Alt position: 80,

4, 17, 4, PosHighByte, PosMedByte, PosLowByte, 0

3. Hand controller returns “35”.

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Batteries safety instructions

Always purchase the correct size and grade of battery most suitable for the intended use.

Always replace the whole set of batteries at one time; taking care not to mix old and new ones,

or batteries of different types.

Clean the battery contacts and also those of the device prior to battery installation.

Make sure the batteries are installed correctly with regard to polarity (+ and -).

Remove batteries from equipment that is not to be used for an extended period of time.

Remove used batteries promptly.

Never attempt to recharge primary batteries as this may cause leakage, fire, or explosion.

Never short-circuit batteries as this may lead to high temperatures, leakage, or explosion.

Never heat batteries in order to revive them.

Remember to switch off devices after use.

Keep batteries out of the reach of children, to avoid risk of ingestion, suffocation, or poisoning.

Care and maintenance

Never, under any circumstances, look directly at the Sun through this device without a special

filter, or look at another bright source of light or at a laser, as this may cause PERMANENT

RETINAL DAMAGE and may lead to BLINDNESS.

Take necessary precautions when using the device with children or people who have not read or

who do not fully understand these instructions.

Do not try to disassemble the device on your own for any reason, including to clean the mirror.

For repairs and cleaning of any kind, please contact your local specialized service center.

Protect the device from sudden impact and excessive mechanical force.

Do not touch the optical surfaces with your fingers. To clean the telescope exterior, use only

special cleaning wipes and special optics cleaning tools from Levenhuk.

Store the device in a dry, cool place away from hazardous acids and other chemicals, away from

heaters, open fire and other sources of high temperatures.

Replace the dust cap over the front end of the telescope whenever it is not in use. This prevents

dust from settling on the mirror or lens surfaces.

Seek medical advice immediately if a small part or a battery is swallowed.

Levenhuk Limited Warranty

All Levenhuk telescopes, microscopes, binoculars and other optical products, except for accessories, carry

a lifetime warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. All Levenhuk accessories are warranted

to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for six months from date of retail purchase. Levenhuk will

repair or replace such product or part thereof which, upon inspection by Levenhuk, is found to be defective in

materials or workmanship. As a condition to the obligation of Levenhuk to repair or replace such product, the

product must be returned to Levenhuk together with proof of purchase satisfactory to Levenhuk.

This warranty does not cover consumable parts, such as batteries.

A Return Authorization (RA) Number must be obtained in advance of return. Contact the local Levenhuk branch

to receive the RA number to be displayed on the outside of your shipping container. All returns must be

accompanied by a written statement setting forth the name, address and telephone number of the owner,

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including a description of any claimed defects. Parts or products for which replacement is made will become

the property of Levenhuk.

The customer will be responsible for all costs of transportation and insurance to and from Levenhuk or its

authorized dealers and will be required to prepay such costs.

Levenhuk will use reasonable efforts to repair or replace any product covered by this warranty within thirty

days of receipt. If a repair or replacement will require more than thirty days, Levenhuk will notify the

customer accordingly. Levenhuk reserves the right to replace any product that has been discontinued from its

product line with a new product of comparable value and function.

This warranty does not apply to any defects or damages resulting from alteration, modification, neglect,

misuse, usage of improper power sources, damage in transportation, abuse, or any cause other than normal

use, or to malfunction or deterioration due to normal wear.

Levenhuk disclaims all warranties, express or implied, whether of merchantability or fitness for a particular

use, except as expressly set forth herein. The sole obligation of Levenhuk under this limited warranty will be

to repair or replace the covered product, in accordance with the terms set forth herein. Levenhuk disclaims

liability for any loss of profits, loss of information, or for any general, special, direct, indirect or

consequential damages which may result from breach of any warranty, or arising out of the use or inability to

use any Levenhuk product. Any warranties which are implied and which cannot be disclaimed will be limited in

duration to a term of six months for accessories from the date of retail purchase.

Some states/provinces do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the

above limitations and exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you

may have other rights which vary from state to state or province to province.

Levenhuk reserves the right to modify or discontinue any product without prior notice.

NOTE: This warranty is valid to USA and Canadian customers who have purchased this product from an

authorized Levenhuk dealer in the USA or Canada. Warranty outside the USA or Canada is valid only to

customers who purchased from an authorized Levenhuk dealer in the specific country or international

distributor. Please contact them for any warranty service.

If warranty problems arise, or if you need assistance in using your product, contact the local Levenhuk branch:

Levenhuk Worldwide:

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Canada: www.levenhuk.ca

Czech Republic: www.levenhuk.cz

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