Vixen Starbook-S Bedienerhandbuch

1Instruction 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

10 Installing the RA Motor (1) Take off the vanity cap on the RA body of your mount as shown i

11motor with the supplied bolt (long) through the hole just above the altitude adjustment screw by using the supplied 5mm Allen wrench. * Make sur

12Installing the DEC Motor (1) Attach the spur gear to the DEC shaft facing the flat side of

13Connecting the Controller and Motor Cables (1) Connect the RA motor and DEC motor with the motor

14 Turning the Power On and Off (1) There are two power switches; one on the RA m

15 Caution Remember to turn off the power switch on the RA motor as well as on the STARBOOK-S, otherwise, the batteries will be depleted. Turnin

16 Setting Local Time Enter the date and local time of your observing

17 (1) Choose Location with the keys and press Select. (2) To change the longitude and latitude settings for your observing site, move the cu

18Saving the Settings Save your time, language and contrast settings for

19 (3)After reading the text, choose Confirm with the keys and press Select to enter. The warning continues on the screen when Not Confirm is c

2CONTENTS PREFACE ２ AUTOMATIC SLEWING 19 Flow of Automatic Slewing 19 WARNING・CAUTION ２ Home Position 19 Align th

20Flow of Automatic Slewing Setting the Telescope To Home Position Move the

21 Align the Telescope (1) After moving the telescope to the home posi

22What is SCOPE MODE? In SCOPE MODE, as you slew the telescope, the star chart on the screen moves along with the telescope as its direction changes.

23 (4) Center the celestial object you wish to use as a reference point in the circle on the screen. Example: Center the chart on Arcturus in the c

24 Caution The telescope moves quickly when automatic slewing starts. Pay attention to its range of motion. The telescope stops immediately when

25 (12) A one point alignment is completed. The reference star Arcturus comes to the center of the target on the screen of SCOPE MODE. Press

26Hint 11 Choosing a reference point near the zenith will make pointing accuracy worse. Due to the nature of equatorial mounts, you won’t be ab

27(4) Continue zooming in further while centering M57 in the crosshairs with the keys. (5) Press the GOTO key. (6) As soon as the GOTO key

28Choosing a Target from the Object Menu Use the Object Menu. When you are in CHART M

29 Note 1: The STARBOOK-S Object Menu list will display only those celestial objects which are in the sky above the horizon at the current time and

3BEFORE USE Checking Contents This STARBOOK-S Set contains the parts lis

30 If you wish to choose an object from the IC catalog, move the cursor to the NGC box with the keys and change the display to IC with the Value+, V

31 (4)Choose YES with the keys and press Select to enter. Hint 14 About Home Position You can return the telescope to the initial set positio

32Chart Setting For various system settings, press Menu to access

33 C. Const. (Constellation) Name Choose Short in order to show abbreviated constellation names, and choose Long to show the constellation names by

34Choosing Zoom 1 will display the names when the screen is zoomed in by one step from the minimum zoom position (the largest area displayed). Cho

35 LCD Adjustment Choose LCD Adjust to change the contrast of the scre

36intervals. The backlight is turned off after the set time elapses. (3)After setting the backlighting duration, move the cursor to OK and press

37 (3) Center your target celestial object in the field of view of the telescope, and then press the RA+ key to verify how the object moves in the f

38 Tips on setting values of backlash compensation Watch how the telescope moves when you increase the values. Start with setting an initial referen

39 (4) Choose REC.START in the PEC screen and press SELECT to start recording while you confirm the guide star is in the center of the

4STARBOOK-S Hand Controller 01. TN 2.6-inch monochrome LCD screen 02. Power swi

40 Stop the PEC recording (1) Press MENUto display the System Menu. Move the cursor to PEC with the keys and press SELECTto enter. (2) Ch

41indication of Rec. Start. If the PEC recording is less than one cycle, Play Start won’t be indicated. Play back the PEC recording Move the curs

42Using the STARBOOK-S as a Stand Alone Unit The STARBOOK-S works with its self-contained batt

43 Using a PC to enter Orbital Elements for Comets You can connect the STARBOOK-S to a PC and

44(5) Advance the screen on the STARBOOK-S to CHART MODE or SCOPE MODE. (6) Press Menu to display the System Menu. Move the cursor to About STARB

45 (8) As you click on the “Table of the registered comets” by the left click, the screen changes to a registration form for inputting

46 If the STARBOOK-S screen is not in SCOPE MODE or CHART MODE, the message below is displayed. Change to the correct screen and re-en

47 Case 1: Inputting the orbital elements (on PC screen) (1) In the registration form for the orbital elements as displayed in (8) of “Pr

48 Code : 2006P1 Name : McNaught Local Name : (for Japanese word) Time of pericentre passage (T) : 2007.1.12.7969 Argument of p

49 When you delete the input data, choose the number of orbital elements you wish to erase and click on the OK button. MrStarGuy, Inc.

5Parts descriptions: GPD2 Mount with STARBOOK-S shown here MrStarGuy, Inc.

50 Case2: Inputting the orbital elements (using a downloadable file) With the installation of a file for orbital elements which can be obtaine

51 (2) Click on the Browse button by the left click and designate the file previously downloaded. MrStarGuy, Inc.

52 MrStarGuy, Inc.

53 (3) In the screen where the file is designated in (2) above, clicking on the file will advance to the screen below. Click on Submit Query b

54 Page 48 Deleting all data of the orbital elements You can delete all data of the orbital element at a time in the initial setting screen just aft

55Automatic slewing to the comets (Appointing the comet on the star chart.) (1)Complete the alignment of the telescope so that automatic slewing

56 (4) Choose OK and press Select to enter. The target comet is now at the center of the star chart. Page 51 Setting Autoguider

573 -0.3/+0.3 of the sidereal rate : : : 20 -2/+2 of the sidereal rate The best suited correction rate may vary according to equipments us

58Requirements 1 STARBOOK-S controller 2 Power Supply for STARBOOK-S 3 PC (Computer) for data transfer (Ethernet Card on PC) 4 LAN cr

59that the update is finished successfully. Click on OK. (10) Turn off the STARBOOK-S to reboot. Turn on the STARBOOK again. In the STARBO

6Legend on the Screen 01. Mode Display: SCOPE Mode and CHART Mode 02. Date

60AREA CONNECTION. - under the general heading, click Properties – scroll down to INTERNET PROTOCOL (TCP/IP) - highlight it and click PROPERTIES. (

61 The STARBOOK-S will have the IP Address automatically at the time of turning on the power supply when it is connected to a LAN using a DHCP server

7Specifications Display TN 2.6-inch monochrome LCD screen (160x160

8Flow of Operation Take the following steps to set up and use the STARBOOK-S. 1 PREPARATION page 8 Installin

9PREPARATION About Batteries The STARBOOK-S controller runs on four AA-size alkaline batteries (not supplied.) The batteries last about eight hours