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1. Network Show IP address Show the current network configuration 6 5 4 Config Network Enter the network configuration 6 5 4 Use DHCP Use a DHCP server 6 5 4 Set IP address Set manually the IP 6 5 4 address network mask and gateway Asteroid Filter Filter Activate or deactivate the asteroid 6 5 5 brightness filter Limit set the magnitude limit for the asteroid 6 5 5 magnitude filter Comet Filter Filter Activate or deactivate the comet brightness 6 5 6 filter Limit set the magnitude limit for the comet filter 6 5 6 magnitude Shutdown shuts down the mount 6 5 7 Dome Open Shutter Open the dome shutter 6 5 8 Close Shutter Close the dome shutter 6 5 8 Home Force homing of the dome 6 5 8 Dome Control Dome control parameters 6 5 8 Mount Position Mount position parameters 6 5 8 Scope Offset Scope position parameters 6 5 8 Park close Close the dome shutter when parking 6 5 8 Unpark open Open the dome shutter when unparking 6 5 8 Version Show the version and date of the firmware 6 5 9 and the version of the motors firmware Language Change the language used on the keypad 6 5 10 86 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Appendix A Base Adapter Appendix A Base Adapter All quotes are in mm 87 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Appendix B
2. Get GPS Data Get date time and geographical 6 4 3 coordinates from the optional GPS module Boot GPS Sync search the optional GPS module when the 6 4 4 mount is switched on GPS UTC diff Set the GPS UTC time difference 6 4 5 Refraction Show Current Show the current refraction data 6 4 6 set Temperature Enter the air temperature 6 4 6 Set Pressure Enter the atmospheric pressure in hPa 6 4 6 Set Pressure 0 Enter the atmospheric pressure at sea level 6 4 6 in hPa Auto Press Compute the pressure from elevation 6 4 6 13 5 Settings User Interface Brightness set the brightness of the display 6 5 1 Maximum High Medium Low or Minimum Contrast set the contrast of the display Maximum 6 5 1 High Medium Low or Minimum Beep Activate or deactivate the sound from the 6 5 1 virtual keypad Boot Display Select what to display after switching on the mount RA Dec Coord Equatorial coordinates 6 5 1 Alt Az Coord Altazimuth coordinates 6 5 1 Lcl Time Clock Local time 6 5 1 UTC Clock Universal Time 6 5 1 Chrono Stopwatch 6 5 1 Timer Countdown timer 6 5 1 GPS Port GPS Use the GPS port to get data from a GPS 6 5 2 Serial Use the GPS port for remote control 6 5 2 Dome Use the GPS port for dome control 6 5 2 Emulation Emul LX200 Emulate the LX200 protocol 6 5 3 Emul AP Emulate the Astrophysics protocol 6 5 3 85 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Menu Structure
3. 6 1 The Object Menu The GM1000HPS mount contains an extensive database of celestial objects When an object 1s selected the display shows some data the name of the object its type for example Glob for globular cluster or PlanNb for planetary nebula and magnitude if available Pressing the key 2 ZNFO will show the equatorial coordinates of the object and pressing it again will show the altazimuth coordinates The system will use the following abbreviations for the object type Clust Open cluster Cl Neb Open cluster with nebula Glob Globular cluster Quasar Quasar Galaxy Galaxy Unknow Unknown type Nebula Diffuse or reflection nebula Star Star DarkNb Dark nebula Planet Planet PlanNb Planetary nebula Satel Artificial satellite Stars Group of stars Aster Asteroid Astrsm Asterism Comet Comet Supern Supernova remnant The database coordinates are referred to epoch J2000 0 and are corrected for precession nutation and light aberration the atmospheric refraction is also considered If ENTER is pressed a second time when the display shows object information the telescope will slew to the object provided that it 1s above the horizon limits as defined in paragraph 6 3 12 When the slew procedure completes correctly the keypad will emit a beep sound To abort a slew for any reason press STOP 6 1 1 Deepsky The mount provides the following catalogues Menu Designation Objects Messier Messier Complete 110 objects NGC New
4. 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Technical Data 2 Technical Data Weight Maximum load Latitude range Azimuth fine adjustment range Counterweight shaft Counterweights optional Axes diameter Material Bearings Worm wheels Worm Transmission system Motors Feedback system Power supply Power consumption Guide speed Go to speed Pointing accuracy Mean tracking accuracy Software security stop Mechanical security stop 19 5kg without accessories 25kg 0 82 90 optional o 30mm diameter stainless steel weight 1 7kg 3kg or 6kg each stainless steel 30mm alloy steel multiple roller conical 125mm diameter 250 teeth bronze B14 20mm diameter alloy steel grinded and lapped backlash free system with belt and automatic backlash recovery 2 axes A C servo brushless High resolution absolute encoders both axes 24VDC 0 5A while tracking 3A at maximum speed 4A peak Adjustable from 0 1x to 1x Adjustable from 2 s to 15 s lt 20 with internal 25 stars software mapping 1 typical for 15 minutes 30 past meridian in r a 45 past meridian in r a 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Introduction 3 Introduction The GM1000HPS German equatorial mount has been designed to meet the needs of the advanced observer who requires a mount with maximum strength and accuracy for the most demanding photographic applications The GM1000HPS
5. H Dec coordinates The hour angle and declination coordinates both in degrees where the telescope 1s looking Object data The data of the current object pressing 2 INFO will cycle between showing the name type and magnitude of the object its equatorial coordinates its altazimuth coordinates Countdown timer A countdown timer see paragraph 7 1 Chronometer A stopwatch timer see paragraph 7 2 UTC clock The current universal time shows a G letter 1f the time is currently being synchronized with the GPS module Sidereal time and JD The current sidereal time and Julian date shows a G letter if the time 1s currently being synchronized with the GPS module Local time clock The current local time shows a G letter 1f the time 1s currently being synchronized with the GPS module 5 3 2 Pressing the MENU key you will enter the menu system and the display will show gt Objects Alignment You can scroll the menu using the keys marked with the up down arrows and Five main submenus are available they are Objects Alignment Drive Local Data and Settings You can enter into a submenu by pressing ENTER To exit from a submenu and return to the previous menu press ESC Pressing MENU will make you return to the main data display For a complete reference of the menu system read the following chapters The Direction Keys Use direction keys labelled N EA W to move manually the telesc
6. Tripod Adapter optional Appendix B Tripod Adapter optional All quotes are in mm 88 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount NOTES 89 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount NOTES 90
7. The comet menu can be accessed from outside the menu using the key 6 MORE You can choose the desired comet from the list however it 1s also possible to enter the number directly into the hand pad You can find the complete designation of a comet using the web page at http ssd jpl nasa gov sbdb cgi The first entries have a number that can be entered directly into the hand pad e g for 55P Tempel Tuttle you will enter 55 With the other comets you will have to enter the year of discovery then scroll with the keys up to the comet of interest e g for C 2001 Q4 NEAT you will have to enter 2001 and scroll with the keys see the documentation included with the updater program to learn how to update the comet table with the data you need Coordinates Under this menu option you can enter the RA and Dec coordinates of the target object This is used for objects not in the database like a new comet This function can be accessed from outside the menu using the key 1 COORD To enter the coordinates use the numeric keys you can move between the fields using the direction keys E W 45 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Menu System 6 1 7 6 1 8 6 1 9 6 1 10 User Defined Here you can define your own database This submenu has the following functions Add user obj adda new object to the user database You have to enter the equatorial coordinates of the object using the numeric
8. Use this reference table to find the relevant information for each command in the menu of the hand pad Menu Structure The main menu is composed of five items Objects Alignment Drive Local Data Settings 13 1 Objects Menu Submenu Notes Paragraph Deepsky Messier Messier catalogue 6 1 1 NGC New General Catalogue 6 1 1 IC Index Catalogue 6 1 1 PGC Principal Galaxy Catalogue 6 1 1 UGC Uppsala General Catalogue of galaxies 6 1 1 Star Name Proper name 6 1 2 Bayer Bayer letter and constellation 6 1 2 Flamsteed Flamsteed number and constellation 6 1 2 BSC Bright Star Catalogue also HR Harvard 6 1 2 Revised SAO Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory 6 1 2 HIP Hipparcos Catalogue 6 1 2 HD Henry Draper catalogue 6 1 2 PPM Position and Proper Motions catalogue 6 1 2 ADS Aitken Double Star catalogue 6 1 2 GCVS General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6 1 2 letter number Planet 0 Sun 6 1 3 Mercury 6 1 3 2 Venus 6 1 3 3 Moon 6 1 3 4 Mars 6 1 3 5 Jupiter 6 1 3 6 Saturn 6 1 3 7 Uranus 6 1 3 8 Neptune 6 1 3 80 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Menu Structure 9 Pluto 6 1 3 Asteroid Ceres select from the list o
9. coordinates Az Alt coordinates object data countdown timer chronometer UTC clock sidereal time and JD local time clock 0 LIGHT Switch the keypad backlight on and off The MORE Key If you press the MORE key the mount will show a menu which contains object classes not covered by other numeric keys such as asteroids and comets The first two items of the menu however can t be found under the standard Objects menu They are dedicated to the quick position settings which 1s a mean of quickly storing the position where the telescope is aimed to and recalling it later This can be useful for example when you have to move away from your subject for some settings such as focusing and then go back to the previous position To define a quick position press MORE select Set Quick Pos press ENTER and press a number corresponding to the position you want to save You may save up to ten different positions Later you can slew the scope to one of the defined positions press MORE press ENTER and press the number corresponding to the position you want to slew to Note that the positions are saved from one session to another The STOP Key When you press the STOP key the mount will halt its current movement It will remain idle until a new movement command is issued if it is not parked see paragraph 5 7 232 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit 5 4 First Startup This startup
10. 24V to 26V Please don t use unregulated power supplies because the output voltage of these units 1s not good enough to operate the mount When using a voltage of less than 24V the motors can stop normal operation is not guaranteed If you want optimal performance you must use a 24V power supply Suitable power supplies are available as optional Clock battery The GMIOOOHPS has an internal temperature compensated crystal oscillator which can maintain time within 2 minutes per year in the temperature range from 40 C to 85 C This clock is operated by a non rechargeable 3V lithium CR2032 battery which provides power for several years When you need to replace the battery it may be accessed by unscrewing the battery cover on the top of the R A axis 28 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit 5 3 5 3 1 The Hand Terminal HAND TERMINAL QCI MICRON m a D gt f e aula P a asas v 41 Eu zZz m Al e d A PESES W m Qo o u O v Fig 5 11 The hand pad The hand pad Fig 5 11 is a communication interface between the mount and the operator enabling the control of all the functions of the mount The hand pad features large control keys that can be easily found and pressed with thick gloves and a well readable 2x16 alphanumeric LCD display that can operate in a wide range of temperature 20 C to 80C remaining readable in daylight as well as at ni
11. B Anana B Qo bd Y uc ue D DL A ra cor S eu AA mM 2 kd Een cc E i Cs I Y Z o POLARIS gt Y CG eu E a e m A E 2 ES a o E ES EN E D 2 i NN Dat E DE E e AA RY Z SS h APH p Se MIRA e hy RAGA y dt S e cece ALPHERATZ SS ox ALGENIB IS Q eg a xv at weo AOR Dip re ADA jseg Alignment Stars Northern Hemisphere Chart June to August It Wie d amp ul 2 dal e ei 2 ua O Ss 2 5 gt T O Ge UN gt z amp LE sc y E A O Northern Hemisphere Chart September to November 63 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Alignment Stars West oW ech IHONIHAO NN by e Lo 1 Y VO _ anova sve e du Da wg i B i E at gh D Ga EN a D D d 4 we A ME gt NIN bing D 4 Mg a A So e Es Za A Ce La Y E E e y D Y 21 b B E e T o La gt amp c cb S E T Es gt S pa ra E ES LLI gt e o Ss Oe a O c bei O Z 2 So Y E Hi O AR EM E S s 4 REP E Ze A A Se EE G KS y A e S se S e ES d K A O E e o Se Cy Gel e pb Oo f AS D Ve E paor N BETELGEUSE Es c FUNT ES A op Y e ay S d o RIGEL jseg Northern Hemisphere Chart December to February 64 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount West y oen 8IN351v ee zivu3Hdl SE
12. Cassiopeia Caph Gamma Cas Centaurus Centaur Menkent Cepheus Cepheus Alderamin Cetus Whale Diphda Menkar Corona Borealis Northern Crown Gemma Corvus Crow Gienah Ghurab Cygnus Swan Albireo Deneb Draco Dragon Eltanin Eridanus River Zaurak Fornax Furnace Alpha Fornacis Gemini Twins Castor Pollux Hercules Hercules Zeta Herculis Pi Herculis Hydra Water Serpent Alphard Leo Lion Denebola Regulus Libra Balance Zuben el Genubi Lynx Lynx Alpha Lyncis Lyra Lyre Vega Ophiucus Serpent Bearer Ras Alhague Nu Ophiuchi Orion Orion Betelgeuse Rigel Pegasus Pegasus Algenib Enif Scheat Perseus Perseus Mirfak Zeta Persei Puppis Stern Rho Puppis Scorpius Scorpion Antares Serpens Serpent Unukalhai Taurus Bull Aldebaran Ursa Major Great Bear Alkaid Dubhe Muscida Alula Borealis Ursa Minor Little Bear Kochab Polaris Virgo Virgin Spica Vindemiatrix 60 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Alignment Stars 8 2 List of Reference Stars Sorted by Name Constellation Constellation Constellation Constellation Star Latin name English name Star Latin name English name Albireo Cygnus Swan Hamal Aries Ram Aldebaran Taurus Bull Kochab Ursa Minor Little Bear Alderamin Cepheus Cepheus Lambda Agr Aquarius Water Carrier Algenib Pegasus Pegasus Menkar Cetus Whale Alkaid Ursa Major
13. Local Data Site Enter insert your longitude and latitude in degrees minutes and seconds You can use the E W direction keys to move between the different input fields when you have finished press ENTER insert your elevation above sea level in meters and your time zone difference between your local time and UTC positive east in hours and minutes and press ENTER The mount will retain the coordinates indefinitely You can review the current settings selecting MENU Local Data Site Current At this point you can also save the coordinates in the database go to MENU Local Data Site Save and insert a name using the N E S W keys The newly defined location will be accessed in MENU Local Data Site Select User defined Note that extreme accuracy of the observer s coordinates 1s not required since they are used only to perform the correction for the refraction and to check the motion limits A few arcminutes of accuracy is enough so you can use a map to discover your latitude and longitude without any problem As for elevation it should be accurate to about 100 metres to compute refraction accurately Now you have to enter the local time Go to MENU Local Data Clock DST press ENTER to toggle the Daylight Saving Time ON and OFF until the settings corresponds to your current clock Then go to MENU Local Data Clock Date and Time and enter your time and date as you can read it from an accura
14. align the polar axis 37 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit 5 5 6 5 5 7 The accuracy of the alignment will depend of the orthogonality error of the optical axis the larger the orthogonality error the worse the polar axis will be aligned 1 If you have not done it before select MENU Alignment Clear Align and press ENTER 2 Select MENU Alignment Polar Iterate 3 The system will provide a small list of suitable stars Choose the star you prefer and press ENTER 4 Now the system will ask to slew to the star Press ENTER to confirm the slew 5 Centre the star with the keypad and press ENTER 6 Now the system will ask to slew to Polaris Press ENTER to confirm the slew 7 Centre Polaris moving the polar axis with the altitude and azimuth movements as described in paragraph 4 10 and press ENTER 8 Repeat the procedure from step 4 until both stars are centred with a good precision 1 e you can slew between the two without significant errors 9 Press ESC to terminate the procedure Correcting the Orthogonality Error This procedure uses the data computed in the alignment step to correct physically the orthogonality error It must be done after at least a three stars alignment or a two stars alignment followed by at least one refinement It is not necessary to correct physically the orthogonality error in order to obtain a good pointing accuracy or tracking l Select MENU Alignment
15. and instruction manual and software x1 When you receive your new GM1000HPS mount pay attention to check that no part has been damaged during shipment damaged parts may not work correctly and may damage the system This equipment must be considered like a precision instrument Required Tools In order to assembly your mount and make the necessary adjustments you need hex Allen screwdrivers in the following sizes 2 5mm 3mm 4mm 5mm 6mm 8mm These are included in the standard configuration Packaging and Handling Whenever you ship the mount use the original packaging made in ethafoam and cardboard shown in Fig 4 2 Pick up the mount as shown in Fig 4 3 Fig 4 2 GM1000HPS package Fig 4 3 Picking up the GM1000HPS As an optional we can provide flycases that can be used for transport Fig 4 4 11 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Mount Setup Fig 4 4 Flycases for the GM1000HPS The mount must be shipped with the clutches unlocked Do not move the mount with any counterweight or telescope mounted 12 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Mount Setup 4 4 Mount Parts Identification See Fig 4 5 to identify the relevant parts of your GM1000HPS mount dovetail locking knobs VL sectination dy clutch knobs telescope mounting dovetail S S y e Ex so ee 5 O battery compartment cable connector latitude scale RU w
16. configuration information In order to use the DHCP server select MENU Settings Network Config Network Use DHCP The mount will try to obtain the configuration information from the DHCP server Select MENU Settings Network Show IP address and scroll the text with the keys to verify the configuration note the IP address of the mount If you are connecting the mount to a pre existing network with pre assigned IP addresses you will have to enter manually an IP address subnet mask gateway which is appropriate for your network You can check that the PC and the mount can communicate using the PC command prompt found under Start All Programs Accessories Command Prompt Type ping followed by your mount s IP address for example ping 192 168 1 99 and press Enter You will see an answer similar to this one Pinging 192 168 1 99 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 192 168 1 99 bytes 32 time lms TTL 128 Reply from 192 168 1 99 bytes 32 time lms TTL 128 Ping statistics for 208 80 152 2 Packets Sent 2 Received 2 Lost O 0 loss Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum Oms Maximum Oms Average Oms If you see Request timed out then the connection or the configuration 1s incorrect Controlling the Mount with the Virtual Keypad The Virtual Keypad software included in the CD ROM simulates a hand pad device on a remote control PC 71 10Micron by COMEC technology
17. e Vt xd f EE ob e uv D Ap Ge ey Mosh gt E i eos 1 X SS e NS S XI HYDRAE GIENAH ae GHURAB e cR MURS qwe DENEBOLA ISOM Alignment Stars e o Y gt Ki Zt 1 Ki E Ze O t 3 LOB ao Se EN Y x Dn A ung v E l a T pur A F Eis s e LI si no eI X Lo a A gt et SON et Ve 4 S Y S We Q e ve Southern Hemisphere Chart September to November 67 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Alignment Stars East A Ys Ste We M Ki Uy e l 353973139 e i eso HUS Ov or o TIOfy onal d Y hl Y f US Y a d 74 ARS no ie DG AOVvHd E O D BL 2 e d Ba e I 4 i ay N S o lt a Ze Se al E a E S a T 2 ES de EA Re 2 a la gt t O O a e Ki S fas UN e CH S Z o 2 A E b pa e KS AO ALPHA gt Er TRA e x Ke gt Y Ki E ee Z Cp ken V 2 E a a E gt 4 qe N i e y v SUL SER 2 CL Zi L I i Q e i KAUS DE S D x e OS J 24 A Di e Ware e NU OPHIUCHI AO RAS ALHAGUE Sei Xe ISOM Southern Hemisphere Chart December to February 68 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount vios3N3a op sexy guung eo HVN3ID SVYCAH IX A GU e 4 SON Y gt E h P y SS SON qu ME OX e DL o o it Sn y e V My P Ez Pr 5 x 120 5 VIS un BETAHYDRI
18. gt e cae O Q 4 SCHEL K Y Bs ANKAA OM DIPHDA Y Ip Z AQrR 7 ALGENIB East Oy SCH CANOPUS ISOM 69 QNO Alignment Stars ER M bz Za a Ee O D Qe OS gt E j m j i e a E o Lu Mes E UC Oe S t i n O o UI st y e A t E zd e Gi S S oe gt F E Q g 49 NS 4S kite E Es 5 L S GC S s qt ANY Nu NS GH y 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Remote Control 9 Remote Control The GM1000HPS mount can be controlled from a remote PC in a number of ways You can use the Virtual Keypad software provided by lOmicron to emulate the functions of the hand pad or control the mount with many popular software packages This can be done through the RS 232 port or the LAN port Through these ports you can also upgrade the firmware of the mount 9 1 9 1 1 9 1 2 Configuration The configuration to use depends on the selected port RS 232 or LAN You can also use the GPS port as a serial port using the provided adapter in this case the setup is the same as for the RS 232 port RS 232 Serial Connection The serial interface of the PC 1s connected to the serial interface of the control box see chapter 5 1 1 No additional configuration 1s required Ethernet LAN Various connections are possible The mount can be inserted into an existing network connecting the LAN socket of the control box with a switch router u
19. of the mount Tracking Speed The following options are available Sidereal selects the sidereal speed 1 e the speed used to track the fixed stars Solar selects a speed corresponding to the average speed of the Sun It 1s slightly different from the sidereal speed Lunar selects a speed corresponding to the average speed of the Moon It is rather differed from the sidereal speed and should be used when observing the 49 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Menu System 6 3 2 6 3 3 6 3 4 6 3 5 6 3 6 6 3 7 Moon Note that this command does not keep account of the declination motion of the Moon that can be noticeable to have a more precise tracking see the follow object function paragraph 6 3 14 Custom allows you to specify a custom deviation from sidereal speed It must be entered as arcseconds per minute of time of drift in RA and Dec Stop shuts down tracking but allows moving the telescope Useful to observe terrestrial objects Dual tracking Press ENTER to activate or deactivate this function When this function is active the tracking will be done on both axes in order to compensate the drift due to alignment errors and atmospheric refraction The best results can be obtained only if the system has been accurately aligned with multiple stars We recommend that you activate this function as your default Use this in conjunction with the A PEC function to enable the max
20. oil Remove humidity The internal parts are greased for the entire life of the mount and under normal operating conditions no other maintenance is required After 10 years you can think to do a total maintenance of all internal gearing but we suggest to do it with an expert or if you prefer by our maintenance department No checks or periodical corrections are needed 78 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Technical Support Centre 12 Technical Support Centre If any problem occurs please don t hesitate to contact the reseller or dealer in your country or directly our technical support department also on our web site at www 10micron com english support htm Don t hesitate to contact us for assistance 10 MICRON by COMEC company via Archimede 719 21042 Caronno Pertusella VA ITALY For foreign countries For any technical or maintenance problem or problems regarding spare parts please contact the manufacturer or authorized dealer in the country of import who will tell you what steps to take or will refer you to qualified maintenance centres The warranty and CE conformity declaration are included in the mount package Please provide us with the serial number of your mount when requesting assistance You can find the serial number behind the mount base as shown in Fig 12 1 Fig 12 1 Location of the serial number 79 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount 13 Menu Structure
21. select MENU Local Data Get GPS data The display will show Lat Lon Time Elev 00 Sats until the position and time data have been acquired Sats shows the number of satellites that are currently tracked The acquisition may take up to two minutes when completed the display will show GPS data acquired If the GPS data have not been acquired in five minutes the procedure will abort This can happen if the GPS module is located in a position where it doesn t have a good view of the sky In this case relocate the GPS module and repeat the procedure Now select MENU Local Data Clock Timezone enter the 33 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit difference between your local time and UTC positive east in hours and minutes and press ENTER If you want to use UTC as your local time enter 0 Now go to DST also in the Local Data Clock menu press ENTER to toggle the Daylight Saving Time ON and OFF If you want to use UTC as your local time select OFF Now you can go to paragraph 5 5 To enter data manually The first thing to do 1s entering your geographical location You can choose a city from the location database or enter manually all data To choose a location select MENU Local Data Site Select choose your country with the and keys and press ENTER choose a city near you if available and press ENTER To enter location data manually select MENU
22. the database the apparent proper motion of the object is computed and is set automatically as a custom tracking rate paragraph 6 3 1 This 1s effective for all solar system objects such as asteroids comets planets the Sun and the Moon Press ENTER to turn this option ON or OFF Balance This submenu controls the balancing function Here you find the following functions Balance RA This function is provided to help you in balancing the right 51 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Menu System ascension axis Select the function and press ENTER The telescope will slew in sequence to two balance positions shown in Fig 6 1 A and B and will make an up and down movement at each position At the end of the procedure the display will show the result of the measure as a percentage of the unbalancing If the result is less than about 00 4 the telescope is correctly balanced If the display shows Scope heavy move counterweights towards the end of the shaft or add counterweights If the display shows Shaft heavy move counterweights towards the end of the bar or remove counterweights Balance Dec This function is provided to help you in balancing the declination Select the function and press ENTER The telescope will slew in sequence to two balance positions shown in Fig 6 1 C and D and will make an up and down movement at each position At the end of the procedure the display will show th
23. the dome shutter above one of the two instruments specify X and Y as in the drawings In C X is negative since the optical axis 1s to the left of the declination axis 6 5 9 Version This function shows a text containing the firmware revision and date and the version of the RA and Dec motors firmware Scroll the text with the keys press ESC to leave the information display 6 5 10 Language This function allows you to choose the language for the interface of the hand terminal The languages supported depend on the version of the hand controller attached to the mount 58 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Additional Functions 7 7 1 7 2 Additional Functions These utility functions are provided outside the menu and can be accessed by pressing the key 3 DISP Countdown Timer This timer function is useful e g for astrophotography Press the key 3 DISP several times until Countdown timer is shown on the display A two line display will appear 00 00 00 0 Left 00 00 00 0 Tot The numbers stands for hours minutes seconds and tenths of second Press ENTER to set the desired time interval The display will change to Set timer 00 00 00 0 Tot where you can change the time using the numeric keys and the E W direction keys to move between the fields Press ENTER to start the countdown The timer begins to run and when the count reaches zero several beeps will warn you that the timer 1s exp
24. the southern hemisphere each corresponding to a different period of the year Find the chart corresponding to your hemisphere and to the period of the year then orient 1t with the cardinal points The stars shown for each period of the year are the ones visible in first part of the night if you are working in different hours you will have to use another chart Also near the equator you may have to use stars both from the northern and the southern hemisphere charts 61 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Alignment Stars Northern Hemisphere Chart March to May West eg So RK n H Peg Vo e e Ay i 3903979138 e K Mo GN E dy Q9 E n 7 a 8 4 A Duer yy wee E Oy eo o m e S Sy e AC l P JS 2 Po Ge e e E o S NN c de q5 os 2 S EN e a C SC e ei D O 3 3 a S Co SEI A Q Ko Qc 4 E E y b ES S O EE Pay a Ze e x l o D Ne 4 ELTA NIN po AY di EE Y EGA L u PI S pA S EY HERCULIS N degt Mo R l yr l S A KZ NU OPHI CHI KA jseg 62 o Si A Sp KK ep E CA X e O am m rq 9 Z Ec un a UT OO x E p o 2 3 N IM I A N SN De SES ES we S A S 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount West ME HVNJIS Das e Y lOg83N3g d 30 i dy e Sony e a D wv SITv3yOg o P AY Y ch e l d Ou T d YO e SS zn d A eo P l 2 Oy 0085 Y l 1 E
25. tripod adapter and screws Adjust the tripod s legs until the tripod has the desired height and put the tripod in place One of the legs should point as accurately as possible towards the celestial pole but if you are near to the equator you may have to place the tripod so that one of the legs points away from the celestial pole With the Aries tripod mount directly the base adapter so that the protruding block points away from the celestial pole If you have a Baader AHT or a 10Micron 30H100 by Geoptik tripod assemble the optional tripod adapter The tripod adapter can be assembled in two different positions Fig 4 9 When you put the tripod in the ordinary position so that one leg points towards the celestial pole assemble the tripod adapter as shown in Fig 4 9 A Otherwise assemble the tripod adapter as shown in Fig 4 9 B Fig 4 9 Tripod adapter assembly Note the different position of the holes Proceed then to assemble the base adapter making sure that the protruding block points away from the celestial pole If you want to mount the GM1000HPS on a pier you will have to machine the pier s top in order to provide a suitable housing for the base adapter keeping the correct orientation remember that the protruding block of the base adapter should be oriented away from the celestial pole Le towards south if you are in the northern hemisphere and towards north if you are in the southern hemisphere Please refer to the base a
26. using move between the two fields with the direction keys E W The star menu can be accessed directly from outside the menu using the key 4 STAR Planet Choose the planet from the list using the keys and press ENTER or press the corresponding numeric key 0 Sun 1 Mercury 2 Venus 3 Moon 4 Mars 5 Jupiter 6 Saturn 7 Uranus 8 Neptune 9 Pluto The planet menu can also be accessed from outside the menu using the key 5 PLANET Asteroid After selection of the Asteroid menu you will have to wait a couple of seconds while the system calculates the list of asteroids The list can be limited to objects brighter than a specified magnitude as described in paragraph 6 5 5 The asteroid menu can be accessed from outside the menu using the key 6 MORE You can choose the desired asteroid from the list however it 1s advisable to use the official asteroid number from the Minor Planet Center e g 2 for Pallas This number can be entered directly into the hand pad You can find the official asteroid number using the web page at http ssd pl nasa gov sbdb cgi See the documentation included with the updater program to learn how to update the asteroid table with the data you need Comet The comet list contains several hundreds comets beginning with 1P Halley 2P Encke and so on The list can be limited to objects brighter than a specified magnitude as described in paragraph 6 5 6
27. 0 T 7 2 8 1 8 2 8 3 9 1 9 1 1 9 1 2 9 2 9 2 1 9 3 9 3 1 9 3 2 9 3 3 9 3 4 GE e 9 4 A A no te e em eet 51 E ee EE 32 PA A LEID AUD DR Se 53 A 53 DIO Lucca Ai 53 med ER 53 DOOL OP SOS VIO nett tette osito buda verd ida 54 d ER Iib EE 54 FRG Be AC TIO Bae a it 54 SE EE 54 PA idabada itu Mea a oda dials Shute east 54 GPS PO iaa 55 A O A 55 JNeDWOE IC 3 panes ee 55 ee WEE S6 AO o A M UE LAM MET 56 Si HIR EE S6 ere S6 A fu kae I oc ner e codi oc apu ene 58 FANG WAS Sia 58 Additional FUNC ONS 59 ENEE Ue MN fy ica cad an PU UE EE OUT 59 SOP AUC EE 59 EECHER 60 List of Reference Stars Sorted by Constellatnon esses 60 List of Reference Stars Sorted by Name s00seeeeeeecsneseerecnanseescceaees 61 AMECA Star A dos li a 61 Northern Hemisphere Chart March to Max 62 Northern Hemisphere Chart June to August 63 Northern Hemisphere Chart September to November 63 Northern Hemisphere Chart December to February 64 southern Hemisphere Chart March to Max 65 Southern Hemisphere Chart June to August 66 Southern Hemisphere Chart September to November 67 Southern Hemisphere Chart December to February 68 Remote CONO T i
28. 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount 10M S astroetechnology by COMEC TECHNOLOGY GMI1000HPS EQUATORIAL GERMAN MOUNT Instruction and Maintenance User s Manual A June 2012 Firmware version 2 9 5 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount This manual is protected by international copyright laws All rights are reserved Total or partial reproduction of this manual is forbidden Copyright 2012 Comec costruzioni meccaniche snc Italy Parts of this manual are translated from a manual in German language created by Helmut Heinicke Nersingen 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Table of Contents l UY N 4 1 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 7 4 8 4 8 1 4 9 4 9 1 4 10 5 1 5 1 1 DZ ILS 5 1 4 S5 2 2 2 2 1 34 2 5 3 5 3 1 23 9 2 5 3 3 5 3 4 5 3 5 5 4 5 4 1 5 4 2 5 4 3 5 3 3 9 1 DZ 5 5 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 POC WOE EE d HE le Mandala di tia 7 Ownership and Importance of this Manual 7 Updatins oF this Matta in 7 ECC Hin Cal D 3bd EE 8 MEAN diete bene paite m beg pan Ran CUI DA MEC UE 9 Mount Seb Di uoi a uper ett lr 10 Standard Contioutation ENS eoe ERR RN ERU a eM 10 Required T0018 E 11 Packasine a a andine io ia 11 Mount Parts IdentHcablobb sodes uis dee 13 The Base Adale uocis eve e se aa 14 Attaching the mount to a tripod optional or a per 14 Altitude and azimuth Admustment 16 Mounting the Counterweights and the Ielescope 18 Mountins THE Tol
29. 1s ON a GPS module is searched at boot to get the date time and geographical coordinates Press ENTER to turn this option ON or OFF This function cannot operate if the GPS port is not set to GPS see paragraph 6 5 2 GPS UTC diff After being powered on some GPS modules transmit the GPS time until they receive the GPS UTC time difference when they switch automatically to UTC time The first time a GPS module is connected the GPS UTC time difference is set to the default value of 15 seconds and it is automatically updated when this value is received For GPS modules that don t support this you may also set the GPS UTC time difference by hand Refraction This submenu is used to input data for computing the refraction It has the following functions Show Current Show the current refraction data The text can be scrolled with the keys Press ESC to leave the information display Set Temperature Enter the air temperature at the observing site Set Pressure Enter the atmospheric pressure at the observing site in hPa Set Pressure O Enter the atmospheric pressure at sea level in hPa if the pressure at the observing site 1s not available Auto Press If this function 1s selected the pressure will be computed automatically from the elevation data in the Local data Site menu The setting of the refraction data 1s explained in paragraph 5 4 3 Settings The settings menu 1s used to setup the mou
30. 2 6 6 2 7 6 2 8 6 2 9 6 2 10 6 2 11 6 2 12 6 2 13 6 2 14 6 3 6 3 1 6 3 2 6 3 3 6 3 4 6 3 5 6 3 6 6 3 7 6 3 8 6 3 9 6 3 10 6 3 11 6 3 12 6 3 13 6 3 14 Visualisation of the Alignment Intformaton 38 in 39 Simple three star alignment not suitable for astrophotography use 39 Polar alignment using the mount model 40 EE 40 Notes Om ALO SUI iia 41 Parka Te EE 41 Switchine ob the MOI 42 The Menu VS TIE AS a Ur uoa d bd uaa catu ionis date Eu 43 The Object Menus EE 43 RS E T UN NU M M a tands 43 Se T MC w 44 dcn e E ol 45 e e D 45 o O Tern eT rte SEPM e ee ne EOe Er rnT Tne E ten ane 45 C ee EE 45 IB T E E DEE 46 A Pe 46 Mendieta 46 cui E 46 RE EE EE 47 Sg pdt PO E RE A Meu 47 Park POSO E 47 Polar Heras ia 48 SEA O E E 48 Be MMC EE e 48 be UI m 48 IBS ISSUE TEPORE id 48 A id 48 EE A O A Da e aea Om E didi 48 A A A iade UM e eto bM RUE 48 OKOA E cd 49 PATEE DEO GE 49 SM a a TUM 49 SA A 49 TRE DAVE MEAT dit 49 TEAC KANG Pela 49 PQA AC ATO A o A o A 50 SWIPES Wisner a a E 50 DWAD N EE 50 AUO SWIN A 50 COIT OPEO E 50 SE 50 AO US ii 51 Ta dio A o A IE Ines 51 A TO EE 51 A A ee 5I A pM eA Ha M E MM LM 51 TIJCE WD POPE o EE O O DEM eet Midi 51 Eiere 51 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount 10 11 6 3 15 6 3 16 6 4 6 4 1 6 4 2 6 4 3 6 4 4 6 4 5 6 4 6 6 5 6 5 1 6 5 2 6 5 3 6 5 4 6 5 5 6 5 6 6 5 7 6 5 8 6 5 9 6 5 1
31. ESC to leave the information display Select Select the observing site from a database of cities See paragraph for details about using this function Enter Enter the coordinates of the observing site See paragraph for details about using this function Save Save the current observing site to the user database See paragraph for details about using this function Delete Delete an observing site from the user database Select the site among the list and press ENTER the press ENTER again to confirm deletion Get GPS Data If the optional GPS module is connected to the control box this function gets the exact coordinates of the observing site and the universal time UTC The time zone and the daylight saving time should be inserted manually if necessary they are not necessary for locating objects correctly but only to display the correct local time If the GPS module 1s already connected at boot and the corresponding boot option is active the GPS data have already been collected during the boot process Otherwise the GPS module can be connected later and the data can be collected with this function If the data have been acquired correctly the display will show GPS correctly acquired This function cannot operate if the GPS port is not set to GPS see paragraph 6 5 2 53 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Menu System 6 4 4 6 4 5 6 4 6 6 5 6 5 1 Boot GPS Sync When this option
32. GM1000HPS Mount Remote Control 9 2 1 To install the software start the executable installer contained in the file gm qci virtkeypadl x zip on the CD ROM Operation On the PC desktop click on the Virtual Keypad icon to start the software The main window of the Virtual Keypad software Fig 9 3 replicates the hand pad Click on Connection and then on Settings A window appears where you can insert the connection parameters Depending upon the desired connection mode either select Serial on RS 232 port and choose the appropriate COM port Fig 9 4 or select LAN TCP IP and enter the TCP IP address of the mount Fig 9 5 available from the hand pad choosing MENU Settings Network Show IP address Confirm the configuration clicking on the OK button f 10micron Keypad CIGR Link mode Link mode D wl e Serial on HS Z32 GP5 port Serial an AS 232 GP5 port Serial on hand pad port Serial on hand pad port CO LAN TEPAP LAN TEPAP Select the serial port Select the serial port H 3 a COM vi COM 4 5 Enter the T CPAP address Enter the TCP ZIP address STAR PLAHET ER 58 1 33 ER 0 Fig 9 4 Settings for serial LIGHT ESC STOP connection Fig 9 5 Settings for LAN connection Fig 9 3 Virtual Keypad software Now click on Connection and then on Connect The connection 1s established and the display of the Virtual Keypad softwa
33. General Catalogue Complete 7840 objects IC Index Catalogue Complete 5386 objects PGC Principal Galaxy Catalogue Complete up to 16m 64570 galaxies UGC Uppsala General Catalogue of galaxies Complete 12158 galaxies To select an object from these catalogues choose MENU Objects 43 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Menu System Deepsky catalogue name enter the catalogue number and press ENTER some catalogues can be accessed using the shortcut keys from outside the menu 7 M for the Messier catalogue 8 NGC for the NGC catalogue 9 IC for the IC catalogue 6 1 2 Star The mount provides the catalogues in the following table all are as complete as possible Menu Designation Remarks Name Proper name of the star Use and ENTER to choose from the list in alphabetic order e g Sirius Bayer Greek letter and constellation select the letter and the constellation using move between the two fields with the direction keys E W e g alpha CMa Sirius Flamsteed Number and constellation Enter the number with the numeric keys select the constellation using move between the two fields with the direction keys E W e g 9 CMa Sirius BSC Bright Star Catalogue Enter the catalogue number HR Harvard Revised e g HR 2491 Sirius SAO Smithsonian Astrophysical Enter the catalogue number Observatory catalogue e g SAO 151881 Sirius
34. Great Bear Menkent Centaurus Centaur Alpha Cam Camelopardalis Giraffe Mirach Andromeda Andromeda Alpha Fornacis Fornax Furnace Mirfak Perseus Perseus Alpha Lyncis Lynx Lynx Muscida Ursa Major Great Bear Alphard Hydra Water Serpent Nu Ophiuchi Ophiucus Serpent Bearer Alpheratz Andromeda Andromeda Omega Cap Capricornus Goat Altair Aquila Eagle Pi Herculis Hercules Hercules Alula Borealis Ursa Major Great Bear Polaris Ursa Minor Little Bear Antares Scorpius Scorpion Pollux Gemini Twins Arcturus Boote Herdsman Procyon Canis Minor Lesser Dog Beta Aqr Aquarius Water Carrier Ras Alhague Ophiucus Serpent Bearer Betelgeuse Orion Orion Regulus Leo Lion Capella Auriga Charioteer Rho Puppis Puppis Stern Caph Cassiopeia Cassiopeia Rigel Orion Orion Castor Gemini Twins Scheat Pegasus Pegasus Cor Caroli Canes Venatici Hunting Dogs Sirius Canis Major Greater Dog Deneb Cygnus Swan Spica Virgo Virgin Denebola Leo Lion Unukalhai Serpens Serpent Diphda Cetus Whale Vega Lyra Lyre Dubhe Ursa Major Great Bear Vindemiatrix Virgo Virgin Eltanin Draco Dragon Zaurak Eridanus River Enif Pegasus Pegasus Zeta Herculis Hercules Hercules Gamma Cas Cassiopeia Cassiopeia Zeta Persei Perseus Perseus Gemma Corona Borealis Northern Crown Zuben el Genubi Libra Balance Gienah Ghurab Corvus Crow 8 3 Alignment Star Charts Use the charts in the following pages to locate the appropriate alignment stars There are four charts for the northern hemisphere and four charts for
35. HIP Hipparcos catalogue Enter the catalogue number e g HIP 32349 Sirius HD Henry Draper catalogue Enter the catalogue number e g HD 48915 Sirius PPM Position and Proper Motions Enter the catalogue number catalogue e g PPM 217626 Sirius ADS Aitken s Double Star catalogue Enter the catalogue number e g ADS 5423 Sirius GCVS General Catalogue of Variable See note Stars Note the variable stars in the GCVS catalogue are identified by one or two letters and the name of the constellation e g R Leo or UV Cet The letters are assigned according to certain rules which allow 334 identifiers 1n each constellation When all these identifiers are assigned in a constellation the star is identified with a letter V followed by a number starting from 335 thus V335 Ori is the 335 variable star found in Orion When the GCVS catalogue is selected in the menu you have to choose between letter and number letter must be selected if the catalogue identifier is of the first kind e g R Leo number must be selected if the catalogue identifier is of the second kind e g V335 Ori If you have chosen letter select the letter s and the constellation using the 44 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Menu System 6 1 3 6 1 4 6 1 5 6 1 6 keys move between the two fields with the direction keys E W If you have chosen number enter the number with the numeric keys select the constellation
36. Ortho align and select a star from the list 2 The system will ask to slew to the star Press ENTER to confirm 3 The scope will slew to the star and miss it Now adjust the orthogonality of the telescope for example by inserting shims until the star in centred in the field of view and press ENTER The telescope is now orthogonal to the declination axis It is advisable to make a new three stars alignment in order to improve the pointing accuracy At this point you can t use directly the Refine 2 stars function since you would obtain a wrong model Visualisation of the Alignment Information You can show the alignment information using MENU Alignment Align info A short text will appear scroll it with and This text will tell you some useful information 1 The type of alignment used no complex alignment 2 stars 3 or more stars if you have used additional stars 2 If 2 or more stars have been used an estimation of the polar axis position error and its position angle relative to the celestial pole measured from the zenith towards the left plus information about how to correct the error operating directly on the azimuth and altitude screws An example of the display 38 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit 5 5 8 3 Alt 48 24 44 Az 00 01 35 Polar align error 00 01 20 PA 232 L To centre pol ax move 04 Lf 0 2 Up These values are examples of a very good alig
37. ST setting of the mount The clock battery is Replace the clock battery and enter exhausted again the correct time The motors halt and the The power supply is Check that the power supply is able to MOTOR ERROR inadequate provide the required current 4A 5A CHECK POWER for slew rate greater than 10 s at message appears 24V DC The mount has hit the Repeat the alignment procedure mechanical stops 76 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Troubleshooting Problem Cause Action The telescope hits an The alignment is incorrect Repeat the alignment procedure obstacle or the base of The Flip Slew Tolerance Set the Flip Slew Tolerance and Flip the mount and Flip Guide Tolerance Guide Tolerance to a smaller value parameters are set to a value that 1s too large The message Last The power supply has When switching off the mount wait session shutdown error been removed before the until the red led turns off before appears when switching completion of the removing the power supply on the mount shutdown T 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Maintenance 11 Maintenance Under normal operating conditions minimal maintenance is required Every 12 months clean the external surfaces from dust and 1f you want lightly grease all surfaces with a soft cloth to protect the surface colour treatment of the mount We recommend using Vaseline
38. Speed Sidereal Sidereal tracking speed 6 3 1 Solar Solar tracking speed 6 3 1 Lunar Lunar tracking speed 6 3 1 Custom Custom tracking speed entered by the user 6 3 1 Stop Tracking stopped 6 3 1 Dual tracking Activate dual axis tracking 6 3 2 Swap E W Exchange the action of the E W direction 6 3 3 keys Swap N S Exchange the action of the N S direction 6 3 4 keys Auto Swap N S Exchange automatically the action of the N 6 3 5 direction keys depending on the meridian side Corr Speed Activate the cos h correction for manual 6 3 6 movements and autoguiding Slew Rate Set the maximum slew speed between 2 s 6 3 7 and 15 s Autoguide sets the autoguide correction speed 6 3 8 speed Tracking corr Set a correction to the tracking speed 6 3 9 Flip Slew Tol Define the angular limit to which the 6 3 10 telescope will slew going beyond the meridian from the wrong side of the mount max 15 default 10 Flip Guide Tol Define the angular limit to which the 6 3 11 telescope will track objects beyond the meridian max 30 default 20 Horizon Limit Set the minimum elevation for slews from 6 3 12 5 to 90 83 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Menu Structure Track warn If this option 1s active beeps when the 6 3 13 tracking time left 1s expir
39. Sync Refines This function allows the selection of the way of synchronizing the mount position with the sky using the long press of the ENTER key or the synchronization commands on the RS 232 Ethernet links If this option is OFF the mount will synchronize the position by adjusting the angle offset on both axes If this option is ON the mount will use the synchronization as an additional reference star for the alignment model If no alignment model has been computed ie If you are in the situation following a Clear Align command the first synchronization point will be used as the first star of a 3 Stars alignment the second synchronization point will be used as the second star and the third synchronization point will be used as the third star In all other cases the synchronization command is equivalent to a Refine 2 Stars command This mode is very useful if you have the mount connected to an external program using the LAN or serial link and you want to automate the building of a mount model See the command protocol for details Boot Align This submenu controls the alignment operations to be performed every time the mount is switched on Alw Unpark When this option 1s ON the mount will begin normal operation even if it has been switched off in parked status Press ENTER to turn this option ON or OFF This function is OFF by default The Drive Menu The drive menu provides functions controlling the tracking and slewing
40. The mount can be controlled over the network with this port in all its functions Use a CAT 5 cable to connect to your network like for a normal Ethernet device See chapter 9 for details about the remote control 25 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit 5 1 5 5 2 Remote Power Switch Connector Fig 5 7 Remote switch jack plug and cable The GM1000HPS can be connected to an external relay box in order to switch on and off the system remotely using the provided 2 5mm stereo jack connector A suitable jack plug and cable is provided Fig 5 7 Only the central contacts are used They have to be shorted by the relay box like a push button to switch on the mount the contact must be closed for at least one second and then opened To switch off the mount correctly you should use another pulse of the same duration Then wait at least 30 seconds before shutting down the power supply The jack should be inserted with no power supply connected to the mount Electrical Setup To operate the GM1000HPS mount some electrical connections are needed Fig 5 8 Make all connections before attaching the power supply Fig 5 8 Electrical setup 1 control box 2 hand pad 3 mount cable 4 power supply cable 26 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit Fig 5 9 Mount connection cable 5 2 1 Connect the mount connection cable to the circular connector on th
41. WH K H TA Ay RR uh _ KR s 3 S gt e i yy pom S ZS e SP KH d M Ea lt L g x 5 Een vi HE e iB ho l E SIuvI0d 2 S zt xd V 46 Q9 Nae E 3 S pUBPE 4 Cy N n A uU OR f v ALULA oo BOREALIS ES ANDE or 7 e S DENEBOLA 9 D GIENA GHURAB l seq Alignment Stars S M SCH OY 5 K Se ds PIU S pe e u e a A Fr a A E qi Lei 0 Go N Es e ES Southern Hemisphere Chart March to May 65 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount q o South uy yuan OO AH y 139 East 3r OvHTy SVY e A IHINIHAO AN gt En T 7 l e D l f g S3y 7 s ech i d Zus Pa o o y A A SX Xo i Dra oO e e A Y Dy A s M ii MA VH OQ Ze ao oe p Zo ag e E e i no Ue T T X vi ai ES gt E No M SN e d an CANOPU ES Q gt S O plus e e AN Os A SH X e 200 EIN Southern Hemisphere Chart June to August 66 GIENAH GHURAB Alignment Stars 7 Kei Oo d di ca Ki a 2 d lt 2 5 O Q 2 Z Z LI Q E m EI EE e d SS 3 x 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount East 8IN39V Oy E ya Hala Ny Tri VVANV gt KZS ya W yy yan S Jj S E qa KS O S aan y 138 E SIGMA o 4 OCT Es Op n S ZE T aa NS e De S e g Q zo A SS OC e A e 7 ey Lo ET M OCA V o a SS P
42. align the polar axis If done after at least a three stars alignment or a two stars alignment followed by at least one refinement it 1s insensitive to orthogonality error moreover it can be done without using Polaris so it is very useful if you can t see Polaris from your point of view The first thing to do is a two stars alignment paragraph 5 5 1 or a three stars alignment paragraph 5 5 2 After the alignment the mount will know the polar axis misalignment Now do the following l Select MENU Alignment Polar align and select a star from the list 2 The system will ask to slew to the star Press ENTER to confirm 3 The scope will slew to the star and miss it Now move the polar axis of the mount with the altitude and azimuth movements as explained in paragraph 4 10 until the star 1s accurately centred in the field of view and press ENTER The polar axis now is correctly aligned and the mount will point correctly However it is advisable to make a new three stars alignment in order to improve the pointing accuracy At this point you can t use directly the Refine 2 stars function since you would obtain a wrong model In order to obtain optimal performance it 1s not required to correct physically the orthogonality error if you wish to do so however the mount will help you with the procedure described in paragraph 5 5 6 Iterative Alignment of the Polar Axis This procedure uses a star chosen among a small list and Polaris to
43. b i V0 20 GAR 50 My altitude SN adjustment knob Y altitude locking knobs azimuth adjustment knobs 4 base adapter locking counterweights knobs 4 safety knob optional bubble level Fig 4 5 GM1000HPS mount parts 13 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Mount Setup 4 5 The Base Adapter The mount is shipped assembled with the base adapter Fig 4 6 Remove the four mount locking knobs 2 and disassemble the base adapter from the mount The protruding block 1 of the base adapter is used to adjust the azimuth of the r a axis and should point away from the celestial pole The three base adapter screws 3 are used to assemble the base adapter on a tripod or on a pier d CIE Fig 4 6 Base adapter assembly and mount locking knobs 4 6 Attaching the mount to a tripod optional or a pier The GM1000HPS mount can be mounted on an optional tripod 10Micron Aries Baader AHT 10Micron 30H100 by Geoptik are shown in Fig 4 7 Fig 4 7 Optional tripods for the GM1000HPS mount from left 10Micron Aries Baader AHT 10Micron 30H100 by Geoptik 14 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Mount Setup The 10Micron Aries tripod is already machined to match the base adapter included with the GM1000HPS mount while 1f you use the Baader AHT or the 10Micron 30H100 by Geoptik you need to attach the optional tripod adapter Fig 4 8 to the tripod Fig 4 8 Optional
44. d at the eyepiece Optics could be damaged by the excessive heat and some filters can break Never use your telescope mount system to project an image of the sun onto any surface internal heat build up can damage the telescope Particular attention is required when observing in daytime without filter Venus for example Never look through the telescope or the finder when the mount is slewing Never look at an object too near to the Sun Never leave unattended your telescope if it is able to point at the Sun Never leave the telescope system unsupervised when unauthorised persons or children are present GOOD OBSERVATIONS TO YOU 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Mount Setup 1 Mount Setup 4 1 Standard Configuration Items Fig 4 1 Standard configuration items Ordering a GM1000HPS in the standard configuration you receive the following items 1 equatorial mount GM1000HPS x1 assembled with the base adapter x1 and the mount locking knobs x4 2 altitude adjustment knob x1 3 base adapter screws x3 10 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Mount Setup 4 2 4 3 counterweight shaft x1 hex Allen screwdriver set x1 4 5 6 control box with padded bag x1 7 hand pad x1 8 mount connection cable x1 9 power supply cable x1 10 GPS to serial adapter cable x1 11 remote switch cable x1 12 cross wired LAN cable 5m x1 13 CD ROM with maintenance
45. dapter technical drawing in Appendix A Instead of machining the pier s top to accommodate the base adapter you can use 15 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Mount Setup 4 7 the optional tripod adapter In this case the flat top of the pier should accommodate the three bolts used to fix the tripod adapter to the pier then you can mount the base adapter on the pier adapter Please refer to the tripod adapter technical drawing in Appendix B Now put the mount on the base adapter Fig 4 10 paying attention that the protruding block matches the azimuth adjustment knobs 1 Fasten the mount to the base adapter with the four mount locking knobs 2 Then adjust the levelling of the mount using the bubble level Fig 4 10 Mount on base adapter Altitude and azimuth Adjustment The altitude of the R A axis must match the latitude of your observing site In order to adjust the altitude you will act on the altitude adjustment screw shown in Fig 4 11 Fig 4 11 Altitude adjustment screw 1 To provide an easier access to this screw you may assemble the included altitude adjustment knob on top of it Align the adjustment knob as shown in Fig 4 12 and push it on the screw then hold the knob with your hand while tightening the hex screw Otherwise you may use an hex screwdriver to adjust the altitude by operating directly on the screw If you are located near the equator the adjustment 16 10Micron by COMEC
46. direction keys The key 3 DISP can be used to switch between the display of the various information above and additionally the Sidereal Time and Julian Date GPS Port This menu selects the functionality of the GPS port Choose GPS to allow searching for a GPS module connected to the GPS port Serial to use the GPS port as a RS232 port for remote control Dome to control a Baader Planetarium motorized dome connected directly to the GPS port Emulation This menu concerns the emulation mode of the RS 232 communication The GM1000HPS mount can emulate the LX200 protocol or the very similar Astrophysics GTO protocol Choose Emul LX200 to emulate the L X200 protocol Emul AP to emulate the Astrophysics protocol The active protocol is marked with a star Network The GMIOO0HPS can be operated by remote control over a 10 100Mbit s Ethernet LAN with the TCP IP protocol See chapter 9 for details Show IP address The current network parameters are shown Scroll the text with the keys press ESC to leave the information display Config Network The network configuration can be set to one of the following Use DHCP When this option 1s selected the mount will ask a DHCP server on the network to provide an IP address Set IP address When this option is selected the parameters can be entered manually this is useful if your network does not have a DHCP server or if you are connecting the mount direct
47. e blocked after they have gone through the meridian the wrong way more than this value The value can vary from 1 to 30 degrees Since this feature allows the telescope to go to the wrong side of the meridian check that the value you enter here does not allow collisions between the instrumentation and the mount or the mount s support Flip Guide Tol This option allows you to track an object through the meridian for up to 30 degrees on the wrong side The value can vary from 2 to 30 degrees and must be greater than the Flip Slew Tol value Since this feature allows the telescope to go to the wrong side of the meridian check that the value you enter here does not allow collisions between the instrumentation and the mount or the mount s support Horizon Limit This is the minimum altitude angle the telescope will slew to It is 1 by default and can be adjusted in the range 5 to 90 Track warn If this option is active the mount will show a warning message and emit a sound whenever the tracking time left for an object crossing the meridian goes below 30 10 5 2 and 1 minutes The warning sound is composed of a long beep followed by two fast beeps that repeat every six seconds for a minute In the last minute of tracking and in the first minute after the tracking stops you will hear a long beep every six seconds Follow Obj When this function 1s active everytime you slew to a celestial object from
48. e control box and to the connector above the R A axis of the mount To avoid bad connections it is important to to lock the threaded rings on both ends of the connector Connect the hand pad to the control box with its 12 pin circular connector locking the threaded ring of the connector Complete all other connections as needed then you can connect the power supply E33 F3 EJ eS COQDJ INEO UG Ld od P Fig 5 10 The hand pad with the threaded connector Power Supply The GM1000HPS mount requires a 24V DC 4A regulated power supply If slewing speeds are limited to 10 s or less it is enough to use a 24V DC 3A power supply Use the supplied red and black cable to connect the power supply to the 2 pin round plug labelled POWER SUPPLY on the control box The threaded ring of the connector should be firmly locked The red wire must be connected to the positive pole of the power supply the black wire must be connected to the negative pole 2 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit 3 2 2 The protection fuse can be replaced only with another 3 15A slow burning fuse Spare fuses are available from ordinary electronic shops If the power supply is reverse connected the protection fuse may blow but the electronics will be safe The current required by the GM1000HPS system varies between 0 5A and 3A depending on the motor speed and on the supply voltage The operating voltage may vary from
49. e declination axis Be careful if your telescope is significantly out of balance it may swing quickly in one direction 6 Loosen the tube mounting rings and slide the tube up and down for balancing The scope is balanced when it does not move with the clutch knobs loose and the movement back and forth about the declination axis has the same feel in both directions 7 Tighten the declination axis clutch knobs 20 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Mount Setup 4 9 1 4 10 Try to anticipate any balance problems due to the extra weight of diagonals eyepieces filters finders cameras etc It is advisable to do the balancing with your typical accessories in place You may balance the mount using also an alternative procedure based on torque reading from the motors See paragraph 6 3 15 for details Orthogonality of the telescope Ideally the telescope optical axis should be orthogonal to the declination axis A telescope 1s not orthogonal if the optics are pointing to an angle other than exactly 90 to the declination axis While our mount s axes are very accurately machined and very close to being perfectly orthogonal the telescope optical axis can be significantly misaligned This could be due to improperly machined rings wedge in the cradle plate optical axis not parallel to the mechanical axis of the tube assembly Whatever the reason orthogonality can be easily checked and adjusted 1f needed The softwa
50. e ia 19 Balancino thie TA O ea 20 Onrthosonality ot the telescope eee eio eaa ete n so else 21 Fine Altitude and Azimuth Adustment 21 TING OMOLE M PAN e O A mO etur eae 23 BNO A A O ae 23 EE EE 24 AAA O O A Ru drea ie tpe Mar uo Fa eaa eu 24 Auto sudor Input arial 25 Ethernet LAWN COnneCtOE ud dele Pu dit 25 Remote Power Switch CONNECTOT ooocccccccnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 26 Electrical S OPUDS said 26 PONET SUDDI VS aique det i reum ied A tque quiet e 27 ole PT IR RN T 28 The Hand Termiidlu deo T ERN a nC M MEE 29 earning to Klee Hand Pad canada 29 The Rer o PE O A tus 30 A oap daten quiae matte irae attain dur 32 Tie MORE E 32 LGS TOR CE eee 32 nn Eed 33 Cl earino a previous a amen dida 33 Seis the Local Dat aid 33 If you are using the GPS module ee eeeeescssseeccccceeeeeeeeeeaeeaeeeseeeeeceseeees 33 To emterdata Manually ooreen id 34 Setting the Refraction Parameters cccccccceeecccccceenennanscsseeeeccenassersctanseetes 35 AMM ii 35 KEE EEN 36 AA attese tue pin Pent ductu pU ed 36 AMAN EN IEM htsa 37 Aligning the Polar Axis with the Polar Align Tunctnon sess 37 Iterative Alignment of the Polar Avis 37 Correcting the Orthosonality EFTOF t e tree n i re ree 38 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Duo 25250 5 6 5 7 5 8 6 1 6 1 1 6 1 2 6 1 3 6 1 4 6 1 5 6 1 6 6 1 7 6 1 8 6 1 9 6 1 10 6 2 6 2 1 6 2 2 6 2 3 6 2 4 6 2 5 6
51. e result of the measure as a percentage of the unbalancing If the result 1s less than about 00 4 the telescope 1s correctly balanced If the display shows Front heavy move the telescope backwards if the display shows Back heavy move the telescope towards the front n veg ge Fig 6 1 Balance positions A and B positions for balancing the right ascension axis C and D positions for balancing the declination axis Conf balance This function toggles the confirmation checks in the balancing procedure When ON the default setting confirmation checks will be provided before moving to each balancing position and before each balancing oscillation Use slew speed When this option 1s set the balance speed will be always equal to the slew speed Set bal speed Use this function to set the balance speed separately from the slew speed 6 3 16 Meridian side This function controls the side of the meridian you can observe As a security feature you may restrict the motion of the mount to only one side of the meridian select Both if you want to allow the mount to slew to both sides of the meridian east and west This is the normal operation and is required for alignment and balance functions select West or East if you want to restrict the mount so that the scope may point only at objects on one side of the meridian west or east respectively select Set this side if you want to select West or East accordingly to the
52. ed tracking 1s stopped and movement is not allowed The control system though remains active This allows you to pause the telescope during an observation session without compromising its alignment and avoiding the need to restart the system The mount can be parked at the end of an observing session to put the telescope in a predefined position 1 e to close a roof or to have an easy access to instruments If the mount is switched off when parked it will remain parked when it is switched on again except if the Alw Unpark function in MENU Alignment Boot Align is activated paragraph 6 2 14 Parking before shutting down the mount will ensure that when powered on again it will not move until it receives the appropriate commands To park the mount select MENU Alignment Park and press ENTER to confirm To unpark the mount select MENU Alignment Unpark and press ENTER to confirm 41 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit 5 8 When the mount is parked it will slew to a position called the park position By default the park position has the telescope pointing at the celestial pole with the counterweight bar in the lowest position Fig 5 12 The default park position can be unpractical because the telescope can be too high to reach Up to three custom positions can be defined by the user To define a parking position move the telescope to the desired position using the d
53. ed to objects brighter than the specified magnitude Press ENTER to enter the menu the following functions are available Filter Control whether the filter 1s active or not Press ENTER to turn5 this option ON or OFF Limit magnitude Pressing ENTER will show the current magnitude limit enter a new magnitude limit with the numeric keys and press ENTER Shutdown This command shuts down the mount after confirmation from the user Dome This menu contains the settings for controlling a Baader Planetarium motorized dome connected to the mount using the RS 232 or the GPS port with serial adapter Press ENTER to enter the menu the following functions are available Open Shutter opens the dome Close Shutter closes the dome Home forces the dome to do a 360 degrees rotation to force the detection of the homing sensor Dome Control here you can choose between No dome Dome on GPS or Dome on RS232 to set the port where the dome 1s connected The mount will send the azimuth to the dome at fixed intervals Select Update interval to change the interval the default is 5 seconds Use Dome radius to specify the dome radius not diameter in mm Mount position specify the mount position with respect to the dome Xm Ym and Zm are the offsets of the mount towards North East and the Zenith respectively measured in mm from the centre of the spherical part of the dome to the centre of the base of the
54. ght If you are using the keypad in the daylight you may need to shade the screen from the direct sunlight with your hand in order to see it more clearly Brightness and contrast can be adjusted as required With a few keystrokes you can slew to objects by their common name or catalogue number set a countdown timer for a photographic exposure set the tracking speeds enter R A and Dec coordinates to find the newest object adjust the brightness of the display set parameters and much more Learning to Use the Hand Pad The first time you switch on the mount you will make some setup procedures in order to ensure correct operation You will control the mount using the hand pad so it is useful to make yourself comfortable with its mode of operation After switching on the mount the hand pad display will show for a brief moment a screen like this 10MICRON v1 5 s n 1 29 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit followed by lOMICRON Comec booting After a few seconds when the mount electronics has completed the initialization the display will show the current date and time 21 05 48 DST 2007 May 14 By pressing the 3 DISP key the display will cycle between various data views and utility functions They are the following R A Dec coordinates The equatorial coordinates where the telescope is looking Az Alt coordinates The altazimuth coordinates where the telescope is looking
55. graph 5 5 6 If four or more stars have been used and the mount has been able to fit a flexure model to the alignment stars the display will show the number of functions fitted and the expected RMS pointing accuracy based on the alignment stars data as Model terms 11 Exp RMS 10 9 The last item is a list of the stars used for alignment This can be useful as a reference Alignment Procedures By combining the procedures described above you can align the mount in a number of different ways Each way has its advantages and disadvantages Simple three star alignment not suitable for astrophotography use This procedure allows the mount to point correctly without aligning the polar axis Since the tracking is done in the R A axis only the polar axis misalignment will cause rather large tracking errors and field rotation making this procedure 39 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit suitable only for casual visual observation Procedure 1 Doa three stars alignment paragraph 5 5 2 Otherwise l Doa two stars alignment paragraph 5 5 1 2 Add another star with the refine align command paragraph 5 5 3 Polar alignment using the mount model This procedure will align correctly the polar axis even in presence of orthogonality error and is the easiest and quickest way to align the polar axis This ensures the best pointing accuracy accurate tracking and no field rotation Use this procedu
56. he LX200 Astrophysics protocol over a serial link you can use a virtual serial port software such as HW Virtual Serial Port http www hw eroup com products hw vsp index en html The following notes regarding some software packages are provided as a quick reference only see the documentation included with your software for details about its telescope control functions Note for GUIDE 6 0 7 0 8 0 Read carefully the paragraph of the GUIDE manual that describes the control of an instrument through GUIDE select LX200 Meade as the communication protocol and select the serial port where the mount has been connected The serial transmission speed 1s 9600 bps Note for TheSky Start TheSky and choose from the menu Telescope Setup Choose L X200 Meade as telescope type 1f you have selected the Astro Physics emulation on the hand pad you should choose Astro Physics GTO as telescope type Now go to the Settings menu insert the serial port where the mount has been connected at COM Port and set the baud rate to 9600 This 1s required only for the first connection 73 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Remote Control Select Telescope Link from the menu and click Establish TheSky will show you the area where the telescope is Just pointing at Now TheSky 1s able to control the mount If you get the error message LX200 not responding please check if you used the correct serial port if the port
57. ii ita 70 Contursi 70 R5 252 Serial C OBDGCHOls ia tira 70 Ethernet LAN tania belt du tuii Ede epe 70 Controlling the Mount with the Virtual Kevpad 71 A A A A 72 Controlling the Mount with Other Software 73 Note dor GUIDE 6 0 TU tete We M ed Eege 73 Ne Ce dius eM 73 Nora ro ul MM THE T 74 Tee e US ala ada 74 Note for ASCOM compatible software Maxim DL ACP and others 74 Upearadimo EE 75 hei HOMO tota tordo er ee ere 76 IVA G20 q TEE 78 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount 12 Technical Support Ecetia 79 Lor EE 79 13 IM A E A ete eR E T 80 13 1 le 80 13 2 O EN D EL eT 81 13 3 DIN e PO E T 83 13 4 Localia oleo ql deus ia 84 13 5 A E 85 Appendix A Base Aa vei ee Ee 87 Appendix B Tripod Adapter optional aiii iS 88 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Foreword 1 1 1 2 1 3 Foreword Aim of this Manual In accordance with the provisions of the European Machinery Directive 89 392 EEC as amended by 91 368 EEC and 93 44 EEC and of Directive 89 833 EEC our company has developed this instruction and maintenance manual in order to inform all users about the product the correct methods of interaction with the machinery in order to guarantee optimum safety conditions for people animals and things during its entire life cycle transport storage installation usage and maintenance Ownership and Importance of this Manual This manual 1s an integral pa
58. imum tracking accuracy when both functions are enabled the control software will correct all inaccuracies resulting from its pointing model and periodic mechanical errors swap E W When pressing the direction keys the direction an object will move in the eyepiece depends on the optical configuration of the telescope This function can swap the effect of the E and W keys on the hand pad to obtain a more comfortable control Press enter to activate ON or deactivate OFF this function Swap N S When pressing the direction keys the direction an object will move in the eyepiece depends on the optical configuration of the telescope This function can swap the effect of the N and S keys on the hand pad to obtain a more comfortable control Press enter to activate ON or deactivate OFF this function Auto Swap N S The action of the N and S keys 1s reversed with respect to the true North and South directions when the telescope changes from east to west of the meridian This function can swap the effect of the N and A keys on the hand pad depending on the side of the meridian you are looking at Press enter to activate ON or deactivate OFF this function Corr Speed When moving the telescope in right ascension at high declination the angular rate on the right ascension will be reduced by a factor cos where is the declination If this function is activated the angular rate of the right ascensio
59. ing Follow Ob Set to ON to compute and set 6 3 14 automatically the tracking rate after each slew to a solar system object Balance Balance RA Swings the telescope up and down to 6 3 15 verify balancing RA axis Balance Dec Swings the telescope up and down to 6 3 15 verify balancing Dec axis Conf balance Set to ON to confirm each step of the 6 3 15 balancing procedure Set bal speed Adjusts the balance speed 6 3 15 Use slew speed Sets the balance speed equal to the slew 6 3 15 speed Meridian side Both Allows the scope to point to both sides of 6 3 16 the meridian West Restricts the scope to west of the meridian 6 3 16 East Restricts the scope to east of the meridian 6 3 16 Set this side Restricts the scope to the current side of 6 3 16 the meridian 13 4 Local Data Clock Date and Time Enter the date and time 6 4 1 Local Timezone Set the local time zone positive east of 6 4 1 Greenwich DST Daylight Saving Time correction 6 4 1 Site Current Show the current observation site data 6 4 2 Select Select the observation site from the 6 4 2 database Enter Enter the coordinates of the observation 6 4 2 site Save Save the current observation site in the 6 4 2 user database Delete Delete an observation site from the user 6 4 2 database 84 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Menu Structure
60. irection keys on the keypad then select MENU Alignment Park position Set custom pos 1 2 3 When ENTER is pressed the position of the telescope is stored in the mount memory Fig 5 12 Default park position To choose what to do when the mount is parked select one of the following in MENU Alignment Park position Stops only when parked the mount stops in the current position Default park when parked the mount slews to the default park position Custom park 1 2 3 when parked the mount slews to the custom position 1 2 3 The selected park position is marked with a star Switching off the Mount The mount can be switched off in every moment provided that no slew 1s underway in this case an abrupt stop can happen It is not required that the mount is parked or put in a specific position To shut off the mount operate on the power switch on the control box The red power led will remain lighted for approximately 10 to 15 seconds only when the led is off the power supply may be switched off You can shut off the mount also using the function MENU Settings Shutdown 42 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Menu System 6 The Menu System The five main menus of the GM1000HPS mount are Objects Alignment Drive Local Data and Settings The complete menu structure 1s detailed in chapter 13
61. ired Press ENTER while the timer is running to stop the countdown Stop Watch This stopwatch function 1s useful for measuring time intervals Press the key 3 DISP several times until Chronometer is shown on the display A single line display will appear 00 00 00 0 The numbers stands for hours minutes seconds and tenths of second Press ENTER to start measuring the time interval The timer begins to run and will continue until you press ENTER again to stop it To zero the timer press ENTER a third time 59 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Alignment Stars 8 Alignment Stars This chapter provides a list of the stars used for the alignment of the mount The mount knows the position of the alignment stars with extra accuracy and corrects also their proper motions Charts for locating the alignment stars in the sky are provided 8 1 List of Reference Stars Sorted by Constellation Constellation Constellation Latin name English name Stars Andromeda Andromeda Mirach Alpheratz Aquarius Water Carrier Beta Aqr Lambda Aqr Aquila Eagle Altair Aries Ram Hamal Auriga Charioteer Capella Boote Herdsman Arcturus Camelopardalis Giraffe Alpha Cam Canes Venatici Hunting Dogs Cor Caroli Canis Major Greater Dog Sirius Canis Minor Lesser Dog Procyon Capricornus Goat Omega Cap Cassiopeia
62. is the perfect mount for small sized instruments such as 125mm refractors 200mm Newtonian reflectors 250mm Cassegrains Born from the needs and experience of astronomers inspired from the traditional German form the GM1000HPS mount has been designed completely in Italy with innovative technologies such as 3D CAD models and CAM and manufactured using modern CNC machine tools with high precision carved out from aluminium bar stock In order to provide the maximum pointing and tracking accuracy the GMI1000HPS integrates proprietary absolute high resolution encoders on both axes The control system motor and electronics have been designed without compromises aiming for the best performance flexibility and connectivity to satisfy the needs of the 21 century observatory All this 1s a warranty of success In order to maximise your pleasure on your first night of observation we recommend that you familiarise yourself with the assembly and basic operation of the mount Look at the illustrations read the manual and pay particular attention at the safety measures Before starting take particular note of this caution Never look at the Sun with a telescope or finder scope without installing a proper and secure solar filter Looking at the Sun without a secure solar filter compromises the eye instantaneously and without remedy Before looking at the Sun it is necessary to install securely a proper solar filter Don t use filters mounte
63. is set correctly if the cable is connected at both ends and if the electronics is switched on Now if you click at an object on the screen an Object information window will appear If you click on the small telescope icon the telescope will slew to this object If you want to fine centre this object you can click on Telescope Motion controls Using the buttons in the small Motion Control window you can move the telescope in all directions 9 3 4 9 3 5 Note for TheSkyX Set the mount to emulate the LX200 command protocol selecting on the hand pad menu Settings Emulation L X200 Start TheSkyX and choose from the menu Telescope Telescope Setup In the Telescope Setup window choose Select Mount then select Meade Instruments LX200 8 f 10 SCT Again in the Telescope Setup window select Settings and insert the serial port where the mount has been connected Then choose Connect If the message No response from device appears check if you used the correct serial port if the cable is connected at both ends and if the electronics is switched on If the connection is ok TheSkyX will show the area where the telescope is just pointing at Now you can close the Telescope Setup window If you click on an object with the right mouse button you can choose the Slew command to point at the object Using the buttons in the small Motion Control window you can move the telescope in all directio
64. keys you can move between the fields using the direction keys E W By default the display will show the coordinates to which the telescope is currently pointed to so you can slew manually the telescope to the object to be inserted if you don t know its coordinates Press ENTER to confirm The object type and magnitude Use the keys to choose among the available types and enter the magnitude with the numeric keys you can move between the fields using the direction keys E W Press ENTER to confirm A name for the object using the direction keys N S to choose each letter and the direction keys E W to move between the letters Press ENTER to confirm Select user obj slew the telescope to an object of the user database The user database is shown in alphabetic order Select the object to slew to by scrolling the list with the keys and press ENTER Delete user obj delete an object from the user database Select the object to be deleted by scrolling the list with the keys and press ENTER Press ENTER again to confirm the deletion This function can be accessed from outside the menu using the key 6 MORE Alt Az Coords Use this function to slew to a point of known altitude and azimuth This is particularly useful for ground based objects like e g points in the landscape etc This function can be accessed from outside the menu using the key 6 MORE Meridian Flip Usually the mount will point objects in
65. keys E W to move between the letters Press ENTER to confirm Delete model delete an alignment from the database Select the alignment to be deleted by scrolling the list with the keys and press ENTER Press ENTER again to confirm the deletion Clear align Clear align deletes the current alignment After that the controller will assume an ideal mount until more complex procedures such as 2 stars or 3 stars alignment are performed See paragraph 5 4 1 for details about using this function Polar Align This function allows you to align accurately the polar axis to the celestial pole using the alignment data and without using Polaris It must be done after the 48 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Menu System 6 2 11 6 2 12 6 2 13 6 2 14 6 3 6 3 1 2 Stars or 3 Stars alignment functions See paragraph 5 5 4 for details about using this function Ortho Align This function allows you to correct the orthogonality error of the telescope using the alignment data It must be done after the 2 Stars alignment function followed by a Refine 2 Stars or after the 3 Stars alignment function See paragraph 5 5 6 for details about using this function Align Info This function shows various data about the current alignment including the polar axis alignment error and the orthogonality error if a 2 Stars or 3 Stars alignment has been done See paragraph 5 5 7 for details about using this function
66. l The correct position for assembling the telescope is shown in Fig 4 14 The telescope 1s looking towards the celestial pole and the dovetail locking knobs are positioned to the right of the mount when looking towards the celestial pole Make sure that both the r a clutch and declination clutch are tightly engaged Loosen completely both locking knobs Fig 4 18 1 and 2 Then slide the telescope in place and tighten firmly both locking knobs Balancing the Telescope Balancing the telescope is important to ensure optimal operation of the mount If the system 1s not correctly balanced pointing and tracking accuracy may suffer and the motors can lock Follow this procedure to balance the GM1000HPS mount 1 Make sure that the counterweight shaft is firmly attached to the mount and that the safety knob 1s tightened 2 Loosen the R A axis clutch knobs Turn the R A axis until the counterweight shaft is horizontal Be careful if your telescope is significantly out of balance it may swing quickly in one direction 3 Move the counterweight s up or down along the counterweight shaft to achieve balancing The telescope is balanced when it does not move with the clutch knobs loose and the movement back and forth about the R A axis has the same feel in both directions 4 Keeping the counterweight shaft horizontal tighten the R A axis clutch knobs 5 Loosen the declination axis clutch knobs so that the telescope moves freely about th
67. lay in the adjustment mechanism 5 When you have reached the final position lock the altitude locking knobs and the knobs holding the mount to the base 21 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Mount Setup Fig 4 19 Fine altitude and azimuth adjustment system 22 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit 5 The Control Unit All electronics and electric connections are integrated in a box The control system includes also aan ergonomic hand pad with 2m spiral cable and a 12 pin circular connector with security lock ring a red black cable for power supply with a 2 pin circular connector with security ring acable for connecting the mount to the control box NES All connections should be made before connecting the power supply of the mount to avoid the risk of damaging the electronics The LAN connection makes exception to this and can be plugged in or out while the mount is switched on Also don t undervalue the risk of electric shocks even if the system is operated at 24VDC Keep the control box clear of dew and water 5 1 Connectors All the electronic connections are accessible from the connection panel on the control box ZONE AR I ruse ON OFF HAND PAD mm VERSION ATVLI NI SQVW EXT SWITCH OL BOX ICRON GmM1000 CONT Fig 5 1 The connection panel on the control box Main protection fuse 3 15A Power LED red Power s
68. ly to a PC with a crossed cable The following parameters should be entered IP address e g 192 168 001 099 different from the IP address of the PC but on the same subnet Network mask e g 255 255 255 000 Gateway e g 192 168 001 001 the actual data may differ from these depending on the configuration of your network Rem Assist Start the remote assistance system This system allows the manufacturer to connect to the mount and diagnose some problems using an 55 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Menu System 6 5 5 6 5 6 6 5 7 6 5 8 Internet connection It is necessary to contact the manufacturer in advance to use this system Furthermore it 1s required that the mount is able to connect to the Internet If your Internet access happens through a typical modem router usually it 1s enough to connect the mount to the router and use the DHCP server for the configuration select Use DHCP in the menu Config Network Asteroid Filter The list of asteroids can be limited to objects brighter than the specified magnitude Press ENTER to enter the menu the following functions are available Filter Control whether the filter is active or not Press ENTER to turn this option ON or OFF Limit magnitude Pressing ENTER will show the current magnitude limit enter a new magnitude limit with the numeric keys and press ENTER Comet Filter The list of comets can be limit
69. mount see Fig 6 2 Scope offset specify the position of the optical axis of the telescope relative to the declination mounting flange see Fig 6 3 X 1s the lateral displacement measured from the centre of the mounting flange positive towards right 1f looking from the back of the optical tube usually X 1s zero Y 1s the distance from the flange to the optical axis usually it 1s the radius of the optical tube All measures are in mm 56 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Menu System Park close when activated this option causes the dome shutter to be commanded to close everytime the mount is parked with the keypad or with the command protocol Unpark open when activated this option causes the dome shutter to be commanded to open everytime the mount is unparked with the keypad or with the command protocol r Fig 6 2 Position of the mount inside the dome Note that measurements are taken from the centre of the spherical part of the dome to the centre of the base of the mount Usually Zm will be negative 37 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Menu System A Fig 6 3 Position of the optical tube assembly with respect to the declination flange seen from the back of the optical tube In A the usual case where the optical tube assembly is centered with respect to the declination axis in this case X 1s zero In B and C a configuration with two optical tubes To centre
70. n axis will be modified by multiplying it by cos 6 thereby obtaining a constant angular rate on the sky Press enter to activate ON or deactivate OFF this function This function has effect also on the autoguide speed By activating this function you can effectively avoid to realign your autoguide when 1f you observe at different declinations Slew Rate set the maximum speed in degrees second from 02 s to 15 s If you choose a speed greater than 10 s the hand pad will show a warning 50 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Menu System 6 3 8 6 3 9 6 3 10 6 3 11 6 3 12 6 3 13 6 3 14 6 3 15 Autoguide speed Here you can choose the autoguide correction speed among the values 1 00x 0 50x 0 33x 0 25x 0 20x 0 15x and 0 10x the sidereal speed This setting affects only corrections made using the autoguider interface described in paragraph 25 Tracking corr The tracking speed can be corrected up to 9 999 A correction of 0 11 corresponds to a drift of 1 arcseconds per minute of time Flip Slew Tol Normally the mount will point an object going to the correct side of the meridian 1 e the telescope will be to the east of the mount when observing an object in the western sky and vice versa This option allows you to anticipate an object that has not yet crossed the meridian if the object is nearer than the specified value to the meridian The user movements ar
71. nction described in paragraph 6 3 2 is active but a significant polar error can lead to a visible field rotation While this can be acceptable for visual observing if you plan to use the mount for astrophotography or other scientific data collection the polar axis should be properly aligned When making an alignment with 4 or more stars the mount will fit a model of the flexure of the telescope tube Using many stars more than 10 it 1s possible to reach a pointing accuracy of 20 arcseconds RMS provided that the telescope flexure can be modelled appropriately An estimate of the expected pointing accuracy 1s given on the keypad after each additional calibration star is inserted It is better to do the alignment procedures using a high magnification reticle eyepiece or the same imaging instrumentation you will use later do not use a diagonal to centre the stars unless it has been properly calibrated in order to avoid 35 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit the orthogonality error 5 5 1 5 5 2 The following paragraphs details the steps that will be used in the different alignment procedures For the different ways of setting up the mount for observation see paragraph 5 5 8 Two stars Alignment The two stars alignment procedure measures the polar axis misalignment in order to achieve a good pointing accuracy even if the mount is misaligned Proceed as follows l Select MENU Alignment 2 sta
72. nment requiring no further correction The first two values show the position of the polar axis in altazimuth coordinates Alt is the altitude above the horizon ideally equal to your geographical latitude without sign Az is the azimuth measured from north towards east ideally equal to zero in the northern hemisphere and 180 in the southern hemisphere The third angle marked Polar align error is the angular deviation of the polar axis from the celestial pole the fourth angle marked PA is the position angle of the polar axis with respect from the celestial pole where 0 is the line joining the celestial pole and the zenith and the angle is measured counterclockwise so 0 means that the polar axis is higher than the celestial pole 90 that 1t 1s on the left and so on The required adjustment is shown as 04 Lf 0 2 Up meaning that the mount should be moved to the left by 0 04 revolutions of the azimuth adjustment screw and up by 0 2 revolutions of the altitude adjustment screw Usually it is better to accomplish the adjustment with the polar alignment procedure described in paragraph 5 5 4 If 3 or more stars have been used an estimation of the orthogonality error is shown as Scope ortho err 00 12 50 meaning that the angle between the telescope optical axis and the declination axis deviates from 90 by 12 50 Also in this case it 1s better to accomplish the adjustment with the orthogonality correction procedure para
73. ns Note for Perseus Start Perseus and choose from the menu Telescope control select LX200 Meade as telescope type if you have selected the Astro Physics emulation on the hand pad you should change it back to LX200 Choose the serial port where the mount has been connected Now the control window will appear and Perseus 1s able to control the mount Note for ASCOM compatible software Maxim DL ACP and others The GMIOOOHPS mount is compatible with software supporting the ASCOM specification see the website http ascom standards org It should be controlled like an LX200 Meade LX200 not generic with no additional settings or using 74 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Remote Control the Astrophysics GTO drive with the Astrophysics protocol emulation 9 4 Upgrading the Firmware The firmware of the GM1000HPS mount can be upgraded to a new version using the updater software available from the 10micron website To download the updates go to the URL www l0micron com english support htm and click Forum You need to register to the forum to download the updates The updater software can also be used to update the comets and asteroids databases of the mount The instruction manual for the updater 1s available as a PDF file after installing the software Please refer to it for details 75 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Troubleshooting 10 Troubleshooting The sof
74. nt and customise its operation Some of the functions of this menu have already been described in previous sections so here we will refer to that sections 1f necessary User Interface In this submenu you can set various functions related to the user interface of the keypad Brightness The brghtness of the display can be adjusted at the following levels Maximum High Medium Low Minimum The current level is marked with a star Contrast The contrast of the display can be adjusted at the following levels Maximum High Medium Low Minimum The current level is marked with a star Usually Maximum is the correct value except when the ambient temperature 1s high Beep When this option is OFF the beep sound of the keypad is never emitted Press ENTER to turn this option ON or OFF Boot Display This controls what the display should show by default after switching on Choose among RA Dec Coord Show the equatorial coordinates 54 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Menu System 6 5 2 6 5 3 6 5 4 Alt Az Coord Show the altazimuth coordinates Lcl time clock Show the current local time UTC clock Show the UTC time Chrono Show the stop clock paragraph 7 2 Timer Show the timer paragraph 7 1 The date and time are always displayed at first after boot this settings becomes effective after the pressure of e g the
75. nted so that the counterweight shaft points downward It is essential that the r a and declination axes are oriented as shown in the picture pay attention that looking towards the celestial pole the dovetail locking knobs are located on the right of the mount as shown 18 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Mount Setup Fig 4 15 Counterweight shaft thread Fig 4 16 Safety knob Assemble the counterweight shaft Fig 4 15 by inserting the threaded end into the hole in the declination axis then rotate it clockwise until it is firmly blocked Remove the safety knob from the end of the counterweight shaft Insert an amount of counterweights at least equal to the weight of the telescope and accessories you are going to use Lock firmly the blocking screw of each counterweight Remember to put back the safety knob when you have finished Fig 4 16 Optional counterweights Fig 4 17 can be ordered from 10micron Check the website www 10micron com or ask the reseller for availability Fig 4 17 Optional 6kg counterweight and 3kg counterweight 4 8 1 Mounting the Telescope The GM1000HPS mount comes with an integrated double sized dovetail Fig 19 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Mount Setup 4 9 4 18 The smaller dovetail accomodates Vixen Skywatcher Celestron dovetails while the bigger dovetail accomodates Baader Planetarium and Losmandy dovetails Fig 4 18 The double sized dovetai
76. oose among the satellites visible in the next minutes You need to insert the length of the time interval you want to consider in minutes from now then a list containing only the visible satellites will be shown After choosing the satellite with ENTER the display will show a list of the satellite s passes 1n the next 24 hours like this 07 04 39 05 38 meaning that the satellite will be visible from 7 04 39 until 7 05 38 sometimes you will find a pass shown like this 17 56 39 08 27 meaning that the satellite will be visible from 17 56 39 until 18 08 27 Sometimes you will find two passes where the time intervals overlap like this 16 47 43 55 27 16 54 02 03 23 This happens when the mount cannot track the satellite in a whole run due to it going through the meridian You can choose then if track the satellite in the arc before or after the meridian The overlap depends on the Flip Guide Tol setting paragraph 6 3 11 If you choose the first of the two overlapping passes after crossing the meridian the mount will slew automatically to catch the satellite 1n the remaining arc When you have chosen the pass you want the mount will aim at the satellite If the satellite is not visible yet the mount will aim at the point where the satellite 1s expected to appear Tracking of the satellite starts automatically While tracking the satellite you can correct the position of the mount using the hand pad In this case the maximum speed yo
77. ope Press one of these keys to accelerate the mount up to the selected speed release it to decelerate until it stops The N key makes the mount accelerate towards higher declinations the A key towards lower declinations the E and W keys towards east and west along the R A coordinates In addition you can press two keys simultaneously for diagonal movement The direction an object will move in the eyepiece depends also on the optical 30 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit configuration of the telescope the action of the keys can be exchanged in both axes to obtain a more comfortable control see paragraph 6 3 3 and 6 3 4 The speed can be selected with the keys when outside of the menu system and the selected speed is shown in the display for some seconds The following speeds are available Angular speed Rate to sidereal speed Notes 2 25 sec 0 15x 3 75 sec 0 25x 7 5 sec 0 5x 15 sec Ix sidereal speed l sec 4x 4 sec 16x 15 sec 60x 1 sec 240x 4 sec 960x only if slew rate gt 4 sec 10 sec 2400x only if slew rate gt 10 sec from 2 sec to from 480x to 3600x slew rate adjustable 15 sec The default speed at startup is the maximum speed slew rate By default the slew rate is limited to 8 sec In order to move at greater speeds you need to change the slew rate setting see paragraph 6 3 7 Eve
78. or details about using this function Refine 2 Stars This function allows you to add more stars as reference points for calibrating the mount 1t must be done after the 2 Stars or 3 Stars alignment functions See paragraph 5 5 3 for details about using this function 3 Stars This function allows you to align the mount using three stars as reference objects See paragraph 5 5 2 for details about using this function Delete star This function will show the list of the alignment stars used each with its residual error If you find that a star has a big residual error this means that the model doesn t fit the star appropriately or that you pointed at the star not very accurately when making the alignment If you press ENTER you are given the choice to delete the star and recalculate the mount model automatically Note that the first three align stars cannot be deleted Align Database This function provides a sub menu where you can save or recovery your alignment model data This is useful if you have different instruments or configurations requiring different pointing models It has three commands Load model load a previously saved alignment The database is shown in alphabetic order Select the alignment to load by scrolling the list with the keys and press ENTER Save model save the current alignment in the database Enter a name for the current model using the direction keys N S to choose each letter and the direction
79. r enter the official 6 1 4 2 Pallas number Comet P Halley select from the list or enter the official 6 1 5 2P Encke number Coordinates Enter RA and declination coordinates to 6 1 6 slew to User defined Select user obj Select an object from the user database 6 1 7 Add user obj Add an object to the user database 6 1 7 Delete user obj Delete an object from the user database 6 1 7 Alt Az Coords Enter altazimuth coordinates to slew to 6 1 8 Meridian Flip When in the proximity of the meridian 6 1 9 moves the telescope to the other side of the mount pointing at the same point in the sky satellite satellite Find select a satellite from the list 6 1 10 Next passes select a satellite passing in the next 6 1 10 minutes 13 2 Alignment Park Unpark Park or unpark the mount dl Park position Stops only Parking stops the mount in the current 6 2 2 position Default park Parking slews the mount to the default 6 2 2 park position Custom park 1 Parking slews the mount to the custom 6 22 park position 1 Custom park 2 Parking slews the mount to the custom 0 2 2 park position 2 Custom park 3 Parking slews the mount to the custom 6 2 2 park position 3 81 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Menu Structure Set cu
80. re for astrophotography or other scientific work Procedure 1 Doa three stars alignment alignment paragraph 5 5 2 2 Optionally add one or more stars with the refine align command paragraph 5 5 3 to be repeated at will Execute the polar align command paragraph 5 5 4 Execute the ortho align command paragraph 5 5 6 Do again a three stars alignment paragraph 5 5 2 Optionally add one or more stars with the refine align command paragraph 5 5 3 to be repeated at will In the above procedure the three stars alignments can be replaced with two stars alignments paragraph 5 5 1 followed by at least one refine align command paragraph 5 5 3 P ee Polar iterate alignment With this procedure the polar axis is aligned to the celestial pole if there 1s no orthogonality error An orthogonality error will worsen both the polar alignment and the pointing accuracy This procedure requires only Polaris or sigma Octantis in the southern hemisphere and another star Use this procedure only when you know that there is no orthogonality error and if you cannot use the alignment procedure based on the mount model Procedure 1 Align the polar axis with the polar iterate command paragraph 5 5 5 2 Doa three stars alignment paragraph 5 5 2 3 Optionally add one or more stars with the refine align command paragraph 5 5 3 to be repeated at will Otherwise 1 Align the polar axis with the polar iterate command paragraph 5 5 5 2 Doa
81. re of the mount can measure the orthogonality error also called cone error and help you to correct it You can attain a good polar alignment even with a residual orthogonality error furthermore the orthogonality error is not a cause of drift or field rotation so usually it is not necessary to correct it Fine Altitude and Azimuth Adjustment The fine altitude and azimuth adjustment procedure must be performed with the help of the mount software in order to obtain a good polar alignment The software provides various polar alignment routines that will assist you in this step these are described in paragraph 5 5 Please refer to Fig 4 19 for locating the relevant parts of the mount The procedure to make the mechanical adjustments is the following 1 Loosen slightly the four knobs holding the mount to the base 1 to allow for azimuth adjustment 2 If the required altitude adjustment is large loosen the two knobs locking the altitude movement 4 Fine movements can be made also without unlocking these knobs 3 Adjust the azimuth moving the mount left or right using the two azimuth adjustment screws 2 which press on the azimuth adjustment block 3 You must back off the opposing azimuth screw in order to move the other screw in that direction 4 Adjust the altitude moving the r a axis body up or down with the altitude screw 5 It is better to reach the desired position by pushing the mount body up in order to recover all p
82. re will be updated to reflect the current display of the hand pad The hand pad and the Virtual Keypad operate in parallel i e the display is the same on both devices and pressing a key on the Virtual Keypad has the same T2 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount 9 3 9 3 1 9 3 2 Remote Control effect as pressing a key on the hand pad The keys of the Virtual Keypad can be pressed by clicking on them with the mouse or by typing on the keyboard with the following correspondence Key on Virtual Key on keyboard Key on Virtual Key on keyboard Keypad Keypad Nf cursor up 0 LIGHT 0 E cursor left 1 COORD W gt cursor right 2 DATA 2 S cursor down 3 DISP 3 ESC Esc 4 STAR 4 MENU M 5 PLANET 5 STOP S 6 MORE 6 ENTER Enter J M 7 A or Page Up 8 NGC 8 y or Page Down 9 IC 9 To interrupt the connection click on Connection and then on Disconnect You can then remove the LAN cable or the serial cable Controlling the Mount with Other Software The GM1000HPS mount can communicate with other software by emulating the LX200 or Astrophysics GTO protocols see paragraph 6 5 3 for details about selecting the protocol using the RS 232 port and the GPS port and also on the TCP IP ports 3490 and 3492 If you want to use the Ethernet connection over port 3490 or 3492 with a software supporting t
83. rs Choose one star among the ones provided and press ENTER then choose another star and press ENTER If the choice is too limited 1 e you cannot find a suitable pair of stars visible from your site return to the first star selection by pressing ESC or use the three stars alignment procedure 2 Press ENTER to confirm the slew to the first star After the slew centre the star with the maximum precision using the keypad and press ENTER 3 Press ENTER to confirm the slew to the second star After the slew centre the star with the maximum precision using the keypad and press ENTER 4 Now the message Alignment complete will appear The mount is now aligned Note that this procedure does not correct the orthogonality error of the telescope If you are not sure that your telescope s optical axis 1s perfectly orthogonal to the declination axis do a three stars alignment or a refinement Three stars Alignment The three stars alignment procedure measures the orthogonality error of the telescope s optical axis in addition to the polar axis misalignment and uses it to improve the pointing accuracy Furthermore you can choose among more stars than using two stars alignment since the selection is less critical On the other hand you can choose stars in the same zone of sky thus hampering the final accuracy l Select MENU Alignment 3 stars 2 Choose one star from the list and press ENTER 3 Press ENTER to confirm the slew to the
84. rt of the machine We therefore advise users to keep it in a safe place for the foreseeable duration of the product itself It is the client s responsibility to transfer this manual to possible subsequent owners of the machine or to any one else who will possess or make use of the machine Updating of this Manual In the event of improvements and or corrections being made to the machine either by the manufacturer or by the client subject to written authorisation by the manufacturer it might be necessary to also update the documentation of the manual Our company will evaluate this necessity case by case and will dispatch the modified parts of the manual Our company will also indicate by sending updates all the sections of the manual to be disposed of specifying the dates of validity of the modifications and the revision number of the manual s edition The receiver 1s obliged to comply scrupulously with the provisions stipulated by the manufacturer in order to ensure that all copies of the manual distributed within the company are updated to the latest edition It 1s strictly forbidden to make changes of any nature or any type whatsoever to the contents the graphic layout and the structure of the manual Furthermore our company reserves the right to improve the product through modifications even though they may not be described in this edition of the manual Furthermore our company also reserves the right to change or update this manual
85. ry time you select a speed greater than 10 sec the hand pad will emit a warning sound Moving a telescope at high speed can be dangerous and you need the maximum caution Note that if you are controlling the mount from a PC using the LX200 command protocol the motion speed will be selected from the PC among the following Angular speed Rate to sidereal speed Notes 7 5 SCC 0 5x guide rate adjustable 6 sec 24x centre rate 1 sec 240x find rate from 2 sec to 8 sec from 480x to 1920x slew rate adjustable The EAST and WEST keys can also be used to move the cursor when entering data 31 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit 5 3 3 5 3 4 5 3 5 The Numeric Keys Beside being used to input numeric data the numeric keys have a secondary function that is shown in small characters under the number See the following table Key Function 7M Select a Messier object 8 NGC Select a NGC object 9 IC Select a IC object 4 STAR Go to star selection menu 5 PLANET Go to planet selection menu 6 MORE Go to a menu with other selections quick position settings asteroids comets user defined objects altazimuth coordinates meridian flip satellites 1 COORD Select R A Dec coordinates of the object to slew to 2 INFO Show additional data of the current object 3 DISP Cycle the display between R A Dec
86. sequence will help you through the steps required to begin observing with the mount You will learn to set your location and time and perform the polar alignment An internal clock will maintain the time while the alignment should be repeated only when the mount is moved or when the optical tube has lost the orthogonality with the declination axis If none of these events has happened you can switch off the system and at the next startup 1t will be ready for observation The mount s absolute encoders will keep track of the current position also if power is lost while operating the mount no parking or homing is required 5 4 2 Clearing a previous alignment The first time you use the mount 1t will not contain any alignment data If the mount has been used before and you are going to setup it again in a different place or with a different instruments you can clear the alignment memory Press the MENU key and scroll down to the Alignment menu Press ENTER Select the Clear align function and press ENTER The display will show Confirm Clear align Press ENTER again then press MENU to exit from the menu Setting the Local Data To find objects the mount must know the current location date and time You can enter the data manually or use the optional GPS module to collect them If you are using the GPS module make sure that the GPS module is connected and that the GPS port is set to GPS select MENU Settings GPS port GPS
87. serial port with the same functions as the main RS 232 serial port including dome control The port is a 4 pin RJ11 4 4 with the pinout shown in Fig 5 5 24 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit 5 1 3 5 1 4 1 Receive data RX 2 5V supply 3 Ground 4 Transmit data TX Fig 5 4 GPS to RS 232 adapter Fig 5 5 GPS port pinout Autoguider Input This port is a RJ12 6 6 port sometimes also marked RJ11 6 or 6p6c where you can connect a CCD camera or another system for automatic guiding autoguide The autoguide input follows the SBIG ST 4 protocol The correction speed is by default 0 5x the sidereal speed and can be adjusted to lower speeds see paragraph 6 3 8 The autoguider input is always active and corrections may be operated on both axes at the same time The corrections of the autoguide are independent of the direction keys on the hand pad e g you can use the direction keys to test the autoguider system 1 Not connected 2 Ground 3 East 4 South 5 North 6 West Fig 5 6 Autoguider port pinout The pinout is shown in Fig 5 6 To move the mount in one of the four directions the corresponding pin has to be put in contact with the ground pin The magnitude of the correction is proportional to the duration of the contact You can also autoguide through the RS 232 serial port using the LX200 protocol Ethernet LAN Connector This port is a 10 100Mbit LAN interface
88. side where the scope 1s pointing When you try to slew to an object on the forbidden side of the meridian the system will ask Force slew to other side By pressing ENTER you will force the mount to point at the object The allowed side of the meridian will be toggled so that you can go on pointing objects on the 32 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Menu System 6 4 6 4 1 6 4 2 6 4 3 other side When pointing an object with the command protocol Ge from a planetarium software the mount will fail the slew if the object is on the forbidden side of the meridian Local Data The local data menu 1s used to enter the data relative to your observing site location time etc Clock Under this submenu you find the functions to set the clock of the mount Date and time Select this function to input the date and time See paragraph for details about using this function Local Timezone Select this function to input the local time zone See paragraph for details about using this function DST Daylight Saving Time Turn this option ON or OFF to activate or deactivate the daylight saving time correction Select this function to input the date and time See paragraph for details about using this function Site This submenu has the following functions Current Show the current site information name coordinates elevation and time zone The text can be scrolled with the keys Press
89. sing a CAT 5 pin to pin cable Fig 9 1 Connecting the mount to a network Fig 9 2 Connecting the mount directly to a PC Otherwise the mount can be connected directly with a PC network socket using a CAT 5 crossover cable Fig 9 2 A standard CAT 5 cable can be up to 100m long If you connect the mount directly to a PC using a crossover cable you can set 70 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Remote Control 9 2 both the PC s and the mount s IP addresses as in the following example assuming using Windows XP other operating systems may have slightly different ways of configuring the network On the PC click on Start then select Connect To and Show All Connections The Network Connections folder opens Right click on the Local Area Connection and select Properties Make sure that the TCP IP protocol is checked and double click on it Select Use the following IP address and enter IP address 192 168 1 1 and Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Then click on OK in this window and in the Properties window and close the Network Connections folder On the Mount select MENU Settings Network Config Network Set IP Address and enter the following data IP address 192 168 001 099 Network mask 255 255 255 000 Gateway 192 168 001 001 If you are connecting the mount to a router or an ADSL modem router where the PC is already connected often a DHCP server is available to obtain automatically the
90. star After the slew centre the star with the maximum precision using the keypad and press ENTER 36 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit 5 5 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 Repeat the steps 2 and 3 for two other stars 5 Now the message Alignment complete will appear The mount is now aligned Even after the three stars alignment you can improve the mount model by adding more stars Alignment refinement This procedure adds more star to an existing mount model after a two stars or three stars alignment l Select MENU Alignment Refine 2 stars 2 Select a star among the list 3 Press ENTER to confirm the slew to the star After the slew centre the star with the maximum precision using the keypad and press ENTER 4 The message Calculating appears then the message Align refined followed by an estimation of the RMS pointing accuracy in arcseconds You can repeat this procedure up to 25 total alignment stars Note that if you do a two stars alignment followed by a refinement the result will be the same as 1f you had done a three stars alignment Keep also in mind that one of the major inaccuracies 1s usually the orthogonality error in order to correct for this error a three stars alignment or a two stars alignment followed by at least one refinement 1s required Aligning the Polar Axis with the Polar Align function This procedure uses the data computed in the alignment step to
91. stom posl Set the current position as the custom park 6 2 2 position 1 Set custom pos2 Set the current position as the custom park 6 2 2 position 2 Set custom pos3 Set the current position as the custom park 6 2 2 position 3 Polar Iterate Align the polar axis using Polaris and 5 5 5 another star 2 Stars Align the mount using two stars as Se reference objects Refine 2 Stars Add a star as reference object for 5 5 3 calibrating the mount 3 Stars Align the mount using three stars as 309 2 reference objects Delete star Delete an alignment star from the mount 6 2 7 model Align Database Load model Save the current alignment in the database 6 2 8 Save model Load an alignment from the database 6 2 8 Delete model Delete an alignment from the database 6 2 8 Clear align Deletes the current alignment information 5 4 1 Polar Align Align the polar axis using the alignment 5 5 4 data and without Polaris Ortho Align Correct the orthogonality error of the 5 5 6 telescope Align Info Show various data on the current 319 7 alignment Boot Align Alw Unpark Unpark the mount when it 1s switched on 6 2 14 even if it has been switched off in parked status 82 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Menu Structure 13 3 Drive Tracking
92. te clock You can use the E W direction keys to move between the different input fields and the arrow keys to choose the month When you have finished press ENTER 34 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit 5 4 3 setting the Refraction Parameters The mount needs to know the temperature and pressure to compute the atmospheric refraction By default the mount uses a temperature of 10 C and an atmospheric pressure depending on your elevation assuming a pressure of 1013 hPa at sea level If you need additional accuracy go to MENU Local Data Refraction Set Temperature and enter the air temperature in C You have three ways to enter the pressure You can go to MENU Local Data Refraction Set Pressure and enter the pressure in hPa Or you can go to MENU Local Data Refraction Set Pressure 0 and enter the pressure in hPa at sea level the pressure at your elevation will be calculated automatically You can also go to MENU Local Data Refraction Auto Press and toggle ON the setting in this case the pressure will be recalculated each time the elevation is changed 5 5 Alignment Now the mount needs to be aligned to some reference stars and the polar axis aimed accurately at the celestial pole If properly aligned the internal mount model will keep account of the polar misalignment and of the orthogonality error when pointing objects or tracking provided that the dual tracking fu
93. technology GM1000HPS Mount Mount Setup knob could get in the way of the counterweights mounted on the counterweight shaft In this case you should not attach the altitude adjustment knob Fig 4 12 Assemblying the altitude adjustment knob Now proceed to the rough altitude adjustment We recommend that you proceed with the rough altitude adjustment before mounting the counterweights and the telescope since you will be making major adjustments to the position of the mount at this time The telescope and the counterweights would add considerable weight and require more effort In order to adjust the altitude start by unlocking the blocking knobs on the side of the base of the mount Fig 4 13 Use both hands to loosen them Then rotate the altitude adjustment screw until you read your latitude on the latitude gauge Using both hands tighten firmly the blocking knobs The final part of the adjustment will be done after the telescope has been mounted and balanced with the help of the control software Fig 4 13 Unlocking the altitude axis 17 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount Mount Setup 4 8 Mounting the Counterweights and the Telescope Fig 4 14 Safety position Note the position of the dovetail locking knobs on the right of the mount marked by arrows Before mounting the counterweights and the telescope ensure that the mount is in the safety position shown in Fig 4 14 with the declination axis orie
94. the western part of the sky with the telescope to the east of the mount and objects in the eastern part of the sky with the telescope to the west of the mount It is not possible to follow an object through the meridian circle without turning around the telescope In order to follow an object at the meridian the GM1000HPS mount has an user selectable tolerance that allows the telescope to go beyond the meridian by a certain amount paragraph 6 3 11 In this way objects lying near to the meridian can be observed with the telescope either to the east or to the west of the mount The meridian flip function forces the telescope to point at the same point of the sky from the other side This function 1s available only when the telescope is aiming at a point near to the meridian if you use it in another position an error message will be shown Satellite Use this menu to track an artificial satellite The artificial satellite database must be loaded with the updater software Since the orbits of artificial satellites can change in a few days 1t 1s impossible to have a valid database pre loaded in the mount Use the Satellite Find function to choose a generic satellite from the database After pressing ENTER the display will show a satellite name like 46 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Menu System 6 2 6 2 1 6 2 2 ISS ZARYA 25544 and all the others using the keys Use the Next Passes function to ch
95. tware of the GMIOOOHPS mount has been carefully tested by several experts If you still find an error please tell us In that case we need the following information from you 1 The version number of the software displayed under MENU Settings Version 2 A complete list of all adjusted parameters 3 A detailed description of how to reproduce the error A problem can only be resolved if it 1s reproducible If you have a proposal for improving the GM1000HPS mount please let us know also by e mail at support 10micron com A table of commonly encountered problems and proposed solutions follows Problem Cause Action The telescope can t slew The polar axis is not Repeat the alignment procedure or use accurately to an object correctly aligned with the the 2 stars alignment celestial pole The wrong object has been Select the correct object selected The telescope has been Repeat the alignment procedure aligned on the wrong stars Some parameters date Enter the correct parameters time location time zone DST are not correctly set The telescope has a large Repeat the alignment using three or orthogonality error and the more stars mount has been aligned only with 2 stars or less The clock battery is Replace the clock battery and enter exhausted again the correct time The clock is wrong The DST setting is wrong Check if the DST is underway and adjust appropriately the D
96. two stars alignment paragraph 5 5 1 3 Add at least one or more stars with the refine align command paragraph 5 5 3 to be repeated at will 40 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit 5 6 5 7 Notes on autoguiding When properly aligned and using the dual axis tracking option the GM1000HPS mount is able to track stars with extreme accuracy Usually autoguiding is not required and may easily be counter productive if the seeing is worse that about 1 arcsecond FWHM in that case guiding corrections will likely correct what are really movements of the guide star image due to the atmosphere With very long exposure times tens of minutes tracking errors could show nevertheless In this case you will need autoguiding In order to minimise the possible errors introduced by the guiding corrections you will need to use a very low aggressiveness setting in your autoguiding software and or very low autoguide speed down to 0 1x and integration times up to several seconds If your alignment is not very good you may use higher autoguider speeds and faster integration times in order to track objects but accuracy will suffer accordingly Note that if you need to autoguide on the declination axis you may obtain a slightly better result if you disable the dual axis tracking option so that the declination corrections will be always in the same direction Parking the Mount When the mount is park
97. u can use 1s limited to 15 sec The Alignment Menu The alignment menu provides functions to help in the mount setup to park and unpark the mount They have been described in the previous chapter so here we will refer to that section Park Unpark Park is shown is the mount is operating normally while Unpark will be show if the mount is in parked status Park will slew to the park position and park the mount disallowing all movements Unpark will exit from the parked status and allow the mount to move See paragraph 5 7 for details about using this function Park Position A submenu appears where you can choose what to do when parking Stops only when parked the mount stops in the current position Default park when parked the mount slews to the position of Fig 4 19 Custom park 1 2 3 when parked the mount slews to the custom position 1 2 3 47 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Menu System 6 2 3 6 2 4 6 2 5 6 2 6 6 2 7 6 2 8 6 2 9 6 2 10 Set custom pos 1 2 3 saves the current position in memory as a custom park position Usage of this function 1s described in more detail in paragraph 5 7 Polar Iterate This function provides a method of aligning the polar axis using Polaris and a second star See paragraph 5 5 5 for details about using this function 2 Stars This function allows you to align the mount using two stars as reference objects See paragraph 5 5 1 f
98. witch Circular 12 pin hand pad connector EE 23 10Micron by COMEC technology GM1000HPS Mount The Control Unit 5 1 1 5 1 2 Circular 16 pin mount connector RS 232 serial DB 9 connector for remote PC control Ethernet LAN RJ 45 connector for remote PC control Connection for external on off switching with relay box 2 5mm stereo jack 9 Power supply connector 24VDC 4A 10 Circular 4 pin auxiliary connector 11 Autoguide connector 6 pin RJ12 6 6 12 Connector for GPS module optional or RS 232 for remote PC control 4 pin RJ11 4 4 Serial RS 232 Connector The serial RS 232 connector can be used to control remotely the GM2000QCI mount from a PC using software such as Guide TheSky Cartes du Ciel Perseus etc Alternatively you may use this connector to control a Baader Planetarium dome directly from the mount Please refer to paragraph 6 5 8 for details Use a pin to pin cable with one male and one female connector only pins 2 3 and 5 are used Don t use a null modem cable M EOS 2 Transmit data TX 3 Receive data RX 5 Signal ground Fig 5 2 RS 232 port pinout GPS Connector Fig 5 3 The optional GPS module The GPS socket can be used with the optional GPS module Fig 5 3 to retrieve the coordinates of the observation site and the exact universal time If no GPS module is connected the GPS socket can be used with the supplied adapter Fig 5 4 as an auxiliary RS 232

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