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- Page 1 STAR ADVENTURER GTi USER’S MANUAL...
- Page 3 About the Mount The Star Adventurer GTi is a portable, lightweight, and practical tracking mount that has the ability to both track the apparent movement of the stars as well as find celestial and deep space objects. The mount utilizes the SynScan GoTo system to find and track various astronomical objects.
- Page 5 SETTING UP THE STAR ADVENTURER GTi Step 1 Ensure that all parts are at hand: Tripod Mount Head column lock Counterweight (2.5kg - 5.5 pounds) Counterweight collar Counterweight shaft Counterweight safety screw Tripod spreader base Azimuth screws Dovetail locking screw Polar scope cap 10.
- Page 6 Step 8 Step 6 Disengage the clutch lock Orient the tripod and mount to (black ring with thumb spokes) face “True North/South”. and orient the saddle to face (Magnetic north/south is a few left to right with the dovetail degrees off from the celestial locking screw facing away poles.
- Page 7 Slide the optical system left or zooming, the Star Adventurer GTi will not be overly unbalanced. right to ensure that the system is balanced by loosening the Always have a hold on the system with your hand in case of the system dovetail locking screw.
- Page 8 They appear to circle around the celestial poles of the Earth (Fig. 3a). In order to counteract this apparent movement, the Star Adventurer GTi can be set to compensate for this movement, by rotating the camera in the direction opposite to that of the Earth.
- Page 9 Angeles, California, your use the altitude knob to make latitude would be 34°N. On the adjustments in the up/down Star Adventurer GTi, there is an axis on the polar scope. Telescope pointing North indication marker with a scale (Fig. 4b).
- Page 10 POWERING THE STAR ADVENTURER GTi The Star Adventurer GTi can be powered using eight AA batteries or via a 12V DC power adapter (sold separately). If powering the mount via AA batteries, place them into the mount by removing the side covers (Fig 5b). To access the battery compartment,...
- Page 11 CONNECTING TO THE STAR ADVENTURER GTi The Star Adventurer GTi features built in Wi-Fi and can connect in several USB via Computer ways. The following shows the different methods: • Wi-Fi via smart device Download the SynScan app and save it to a location where you can find it.
- Page 12 Fig. 7b Step 2 To find out which COM port the Star Adventurer GTi is using, open up DEVICE Connect your guide camera to your PC (refer to user manuals for connection MANAGER in Windows found in the CONTROL PANEL. Look for Prolific USB- on specific camera).
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Page 13: Care And Maintenance
Do not jam anything or insert any cleaning devices into any of the electronics stress to the motors causing damage. ports on the Star Adventurer GTi. This may result in damage to the pins and/ or connectors. Always cover the polar scope borehole with the provided polar cover when not doing a polar alignment. - Page 14 Column extension kit is sold seperatelyand can be purchased from your local dealer. The Star Adventurer GTi can be equipped with an optional column extension that raises the height of the mount head. This is normally required for longer telescopes to clear the tripod legs.
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Page 15: Warranty & Customer Support
Sky-Watcher reserves the right to modify or discontinue, without prior notice to you, any model or style telescope. For technical and customer support, you will need to contact your regional support team. Please refer to the Sky-Watcher website and check under “Global Distributer”... - Page 16 ©2021 Sky-Watcher. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to change without notice. 55-21001.
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