Equatorial Mount

EM-400

lemma 2M

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

TAKAHASHI

 Thank yoy lor yoy, purchase of the EM-400 Temma2M moon!. This highly
sophisticated moynl is perle<:lly $uiled 10 any number of photo/Visual ap­
plications. In Ofd8l10f you to be able to operale the EM-400 Temma2M to
the limit of its capabilities, thoroughlly read this manual and familarize yoy,.
self wilh the COffect ope/alion of I.. many fealures and functions. Properly
used, the EM-400 will dellve. ali/etime of operation.

I it WARNING I

NEVER ATTEMPT TO LOOK AT THE SUN

DIRECTLY THROUGH THE TELESCOPE OR

&,DAN-5i!
FINDER. OOING SO WILL CAUSE IN­
STANT BLINDNESS DUE TO THE INTENSE
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LIGHT AND HEAT OF THE SUN. IS

I 6 CAUTION

• When you place the tube assembly into the tube holder, do not over

tighten the tube holder clamps. Doing so could distort the telescope

tube and cause the telescope to decollimate.

• Place the mount on the flattest ground at the observing site. It is im·

portant that the tripod be set on the flattest ground available to pro­
vide a stable base for the mount.

• Exercise great caution when sliding the 8 kg counter weights on to the

counter weight shaft and after this has been done attach the safety nut
to the bottom of the shaft to keep the counter weights from coming off
the shaft. The counler weight could cause severe damage to anything
it falls upon.

• Never under any circumstances allow the mount to get wet from rain.

Moisture will short circuit the electronics and wash out the lubricant. If

rain threatens, immediately take the mount down or cover it with a

waterproof cover in the event the onset of the rain is rapid.

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 CONTENTS

Warning & Caution for safety operlltion " 2

Contents _ 3

Specifications 4 - 5

Layout 01 the EM-400 Temm1l2M Equatorial Mount 6

Features of tha EM-400 Temma2M Mounl 7

Layout 01 the Control Panel 8

layout of the COnlrol80l( 9 -10

Precautions 11

Assembling the Tripod 12

Mount & Counter Weight 13

Tube Holdel 14

DisaSMmbling the Mount , 15

Balancing 16

Functions for the R.A. and the Dec. clamps 17

Al:imuth & Altitude Adjustment 18

Polar Alignment in the Nouthern Hemisphere 19 - 20

Selting the Reticle Offset(1' 21·22

Sett;n9 the Reticle OffMtl21 23

Polar Alignment in Low Latitudes 8elow 20· 24

How to Use the Motor Olive System 25

Motor Drive Operation " " 26·27

Procedures for Go·To Operation " " .. 28· 29

Auto Guide Connector 30

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Equatorial Mount
Type: German equatorial with Temma2M go-to system
built-in
R.A. slow motion: Round worm wheel [180:11 by quartz controlled
stepping motor
Dec. slow motion: Round worm wheel [180: 1) by quartz controlled
stepping motor
Azimuth adjusunenl: ± 10· finely with dual screws 360" freely with the
dedicated turntable
Altitude adjustment: Dc _ 47° (ML) 15° ­ 58° {Hl]
Loading capacity: 35kg (77 Ibs)
Gross weight: Head unit: 22.Jkg (49 Ihs)
Base unit: 5.2kg (l' Ibs)
Weight shaft: 2.0kgl4.4Ibsl
Polar alignment scope Built-in, 11K, 3' setting accuracy
Scale p.mllrn, quick reference type,
good until 2040 in the Northern Hemisphere
with illumination lind bubble level
Counter-weight 8kg 1(2

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Motor Drive System

[Temma2M)
Drive System: Dual axes, quart2 control, driving frequency: 240pps
NIS, SllIrlSun twitching by hand controller
Usable Area: World-wide, but high latitude is l.."ited as mentioned in
tOe Equatorial Moont section
High Speed Drive : ApprolO:. SOOlO: siderlal
Correction Speed: RA: 0.11 - 1.99lO: Sidereal
(manual operalion) Dec: ± 0.15 ­ 14.65 arc seclsec by 1.5 arc sec/see
stepless by the speed control provided on the control pad
Mode indic~llo,: High speed ~ralion - led light
Normal ~rlltion • green lighl
Power Source: DC12V
Power Consumplion : Sidereal rate Approx. O.SA
High speed on both axes 3.5A
Stal1 5.1A
Go-To Operation: By a PC
"Go-To~ Disc: F'egasus21 or other compatible software
Accessory: RS232C cable {Tamma2M auto-guider CIIble lor U.S.A.)
Operationallemperllture: -5 - +30'C

These specifications are $ubjeet to change without notice.

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Layout of the EM·400 Temma2M Equatorial Mount

/ T.... Hold..- Plot.

Sefety nut

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 Features of the EM·400 Temma2M Mount

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.. Sidereal drive rate employs 24Qpps ... The control bolt cables i1,e attached to a
quarU controlled pulse motors lor steady recessed control box in the base of the
viewing al very high magnification. RA assembly to keep the control cables
from being twisted,
.. Modular system insures greater portabil·
ity breaking down into three parts: A.A, * The tube holder base is provided with the
head, base and counter weight shaft. four hole pattern of the NJP as well as
the two hole pattern of the EM·10/200
.. More rigidity than the NJP by using the mounts to provide greater fleKibility and
worm wheel of the same diameter. allow any Takahashi telescope to be
mounted.
.. The 1b magnification of the polar align­
ment telescope allows for more accurate • Each counter-weight is provided with two
polar alignment. locking screws to provide better locking
of the weight to the shaft•
.. Uses II flange connector to iI\l8ch the
mount to the tripod that allows 3600 ro­ * The EM·400 Temma2M can be used ei­
tation fOi easier polar alignment. ther the wooden or adjustable metal tri­
pods.
... The encoders are built in to the the mount
to eliminate cables lind allow the EM400
Temma2M 10 be used without having
cables wrapping around the mount when
it is used.

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 Layout of the Control Panel
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• Control Panel
Powe!LEOI :

When the power switch is slide to the On

position the LED turns on and the mount is lemma 2M

, _ 80 TO SYSTEM
activilted.

P-Light Control:

When the Power Switch is turned on, the

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~'um;nalor for the polar alignment telescope

system is turned on.

0:
The brightness of lhe illuminator can be
o
ehange bv carefully turning !he P-Ught c0n­

trol slotted screw very carefully with. plas­

tic screw drivel. Once the brightness is set,

the set screw should be leh alone.

DC12v:

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TAKAHASHI

Connect the POWIK cable supplied wilh the

mount to /I power supply 12vDC by an&Ch­

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ing the red !lItigator clip to the + terminal

and tho black alligator clip 10 the . terminal.

This mounl operates on 12v DC only. .. - _

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Auto Guider:
The terminal is used to connect an auto

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guider to the mount. There /lfl! three cables

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available with the following terminations:

RJ_14. 5T-4 lind ST-7.

Note: Seriel to USB conn~tors a'e avail·
Control Box:
able for computer without serial ports.
This is the connector for the hand control
(Caution]
ix»l. Before inserting the cable into the con·
• Insert the power c:or.lIIClOI carefulv into the
nector makll certain that the pins are aligned.
DC 12... rooept&C\e mailing certain that it bot
PC
lOmB out to supply a fum connection for the

This terminal is connected to the computer

powM.
cable supplied the mount that terminates in
• The blank connector is currently nOI used
an AS232 serial connector

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• Control Box

(D R. A. Centering Buttons [red]

When these bullons ara prossed the mount

(j)
moves in R.A. speed up 0' slow down.

<%> Dec. Centering Buttons [whiteJ

<3)
Whon these bullons are pressed the mount

movos either up Of down in Dec.

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@Dec. Mode Operation Switch

This switch is used to reverse the di,ection
in which a star is moved when either Dec.
button is pressed. Using this control enables
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the observe' to move tho flar in the direc­
tion that coincides with the position of the
bUllon on the hand control either up 0' ~ @
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down Of ,ight or left. This cont,oIallows the
observer to more easily center an object in
the field of view.
@)AA Mode Reversal Switch (I) R.A. Speed Dial
AI with the Dec switch, this is used to re­ In the Normal Speed Mode this di,tadjuS\s
verse the direction in which a star is moved the speed at which an object is centered in
to match the position of the R.A. bunon so R.A. from ·1% to 99% of the sidereal rate in
that when the left button is pressed the star either <!i'ection.
moves to the left in the field, etc. <Zl Drive Mode Switch
@DecSpeed Dial This switch is used to change the motor
In the Normal Speed Mode this diat adjusts speed 18nge from no,ma! to high speed or
the speed at which a star i, eente,ed in the vIce versa.
Dec. direction fro 0.15 to 14.85 IfC seconds HS - High Speed

par second when the Dec buttons are NS = Normal Speed

pressed in eithe, direction.

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@ Motor Speed Ugh
When the motor speed light turn g een he
rive motors operate at U, no mal speed
ranges for centering or driving and urns red
when the motors a e se to ru in the high
speed slew mode Of 500x sidereal are,

® Sync Shift Key

This button allows the user to corree any
pointing errors when a slew is made. The
sll' ey is pressed and held. Then the u er
can center the object" the fiefd Bnd release
the shift bu on which will resynch onize e
coordinates of h object to the moun [This
war s only with the object of e slew.]

Drive Rate Selee 0

This dial is us d 0 seleot the drive rate either
sidereal or 50lar, The 1 posi 'on on the dlal is
e sidereal rate and the 2. position is solar. For
e Southern Hemispnere A is sid real and B is
e solar rate. All other se 'ngs are inactive.

@Indica or

[Cau ion]
The ca bi,e from the ha nd control will be
locked in posi ion, Avoid pulling on the and I

control cable.

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,. When the tube assembl.y is to be loved

ill Dec, loosen the Dec c1a,mp and be
careful to keep fingers 8way form t e
clamp lever to prevent fing;ers from 'be­
ing P~IlC ed when hi clamp is - oved.
Refer 0 'Fig.5.
ig.6
2. Do not turn or adjust the screws. Doing
so wnl rna ke the mount out of proper
function. Refe 0 Flg..7.

3. A special grease is used to ubricate the

o iii • The lubricati.on is meat to last a
life ime. Do not attempt to re-Iubr"cate
your moun. Pilease contact your dealer
if service 's necessary.

4. Contact you local dealer for factory ser­

vice to he moun. The rno n can be
servlice by factory trained technicians
thereby maintain the warrantee. * Screws Fi 7

5. When he polar elescope co,va is r,e­

moved be car,e ul notto inse a finger
in the aperture when the Dec shaft is
turned to allow the polar telesoope to be
se upforpolar' lignment. After the lign­
ment procedure is completed screw the
cover back on to the moun to revent
moistu:re rom e tering he rna nt. Re
fer to Fig.S.
Flg,8

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Tripod Adapt r
Tr"pod
Asse le the tripod as show in the
iI st ation 0 the right and insert, e bolt
into the legs. Be certain hat the tripod ay
mounting brackets are facing inward. Refer
to Fig.9.

Tripod -ray
Remove the wing nu Is to, a low the tripod
to be spread to its maximum width using
he i ner se of ,holes it U1ft etal tripod
brackets. Insert t e wling nuts from the but~
ton but do no tigh en them. Then spread
the tripod leg sas far as hey will go and
tighten the wing nuts. This will insure the
maxim tun sta ilily 0 the tripod. Refer to
Fig.10.
Fig. 10

Ad·ustable MetaJ ripod SR]

This adjustable metal ripod is use as an
alternative to the wooden SR tripods to al~
low the user to vary the set up height of the
EM 400. I is easier to leave the mount base
a .ached to the tripod adapter for ease of
set up.
 Mount
Set up the tripod so that one of the legs is Azimu screw
pointing north. Then place the mount over
the flange loca ed at the top of the tripod
adapter. Turn he moun ntil it is pointing
no h nd ighten the set screws with the
Allen wench rovided. Refer to Fig.12.

E atonal mount -_-I

Fig.12

Weight

Wei t Joe
Attach"ng' he Counter Weigh
and Sha

Re .ove the con er weight shaft safety nu

and carefully set· he counter weigh s one a
a ime on to the counter we"gh sha and
ighten t e oc screws" Rea ch he sa ety
and con inue e balancing procedure, It is
c:> I
bes 0 set t e counter weight shaft pa allel
10 the ground to balance he instrumen In
the RA axis. Refer 0 the Fig.13.

S f ty nu
Wish
Fi g. 13
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 Tube Holder Pia e
The tube holder plate has 6 hreaed holes
in two different patterns which allow any
To kahashi tube assembly to be attached di­ 4 10 pea 100
rectly or with the use of an accessory plate
L-type or -type. Refer to Fig.14.

On the tube ho de plate, two 8mm holes

are provided to attach any refractor tube
holder with 0 holes in ITs base. In e event
the /1-180 or 11-210 or j1-250, use the ube
holde adapter which will raise the saddle
plate of the telescope above the base.

When the set screws located in he side of

the head are loosened, the tube holder plate
Cil be otated 0 any position. Be certain
Lo e· ighten these screws before attaching
the tube holder. See Fig.15.
F i g.15

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 Disassem ling theou
The M-400 temma2M en be broken down
into two main pa s:

1. The head assembly con ins the electron

ics and drive gears.
2" The base assembly contains the al itude
nd azim uth adjus, ers.

In order to separa1e the un"ts, loosen - e

Allen screws located just below the head
uni on he base nit. Now the head unit is
rem oved and lifted from the base' ni for
easy trans ort or storage" Refer to F g. i 6"

nosen e clamp scr ws

,"";1 un -n he line can be seen-

Fig. 17

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In order to loosen the clamp screws,
never fail to use he Allen wrench pro­
vided with the moun 0 he wenches
can damage the base unit.

Fig,16

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After the tube assembly has been sa into
he tu e holder~ it is then necessary to bal­
. nee the telescope and all accessories that
.
will be used.
If i' ,aging will be done, it is a good idea to
balanc'6 the toad over he arc in which the Fig. 8
imag'ng! will be performed with all of the
imagIng equipme t attached.

Now that the instrument has been attached

Dec. Axis
to the mount, it will be necessary 0 bal­
ance the load in he A.A. and the Dec.

The first step is t,o clamp the A.A. and

RA Axill - - ­
unclamp he Dec. Hold the ube of the tele~
scope in the event it is out of balance. Then,
1005,enthe tube clamp sligh ily so tllat the
tube can be moved i either direction. Move
the tube in either di ection un, i it balances.
When he t be n ba I.a ced, ti 9hten the
c amp. Refer Lo Fig. 9. fig,19

Next, loosen he R.A. cl mp and tighten t . e

lDec. camp. Unclamp e cou ter-weigh (s)
nd slide tllem in either directio until the
package is b lanced. Hefer to Fig.20.

Fig.20

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The figures to the right illustrate the proper

use for the R.A. and Dec. clamps. When
the clamps are turned in the direction of the
chrome post, the axis is loosened and the
mount: can be moved manually. W en he
leve is oved in he o,Pposit direction, he
axis will be damped ndthe motors w'ill be
engaged for pQsi ioning the mount. Ae er
o Fig. 211 and 22,.

W en you want to p~lace a object in he

leld of view of he finder, manually move
the mOlunt. Unclamp he RA and Dec Fig.21
clamps to allow the mount to be moved
manually to.he desired location in he sky.

Ti ghten
[No e]

T1glhte' ing eng.ages he drives,while

loosening allows the axes to be moved

manlJallly to any desired positJio .

Be careful that your finger wlll b,e' not

pinched by the clamp.

Post
Fig.22

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After the ripod has been prope Iy set up, The base part of the mount can now be set
the mount can now be plac d on top of the over the silver fl nge that is located at the
tripod adapter. top of the tripo· dapter. Tum the base un­
Set the moun o· the adjuster so tha he il the alirnuth adjusters are over the leg
azi uth peg is set be ween the azimuth pointing to the north and in the direction as
adjusters. Be certain the azimuth adjusters close to Po a is 5 possible. This can be
have been unscrewed to allow the peg to don by looking through the pol r tele­
be set in betwee t em. The azimuh ad­ scope. Since only the mount base is beingl
jus e ,s a e set in 0 theazirnuth housing. See moved, this ~s relativel,y easy.
the iIIustra"on below. T en, insert the at-
aching nut into the base of the moun. and o ce is is done the mount can be set into
tighten it until he moun is held in place. the sJo ate top of the base, the se screws
Nonetheless. do no tigh e the nut too tightened and polar aligned.
much. Leave it loose enough to permit the
mount to pivot as the axim . h screws push
against azImuth peg. This is absolutely nec­ Before tightening he set screws it is best
essary in orde to polar align the E' -400 o set Polaris in the field of the polar tele­
Temma2M mount. As soon as the mount scope. Then he set screws can be tight­
has been polar aligned, he nut can be tigh ­ ened.
ened up.

Azimuth screw

AI' de dJuster screw /

Fig.23

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The EM-400 e ,ma2M m aunt is equipped Remove the cover f,om he polar Hglilmen.t
with lEI h gh Y ,accu ate polar alignment elescope. Unclamp the Dec. clamp and loak
retic e. This reticle permits alignment to down he polar telescope from the rna nt
within 2 arc minutes of the celestial
ole in until the hole on "he coun ,er-weight sh ft
the Northern h m sphere until the yea r of parmi 5 he objective of he polar telesco e
2040 ~rom lali u e a degree. to be totally seen, when he posi ion of the
Dec. clamp is set jus above the Dec. pointer.
The reticle is illiustrated below. The outa
Ic'rcle is the da e scale' 81nd he inner scales
the time scale. Towards the center are the
scales for the Polaris in the 0 hern Hemi­
sphere.

ant IrJate Scale

Pola 's Sting Fr me

Time Scale

fig.24
In order to use the reticle. three factors mus
be known.

1. The stan dar ime for the observers' e

lone
2. The longitude of the a servers loea 'on
3. The mi longitude of the 0 server's time
zone

Charts and maps will assist in the de ermi~

nation of the latitude and mid longi ude of
the observing si, eis 'time zone.

The time zone mid longitudes for 0 h

America are:
Q

A NTIC STANDARD (ASn

60
D

EASTERN STA DARD (EST) 75

CENTRAL STA DARD (CST) 90

6
Polaris
MOU AI STANDARD (MST) 05
0

PACIFIC STANDARD (PSn 120

In 0 her time zone, keep adding or sub ract­

ing 15° to app oxima e the longitude of the
obvserving site.

o ce t e three factors are known, hen po­

lar alignment can begin. Turn the Dec. shaft
unfl the hole on the counter-weigh shaft: is Fig 26
lined up w'h the polar alignmen telescope
and turn on the computer stand-by switch
located on the control panel. Set the brigh ­
ness so that the reticle patte n can be barely
seen against the stars

[Note]

Use a plastic screwdriver 10 carefully turn

P.UGHT
the brightness adjus men.
CONTROL Fig.27

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 Setting the Reticle Offset (11
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As montioned previously, tho EM·400
Use the chart on this page to delermine the
Temma2M can be set up anywhere in the
time zone of the observing sileo In order to
world due to tho design of its reticle. The achieve the highest possible accuracy, the
offset scale located at Iho rear of the A.A. time used must be the standard time lor
housing. See Iho illustration facilitates the the site, If the observing takes place during
precise setting of the reticle for 2 arc min­ daylight saving time, subtract 1 hour from
utes polar alignment in the Northern Hemi­ the time to convert back to standard time.
sphere. Study the upper scale, which is the
one used lor Northern Hemisphere opora­
tion. While the lower scale is used for South­
ern Hemisphere operation.
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The offset scale inscribed represents the

N
S
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longitude for observing in Japan. Substi­

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tute tha appropriate longitude for observ.
ing siles in North America.

TIME ZONE LONGITUDE MARKING(EQUIVALENTSl

TOKYO,JAPAN 145' 135· 12S·
lSCALE ON MOUNT}
ATRANTlC STANDARD ",'
,,',.. ,,'
EASTERN STANDARO W ,,'
CENTRAL STANDARD .,' ,,' ,00­
lOS· 115'
MOUNTAIN STANDARD
PACIFIC STANDARD
""
1OS" 120' 'W'

Turn th. RA .... so u to pl.e.

the bubbHt On IMtw."" the Ii"...

BubbI. L.~.I
Sot s.e.....
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The following is a example,o setting the 5. Using he al itude and azimuth adjust­
offse scale. The ci y for our example is ers on the mount, move the Polaris to
Hous[on, Texas at a longitude of approxi­ he 2005 mark in the retide, and lock
mately 95" west longitude. 5/14 at 8:00PM he adjustments. Seethe ilIstration
120 :00),2005. below.

1. Set he 0 se scale. (Houston-CE TRAL The Polaris should be placed between the
TIME ZONE) Central longitude of time parallel lines of th reticle in line with he
zone from chart = 90" • posiion that is half way between the first
o
Longitude of Houon = 9S diffe ence two marks w'ch correspond to 2000 and
0
+'5 2010.

2. Determine the local standard ime for he Now he EM-400 Tem a2M mount has
observing oca ion, (20:00), and no e he been po ar aligned.
date (5/ 4).

3. Turn the A.A. axis un "I the bubble level

ls centered between the lines on the level.
It is no necessary for he mount to e
leveled. I fact, due 0 e fact that cen~

tering he bubb e levels the reticle, the Place Polaris here

mount can be S8 up on he side of a hill.

4. Turn on the reticle illuminator and sa the

brightness so tha he stars can be see ..
May!912005.20:20

Fig.31

A i ud adjuster scr

Fig.30
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 e n.t::LI.... C

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I Polaris .....
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Cassiopel'3 . - - - - - - - -: .! --------------'.
.. I
Big Dipper

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North Celest.ial Pole ............. \
\

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Fig.32

The polar aligment will be made wi h t e 1. In order to use the re "Cle for he polar
.id of the Polaris. A 'firs, you st IOd he Iig nmen, you must now of the Iiongi­
1

location 0 the olaris ill the northern sky. A tude 0 your obse ving site. Charts and
well- known method' 0 find te Polaris is to maps will help you to determine the lati­
use the Big Dipper and the Cassiopei as tude and the long'tude of you observ­
illustrated above. ing si e. Listed below are the latitude and
he long: ude ofthe major ci ies in IFrance
The formation 0 the Big Dipper and Cas­ l d Germany.
s'opela are to be seen very easIly. T eyare
nearly in e opposi e posi' iOIl eac other 2. The numbers prill; ed on he offse sc· Ie
wi11the Polaris beingl in their center. at t 18 line ,of the "N" represent the longi­
tude ,east 0 west. Loosen he clamp
Follow the instructions e tioned below. screw for the bubble level and adjust the
scale so that the indicator shows the lon­
gitude a our ,observing site and tighten
he damp scr w. You are recommended
Cities LATITUDE ON GrTUD E
o finish the above se ing before yo go
Paris 48"50' N 02"20' E
Comer 41:1"10' N 07"20' E o you 0 serving site
Lyoll 40' N 04'50' E

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Marseille 4:3'20' N 05·20' E

111II~TITIIIl;r-r
I.ulchen 48-10' I 11"40' E

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Kaln 51" 07' E
Berti 52"30' 13"30' I +10 0 -10
Hamburg 53·40' N 10' E S -10 a 10

fig.33

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 AI m ospheric Refraction
When he aunt is set up be'low 20 Cl lati­
I
tude both Polaris and Sigma Detan's wi' be
lit O· 5' lr

refracted by the alma,sphere. The eha to

20· O· 2' 38'"
the left shows the efraction distance' tl1
:30­ O· I' 0"
pola - alignment sta s are form their true
O· O· l' M'"
position. In latitudes below 20° polar align­
ment becomes more difficu due the refrac­
tive offset of the pole stars.
Using I he off'set scale to the righ ' wIll allow
for more aceL:! ate polar alignment a lower
latitudes. The offset distance for Polaris is
also 'Hsted as a guide.
o
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o
N
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OJ
N
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Place Polaris in top line in he 'cen er of scale Flg, 34

then ulsi.ng the width of the scale of I 09'i
dep ess Polaris the a, pro,xima e dis ance to
,offset the refraction. The scale at t e top
left of the pag,e can be used' 0 determine
the offset for Pola is. Set, e moun in
thispcsi ian

Tr"po Adjustment
The alt! ude range of the EM-400 ML mount
is 0 to 47° . When th,e mount's at a latitude
15° it is necessa ry to place the cau n e r
weight sha be ween any of the legs as
shown. This will preven the co un er
weights, from strOking tlhe moun when it is
dep· essed to the low latitude. See he Fig,
35.

Fig.35

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The EM·400 T-2M mount is a dual axis
moun that is con rolled by an attachable
ha nd control that allows any object to be
placed in .he cents of the field 0 the tele­
scope or fo p ecise Gen ering.
Study the layout ohhe connectors located awe

on the underside of the Dec. asse bl to

properly use the rna n . Refer to the Fig.
36.
Control 0
• Conn ec ing the contro. box
Caref y insert he control box caMe into
t e control box socket Note the pin rrang ­
ment befme care ully inserting the cable into
th can ector. Flg. 36 illustrates· he pin ar
rangemen I is a good 'dea 0 pain thear­
rowan the plugl wi 'h white out so tha it
can be easily seen'n he dark.

Fig.36
Co nnHcti ngl the 12v DC powe r
sourc·e
Be certain that he power switch 's in t e • Turning a he power
OFF position before co ecting he power Connect th can rei bo and power cables
source. If alligator clips are used, cUp th,e to the cantml. panel and power source. Then
red clip 0 the ad terminal and the b'1 ck ~i he POWER switch which WI fI sta rt the
allLgator clip to the black term ina . drive motor and the power lig ht will urn
Then care uly inse the power plug into fhe red.
DC 1.2V plug making ce ain the plug makes
I

total contact without forcing it.

Fina~lv, afte the power cable has been prop·
erly connected me the powe switch can
be turned on.

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StartS un & SIN switching
The Mo .or D 've Sel,ecto Swi ch set· he ir tiol1 or "fast motion 0 move an object to
drive rate fa the motor, By urning he se­ he cen e of fle1ld of view of the finder or
lee or switch and looking in (] the window telescope.
a the top you ca n choose: lip the swi ch to he NSI HS mode to the
1,: Norther 'Hemisphere sidereal rate HS [Hig h Speed] positio . The drive light
2: orthern Hemisphere solar ra e will chang.e from green NS [No mal Speed1
A: Southern Hemisphere sidereal ra e '10 red f,or hig - speed operation. oak into

B: Southern Hemisphere so a rate the eyepiece and press he red RA up but­

[ ote1 Be ca eful to set he dr'ive at e de­ ton and see if the star moves a the righ. Ilf
sired a.te. The mount will only operate on i does not, flip he RA mode reversal switch
these four settings. Set the rate In daylight. and 'Press the same button. Now 'the star
will move to the right. Repeat the same pro­
cess with the Dec. up switch and ove the
Si derea Rate
Dec Mode Reversal switch so that t e star
Se the dial atl and make sure of can ec­
movement moves p whe the D c p but­
tions of the control box and the power
ton is pres ed,
cables. When he power swtich is on, the
When this has bee done hand gUiding and
ma or starts to ru n a e sidereal r
J 1[1
s~ew'ng of the moun will become easier.
the North rn He isphere. Make certain the
[ ote. Both· he RA and Dec buttons may
power i dica or is Ii • W e this moun is
be pressed at th·e same time to speed up
'Used in .he Southern Hemisphere, its pol r
the slew time.)
axis is a~igned to the South pole. So, se he
dial t A to d iva the rna Qr at the sidereal
tate 'n the Southern Hemisphere, The diaJ
opera ion wi J be necessary'O use' he
* LED located by each button will be lit
when fhe mou, t is moving the direc­
0
ma nt ei her in he Northern Hem"sphere
ion instructed by 'he bu on. The R.A.
o '11 the Sou hem Hemisphe e. Be care ul
drive u on can instruct speed-up or
o use i,l to avoid a y possibl,'e' wrong op­
sl:ow·down 10 he siderea rate so one of
eration of the motor drive.
the LED will be lit because the moving
d"rection of the moun is same, high or
High Speed 'Mode low In seed.
The EM-400 T-2M is designed to ii'1lclude a
high speed s.e otion for botl, axes. The
can be used to move the mount ,oa de­
sired ~ocation without using t e ~go toOl op­

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• Centering • Mode Reversal Switches
O\Je to errors in polar IIlignment and atmo­
During and observing session the observer
spheric retractor it may become necessary
may note that the motion of a star In the
to Ie-center lin object in the field 01 view 01
field when the centering bunCOlare pressed
move the object to another part 01 the field.
does not coincide With the position of the
This is especilllly true with cometllry mo­
bullon on the hand control.
tion.

The EM-400 T-2M has been designed to in­

For example, If the Dec. up bullOn is plessed
clude centering bunons for RA lind Dec. The
the sun moves down in the field and if the
centering speed is set turning the R.A. lind
RA down [left] bullOn is prossed, the slar
Dec. centering speed dials.
moves towards the center rather that to the
right in the field.
1. RA Cemenng Speed

This dial adjusts the R.A. cenlering speed

This can be corrected by moving the mode
form 1% to 99% of the sidereal rllte in ei­
reversal switches on the hend control. Mov­
ther direction.
ing the switch of either control reverses the
Looking into the eyepiece and monitoring
motion of the star in the field.
the motion will allow the observer 10 prop­

erly adjust the speed to fill the need.

So, by looking through the ocular lind not­
ing the motion 01 the star when the center­
" These rates have no affect on auto guid­
ing bunons are pressed, the observer Clln
ing rates set by the customer'll computer.
make the motion of the star liS it is center
2. Dec Centennl Speed match the position of !he bunon on the hand
This dial adjusts the Dec. centering speed control: 50 that when the Dec. up bullon is
from .15" arc/lec per second to 14.85" IIrc/ pressed the star moves up in the field and
sec per second in either direction. Observ­ when the RA down button is pressed the
ing the motion of a star loolting through the Stllr moves to the left side of the field and
eyepiece, with the Dec correclion button the observer has complete conuol 01 the
pressed will allow Ihe observer to adjust to centerio9 motion of the slar in the field 01
the situation. view.
• Note this centering speed adrusl has no
affect on the Dec. auto guiding lpeed set Note: When the observer presses any of
by the customer's computer. the cente,ing buttons the indicator next to
thai bunon will illuminate.
 Procedures for Go-To Operation
II II

• How to do go-to operation by • Shift button

Temma2M When the direction buttons lie pressed
1. lnslallIhe Pegasus-21 disc into aPe. while pressing !he Shift button. the encoder
signals lor the direction given bv the direc­
2. Align the go-to mount precisely. When tion bulton. are cancelled and then !he cor­
Ihe highly accurate alignment is required, rection drive can be done. This is useful to
do it as preci$8ly as possible. Go-tQ acell­ conect Ihe position of Ihe object brought
f&cy is entirely up to the polar alignment. off the center 01 the view field by gO-lo op­
eration, wilhool modifying the coordinate
3. Connect the go-to mount to II PC with of the object.
the RS·232C cable provided.
• In the A.A. d"ection, the eoordinele of the
41. First, tum on the go-10 mount and then object can very due to the backlash of the
lurn e PC switch 00, Then, actuate the go­ gearing. In this case, reset the position so
lD disc. that the pointer and the coordinale
synclonize each other.
5. Now follow lhe instruClions deSCfibed in
the Pe<jjasus·21 manuol.

.In..... yO<j' PC II-. no RS-232C

<""'"toelO<. l>S4l an 1""rI"", '0
r::<>n,*, RS·232C '0 you. PC.

I'Uwef IIOUrC'

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 & Warning
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• When an obtect near !he zenith is to be viewed, set the tube lIS5em­
blV end the equipment so lhllilhat instrument Of Imy eccessory will
nOI hit the mount when the lostromen! is fumed towards the zenith.
This Clln accomplished when the instrument and packing Ilfe being
balanced. II is then easy to move the InstrumenllO any position and
chech to see if everything wilt clear the mount. Doing so will insure
00 trouble of 'go to' opellllion of the EM-400 Temma2M mounl.

• Be certain, before operallon, thaI go-Io can be done safely. You must
be always ready for en emergency.

• The gO-lo mount will give OUI emission, Which mav affect medical
instruments.

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 Auto Guide Connection

II II
The EM-400 T·2M is PJovided with a new
style 1I1110 guider connector input. The EM­
400 T_2M is .upplied with Ihll .tlndard RJ_ ~ Warning
14 oonneetor l;OffimOl1 to most aula guider Under no c;ircumllanclIl should the
cameras. mechanical ofekletri~l components be
modifoed bv the Utef. any repair 01' ad­
justment mUll' be made by the
Takahashi service centurlo mointain the
wlmanty. Failure to comply with this
requirement will void the Wlrrnatv.

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• Auto Cluide CoonectOl' Chart

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