Instruction Manual for POLARIE Fine Adjustment Unit

65 キ‐2‐0.05S‐（水）Preface

Safety Precaution

Thank you for your purchase of a POLARIE Fine Adjustment Unit (hereafter called the POLARIE FA unit).

Please be sure to read this manual carefully before using the POLARIE FA unit.
This manual will assist you in the proper use of the product to prevent possible injuries to yourselfand others, as well as damage to the equipment. Keep it nearby to find quick answers to questions.

This manual describes the functions and uses of the POLARIE FA unit with the POLARIE or APpolar axis bracket for AP star tracker. Use this instruction manual in conjunction with your tripod
manuals and the manuals of your equipment to be attached to it.

Contents
This product contains the parts listed below.
Check if all the items are included.

①③① POLARIE Fine Adjustment Unit
② 1/4 inch thread screw socket (installed)③ 3/8 inch thread screw socket④ Screwdriver for screw socket⑤ Allen wrench of 4mm on a side
⑥ Instructions (this manual)②④⑤

Identification of each part
① Pan Mount HeadThis is used to attach the equipment.
The attaching surface of the panmount head fits the bottom of thePO L ARIE or AP p olar a xis brac ket
snug and it prevents from turning or
loosening the equipment.

①②Hollow② Quick Release Screw
The quick release screw is a 1/4 inchcamera thread screw. The shape ofthe quick release screw is designed tofit the hollow on the pan mount head
perfectly. It is secured with the lockscrew on the side of the pan mounthead.

Quick Release
Screw

LockScrew

Pan Mount Head

③ Altitude Fine Adjustment Bolts
The altitude fine adjustment bolts areused to move the pan mount head inthe altitude direc tion. Turning one
side of the fine adjustment bolts, push
the pan mount head while loosening
the other side of the fine adjustment
bolt. The altitude adjustable range isabout +/- 15 degrees.

③④Altitude Fine
Adjustment Bolts

Azimuth Fine
Adjustment Bolts④ Azimuth Fine Adjustment Bolts
The azimuth fine adjustment bolts are used to move the pan mounth e a d i n t h e a z i m u t h d i r e c t i o n . Tu r n i n g o n e s i d e o f t h e f i n eadjustment bolt, push the pan mount head while loosening theother side of the fine adjustment bolt. The azimuth adjustable
range is about +/- 15 degrees.
⑤ 1/4 inch Thread Screw Socket
The POLARIE FA unit can be attached onto commercially available
camera tripods with a 1/4 inch or 3/8 inch thread screw. ThePOLARIE FA unit comes equipped with both the 1/4 thread screw
socket and the 3/8 thread screw socket.

⑤1/4 inch
Thread Screw Socket

Using the POLARIE Fine Adjustment unit
Setting up the Equipment
The POLARIE star tracker is shown here.

①POLARIE FineAdjustment Unit

LockScrew① Attach the POLARIE FA unit onto themount head of your tripod.
② Remove the quick release screw on
the pan mount head by loosening thelock screw on the side of the panmount head.

②

③-1

③ -2

③ Screw the quick release screw intot h e 1/4 i n c h t h r e a d s o c k e t o n t h ebottom of the POLARIE, securing it byusing the supplied screwdriver.
QuickRelease
Screw

Screwdriver

QuickReleaseScrew④ Place the POLARIE over the pan mounthead and inser t the quick releasescrew into the hollow on the pan
mount head so that they fit together.
Tighten the lock screw on the side of
the pan mount head securely.

⑤ The s et up finis he d. The AP p olara xis bracket (for AP star tracker) iss hown in the fi gure 5 -2 as anotherexample.

④ -1④ -2LockScrew

⑤ -1

⑤ -2

Using the POLARIE Fine Adjustment unit
Fine Adjustment Bolts
The fine adjustment bolts are used forpolar alignment in your set up of POLARIE(or AP star tracker).
A pair of t he alt itu d e fine ad jus t m ent
bolts is used to adjust the elevation of
the polar axis to be parallel to theEarth’s axis.
A pair of the a zimuth fine adjustment
bolts is used to adjust the direction of
the polar axis to be angled to the Earth’ saxis.
Loosening one side of the adjustment
bolt will allow you to tighten theadjustment bolt on the other side tomove the pan mount head for fineadjustments (within the range of +/- 15
degrees).

Procedures① Remove the equipment from the pan mounthead of the POLARIE FA unit for safety.
② There is a socket cap screw on one side(near the altitude adjustment screws) oft h e P O L A R I E FA u n i t . L o o s e n a n dremove the socket cap screw with thesupplied 4mm Allen wrench.

Azimuth Fine Adjustment②Altitude Fine Adjustment③4mm AllenWrench③ You will see a threaded hole where thesocket cap screw was removed from. Tilt the POLARIE FA unit in front(upper) or behind (lower) by holding the pan mount head so that you
can shift from the center hole to one of the other two holes to matchyour latitude zone. The upper hole corresponds to the low latitude
zone and the lower hole corresponds to the high latitude zone.

ThreadedHole④④ While holding the pan mount head, insert the socket cap screw removed instep ② above, in the hole that corresponds to your latitude zone. Screw
down the socket cap screw with the Allen wrench and tighten it securely.
⑤ Now the latitude zone setting is finished and the POLARIE FA unit isready to use.

Specifications
NamePOLARIE Fine Adjustment Unit

Pan Mount Head

Quick Release Screw type, 1/4 inch threads screw

Altitude Fine Adjustment Range

About +/- 15 degrees, 3.7 degrees per rotation

Latitude Settings

Low: Between 0 degree and 30 degrees
Middle : Between 30 degrees and 60 degrees
High : Between 60 degrees and 85 degrees

Azimuth Fine Adjustment Range

About +/- 15 degrees, 5.7 degrees per rotation

Maximum Loading Weight

About 7kg (15.4 lb）

Screw Sockets

For a camera tripod with 1/4 or 3/8 inch thread screws

Use withPOLARIE, AP Polar axis bracket

Materials used mostly

Aluminum alloy, stainless steel

Dimensions

51mm x 73mm x 49mm (2” x 2.8” x 1.9”)

WeightAbout 300g (About 10.58 oz)

Changing the Latitude Zone
The POLARIE FA unit is set for use with
the POLARIE (or AP star tracker) in themiddle latitude zone between 30
degrees and 60 degrees. If yourobserving site is lower or higher than therange of the middle latitude zone, youneed to change the current latitude
set ting to match the latitude of yourobserving site. The latitude zone can bec hanged in three positions ac c ording
your necessity.

Changing the Screw Socket
I t i s p o s s i b l e t o c h a n g e t h e 1/4 i n c hthread screw socket on the bottom of theP O L A R I E FA u n i t s t o u s e a c a m e r a
tripod with 3/8 inch thread screw.
Procedures① Re m ove t h e 1/4 i n c h t h rea d s c rew
socket on the bottom of the POLARIE
FA unit using the supplied screwdriverfor camera screw socket as shown inthe figure.

Latitude Zone
High latitude

60 degrees up to 85 degrees

Middle latitude

30 degrees up to 60 degrees

Low latitude

0 degree up to 30 degrees①Screwdriver② -1
Socket

1/4’’socket② -2

Screwdriver② Screw down the 3/8 inch thread screw
socket and tighten it securely with thescrewdriver.

3/8’’socket