Avalon EVO-quattro User manual
EVO-quattro Quick Start Guide
The EVO-quattro mount comes in a wooded box with internal shaped foam packaging, in order to
provide a safety shipping
In the package can be found two lifting eyes required to lift up the mount
There are two lateral threaded holes dedicated for the lift eyes: one on the mount DEC body left side
and one on the right side The images below show the left side
The lift eyes can be used to attach lifter hangers and lift up the mount, in order to place it on the Pier
The images below show the mount fixing threaded holes
Once the mount will be placed on the pier, it must be fixed on this support matching the four fixing
screw slots on the corresponding hole threads
One of the four fixing holes, the one shown in the
picture on the right, is partially covered by a gear
carter, that need to be removed to clearly see the
hole slot and screw the fixing bolt
When all the four bolts will be screwed on their corresponding holes, it will be possible to mount again
the gear carter and to assemble the Motorized Polar Alignment System controller
Inside the package is possible to find the cables required to connect the Motorized Polar Alignment
controller with the corresponding motors
Before to start the StarGo2 Pro the RA, DEC
motors cable and the Encoders cable should be
connected from the StarGo2 Pro plugs to the
connector plug on the mount, as shown in the
image on the right
When all the cables are connected and the mount is balanced, is possible to move the mount axis
The next step is to install the clamp attaching flange, before to do this, as described below, it is
important to move the DEC axis till the North Mark engraved on the DEC flange will be roughly
pointed to the North
NOTE: BEFORE TO MOVE THE MOUNT IN THE RA AXIS, BE SURE THE THE SYSTEM IS
FINE BALANCED!
So before to move the mount in the RA axis, insert the counterweight bar and the required
counterweight on depending on the setup telescopes
If no telescopes has been still mounted, it must be inserted only the counterweight shaft
Double telescope confi uration Sin le telescope confi uration
The fixing flange can be positioned in two positions: horizontal way compared to the DEC axis or
parallel to the DEC axis
Regardless the position choosed, before to install it, the North mark should be positioned pointing to
the North, as shown in the pictures below
Motorized Polar Ali nment mana ement
In order to work with the mount the Motorized Polar Ali nment Kit must be powered on with
the provided 12V Power Supply and must be connected to the StarGo2 Pro with the provided
USB cable, plu in the USB cable to one of the USB ports available on the controller.
The Polar Alignemnt is performed through the Motorized Polar Alignment Kit with it’s dedicated
software, preinstalled inside the StarGo2 Pro Raspberry PC This mean that is required a Remote
Desktop Connection via VNC (see paragraph 2 6 1 How to establish a Remote desktop connection via
VNC, pag 13)
The Software icon launch is located in a folder on the Desktop, the folder name is “PolarAlign”
The icon launch inside the folder is called PolarAlign as well
By double clicking on the icon, the software window will pop up
In order to start the motors managment, click on the connect button, when it will turn green and the
label change from connect to disconnect, the connection will be established
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