Omegon Push Mini Instruction Manual

1247 - EN - Omegon Push + Mini-Montierung

Instruction Manual

Omegon® Push+ Mini mount

Art. Nr. - 55041

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Instruction Manual

Azimuth axis

place the white dot aligned with vertical spikes.

Altitude axis

Align both back and white dots.

Parts

1. Dovetail knob (2 pcs); 2. Altitude Axis; 3. Smartphone holder; 4. Eyepiece-tray;

5. Power-bank holder; 6. Dovetail holder; 7. Main board; 8. Cable;

9. Side panel; 10. Plate-Right; 11. Plate-Left. 12. Rubber foot;

13. Disc base;

Figure A. Release the two dovetail knobs (part 1)

Figure B. Move the dovetail down and the tube up!

Figure C. Slide the telescope dovetail and tighten firmly the

two knobs.

Congratulations on the purchase of the new Omegon® Push+ Mini mount. This mount with a dual encoder-system is compatible with most telescopes equipped
with a Vixen-Style dovetail. The Dobson-style telescope mount reads the absolute encoders positions and transmits this information via Bluetooth® to a
smartphone, tablet or computer. A dedicated software or app is required to interpret the encoder information and display it on screen allowing the user to
calibrate and search for deep-sky objects.

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1. Parts

Power Features

Power Supply requirements: 12Volt DC
Jack 2.1mm with positive in the centre.

Power consumption (idle): 100 mA/h
Power consumption (average): 150mA/h
Connection socket type: Jack 2.1mm

Figure D. Location of the power socket and the red LED.

Figure 1. The car cigarette socket plug (supplied).

Figure 3. Converter cable (not supplied).

Figure 2. USB powerbank/battery (not supplied)

The Omegon® Push+ Mini Mount is supplied pre-assembled, no additional assembly is necessary. Please take some time to identify the
different mount parts in the figures above.

2. First align indexes, than power!

The Push+ technology relies on absolute encoders. The encoders have been previously calibrated based on a set of Altitude and Azimuth
indexes. Please align indexes (as shown on the right) with the mount unpowered. Only after the indexes alignment is made should you
power your mount using the supplied cable.

3. Mounting the telescope tube to the Push+ base.

First thing to do is to rotate the dovetail knobs (part 1) to the up-right position and release them so that the dovetail’s slot is unobstructed
– figure A. Hold the tube and match the telescope dovetail Vixen-style to the dovetail holder (part 6) and tighten the two dovetail knobs
(part 1) – figure C. It is important that the tube is balanced to the dovetail so that it does not tilt either to the front or the back.

3.1. Balancing the tube. Slide the tube or the dovetail to the front or the back to achieve perfect balancing.

3.2. Powering Push+ base. In order for the digital encoders

and the electronics built around it to work and transmit the axes
absolute positions of the telescope, a power supply is required. The
Push+ is designed to work with a 12Volt DC power supply. We
recommend using a field battery for that purpose. Please pay
attention when connecting power to the Push+.

Exceeding the recommended 12Volt DC power will
destroy the electronic components!

When the Push+ is powered, the red LED (part 5) on the side panel
will light up and blink. This means the Push+ is connected to power
and ready to pair with a Bluetooth® compatible device.

3.2.1. Powering Push+ with Car cigarette socket cable. The

supplied Car cigarette socket cable (figure 1)
allows to connect the Push+ to a field battery.
Positive pole is in the inside. Please make
sure the field battery matches this
specifications - it has the symbol on the right.

3.2.2. Powering Push+ with USB Powerbanks. There are many USB
powerbanks available that are used commonly to charge
smartphones, tablets and other 5Volt devices through a USB port.
These batteries vary in terms of capacity and features. The smallest
ones have a capacity of about 1500 mA/h and only a USB Out port.
They are quite small and can be easily transported to the field as
they are pocket size batteries. Most of them don’t supply enough
voltage to power the Push+. Some of them have 9Volt or 12Volt
outputs. These are great as they can be connected directly to the
Push+.

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3.2.3. Power booster cables. Some small USB (5Volt) Batteries can also be used to power the Push+. Although the Push+ base is rated to

Important: The mount should be horizontal, so that the encoder system is orthogonal to the ground!

6. Push+ compatibility. Push+ is compatible with devices that use
Android® or with computers that use Windows® operating system.

The devices must also be Bluetooth® 2.0 (or higher) compatible. The
following logos apply.

Android® logos and symbols are trademarks of Google Inc.
Microsoft ® and Windows ® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Bluetooth ® is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG Inc.

12V, with a power jump cable, the 5Volt can be increased to the required 12Volt. These cables are available from different suppliers.
These small USB batteries with a converter cable have capacity to run the Push+ for more than 8 hours.

4. Coordinate System. The Push+ uses two encoders, one on each axis. They measure angular changes to the telescope’s position

and “pass” this information to the electronics. These are relative changes, meaning that the Push+ must be calibrated for every observing

session - during the session as well to a known set of objects to “know” where it is pointing to. The two altitude and azimuth relative axial
positions are transformed into signals that can be interpreted by a dedicated planetarium App. The App will then, based on the current
time and location, transform these coordinates into night-sky coordinates. To get the best performance, these two altitude and azimuth
coordinates need to be orthogonal to the ground where the Push+ sits. So making the mount horizontal is very important to achieve good
results.

4.1. Making the mount horizontal to the ground. To obtain the best pointing precision, we recommend making the mount

horizontal. Place the Push+ on a good-levelled ground. An inclined driveway should be avoided! Place a bubble level (builders bubble level
not supplied) on the Push+ disc. The level should point to the centre (az-axis) and to one of the plastic foot-set. Rotate the foot-base if
necessary so that the bubble shows horizontal levelling. Now, without touching the level, rotate the Push+ so that the level is aligned with
the next foot-set. Adjust the foot-base if necessary. Proceed likewise to the last of the foot-set, this one should confirm that the base is
levelled. Repeat if necessary until a good horizontal base is reached. Make sure at this point:

1. Mount is levelled;

2. Optical tube fixed to the Push+;

3. Push+ is powered (red LED blinking).

You are now ready to go to the next step.

5. Preparing the Push+ to be used with a device and dedicated App.

The Push+ alone cannot point to a sky object. The Push+ is only the encoder and the integrated Bluetooth®
transmission systems. One still needs a device – smartphone, tablet or computer and an app.
The smartphone or the computer is used to work as a display for the software that will use the relative
encoders positions to point the telescope to a target. One of the most popular softwares for telescope control
is SkySafari. This is a planetarium app that works virtually with every telescope system. Push+ is also
compatible with many other software or apps. We will continuously update software compatibility. Please
check our website for software updates and firmware updates.

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