5-2. Installation
１
Put Sky Scanner on the installation base in the right direction.
You must direct the base with a level should to True-North.
True-North is a direction to the Astronomical North Pole.
The North pointed by magnetic needle of compass is called magnetic north.
Magnetic north has a deviation of from several to ten degrees from True-north. Since
this deviation subject to areas, you should check the deviation of magnetic north in
your measurement site in advance. When installing Sky Scanner, you should search
for true-north by correcting deviation of magnetic north.
You can search true-north by compass as mentioned above, having object according
to the accurate map of terrain, and solar noon.
When turning on Sky Scanner, tracker should point to South. Then adjust the
true-north direction of the tracker as mentioned above.
２
Screw the leveling foot and place the installation base in a horizontal position.
Adjust the leveling foot to place a bubble in the center of the level’s circle.
３
After completing the adjustments of directions and leveling as mentioned above, fix
Sky Scanner and installation base with M8 bolt.
４
Attach optical sensor to the installation base of Optical Sensor.
After mounting the sensor on the installation base, fix it with the fixing ring.
５
Install personal computer in a safe and suitable area on the user’s own authority.
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