[TRADED/FOUND] Lumicon Sky Vector II Manual wanted

[Dieselten (Ned)]

Can anyone provide a copy (or even a .pdf file) of the manual for the Lumicon Sky Vector II. I've recently acquired a working unit with cable and encoders but struggling a bit to get much sense out of it.

Thanks in advance.

[PeterM]

The Adavanced Astro Master was a similar unit to the Lumicon Sky Vector (unless it was one of the real early Sky Vectors from around 1989). I found a manual for the AstroMaster at the site below. Hope is of some use.
http://www.optcorp.com/pdf/OPT/EDU/a...tro_master.pdf

PeterM.

[Dieselten (Ned)]

Thanks Peter, that isn't too far different form the menu structure of the Lumicon and it looks like I'll be able to at least initialise and align. It's given me some clues I wouldn't have thought of.

[PeterM]

Here's another one, The NGC Max. Between the 2 you should have all bases covered. There were several on the market including Sky Vector, NGC Max, Advanced Astromaster, Sky Commander. I think most if not all were invented/designed by Mountain Instruments who had their own version the Star Pilot. Even though overshadowed by the Argo Navis they are still very useful indeed.
http://www.company7.com/library/jmi/ngc-max.pdf

Regards
PeterM

[Lismore Bloke (Paul)]

There's a Sky Vector guide here, a bit ratty but quite readable:

http://www.sdaa.org/documents.htm

[Dieselten (Ned)]

Many thanks to all who replied, I reckon I've got enough to get some sense out of this unit now. I'll leave this thread up for a few more days and then get the moderator(s) to close it.