Owner manual

Setup Functions
TheSetupfunctionsallowyoutochangeanysystemvariableorinformationregardinglocation,time,date,andalignment
congurations.ToaccesstheSetupFunctions,eitherpressSETUP key on the keypad or scroll to SETUP MODE under the menu
optionusingthescrollkeys.Thedifferentfunctionsavailableforyoutochangeare:
• Date–Allowsyoutochangethedateenteredattheinitialsetup
• Time –Allowsyoutochangethecurrenttime.
• Observing site–Allowsyoutochangethecurrentobservinglocation
• Daylight Savings–AllowsyoutochangetheDaylightSavingsoption
• Alignment–Allowsyouaccesstothealignmentscreen
• Alignment Stars:
 o AutoSelect–Whenthisoptionischosen,thehandcontrolwilllteroutthestarnotsuitableforstaralignment
 o Sortby–Thisfeatureallowsthehandcontroltogeneratealistofalignmentstarsanddisplaythemalphabeticallyorbytheir
magnitude
• Backlash –Thisfeatureallowsyoutoinsertavalueforeachaxistocompensateforitsbacklash.Forbetterpointingaccuracy,
 itisimportantthatthebacklashvalueissettobeequalorgreaterthantherealamountofbacklashbetweenthegears.The
default setting of the backlash is 0°00’00”(0degree,0arcmin,and0arcsecond).Usethenumerickeystoenterthedesired
 valueandpresstheRIGHTdirectionalkeytomovethecursortothenextdigit.Firstsetthevaluefortheazimuthaxis.Then
press ENTER to set the altitude axis.
• Tracking:
o Sidereal Rate–Activatestrackinginsiderealratefortrackingstarsanddeepskyobjects
o Lunar Rate–Activatestrackinginlunarrate(fortrackingoftheMoon)
o Solar Rate –Activatestrackinginsolarrate(forthetrackingtheSunusingapropersolarlter)
o Stop Tracking–Stopsthetrackinginstantly
Note: The mount does not track until it is aligned. After alignment, it tracks at the sidereal rate unless you change the tracking setting.
• Set Slew Limits
–Allowsyoutosettheslewinglimitsofthemount’saltitudeaxis.Settingtheslewlimitpreventstheoptical
 tubefromcollidingwiththemount.Theslewlimitrangeisdependentontheforkarmcongurationandtheopticaltube 
installed on the mount.
o Re-align Encoder –Allowsyoutochooseoneofthealignmentstarsyouusedinthealignmentproceduretore-align
the encoder
o Handset Setting –AllowsadjustmentofthebrightnessoftheLCDbacklight,thedarknessoftheLCDlettering,andthe
  volumeofthehandcontrolbeep.UsetheRIGHT or LEFTdirectionalkeytoincreaseordecreasethevalue
o Factory Setting–Allowsyoutoresetthehandcontroltoitsdefaultsetting
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