User Manual

Part V: Astronomy with the SynScan Version 4
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The following table lists the available speeds:
Key
Speed
Usage
0
0.5X
One turn in 48h: very slow speed to accurately center objects inside a high
magnification eyepiece field of view.
1
1X
One turn in 24h: quite slow speed to center objects inside an eyepiece field
of view.
2
8X
One turn in 3h: slow speed to quickly re-center objects.
3
16X
One turn in 1.5h: medium-slow speed to quickly re-center objects on an
eyepiece field of view or accurately centering object in the finder.
4
32X
One turn in 45 min: medium speed to very quickly re-center objects on an
eyepiece field of view or centering object in the finder.
5
64X
One turn in 22.5min: high - medium speed to quickly re-center objects in the
finder.
6
128X
One turn in 675s: high speed to quickly re-center objects in the finder.
7
400X
One turn in 216s: high speed to move the mount to a given position.
8
600X
One turn in 144s: very high speed to move the mount to a given position.
9
MAX
Ultimate high speed of the mount to move the mount to a given position.
Initial setup
1. Once the mount has been leveled and powered (please see …), the SynScan Version 4
will start the initialization process by displaying the Firmware Version. Press (ENTER) to
proceed to the next step of the initialization.
User can slew the mount with direction keys in this step.
2. Warning Message Confirmation: The hand control will display a warning message
about the dangers of viewing the sun with a telescope.
• Press (ENTER) to confirm you have read the warning message and proceed to the
next step.
• Press (ESC) to return to the previous step (firmware version display).
User can slew the mount with direction keys in this step.
3. Setting Information of the Observing Site: The LCD screen will display “Set Longitude”
then “Set Latitude” in the first line, and display longitude then latitude in the second line.
• Press the numeric keys at the cursor position to fill the longitude or latitude digits.
• Use the scroll keys to change east/west longitude or north/south latitude when the
cursor blinks on the corresponding characters (E/W for longitude, N/S for latitude).
• Use the Left and Right direction keys to move the cursor.
• Press the (ENTER) key to confirm the input and proceed to the next step.
• Press the (ESC) key to return to the previous step (Warning Message Confirmation).