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Set Limits, Power
Press 3 in the Setup Menu to bring up mount tracking limits and power settings.
Limits On/Off
Limits can be toggled ON or OFF by pressing 1.
Limits OFF allows the mount to track past the meridian with the scope underneath the mount until the safety hard stop is
reached in the Mach2. It also allows the scope to be sent manually under the mount on the east side. Running the mount
with limits off must be used with caution, and the user should be monitoring the scope to prevent collision.
With limits ON, the mount stops at counterweight up position. It stops tracking at the meridian. You have several options to
track past the meridian:
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Meridian Delay can be used to advance the stop point to allow tracking past the meridian by 1 to 6 hours. Care
must be taken to assure that the telescope will clear the pier or tripod when tracking past the meridian. Refer to the
information regarding meridian delay on page 40.
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Flip the mount to the other side with the following procedure: Press +- button . 9=RA/DEC Controls > 4=Flip Scope.
Refer to additional information on page 40
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Entering an object a second time and pressing GoTo will also flip sides and continue tracking.
Power HI/MED/LOW - GTOCP5 only
Toggle through three power settings: HI, MED, and LOW.
The HI setting is the normal default setting which produces the full torque on the servo motors for tracking the most
unbalanced loads and the heaviest telescope setups without possibility of stalling.
The two lower settings can be used for lighter loads that are well balanced. They are useful where the mount is operated
with a battery and where low current consumption is needed. Low setting reduces power approximately 40% from 1.35
amps to 0.9 amps at 12.5 volts battery usage. Slewing power and torque are not affected, only the current consumption
during tracking is reduced which is 95% of the power normally drawn from a battery. Power settings are remembered in
new sessions.
Kpd, Mnt, Park Opt.
Press 4 in the Setup menu (Main Menu > Setup > Kpd, Mnt, Park Opt.) to bring up six mount park positions, the
AutoConnect options and the keypad database update routine.
Park Options
Simply turn power off:
The scope can be left in any orientation and power can be turned off without first parking the
mount. The position of the mount will be stored in the CP4/5 and remembered when the mount is powered up again.
Defined park positions:
Press 1 thru 5 to send the mount to one of the preset park positions which can be used to orient
the telescope for a number of alignment options. Parking the mount turns off the motors but keeps the keypad and CP4/5
photos illustrating each park position and additional information.
Park 0:
Park 0 (Park in Place) is not a predefined park position. Rather, it used to put the mount into a parked state at your