Focusing in normal mode
•
Press
OUT
to move the focuser outwards as long as the button is held or the outer limit is
reached.
•
Press
IN
to move the focuser inwards as long as the button is pressed or the zero position is
reached.
Use the
NORMAL
mode to find the approximate focus position.
Focusing in jog mode
Press the
JOG
button once to enter the JOG mode (
LED1
is lit):
•
Press
OUT
in order to move the focuser for approx. 0.05mm outwards (default), respectively
the jogging distance configured in the SteelGo II software.
•
Press
IN
to move the focuser approx. 0.05 mm inwards (default), respectively the jogging
distance configured in the SteelGo II software.
Use the
JOG
mode to narrow down the range of the optimal focus to one jogging range.
Focusing in single step mode
Assume the JOG mode is active (
LED1
is lit). Press
SET
once in order to enter the
SINGLE
STEP
mode (
LED1
and
LED2
are lit).
•
Press
OUT
in order to move the focuser one step (approx. 0.027 mm) outwards (with the
Baader Planetarium Diamond SteelTrack, the gear-ratio of other focuser may be different).
•
Press
IN
to move the focuser approx. 2.275
µ
m inwards.
Use the
SINGLE STEP
mode to find the best focus.
2.3.3
Save the focus position
Leave the
JOG
or
SINGLE STEP
mode by pressing
JOG
once (
LED1
and
LED2
are now off).
Enter the
SET
mode by pressing
SET
once (
LED2
is lit).
•
Hold
JOG
for 3s in order to save your current position.
2.3.4
Go to the saved focuser position
In order to move to a saved focus position, ideally zero the device first. Then
•
in
NORMAL
mode (
LED1
and
LED2
off) hold
JOG
for 3s. The focuser will now move to
the saved position. As observation conditions are never the same, subsequent fine focusing is
recommended.
2.3.5
Toggle automatic temperature compensation
The automatic temperature compensation is configured via the SteelGO software.
•
Enable: In
NORMAL
mode, hold
SET
for 3s (
LED2
is blinking slowly.)
•
Disbale: If the automatic temperature compensation is enabled (
LED2
slowly blinking), hold
SET
in
NORMAL
mode in order to deactivate it (
LED2
is now off).
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