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INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Warning ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
ASSEMBLY.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Setting up the Tripod................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Attaching the Equatorial Mount.................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Attaching the Center Leg Brace.................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Installing the Counterweight Bar ................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Installing the Counterweight....................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Attaching the Hand Control Holder............................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Attaching the Slow Motion Knobs ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Attaching the Optical Tube to the Mount ................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Attaching the Visual Back ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Installing the Star Diagonal....................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Installing the Eyepiece .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Installing the Finderscope ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Removing the Lens Cap ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Moving the Telescope Manually .............................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Balancing The Mount in R.A.................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Balancing The Mount in DEC .................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Adjusting the Mount ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Adjusting the Mount in Altitude ............................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Adjusting the Mount in Azimuth .............................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Attaching the Declination Cable (For GT Models Only) ......................................................................................................................................... 15
Powering the Telescope ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 16
HAND CONTROL....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Hand Control Operation ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Alignment Procedures............................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Startup Procedure ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Auto Align................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Auto Three-Star Align .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Quick-Align............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Last Alignment.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Re-Alignment ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
Object Catalog........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Selecting an Object.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Slewing to an Object ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Finding Planets .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Tour Mode ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 23
Constellation Tour ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Direction Buttons....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Rate Button ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 23
Setup Procedures ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Tracking Mode ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24
Tracking Rate .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Date/Time........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24
User Defined Objects ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Get RA/DEC ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Goto R.A/Dec.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Identify ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 25
Precise GoTo ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Scope Setup Features................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Setup Time-Site............................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Anti-backlash .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Filter Limits..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Direction Buttons ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 27
Goto Approach ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27
Autoguide Rates .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Azimuth Limits ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
East/West Filtering.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Utility Features .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Calibrate Goto ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Home Position ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Polar Align ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Light Control ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Factory Settings............................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Version ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 29
