Direction Buttons
The hand control has four direction buttons (3) in the center of the hand control which control the telescope's
otion in Declination (north and south) and Right Ascension (east and west). The telescope can be controlled
t nine different speed rates.
ent stars. The number 1 on the hand control is the slowest rate (.5x
dereal) and can be used for accurate centering of objects in the eyepiece and photographic guiding. To
change the speed
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umber on the hand control that corresponds to the desired speed. The number
will appear in the upper-right corner of the LCD display to indicate that the rate has been
s the arrow button that corresponds to the direction that
ou want to move the telescope. While holding that button down, press the opposite directional button. This
ece when a direction is pressed will change depending on which side
the Meridian the telescope tube is positioned. In order to change the direction of the arrow buttons, see
cope Setup Features
later in this section.
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Rate Button
Pressing the RATE key (11) allows you to instantly change the speed rate of the motors from high speed slew
rate to precise guiding rate or anywhere in between. Each rate corresponds to a number on the hand controller
key pad. The number 9 is the fastest rate (3º per second, depending on power source) and is used for slewing
between objects and locating alignm
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rate of the motors:
Press the RATE key on the hand control. The LCD will display the current speed rate.
Press the n
changed.
The hand control has a "double button" feature that allows you to instantly speed up the motors without having
to choose a speed rate. To use this feature, simply pres
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will increase the slew rate to the maximum slew rate.
The direction that a star moves in the eyepi
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1 = .5x
6 = 64x
2 = 1x (sidereal)
7 = .5º / sec
3 = 4x
8 = 2º / sec
4 = 8x
9 = 3º / sec
5 = 16x
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defined setup functions designed to give the user control over the telescope's
any advanced features. All of the setup and utility features can be accessed by pressing the MENU key and
scrollin
Tracking Mode
o change the way the telescope tracks depending on the type of
mount being used to support the telescope. The telescope has three different
EQ North
sed
to track the sky when the telescope is polar aligned in the
EQ South
sed to track the sky when the telescope is polar aligned in the
Off
When using the telescope for terrestrial (land) observation, the
The CGE contains many user
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g through the options:
This allows you t
tracking modes:
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Northern Hemisphere.
U
Southern Hemisphere.
tracking can be turned off so that the telescope never moves.
