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(3)

 

Use

 

the

 

Azimuth

 

and

 

Latitude

 

Adj.

 

Knobs

 

to

 

adjust

 

the

 

mount

 

in

 

both

 

directions

 

and

 

put

 

the

 

Polaris

 

in

 

the

 

location

 

on

 

the

 

Polar

 

Scope

 

Dial

 

(same

 

as

 

indicated

 

on

 

the

 

HC

 

LCD),

 

as

 

shown

 

in

 

the

 

right

 

side

 

of

 

the

 

above

 

figures.

 

BrightStar

 

Polar

 

Alignment

 

When

 

the

 

pole

 

star

 

is

 

not

 

in

 

sight,

 

refer

 

to

 

online

 

Instruction

 

Manual

 

for

 

BrightStar

 

Polar

 

Alignment

.

 

12.

 

Manual

 

Operation:

 

The

 

mount

 

can

 

now

 

be

 

used

 

to

 

observe

 

astronomical

 

objects

 

with

 

the

 

HC.

  

Use

 

arrow

 

keys

 

(

,

 

,

 

▼,

 

and

 

)

 

to

 

point

 

the

 

telescope

 

to

 

the

 

desired

 

object.

   

Use

 

the

 

number

 

keys

 

to

 

change

 

the

 

slewing

 

speed.

  

Press

 

STOP/0

 

button

 

to

 

start

 

tracking.

 

13.

 

Set

 

Up

 

Controller:

   

Press

 

the

 

MENU

 

button;

 

then

 

Settings

 

=>

 

Set

 

Time

 

&

 

Site

”.

  

 

Enter

 

the

 

current

 

date

 

or

 

waiting

 

for

 

the

 

GPS

 

connected

 

to

 

the

 

satellites.

   

Enter

 

the

 

time

 

zone

 

offset

 

to

 

the

 

UTC;

 

for

 

examples:

 

 

Boston

 

is

 

“UTC

 ‐

300

 

minutes”

 

 

Los

 

Angeles

 

is

 

“UTC

 ‐

480

 

minutes”

 

 

Rome

 

is

 

“UTC

 

+060

 

minutes”

 

 

Sydney

 

is

 

“UTC

 

+600

 

minutes”

 

Toggle

 

the

 

Daylight

 

Saving

 

Time

 

(DST)

 

between

 

N(No)

 

and

 

Y(Yes)

 

using

 

arrow

 

key.

 

Move

 

the

 

cursor

 

to

 

the

 

end

 

of

 

screen

 

to

 

select

 

the

 

Northern

 

or

 

Southern

 

Hemisphere.

 

 

 

[TIPS:

   

All

 

time

 

zones

 

in

 

N.

 

America

 

are

 

“UTC

  ‐

XXX

 

minutes”.

  

Latitude

 

and

 

longitude

 

coordinates

 

can

 

be

 

obtained

 

from

 

GPS

equipped

 

devices

 

(navigator,

 

phone),

 

or

 

from

 

internet,

 

if

 

you

 

are

 

entering

 

them

 

manually.

   

“W/E”

 

=

 

western/eastern

 

hemisphere;

 

“N/S”

 

=

 

northern/southern

 

hemisphere;

 

and

 

“d”

 

=

 

degree;

 

“m”

 

=

 

minute;

 

and

 

“s”

 

=

 

second.

  

Use

 

arrow

 

and

 

number

 

keys

 

to

 

enter

 

location

 

information.]

 

14.

 

Zero

 

Position

 

and

 

One

 

Star

 

Alignment:

 

The

 

default

 

mount

 

power

 

on

 

position

 

is

 

not

 

necessary

 

the

 

zero

 

position

 

for

 

CEM25/CEM25EC,

 

especially

 

it

 

is

 

the

 

first

 

time

 

to

 

use

 

the

 

mount

 

or

 

just

 

performed

 

firmware

 

upgrade.

 

Set

 

the

 

Zero

 

Position

 

by

 

press

 

MENU

 

=>

 

“Zero

 

Position”

 

=>

 

“Set

 

Zero

 

Position

”.

   

You

 

should

 

make

 

sure

 

the

 

mount

 

is

 

at

 

ZERO

 

position

 

by

 

press

 

MENU

 

=>

 

“Zero

 

Position”

 

=>

 

“Goto

 

Zero

 

Position

 

when

 

the

 

mount

 

is

 

powered

 

on.

 

Perform

 

a

 

One

 

Star

 

Align

 

to

 

correct

 

the

 

Zero

 

Position

 

discrepancy.

 

To

 

further

 

improve

 

the

 

GOTO

 

accuracy,

 

refer

 

to

 

the

 

full

 

User’s

 

Manual

 

for

 

more

 

details.

 

15.

 

Go

 

to

 

an

 

Object:

  

The

 

mount

 

is

 

now

 

ready

 

for

 

GOTO

 

and

 

tracking

 

targets.

  

Press

 

MENU

,

 

select

 

and

 

ENTER

 

Select

 

and

 

Slew

”.

 

Select

 

a

 

category

 

(for

 

example,

 

Solar

 

System

”),

 

then

 

select

 

an

 

object

 

of

 

interest

 

(for

 

example,

 

Moon

”).

   

Press

 

ENTER

 

and

 

the

 

telescope

 

will

 

slew

 

to

 

the

 

object

 

and

 

automatically

 

start

 

tracking.

  

16.

 

Sync

 

to

 

Target:

 

 

If

 

the

 

object

 

is

 

not

 

in

 

the

 

center

 

of

 

the

 

eyepiece,

 

use

 

this

 

function

 

to

 

center

 

and

 

synchronize

 

the

 

object

 

to

 

improve

 

local

 

GOTO

 

accuracy.

   

Press

 

MENU

 

and

 

select

 

and

 

ENTER

 

Sync

 

to

 

Target

”.

 

Use

 

arrow

 

keys

 

center

 

the

 

object

 

in

 

eyepiece.

   

Press

 

ENTER

 

again

 

to

 

complete

 

this

 

function.

 

[TIP:

   

Sync

 

to

 

Target

 

can

 

only

 

function

 

after

 

a

 

Select

 

and

 

Slew

 

operation.

   

This

 

is

 

most

 

useful

 

when

 

looking

 

for

 

faint

 

objects

 

near

 

a

 

bright

 

star.

  

]

 

[TIP:

  

After

 

slewing

 

to

 

an

 

object,

 

a

 

list

 

of

 

nearby

 

bright

 

object(s)

 

can

 

be

 

displayed

 

by

 

pressing

 

?”

 

button.]

 

 

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