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To set up the controller, turn the mount power ON. Press
MENU
=>
“
Settings
”:
Press
ENTER
and select “
Set Time and Site
”
Press ENTER. A time and site information screen will be displayed:
Set Local Time
Use the
◄ or ► key to move the cursor _ and use the number keys to change the numbers. Use the
▲ or ▼ button to toggle between “Y” and “N” for Daylight Saving Time, or “+” and “-“ for UTC (Coordinated
Universal Time) setting. Hold the arrow key to fast forward or rewind the cursor.
In order to make the hand controller reflect your correct local time,
time zone information has to
be entered.
Press the
◄ or ► key, move the cursor to the third line “
UTC -300 Minute(s)
” to set the time
zone information (add or subtract 60 minutes per time zone). For example:
Boston is
“UTC -300 minutes”
Los Angeles is “UTC -480 minutes”
Rome is
“UTC +60 minutes”
Beijing is “UTC +480 minutes”
Sydney
is “UTC +600 minutes”
All the time zones in North America are “UTC –”, as shown in the following table, so ensure the
display shows “
UTC -
” instead of “
UTC +
” if in North or South America.
Time Zone
Hawaii
Alaska
Pacific
Mountain
Central
Eastern
Hour behind UT
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
Enter UTC
-600
-540
-480
-420
-360
-300
To adjust minutes, move the cursor to each digit and use the number keys to input the number
directly. Use
▲ or ▼ key to toggle between “
+
” and “
-
”. When the time information entered is correct, press
ENTER and go back to the previous screen.
Note that fractional time zones can be entered.
Do not
manually add or subtract an hour from displayed time to reflect Daylight Saving Time (DST).
Instead please
select “
Y
” for DST when daylight saving time begins.
For other parts of the world you can find yo
ur “time zone” information from internet.
2020-10-01 12:01:36
UTC -300 Minute(s)
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DST: N
N42d30m32s
Northern
2020-10-01 12:01:36
UTC -300 Minute(s)
W071d08m50s
DST: N
N42d30m32s
Northern
Set Time and Site
Set Beep
Set Display
Set Guiding Rate
Select and Slew
Sync. to Target
Alignment
Settings
Daylight Saving Time
