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Step 11. Set Up Site 

GPS will provide the longitude and latitude information. If 
GPS is not included (or available), these values can be 
manually entered here. 

Use 

/

 keys to change the numbers and letters. Use 

/

 

keys to scroll through the fields.  

The last line of this screen is for setting time zone information

 

(

add or subtract 

60 minutes (Min.)

 per time zone

). 

 

Examples:  minutes “behind” UT or “ahead of” UT 

 

New York:  300  Min. “behind” UT 

 

Los Angeles:  480  Min. “behind” UT 

 

Rome:  60  Min. “ahead of” UT 

 

Sydney:  600  Min. “ahead of” UT

 

Press ENTER when finished. 
 

The mount is now ready to find (GOTO) and track objects.

 

 

 
Step 12. Select and Slew to an object  

 
Press Menu button.  
Scroll to “Select and Slew” 
Press ENTER. 
 

 

 

 
Step 13. 

Select a category (ex. “Planets, Sun, Moon”) by scrolling with 
the arrow keys. 
Press ENTER. 
 
Then select an object (ex. “Moon”) by scrolling with the arrow 
keys. Press ENTER.  
 
The telescope will automatically slew to the object and lock 
on. It will automatically begin to track once it locks on to the 
object.

 

 

 

 
Step 14. Sync to Target 

(Use this to center and synchronize 

the object selected in Step 13). 

 

Press MENU. Scroll to “Sync. To Target”. Press ENTER.  
 
Next use the arrow keys (

▲▼◄►

) to center the object in the 

eyepiece. Then press ENTER again to synchronize the 
object with the memory. 
 
To slew to other objects simply repeat steps 12 and 13. You 
do not need to repeat step 14 except for adjustments as 
needed. 
 

(Refer to the full online manual for 1-star and 2-star 
alignments. Sync to Target is similar to 1-star Alignment 
except that you choose the object to align to.) 
 

Summary of Contents for SmartStar 8800

Page 1: ...ate the mount Lift the battery cover Carefully pull out the battery holder from the compartment Be sure not to accidentally disconnect the wires Step 3b Insert 8 AA batteries not included in the holder Refer to the diagram on the holder to orient the batteries properly Replace the holder back into the battery compartment and replace the lid For reference the battery pack fits in with wires on the ...

Page 2: ... to PARK POSITION 1 Position the mount so that the SOUTH mark is facing south A compass may be helpful 2 The telescope tube should be pointed directly up at the zenith If it is not perfectly straight then loosen the altitude lock 4 to adjust telescope Step 8 Main Screen For models with GPS Wait for controller to say GPS OK or Stop in top right corner not GPS ON GPS provides Latitude Longitude and ...

Page 3: ...an object Press Menu button Scroll to Select and Slew Press ENTER Step 13 Select a category ex Planets Sun Moon by scrolling with the arrow keys Press ENTER Then select an object ex Moon by scrolling with the arrow keys Press ENTER The telescope will automatically slew to the object and lock on It will automatically begin to track once it locks on to the object Step 14 Sync to Target Use this to c...

Page 4: ...4mm Newtonian 8503 and 8803 Attach the red dot finder scope to the telescope tube 1 First remove the two washers on the tube Then place the finder scope onto the two bolts and re attach the washers securely The finder scope should face towards the open end of the tube see arrow in diagram Turn on the beam using the switch on the side note you may need to remove the plastic insulation placed next t...

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