Paramount User Guide
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Exercise Mount
Every Paramount undergoes a factory “run in” or exercise procedure that slews the mount between the
software slew limits to ensure that the gear train, motors and electronic systems are functioning normally.
Figure 85: The Exercise Mount settings window on the Utilities tab.
You may wish to exercise the mount after the gears have been re-lubricated, or after installing through
the mount cabling to make sure there are not stalling issues when the mount slews from slew limit to slew
limit in both axes.
Exercising slews both mount axes from limit to limit at the current
Slew Rate
, specified as a
percentage of the maximum slew rate.
The telescope cross hairs displayed on the Sky Chart will not follow the position of the telescope
during the exercise process.
Number of Cycles
Enter the number of times to slew the mount between the software limits.
Slew Rate
Enter the rate, as a percentage of the mount’s maximum slew rate, at which the mount is slewed during
the exercise process.
Exercise Mount/Abort
Click this button to begin exercising the mount. While the mount is slewing, the text changes to
Abort
.
Click
Abort
to end the exercise process.
