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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SynScan

SSHCV3-F-141031V1-EN

SynScan

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Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL SynScan TM SSHCV3 F 141031V1 EN Copyright Sky Watcher SynScan TM...

Page 2: ...ethod 15 3 6 Tips for Improving Alignment Accuracy 16 3 7 Comparison of Alignment Methods 16 4 1 Menu Structure 18 4 2 Accessing Menus 19 4 3 Short cut Keys 19 5 1 Locating Messier Objects 20 5 2 Loca...

Page 3: ...Editing Date Time Coordinates Time Zones and Daylight Saving Time 28 8 2 Re aligningtheMount 28 8 3 Show Position 28 8 4 Show Time and Local Sidereal Time 28 8 5 Display Version Information 28 8 6 Di...

Page 4: ...SC SETUP ENTER directional number shortcut keys and scroll keys A SynScan hand control and its interfaces are shown in Fig 1 1 1 1 Outline and Interface 1 2 Connecting to a Telescope Mount Fig 1 1 Con...

Page 5: ...will be kept and the LCD display will return to the previous ones The following table lists the available speeds Rate 7 8 9 is primarily used to quickly slew a mount Rate 5 6 is primarily used to mov...

Page 6: ...but it can only give a rough result The Easy Tracking mode is suitable for quick setup for visual observing of brighter celestial objects such as planets the moon or the sun If the user does not turn...

Page 7: ...hand control with a firmware version 3 32 or later supports both an equatorial mount and an alt azimuth mount It is able to detect the model of the mount to which it connects and select the appropriat...

Page 8: ...function is designed for side by side dual telescopes setup Geographic Coordinates The LCD screen will display Enter Location in the first line and display longitude and lat itude in the second line P...

Page 9: ...olaris in the polar scope s FOV User can imagine the large circle in the FOV of a polar scope as a clock s face with 12 00 at the top and put Polaris at the HH MM position of the large circle when usi...

Page 10: ...Scan hand control work in the Easy Tracking mode refer to Section 1 4 Step 2 Users can also start an alignment process refer to Section 8 2 to let the SynScan hand control operate in Full Feature mode...

Page 11: ...then use the data collected in this process to transform between the mount coordinates and the sky coordinates The operating steps of aligning to alignment stars may differ depending on the type of m...

Page 12: ...key again the LCD screen will display Exit Alignment 1 YES 2 NO Press key 1 to exit the alignment process press key 2 to go back to choose an alignment star 1 Find the brightest stars in the current...

Page 13: ...this region If multiple bright stars appear in the list users can identify the names of the stars in the real sky by matching the azimuth altitude and magnitude provided by the SynScan hand control Pi...

Page 14: ...Use dir keys to center object Now the telescope should point rather closely to the 2nd alignment star generally in the FOV of the finder scope 4 Now users can use the direction keys to move the telesc...

Page 15: ...rough a list of star names and Press ENTER key to pick the one on the screen as the 2nd alignment star The mount will then automatically slew and point the telescope towards the 2nd alignment star in...

Page 16: ...HT keys use the LEFT or DOWN keys to pull the star back to the edge of the FOV and then use the RIGHT or UP keys to center the star again Alignment Stars Selection The choice of alignment stars might...

Page 17: ...ridian For the two alignment star on the same side of the meridian the deviation in their R A should be greater than 3 hours and the absolute value of the difference of the two alignment stars declina...

Page 18: ...Power Voltage Polaris Pos P A Error UTILITY FUNC OBJECT LIST NGC Catalog IC Catalog Messier Catalog Caldwell Catalog SAO Catalog Double Star Variable Star User Object Deep Sky Tour Recall Object New...

Page 19: ...short cut keys for accessing the most commonly used sub menu The short cut keys may only be used while the hand control is in stand by mode that is the SynScan hand control is not executing a specific...

Page 20: ...y the hand control Section 11 3 The screen will display Target over slew limit in this case Users can press the ESC key to stop the mount The screen will display Mount stopped Press any key Users can...

Page 21: ...tion is similar to that for locating Messier objects refer to Section 5 1 for details If the selected object is below the horizon at this time the SynScan hand control will display Below horizon for 2...

Page 22: ...nitude 8 The operation is similar to that of locating Messier objects refer to Section 5 1 for de tails The operation is similar to that of locating Messier objects refer to Section 5 1 for de tails 5...

Page 23: ...ent azimuth and altitude will be displayed in the bottom row Use the scroll keys to browse the object s J2000 celestial coordinates magnitude MAG rise time Rise transit time Transit set time Set size...

Page 24: ...The screen will display Save 5 The screen will now display View Object Press ENTER to have the mount start slewing towards the selected object If the object is a celestial object the mount will start...

Page 25: ...periodic error correction PEC function Applies to equatorial mounts only Note Users can turn on the tracking without doing a star alignment process In this case the polar alignment should be rather a...

Page 26: ...with an autoguider port the SynScan hand control can change the guiding speed of the mount 1 Access the menu SETUP Auto Guide Speed and press the ENTER key 2 Use the scroll keys to choose one of the...

Page 27: ...he ENTER key to sort the list alpha betically The alignment star s altitude must be above 15 degrees For an equatorial mount the alignment star s declination must be between 75 and 75 degrees For an a...

Page 28: ...tailed input instructions 1 Access the menu UTILITY FUNC Show Position and press the ENTER key 2 Use the scroll keys to switch between the following coordinates Dec RA Displays the current celestial c...

Page 29: ...nter the object to be identified in the telescope s eyepiece 8 6 Display Temperature 8 8 Display Polaris Position 8 7 Display Power Voltage 8 9 Display Polar Alignment Error Access the menu Utility Fu...

Page 30: ...Sync Encoder Completed Press any key to exit 2 Press the ID shortcut key The screen will display Identify Searching The SynScan hand control will look up the named stars planets Messier objects NGC ob...

Page 31: ...trophotography Note The SynScan hand control cannot work with the above application when it is in the fol lowing status When checking GPS information Section 12 2 During the PEC training process When...

Page 32: ...skywatch er com and extract the file SynScanFirmwareLoader exe to the above folder 3 Download the latest firmware package and extract the SSF file to the above folder 1 Connect the computer and the S...

Page 33: ...e update process failed in the middle of updating try to press the SETUP button on the SynScan hand control to use other communication speeds Mi or Lo 4 After the loading starts the application will d...

Page 34: ...observing session Press 2 key to abandon the previous saved parked position and alignment data and start a regular observing session 11 1 Parking Telescope PART XI ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 3 The mount will...

Page 35: ...ion Press the UTILITY shortcut key access to sub menu PAE PAE Align and then press the ENTER key Press and hold the ESC key for two seconds 4 The screen will display Center Object in the first row and...

Page 36: ...he telescope s eyepiece Remember the reference star s current position in the eyepiece for later adjustment Press the ENTER key to confirm the centering operation 7 The screen will now display the pol...

Page 37: ...ed to the next step The SynScan hand control can control a DSLR camera to do astrophotography It can accept 8 groups of Exposures Time Frames parameters and then controls the camera to take batch expo...

Page 38: ...re mode 2 Press the UTILITY shortcut key access to the sub menu Camera Control Shoot and press the Enter key 3 The SynScan hand control will start to take batch exposure and display the progress data...

Page 39: ...the position of the star in the FOV of the telescope when a user presses the Left or Right direction key on the SynScan hand control Choosing a 0 125X sidereal rate is recommended for a smaller FOV o...

Page 40: ...to execute the au to home process 4 Finish the subsequent initialization steps 5 At the end of the initialization choose 1 star alignment to align the mount 6 At the end of the 1 star alignment the ha...

Page 41: ...from Sky watcher product dealers Operation Details 1 Connect the camera s shutter control port to the mount or SynScan hand control with proper cables 2 Point the camera to the desired orientation 3 A...

Page 42: ...to exit Use the left and right direction keys to move the cursor on the screen Use the scroll keys to change or switch the sign for the time zone Use for the time zones in the Eastern Hemisphere use...

Page 43: ...s to bring the Polaris as close as pos sible to the center of the finder scope or the telescope s eyepiece 4 Fine tune the azimuth and latitude of the mount to center the Polaris in the telescope s ey...

Page 44: ...a while for the purpose of checking the LCD display 5 If there is any problem for the RS 232C function on multi purpose port the RJ 12 outlet or no Loop Test Plug connected to the multi purpose port...

Page 45: ...Backlight Keypad Rubber Adjustable backlight GPS SynScan GPS Modular Optional PC Connection RS 232C 9600bps No parity check 8 data bits 1 start bit 1 stop bit Power Supply DC 7 5 to 12V 100mA Power ou...

Page 46: ...SynScan TM...

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