10
Fig.m
I
nitial Setup
This section provides a step-by-step procedure on how to operate your EQ6 SkyScan
TM
hand control.
Perform the Polar alignment
using the polarscope.
Point the telescope roughly to
the North Celestial Pole (or
Polaris) if you are in the
Northern Hemisphere. Point to
the South Celestial Pole if in
Southern Hemisphere. Make
sure the counterweight rod is
pointed down as seen in
Fig.m. This will be the home
position of the telescope.
Flip the Power Switch on the
side of the mount to the "ON"
position to turn on the power.
The initial screen displayed on
the hand control is the Version
Screen. Press
ENTER
to
proceed.
The hand control will display
"Begin Alignment?" Press
ENTER
to proceed to the
alignment procedure. Press
ESC
will exit to the main menu
(see p.16 for EQ6 SkyScan
TM
Menu Tree).
The hand control's red light will become dimmer and the key pads will turn off if idle
for 30 seconds. Pressing any key turns it back on.
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Enter the telescope's current latitudinal and longitudinal position using the numeric
keypad. First enter the longitudinal coordinate, followed by the latitudinal coordinate.
Use the scroll keys to choose between W or E, and N or S. Pressing the left or right
directional keys will move the cursor to the previous or next number. Press
ENTER
to
confirm.
Enter your current time zone in hours (see Appendix B), using the scroll keys and
numeric key pad (+ for East, - for West). Press
ENTER
to confirm.
Enter the date in the following format mm/dd/yyyy using the numeric keypad. Press
ENTER
to confirm.
Enter your current local time using the 24 hr time mode (e.g. 2:00PM=14:00). Press
ENTER
to view the time you entered. If it is incorrect, press ESC to go back to the previous screen. If
correct, press
ENTER
again to proceed to the daylight saving setting.
Press
ENTER
if you are currently on Daylight Savings time. Using the scroll key to scroll
down to "NO" and press
ENTER
if you are on regular time.
After setting the daylight saving, EQ6 SkyScan
TM
will take you to the alignment menu.
If a mistake was entered into the
EQ6 SkyScan
TM
hand control, press the
ESC
key to
go back to the previous menu, and press
ENTER
to start again.
Plane of local horizon
Nadir
(Northern Hemisphere)
North Celestial Pole
Zenith
Right
Ascension
Apparent
movement
of stars
Declination
W
S
E
N
Plane of Celestial Equator
Latitude
Meridian
Line
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