SKY-WATCHER VIRTUOSO, Instruction Manual

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For observers in the Southern Hemisphere:
1 .Rotate .the .altitude .axis .of .the .mount .until .the .scale .reads .your .local .latitude
2 .Turn .the .power .off, .then .on .again
3 . .Move . the . altitude . axis . of . the . mount . until . the . scale .
reads .0° .
4 . .Press .the .buttons .marked .“2/b” .and .“3/c” .at .the .same .
time .to .record .your .latitude .setting
Tip: . .When .rotating .the .altitude .axis .using .the .motor .
drive, .always .finish .your .movement .using .the .UP .
key, .setting .the .scale .to .0, .and .setting .the .scale .to .
show .your .latitude .This .will .help .eliminate .errors .
caused .by .mechanical .backlash .in .the .gears .
Note : . .Setting .the .latitude .is .only .necessary .the .first .time .
you . set . up . the . mount . If . you . travel . more . than . 75 .
miles .due .north .or .south, .your .latitude .will .change .
by . approximately . 1° . and . you . should . perform . the .
procedure .again
USINg The VIRTUOSO fOR TeRReSTRIAL VIeWINg
When . the . Virtuoso . is . powered . up, . the . mount . will . automatically . default . to . astronomical . tracking . mode .
For .terrestrial .use, .you .will .need .to .turn .off .astronomical .tracking .by .pressing .the .“1/a” .and .“2/b” .buttons .
simultaneously .
The .mount .can .now .be .moved .manually .to .any .terrestrial .target .by .either .loosening .the .altitude .and .azimuth .
clutches .or .by .using .the .motor .drive
PReSeT POSITIONS
The .Virtuoso .mount .can .store .up .to .six .preset .terrestrial .positions, .allowing .you .to .repeatedly .return .to .these .
targets .whenever .you .want .to .see .them
To .save .a .preset .position, .point .the .mount .to .a .location .of .interest .manually .or .by .using .the .motor .drive, .
then .press .the .“SET” .button .plus .one .of .the .six .position .buttons .marked .“a” .through .“f” .simultaneously . .
The .current .position .is .now .saved .in .memory
Tip:
.To .ensure .the .greatest .accuracy .when .saving .your .preset .position, .it .is .important .that .you .
finish .centering .your .target .by .using .the .“up” .and .“right” .direction .buttons .last .This .will .assure .
that .you .remove .any .mechanical .backlash .in .the .gears .
To .move .the .mount .back .to .any .one .of .the .saved .preset .positions, .press .the .“GO” .button .and .one .of .the .six .
position .buttons .marked .“a” .through .“f” .that .corresponds .to .the .position .you .want .to .observe
Note:
. .The .preset .positions .are .not .permanently .saved .in .memory .They .are .automatically .deleted .
when .the .power .to .the .mount .is .turned .off .or .the .batteries .are .removed
.:. Figure 6 - Latitude scale
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