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Hand Control Guide
Turn power switch (located on the side
of the base) to “on” position. The light
will come on and the hand control will
display “LCM Ready”.
You will notice that there are
directional arrows in the center of the
hand control. These
only
move the
telescope.
They cannot be used to
scroll through menu features.
Unscrew battery cover for the
StarPointer finderscope. Insert battery
with “+” side facing out. Now you will
need to align the finderscope. Turn
on the red LED light by flipping the
switch to the “on” position.
Use the hand control direction arrow
buttons to point telescope at a distant
land object, like a telephone pole or
at night you can use the moon. Center
and focus the object in the 25 mm
eyepiece of the telescope.
In order to accurately center an object
in the eyepiece it may be necessary to
change the slew speed of the motors.
To change the slew speed, press the
RATE button then select a number
from 1 (slowest) to 9 (fastest).
Without moving the main telescope,
turn the finderscope’s two adjustment
screws until the red dot is directly over
the alignment star.
Once you have aligned your
finderscope, make sure to turn off the
LED light to conserve the battery. Now
you are ready to align the telescope.
This will have to be done at night.
When the display reads LCM Ready,
press ENTER to begin the alignment
procedure.
Use the UP and DOWN scroll buttons
(located on #6 and #9) to select
“SkyAlign” then press ENTER. Now
you will need to enter your site/time
information.
The hand control will display the last
entered time and site information.
Since this is your first time using the
LCM, press UNDO to enter your site
and time information.
Press ENTER to select City Database.
Use the Up and Down scroll buttons
(located on #6 and #9) and choose the
closest city to your present location.
Press ENTER after selecting the
country, state and city.
Using the numeric key pad enter your
time information. Press ENTER to
continue. Press UNDO to backspace.
Before you can begin using your 60 & 80LCM, you must setup your
computerized hand control and go through the SkyAlign alignment procedure.
In order for the LCM to accurately point to the objects in the sky, it must first be aligned with known positions
(stars) in the sky. With this information, the telescope can create a model of the sky, which it uses to locate any
object in its database.
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Red Alignment Dot
StarPointer
Finderscope
StarPointer
Finderscope
On Switch
Off Switch
