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The Advanced GT telescope models come with a hand control
holder to place the computerized hand control. The hand control
holder comes in two pieces: the leg clamp that snaps around the
tripod leg and the holder which attaches to the leg clamp.
To
attach the hand control holder:
1.
Place the leg clamp up against one of the tripod legs and
press firmly until the clamp wraps around the leg.
2.
Slide the back of the hand control holder downward into
the channel on the front of the legs clamp
(see Fig 2-
6
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The Advanced Series (non-GT models) comes with two slow motion control knobs that allows you to make
fine pointing adjustments to the telescope in both
R.A. and Declination. To install the knobs:
1. Locate the hard plastic shell under the R.A. shafts.
2. Remove either of the two oval tabs by pulling
tightly.
3. Line up the flat area on the inner portion of the R.A.
slow motion knob with the flat area on the R.A.
shaft (see Fig 2-7).
4. Slide the R.A. slow motion knob onto the R.A.
shaft.
The knob is a tension fit, so sliding it on holds it in
place. As mentioned above, there are two R.A.
shafts, one on either side of the mount. It makes no difference which shaft
you use since both work the same. Use whichever one you find more
convenient. If, after a few observing sessions, you find the R.A. slow motion knob is more accessible from the
other side, pull firmly to remove the knob, then install it on the opposite side.
5.
The DEC slow motion knob attaches in the same manner as the R.A. knob. The shaft that the DEC slow motion
knob fits over is toward the top of the mount, just below the telescope mounting platform. Once again, you
have two shafts to choose from. Use the shaft that is pointing toward the ground. This makes it easy to reach
while looking through the telescope, something which is quite important when you are observing.
Hand Control
Holder
Leg Clamp
Figure 2-6
Figure 2-7
Figure 2-5
