Polar Align
xes. These values can assist you in knowing the amount and direction of your error when polar aligning.
any of the alignment methods described earlier. To polar align
e mount in the Northern Hemisphere:
1.
et up and roughly positioned towards Polaris, align the mount using the
Two- Star
lignment
method.
2.
elect
Polar Align
from the
Utilities
menu and press Enter.
d in the eyepiece press ENTER; the
polar axis should then be pointed towards the North Celestial Pole.
d key pad light and LCD display for daytime
e to conserve power and to help preserve your night vision.
will be reset. The
and control will ask you to press the "0" key before returning to the factory default setting.
and control will display two sets of numbers; the first numbers are for R.A and the second set are for DEC.
et Axis Positions
- Displays the relative altitude and azimuth for the current position of the telescope.
oto Axis Positions
- Allows you to enter a specific relative altitude and azimuth position and slew to it.
d or leave their telescope in one location for long periods of time. To place your telescope in Hibernate
mode:
de.
ing through the time/site information to confirm the current setting. Press ENTER to wake up
e telescope.
ct
menu and press ENTER. Do not use the direction buttons to move the telescope
hile in hibernate mode.
un Menu
e
ct
displaying on the hand control, once again
lect the Sun Menu from the Utilities Menu and press ENTER.
Display Align
–
the user can now display the polar alignment error in both the Azimuth and Altitude
a
Align Mount
-
The CGE has a polar alignment function that will help you polar align your telescope for
increased tracking precision and astrophotography. After performing a two star alignment, the telescope
will slew to where Polaris should be. By using the equatorial head to center Polaris in the eyepiece, the
mount will then be pointed towards the actual North Celestial Pole. Once
Polar Align
is complete, you
must re-align your telescope again using
th
With the telescope s
A
S
Based on your current alignment, the telescope will slew to where it thinks Polaris should be. Use the
equatorial head latitude and azimuth adjustments to place Polaris in the center of the eyepiece. Do not
use the direction buttons to position Polaris. Once Polaris is centere
Light Control
– This feature allows you to turn off both the re
us
Factory Settings
– Returns the CGE hand control to its original factory settings. Parameters such as backlash
compensation values, initial date and time, longitude/latitude along with slew and filter limits
h
Version
- Selecting this option will allow you to see the current version number of the hand control and
motor control software. The numbers indicate the hand control software version. For the motor control, the
h
G
G
Hibernate
-
Hibernate allows the telescope to be completely powered down and still retain its alignment
when turned back on. This not only saves power, but is ideal for those that have their telescopes permanently
mounte
1.
Select Hibernate from the Utility Menu.
2.
Move the telescope to a desired position and press ENTER.
3.
Power off the telescope. Remember to never move your telescope manually while in Hibernate mo
Once the telescope is powered on again the display will read Wake Up. After pressing Enter you have the
option of scroll
th
Pressing UNDO at the Wake Up screen allows you to explore many of the features of the hand control without
waking the telescope up from hibernate mode. To wake up the telescope after UNDO has been pressed, sele
Hibernate from the Utility
w
S
For safety purposes the Sun will not be displayed as a database object unless it is first enabled. The enable the Sun, go to th
Sun Menu
and press ENTER. The Sun will now be displayed in the Planets catalog as can be used as an alignment obje
when using the Solar System Alignment method. To remove the Sun from
se
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