Hand Control Guide
1
Turn power switch located on the side of
the fork arm to “on” position. The light will
come on and the hand control will
display “NexStar SLT”.
2
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.
3
Now you will need to align the finderscope.
Turn on the red LED light by turning the
knob shown above. When used for the first
time, remove the clear plastic disk that is
located between the battery clip and the
battery. See inset.
4
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 25mm eyepiece
of the telescope.
5
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).
Before you can begin using your NexStar 130SLT, you must setup your computerized hand control and go through
the SkyAlign alignment procedure. In order for the NexStar 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
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.
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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.
With the object centered in the eyepiece,
use the azimuth (right/left) and altitude
(up/down) adjustment knobs on the
finderscope to place the red alignment
dot directly over the centered object.
10
The hand control will display the last
entered time and site information. Since
this is your first time using the NexStar,
press UNDO to enter your site and time
information.
11
12
Using the numeric key pad enter your
time information. Press ENTER to
continue. Press UNDO to backspace.
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.
8
When the display reads NexStar SLT,
press ENTER to begin the alignment
procedure.
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