S
elect “
Add a New Object
”. A screen will be displayed asking you to
Enter R.A. and DEC coordinates
:
You may enter the R.A. and DEC coordinates of the object you want to store, and press
ENTER
to confirm.
A more useful application of this function is to store your favorite viewing objects before heading to the field.
When the
“
Enter R.A. and DEC
” screen appears, press the
MENU
button. It brings up the catalogs that you
can select the object from. Follow the screen instructions to add your favorite objects. Press
BACK
button
to go back one level.
Press the
BACK
button to go back to the object entry submenu
.
You may review the records or delete
those that are no longer wanted. Press the
BACK
button to finish the operation. Now you can slew to your
favorite stars from
“
Custom Objects
” catalog using “
Select and Slew
.”
5.9. Firmware Information
This option will display the mount type, firmware version information for the hand controller (HC), Main
board (Main), R.A. board (RA), DEC board (DEC) and star catalog.
5.10. Zero Position
5.10.1. Goto Zero Position
This moves your telescope to its Zero Position.
5.10.2. Set Zero Position
This set the Zero Position for the firmware.
The Zero Position reference will be an undefined value after firmware upgrade, or it may lost during power
outage or HC battery replacement. You can use this function to set the zero position reference.
Press the
ENTER
after moving the mount to Zero Position either manually or with the hand controller.
5.10.3. Search Zero Pos.
In the event of power failure, the mount will lose all its alignment information. This can be very troublesome
if the mount is being operated from a remote observation site and is controlled via the internet. To counter
this, the GEM45 has been equipped with a function that can find the Zero Position for an initial mount set up.
Select
“
Search Zero Pos.
” and the mount will start to slew slowly and find the R.A. and DEC position to set
the mount to the Zero Position. When the mount has found the Zero Position, the HC will ask if you want to
calibrate the Zero Position. Press
ENTER
to confirm. Use the arrow button to adjust the mount in RA and
DEC to correct the obvious discrepancy in the Zero Position. Alternatively, press
BACK
to cancel.
Enter R.A. and DEC
R.A.: 00h00m00s
DEC: +00d00m00s
Add a New Object
Browse Objects
Delete One Object
Delete All Objects
