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Table of Content
Table of Content ............................................................................................................................. 2
1. AstroBoy
®
-70e Overview ........................................................................................................... 4
1.1. AstroBoy
®
features .............................................................................................................. 4
1.2. AstroBoy
®
-70e Assembly Terms......................................................................................... 5
2. Telescope Assembly ................................................................................................................... 6
3. GoToNova
®
8404 Hand Controller ............................................................................................ 8
3.1. Key Description ................................................................................................................... 8
3.2. The LCD Screen .................................................................................................................. 8
4. Getting Started .......................................................................................................................... 10
4.1. Set the Telescope to PARK POSITION ............................................................................ 10
4.2. Setting Up the Hand Controller ......................................................................................... 10
4.3. Using Your Telescope........................................................................................................ 12
4.3.1. Getting Familiar with Your Telescope ....................................................................... 12
4.3.2. Go to the Moon ........................................................................................................... 12
4.3.3. Initial Star Alignment ................................................................................................. 13
4.4. Turn Off the Mount............................................................................................................ 13
5. More Functions of GoToNova
®
Hand Controller..................................................................... 14
5.1. Manual Operation of the Telescope ................................................................................... 14
5.2. Slew to an Object ............................................................................................................... 14
5.2.1. Planets, Sun, Moon ..................................................................................................... 14
5.2.2. Deep Sky Objects........................................................................................................ 14
5.2.3. Comets ........................................................................................................................ 14
5.2.4. Asteroids ..................................................................................................................... 14
5.2.5. Stars............................................................................................................................. 14
5.2.6. User RA&DEC JD2000 Objects................................................................................. 15
5.2.7. Enter Position.............................................................................................................. 15
5.2.8. Watch List................................................................................................................... 15
5.2.9. Watch List Auto.......................................................................................................... 15
5.3. Land Objects ...................................................................................................................... 15
5.4. Sync to Target .................................................................................................................... 16
5.5. Set Up Controller ............................................................................................................... 16
5.5.1. Set Up Time and Site .................................................................................................. 16
5.5.2. Set Display Info .......................................................................................................... 16
5.5.3. Set Key Beep............................................................................................................... 17
5.5.4. Set Azi Work Mode .................................................................................................... 17
5.5.5. Reset All...................................................................................................................... 17
5.6. Align .................................................................................................................................. 17
5.6.1. Solarsys Align............................................................................................................. 17
5.6.2. One Star Align ............................................................................................................ 18
5.6.3. Two Star Alignment.................................................................................................... 18
5.7. Modify Star Catalog........................................................................................................... 18
5.7.1. User RA&DEC JD2000.............................................................................................. 18
5.7.2. Comets ........................................................................................................................ 20
5.7.3. Asteroids ..................................................................................................................... 21
5.8. Watch List.......................................................................................................................... 22
5.9. Set Telescope Coord. ......................................................................................................... 22
