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Sydney is “UTC +600 minutes”
[
TIPS
: All time zones in N. America are “UTC ‐XXX
minutes”. Latitude and longitude coordinates can be
obtained from GPS‐equipped devices (navigator,
phone), or from internet. “W/E” = western/eastern
hemisphere; “N/S” = northern/southern hemisphere;
and “d” = degree; “m” = minute; and “s” = second.
Use arrow and number keys to enter location
information.]
10.
Set Zero Position:
Set the mount to ZERO position by
pressing
MENU
=> “
Zero Position
” => “
Set Zero
Position
”. Use the hand controller to, or manually
move the mount to zero position,
i.e.
telescope on
top of the mount ad pointing to North Pole with CW
shaft pointing to ground. Press the
ENTER
to confirm.
Perform
Set Zero Position
if the mount lost its power
during slew or after firmware upgrading.
11.
One Star Alignment:
Perform a
One Star Align
to
correct the Zero Position discrepancy and improve
the GOTO accuracy. To further improve the GOTO
accuracy, refer to the full User’s Manual for more
details.
12.
Go to an Object:
The mount is now ready for GOTO
and tracking targets. Press
MENU
, select and ENTER
“
Select and Slew
”. Select a category (for example,
“
Solar System
”), then select an object of interest (for
example, “
Moon
”). Press
ENTER
and the telescope
will slew to the object and automatically start
tracking.
13.
Sync to Target:
If the object is not in the center of
the eyepiece, use this function to center and
synchronize the object to improve local GOTO
accuracy. Press
MENU
and select and ENTER “
Sync
to Target
”. Use arrow keys to center the object in
eyepiece. Press
ENTER
again to complete this
function.
[
TIP
: After slewing to an object, a list of nearby
bright object(s) can be displayed by pressing “
?”
button.]
14.
Transferring the mount:
It is recommended to park
your scope at the end of the observing session.
Please refer to online instruction manual for more
information. If you are dismounting and transferring
the mount, make sure that both RA and DEC axles are
locked by turning the Axel Locking Knobs to lock
position and the Gear Switches are unlocked.
Use
for technical support.
