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6. Connect DC power (12V):
a. If the hand controller is
connected to the mount, plug
the 12V DC power source
into the mount and press the
mount’s power switch on.
b. If the hand controller is not
connected to the mount, plug
the 12V DC power source
directly into the hand controller.
For instance when in stand-
alone mode, updating hand
controller firmware without
having to attach hand controller to mount.
7. After you power on the hand controller, you will see “Initializing…” displayed
on the LCD for 2 seconds, then the hand control will find the GPS receiver
module is connected and after press ENTER, the hand control will prompt to
enter the time zone and daylight saving.
8. After setting time zone and daylight saving, the LCD of the hand control will
display blinking text “GPS Fixing…” The first time you connect the GPS to
the hand controller; it will take at least 50 seconds to fix on the GPS signal.
It may take longer, depending on the weather and environment. If it is the
first time to use the OGPS or it has been more than a week since last time
connecting the OGPS, the time to fix current coordinates will take more than
3 minutes.
9. After the OGPS has fixed on the GPS signal, the hand controller will display
the version number if the hand controller is connected to the mount, or
the LCD will display “No link to M.C.” and “Stand-alone mode”, if the hand
controller is not connected to the mount.
10. Press ESC, and the hand controller will function as normal. If the GPS
signal is fixed successfully, the hand controller will skip the location, date,
and time entry. The date, time, and location will be automatically updated
from the OGPS.
11. In the SynScan hand controller menu, there is a submenu “GPS” under
Utility menu. In this GPS menu, you can read the GPS information. To reach
this menu, press the UTILITY key, then press the scroll keys until “GPS”
appears on the LCD screen. Press ENTER and the hand control will acquire
GPS information within 2 seconds, assuming the OGPS successfully fixes
on the GPS signal.
12. When the OGPS fixes, “GPS information:” will display on the first line of the
LCD. You can press the scroll keys to check the GPS information.
Figure 2.
Connecting the GPS to hand
controller.
