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PART XII : USING A SYNSCAN GPS MODULE
12.1 Initialization of the Hand control with a SynScan GPS Module
12.2 Checking GPS Information
3.
The hand control will then ask the user whether to use the Daylight Saving Time. Use the
scroll keys to select between “
YES
” and “
NO
” and press the
ENTER
key to confirm and pro
-
ceed.
4.
The screen will now display “
GPS fixing…
”. It means that the GPS module is trying to fix to
the GPS satellites.
5.
After the SynScan GPS module fixes to the satellites, the SynScan hand control will
con-
tinue the initialization process.
1.
Plug the SynScan GPS module into the multi-purpose port (the 6 pins RJ-12 port) located
at the bottom center of the SynScan hand control. Place the GPS module on a horizontal
surface.
2.
Access the menu “
UTILITY FUNCTION \ GPS
” in the menu and press the
ENTER
key.
3.
The screen will now display “
GPS fixing…
”. It means that the GPS module is trying to fix to
the GPS satellites.
4.
After the SynScan GPS module fixes to the satellites, the screen will display “
GPS Infor-
mation:
”. Use scroll keys to browse through the following information. Press the
ESC
key
to exit.
• Use the left and right direction keys to move the cursor on the screen.
• Use the scroll keys to change or switch the sign for the time zone. Use “
+
” for the time
zones in the Eastern Hemisphere, use “
-
” for the time zones in the Western Hemi-
sphere.
•
Use the numeric keys to fill the time zone value in
±hh:mm
format.
• Press
ENTER
to confirm and proceed.
•
M.O.V:
Local magnetic declination
•
Lat:
Local latitude
•
Lo:
Local longitude
•
Date
: Local date
•
UT:
Greenwich Mean Time
•
LT:
Local time
•
TimeZone:
Local time zone
•
LST:
Local sidereal time
•
Elevation:
Local elevation
•
Quality:
Quality of GPS fixing
•
Number of SV:
Number of GPS satellites in view
•
SV(fix) Nr:
Number of GPS satellites fixed
The initialization process of the SynScan hand control with a SynScan GPS plug-in differs
from a regular one.
1.
Plug the SynScan GPS module into the multi-purpose port (the 6 pins RJ-12 port) located
at the bottom center of the SynScan hand control. Place the GPS module on a horizontal
surface and turn on the power of the mount.
2.
If the SynScan hand control detects the connection of a GPS module, it will ask for the
local time zone:
Users may purchase a SynScan GPS module to acquire accurate local geographical coordi-
nates and local time; it will help improve the accuracy of the mount alignment and the polar
alignment.
