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SynScan
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
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Part I : Introduction
4
Outline and Interface
4
Connecting to a Telescope Mount
4
Slew the Mount with the Direction Keys
4
Synscan Hand Control's Operating Modes
5
Part II : Initialization
7
Setup Home Position of the Telescope Mount
7
Initialize the Hand Control
7
Part III : Alignment
11
Choosing an Alignment Method
11
Aligning to Alignment Stars
11
Alignment Method for Equatorial Mounts
11
Alt-Azimuth Mounts Using Brightest Star Alignment Method
12
Alt-Azimuth Mounts Using 2-Star Alignment Method
15
Tips for Improving Alignment Accuracy
16
Comparison of Alignment Methods
16
Part IV : Synscan Menu Tree
18
Menu Structure
18
Accessing Menus
19
Short-Cut Keys
19
Part V : Locating Objects
20
Locating Messier Objects
20
Locating NGC and IC Objects
21
Locating Planets and the Moon
21
Locating Caldwell Objects
21
Locating SAO Stars
22
Locating Named Stars, Double Stars, and Variable Stars
22
Deep Sky Tour
23
User-Defined Objects
23
Part VI : Configure the Telescope Mount
25
Choosing Tracking Speed
25
Backlash Compensation
25
Setting the Altitude Axis Slewing Limits
25
Enable/Disable Auxiliary Encoder
26
Setting Autoguider Speed
26
Setting Flipping Mode
26
Part VII : Configure the Hand Contrl
27
Display, Keypad, and Beeper
27
Alignment Star Filter
27
Sorting Method of the Alignment Star List
27
Part VIII : Auxiliary Functions
28
Editing Date, Time, Coordinates, Time Zones, and Daylight Saving Time
28
Re-Aligning the Mount
28
Show Position
28
Show Time and Local Sidereal Time
28
Display Version Information
28
Display Temperature
29
Display Power Voltage
29
Display Polaris Position
29
Display Polar Alignment Error
29
Changing Polar Scope Illumination Level
29
Identifying Objects
29
Synchronizing Encoders
30
Part IX : Connecting to a Computer
31
Working with Astronomical Applications
31
PC Direct Mode
31
Part X : Updating Firmware
32
Hardware Requirements
32
Preparation
32
Updating Firmware
32
Troubleshooting
33
Part XI : Advanced Functions
34
Parking Telescope
34
Pointing Accuracy Enhancement
35
Polar Alignment Without Polar Scope
36
Camera Control
37
Periodic Error Correction (PEC) for EQ Mount
39
Calibrating Auto-Home Offset
40
Setting Cone Error and Non-Perpendicular Error
40
Astronomical Time-Lapse Photography
41
Part XII : Using a Synscan Gps Module
42
Initialization of the Hand Control with a Synscan GPS Module
42
Checking GPS Information
42
Appendix I : Eliminating Cone Error
43
Appendix II : Synscan Self-Diagnosis
44
Appendix III : Schematic of the Ports
45
Appendix IV : Specifications
45
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SynScan EQ6 Pro
Category
Racks & Stands
Language
English
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