SKY-WATCHER SynScan EQ6 Pro User Manual

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PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. Full Feature Mode:
The ow chart of the “Full Feature” operation is shown in Fig. 1.4a.
• The left and right keys are used to control the movements of the Right Ascension (R.A.)
axis (for an equatorial mount) or the azimuth axis (for an Alt-azimuth mount).
• The up and down keys are used to control the movements of the Declination (Dec.) axis
(for an equatorial mount) or altitude axis (for an Alt-azimuth mount).
• In most cases, pressing the “RATE/2” key will invoke the operation of choosing a slewing
speed:
» The LCD screen will display “Set Speed”, followed by the current speed as “Rate = *x”’.
» Press a number between “0” and “9” to select a new speed.
» Press the ENTER key to return to the previous display.
» If the user does not press the ENTER button, he/she can continue to change the speed
while using the direction keys to slew the mount.
» If there is no keypad operation in 5 seconds, the most recent speed will be kept and
the LCD display will return to the previous ones.
• The following table lists the available speeds:
• Rate 7/8/9 is primarily used to quickly slew a mount.
• Rate 5/6 is primarily used to move a target in the eld of view of a nder scope.
• Rate 2/3/4 is primarily used to move a target in the eld of view of an eyepiece.
• Rate 0/1 is used to move a target in the eld of view in high magnication observations,
or manual-guiding.
Note:
*1: Speed is represented as multiples of the Earth’s rotation speed.
*2, *3: For Equatorial mounts, the speed is the drift speed of an object in FOV while the mount’s
tracking is turned on; it is not the axis’s rotation speed.
*4: Maximum speed varies on mounts. For most Sky-Watcher mounts, it is higher than 800X
(3.4 degrees/sec).
Rate 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Speed
*1
0.5X
*2
1X
*3
8X 16X 32X 64X 128X 400X 600X Max
*4
1.4 SynScan Hand control’s Operating Mode
The SynScan hand control has 3 operating modes: Full Feature Mode, Easy Tracking Mode,
and Standalone Mode.
Initialization Alignment
Observing or other
operations
Fig. 1.4a
Locate a celestial
object automatically

SKY-WATCHER SynScan EQ6 Pro Specifications

General

Brand	SKY-WATCHER
Model	SynScan EQ6 Pro
Category	Racks & Stands
Language	English