Nexstar SynScan - Manual (Page 4)

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The Hand Control allows direct access to
all the motion controls of the telescope and a
database with a range of preset objects. The Hand
Control comes with a dual-line, 16 character display
screen that is backlit for comfortable viewing of the
telescope information and scrolling text. To explore
the many functions that the
has to offer, Mode keys
there are 4 main categories of control on the Hand
Control
Mode keys
Directional keys
The mode keys are located near the top, close
to the LCD display. They include the
ENTER, and S ET UP
Dual purpose keys
ESC key is used to escape from a certain
command or to go back a level in the menu tree.
ENTER key is used to select the functions and
submenus in the menu tree, and to confirm
certain functional operations.
SETUP key is a quick hot key that takes you to
the Setup submenu.
Directional keys
The directional keys allow complete control of the telescope at almost any step in the
operation. These controls are locked out when the telescope is slewing to an object. They are
normally used to initially align, center objects in the eyepiece, and manual guiding. The left and right
directional keys can also be used to move the text curserwhen entering data to the hand control.
Keys
The up and down scroll keys allow you to scroll up and down within the menu tree or selections.
Dual Purpose keys
These keys range from the middle to the bottom of the hand control. They serve two distinct
purposes -data entry and quick reference hot keys.
TOUR key takes you on a preset tour across the sky you are currently under.
RATE key changes the speed rate of the motors when the direction keys are pressed. There
are 10 speeds to choose from: (slowest) to 9 (fastest).
UTILITY key shows functions such as Show Position, Display Time ... etc.
USER key gives access to up to 25 user-defined coordinates.
ID key identifies the object the telescope is currently pointing to.
NGC, IC, M, PLANET, and OBJECT keys allow direct access to SynScan T " database of over
13,400 objects.
Display screen