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Sky-Watcher SynScan V3 Hand Controller User Manual

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PART III : ALIGNMENT

1.

The LCD screen displays “

Choose 1

st

Star

” in the first line. Use the scrolling keys to browse

through a list of star names and Press

ENTER

key to pick the one on the screen as the 1st

alignment star.

2.

Now the screen will display “

Point scope to ZZZ.Z’ TT.T’

”, which means point the telescope

to the direction whose azimuth is ZZZ.Z degree and altitude is TT.T degree. This is also the

direction of the selected 1

st

alignment star. Users can use the direction keys on the Syn-

Scan hand control to move the mount to point the telescope to the star and center the star

in the FOV of the finder scope or the red dot finder, and then press

ENTER

key to proceed

to the next step.

If the telescope has clutches on its axes, user can loosen the clutches to move the mount

manually to point the telescope to the target.

3.

Now the screen will display “

Ctr. Star NNNN

”, where the NNNN is the name of the selected

1

st

alignment star. The star should have been in the FOV of the telescope. User can use

the direction keys to center it in the eyepiece and then press the

ENTER

key to proceed to

the next step.

3.5 Alt-Azimuth Mounts using 2-Star Alignment Method

Aligning the 1

st

Star:

Aligning the 2

nd

Star:

1.

The LCD screen displays “

Choose 2nd Star

”. Use the scrolling keys to browse through a list

of star names and Press

ENTER

key to pick the one on the screen as the 2

nd

alignment star.

The mount will then automatically slew and point the telescope towards the 2

nd

alignment

star in the sky.

2.

After the mount stops, the hand control will give a long beep and will display “

Use dir. keys to

center object

”. The telescope should point rather closely to the 2

nd

alignment star (generally,

in the FOV of the finder scope.)

3.

Now users can use the direction keys to move the telescope to align with the 2

nd

alignment

star. To align, center the 2

nd

alignment star in the FOV of the finder scope, and then center

it in the FOV of the telescope’s eyepiece. Press

ENTER

key to confirm centering of the star

and proceed to the next step. Generally, users can use Rate 5 or 6 to center the star in

finder scope and use Rate 2 or 3 to center the star in the telescope’s eyepiece.

4.

The SynScan hand control will now display “

Alignment Successful

”. Press

ENTER

key to skip

any extra message and complete the alignment process.

Cancellation During Aligning Process:

1.

While the mount is slewing during alignment, users may press the

ESC

key to stop the

mount. The hand control screen will display “

Mount stopped. Press any key…

2.

Press any key and the SynScan hand control will ask the user to select another alignment

star.

3.

Press the

ESC

key again; the LCD screen will display “

Exit Alignment? 1) YES 2) NO

”. Press

key

1

to exit the alignment process; press key

2

to go back to choose an alignment star.