Content, Basic operations intermediate operations – Sky-Watcher SynScan V3 Hand Controller User Manual

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PART I : INTRODUCTION

PART II : INITIALIZATION

PART III : ALIGNMENT

PART IV : SYNSCAN MENU TREE

PART V : LOCATING OBJECTS

PART VI : CONFIGURE THE TELESCOPE MOUNT

CONTENT

1.1 Outline and Interface .......................................................................................... 4

1.2 Connecting to a Telescope Mount ...................................................................... 4

1.3 Slew the Mount with the Direction Keys .............................................................. 4

1.4 SynScan Hand control’s Operating Modes ......................................................... 5

2.1 Setup Home Position of the Telescope Mount ..................................................... 7

2.2 Initialize the Hand Control .................................................................................. 7

3.1 Choosing an Alignment Method .........................................................................11

3.2 Aligning to Alignment Stars ...............................................................................11

3.3 Alignment Method for Equatorial Mounts ..........................................................11

3.4 Alt-Azimuth Mounts using Brightest Star Alignment Method ............................12

3.5 Alt-Azimuth Mounts using 2-Star Alignment Method ........................................15

3.6 Tips for Improving Alignment Accuracy .............................................................16

3.7 Comparison of Alignment Methods ....................................................................16

4.1 Menu Structure .................................................................................................. 18

4.2 Accessing Menus ..............................................................................................19

4.3 Short-cut Keys ....................................................................................................19

5.1 Locating Messier Objects ................................................................................. 20

5.2 Locating NGC and IC Objects .......................................................................... 21

5.3 Locating Planets and the Moon ........................................................................ 21

5.4 Locating Caldwell Objects ................................................................................ 21

5.5 Locating SAO Stars .......................................................................................... 22

5.6 Locating Named Stars, Double Stars, and Variable Stars ............................... 22

5.7 Deep Sky Tour ................................................................................................... 23

5.8 User-Defined Objects ........................................................................................ 23

6.1 Choosing Tracking Speed ...............................................................................25

6.2 Backlash Compensation ...................................................................................25

6.3 Setting the Altitude Axis Slewing Limits .........................................................25

6.4 Enable/Disable Auxiliary Encoder ....................................................................26

6.5 Setting Autoguider Speed ................................................................................26

6.6 Setting Flipping Mode .........................................................................................26

PART VII : CONFIGURE THE HAND CONTRL

7.1 Display, Keypad, and Beeper ............................................................................... 27

7.2 Alignment Star Filter ........................................................................................... 27

7.3 Sorting Method of the Alignment Star List ......................................................... 27

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