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Part vi : configure the telescope mount – Sky-Watcher SynScan V3 Hand Controller User Manual

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PART VI : CONFIGURE THE TELESCOPE MOUNT

6.1 Choosing Tracking Speed

6.2 Backlash Compensation

6.3 Setting the Altitude Axis Slewing Limits

1.

Access the menu “

SETUP\Tracking

” and press the

ENTER

key.

2.

Use the scroll keys to browse through the following options, and press the

ENTER

key to

pick one.

Users should input the amount of the backlash of both axes of the mount as follows:

1.

Access the menu “

SETUP\Backlash

” and press the

ENTER

key.

2.

The screen will display “

Azm = X

o

XX’XX”

” or “

RA = X

o

XX’XX”

”. Use the Left/Right keys to

move the cursor and use the numeric keys to fill in a number at the cursor position to input

the amount of backlash in the azimuth axis or the R.A. axis. Press the

ENTER

key to finish

the input and proceed to the next step.

3.

The screen will display “

Alt = X

o

XX’XX”

” or “

Dec = X

o

XX’XX”

”. Fill in the amount of backlash

in the altitude axis or declination axis and then press the

ENTER

key.

Sidereal Rate:

Enables the mount to track celestial objects at the sidereal rate for ob-

serving the stars, deep sky objects, and planets.

Lunar Rate:

Enables the mount to track at the lunar rate for observing the Moon.

Solar Rate:

Enables the mount to track at the solar rate for observing the Sun.

Stop Tracking:

Stops the mount.

PEC+Sidereal:

Enables the mount to track at the sidereal rate and turns on the periodic

error correction (PEC) function. Applies to equatorial mounts only.

Note: Users can turn on the tracking without doing a star alignment process. In this case, the

polar alignment should be rather accurate for an equatorial mount; and the mount must be

setup to the proper home position before turning on the power

(refer to Section 2.1).

Note: Set the backlash value to 0 for an axis to disable backlash compensation for that axis.

If there is backlash in the motor driving system, users might see a lag when moving an object

in the FOV of the telescope with the direction keys. The SynScan hand control can control the

mount to slew with higher speeds for a specific amount of distance when the user reverses

the moving direction of an axis with opposite direction keys. Such backlash compensation

function helps the user get faster response from the mount.

Some alt-azimuth mounts have limited slewing range in altitude axis. Users can set the upper

and lower altitude limits for such mounts.
• When a user asks the SynScan hand control to locate an object whose altitude exceeds

the altitude limits, the SynScan hand control will display “

Target is over slew limits!!

” and will

not start the mount slewing.

• When a user uses the

Up

or

Down

direction keys to slew the altitude axis to exceed the al-

titude limits, the SynScan hand control will automatically stop the altitude axis and display

Over slew limit. Slewing stop!

”. User has to press any key and the SynScan controller will

bring the altitude axis back.