Sky-Watcher SynScan V3 Hand Controller - Manual (Page 27)

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PART VII : CONFIGURE THE HAND CONTROL
7.1 Display, Keypad, and Beeper
7.2 Alignment Star Filter
7.3 Sorting Method of the Alignment Star List
1. Access the menu “ Setup \ Handset Setting ” and press the ENTER key.
2. Use the scroll keys to select “ LCD Contrast ”; then use the left/right direction keys to adjust
the contrast of the LCD screen.
3. Use the scroll keys to select “ Beep Volume ”; then use the left/right direction keys to adjust
the volume of the beeper.
4. Use the scroll keys to select “ LED Backlight ”; then use the left/right direction keys to adjust
the brightness of the keypad’s LED backlight.
5. Use the scroll keys to select “ LCD Backlight ”; then use the left/right direction keys to adjust
the brightness of the LCD screen’s backlight.
6. Press ESC to exit the adjustment.
1. Access the menu “ Setup \ Alignment Stars \ Sort by ” and press the ENTER key.
2. Use the scroll keys to select “ Magnitude ” and press the ENTER key to sort the list by mag-
nitude (from the brightest to the faintest).
3. Use the scroll keys to select “ Alphabet ” and the press the ENTER key to sort the list alpha-
betically.
• The alignment star’s altitude must be above 15 degrees.
• For an equatorial mount, the alignment star’s declination must be between -75 and +75
degrees.
• For an alt-azimuth mount, the alignment star’s altitude must be below 75 degrees or within
the altitude limits defined by the user (Section 6.3) .
Not all combinations of alignment stars are good for a 2-star alignment or 3-star alignment.
The SynScan hand control uses a built-in advanced alignment star filter to show only the stars
which is suitable to work with the 1 st or 2 nd alignment star(s), when asking the user to choose
the 2 nd or 3 rd alignment star. It helps to improve the success rate of the alignment.
Some advanced users or those who have limited visible sky can turn on/off this advance filter
with the following steps:
1. Access the menu “ Setup \ Alignment Stars \ Adv. Filter ” and press the ENTER key.
2. Use the scroll keys to choose “ OFF ” and then press the ENTER key to disable the filter.
3. Use the scroll keys to choose “ ON ” and then press the ENTER key to enable the filter.
Note: Even if the advanced filter function is turned off, the SynScan hand control will still apply
the following rules to generate the list of alignment stars: