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Sky-Watcher SynScan V4 Hand Controller User Manual

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PART III : ALIGNMENT

3.

Now users can use the direction keys to move the telescope to align with the 1

st

alignment

star. That is, center the 1

st

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 the

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

4.

If the user has chosen 1-Star Alignment method before, the SynScan hand control will now

display “

Alignment Successful

”. Press

ENTER

key to complete the alignment process and

skip extra messages.

5.

If the user has chosen 2-Star Alignment or 3-Star Alignment before, the SynScan hand

control will then proceed to the next step.

The operation is the same as that of Aligning the 2

nd

Star.

1.

While the mount is slewing during the 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.

1.

Find the brightest stars in the current sky with naked eyes, and estimate its horizontal re-

gion (orientation).

2.

The hand control displays “

Select Region

”. Use the scroll keys to pick one of the eight re-

gions shown in

Fig 3.4a

, which matches the horizontal region of the brightest star. Press

ENTER

to confirm selection and proceed to the next step.

3.4 Alt-Azimuth Mounts using Brightest Star Alignment Method

Aligning the 2

nd

Star:

Selecting and Aligning the 3

rd

Star:

Cancellation During Aligning Process:

1.

Again, the SynScan hand control asks the user to choose and align a 2

nd

alignment star.

The operation is the same as that of aligning the 1

st

alignment star.

2.

If the user has chosen 2-Star Alignment before, the SynScan hand control will display

Alignment Successful

” after confirmation of centering the 2

nd

alignment star.

3.

Two seconds later, the LCD screen will display the polar-alignment offset of the mount.
The “

Mel

” value is the offset in elevation, and the “

Maz

” value is the offset in azimuth. Press

ENTER

key to skip extra messages.

4.

If the user has chosen 3-Star Alignment before, the SynScan hand control will then pro-

ceed to the next step.

Aligning the 1

st

Star: