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Advanced operations appendix – Sky-Watcher SynScan V4 Hand Controller User Manual

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PART VIII : AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS

PART IX : CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER

PART X : UPDATING FIRMWARE

PART XI : ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

PART XII : USING A SYNSCAN GPS MODULE

APPENDIX I : ELIMINATING CONE ERROR ...................................................... 41
APPENDIX II : SYNSCAN SELF-DIAGNOSIS ..................................................... 42
APPENDIX III : SCHEMATIC OF THE PORTS .................................................... 43
APPENDIX IV : SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................ 43

CONTENT

9.1 Working with Astronomical Applications .............................................................. 30

9.2 PC Direct Mode ..................................................................................................30

12.1 Initialization of the Hand control with a SynScan GPS Module .......................... 40

12.2 Checking GPS Information .................................................................................. 40

10.1 Hardware Requirements .................................................................................... 31

10.2 Preparation ........................................................................................................ 31

10.3 Updating Firmware ............................................................................................. 31

10.4 Trouble Shooting ............................................................................................... 32

8.1 Editing Date, Time, Coordinates, Time Zones, and Daylight Saving Time ......... 27

8.2 Re-aligning the Mount ........................................................................................ 27

8.3 Show Position ................................................................................................. 27

8.4 Show Time and Local Sidereal Time ............................................................ 27

8.5 Display Version Information ........................................................................... 27

8.6 Display Power Voltage ................................................................................... 28

8.7 Display Polaris Position .................................................................................. 28

8.8 Display Polar Alignment Error ........................................................................ 28

8.9 Changing Polar Scope Illumination Level ..................................................... 28

8.10 Identifying Objects ............................................................................................. 28

8.11 Synchronizing Encoders .................................................................................... 29

11.1 Parking Telescope .............................................................................................. 33

11.2 Pointing Accuracy Enhancement ........................................................................ 34

11.3 Polar Alignment without Polar Scope ............................................................... 35

11.4 Camera Control .................................................................................................. 36

11.5 Periodic Error Correction (PEC) for EQ Mount ..................................................... 38

11.6 Calibrating Auto-Home Offset ............................................................................ 39

11.7 Setting Cone Error and Non-Perpendicular Error .............................................. 40

11.8 Astronomical Time-Lapse Photography ...........................................................41

Advanced Operations

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