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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