Vixen Sphinx SXP - Manual (Page 7)

BEFORE USE
STAR BOOK TEN Components
Color LCD Screen
Enlarge or reduce a displayed star chart on the screen
Commands Functions
Enlarge a star chart in both Chart Mode and Scope Mode.
Accelerate the motor speed (Linked to zoom in the screen.)
Decelerate the motor speed (Linked to zoom out the screen.)
Reduce a star chart in both Chart Mode and Scope Mode.
Scroll the cursor up or down in various menus to change preset
values
Move the cursor step by step or to have the cursor scroll up
every 5 or 6 objects in the Object menu.
(It depends on the size of a dialog box.)
*Switches the star chart from Scope Mode to Chart Mode or vice versa.
It will proceed to GoTo slewing if pressed in the Chart Mode.
*Pressing the key will fix your input value and option.
Clears menus and/or dialog boxes displayed on the screen and
returns to the star chart. (If the key is pressed during the initial
settings, the screen will come back to the Initial Configuration menu.)
Calls up the main menu to perform various setups.
Chooses a target from the sun, the moon, or planets slew to.
Chooses a well-known deep sky object like the Andromeda galaxy,
the Pleiades star cluster, and so on from the database to slew to it.
Chooses a mode of the direction keys from AltAzimuth, R.A.Decl.
and X-Y (vertical and horizontal axial movements on the mount).
Chooses a bright and conspicuous star such as Sirius, Antares,
and so on from the database to slew to it for star alignment.
Chooses a target from the Messier objects database to slew to.
Displays lists of 272,342 celestial objects.
Call up the expansion function menu if an optional Advance
Unit is installed.
Aligns your telescope.
Chooses a target from the NGC or IC objects database to slew to.
Pressing the key will switch the database alternately
Move the cursor step by step or to have the cursor scroll down
every 5 or 6 objects in the Object menu.
(It depends on the size of a dialog box.)
Scrolling star charts
The displayed star chart on the screen can be scrolled up
and down or back and forth with the • • • keys if
the setting is in AltAz mode. If the direction key setting is
in R.A/DEC or X-Y mode, the • keys allow scrolling in
the direction of DEC. and the • keys allow scrolling
sin the direction of R.A..
Move the cursor up and down or back and forth with the
• • • keys.
Also,
: Advance a cursor such as the enter key.
(It does not fix the entered value.)
: Back to a previous dialog box or screen.
Accelerate or decelerate the motor speed between 0.5x and 800x
sidereal rate. (The maximum speed can vary according to a set value.)
①
①
② ④
③
⑤ ⑦ ⑥ ⑧ ⑨
Displays star charts and information about celestial object and the status
of the mount.
Numerical / Command Keys ⑤
Allows you to enter a number or a command indicated on the keys. The
following commands are allocated.
Autoguider Port ⑥
LAN Connecting Port
(10BASE-T) ⑦
Mount Connecting Port ⑧
Expansion Slot for Advance Unit sold separately ⑨
Zoom Keys ②
The zoom keys are used in the following functions.
Power Connecting Port for stand alone use ③
(DC12V EIAJ RC5320A Class4)
Direction Keys ④
Move your telescope manually and scroll the star chart on the screen or move
the cursor. (Also the key is referred to as ENTER in some dialog boxes.)
STAR BOOK TEN Bottom View
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