Vixen SKYPOD Altazimuth Mount - Manual (Page 8)

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HOW TO USE
Take the following steps to set up the SKYPOD.
Flow of Operation
Assembling the SKYPOD and tripod.
Setting Language (The first time only.)
Turn the powers of both the mount and controller to ON,
and then choose your language in the STAR BOOK-S.
Setting Date & Time (The first time only.)
Enter date and your local time.
Setting Longitude & Latitude (The first time only.)
Enter longitude and latitude of your observation site.
Read the manual to understand basic operation
of the SKYPOD.
Home Position
Slew the telescope to the home position by using the
STAR BOOK-S hand controller.
*The‘Home Position’is the initial set-up position of the
SKYPOD which is required
Alignment
Choose two out of many celestial reference points stored
in the STAR BOOK-S database.
Automatic Slewing
Upon completion of alignment, automatic Go To slewing
and tracking are available.
Finish Operation
PREPARATION
INITIAL SETTING
BASIC OPERATION
AUTOMATIC SLEWING
APPLICATION
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