Celestron Advanced Series C5-S - Manual (Page 2)

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INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................4
Warning .................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
ASSEMBLY ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Setting up the Tripod .............................................................................................................................................................................................7
Attaching the Equatorial Mount.............................................................................................................................................................................8
Attaching the Center Leg Brace.............................................................................................................................................................................8
Installing the Counterweight Bar ...........................................................................................................................................................................8
Installing the Counterweight..................................................................................................................................................................................9
Attaching the Hand Control Holder .......................................................................................................................................................................9
Attaching the Slow Motion Knobs.........................................................................................................................................................................9
Attaching the Optical Tube to the Mount.............................................................................................................................................................10
Attaching the Visual Back ...................................................................................................................................................................................10
Installing the Star Diagonal..................................................................................................................................................................................11
Installing the Eyepiece.........................................................................................................................................................................................11
Installing the Finderscope....................................................................................................................................................................................11
Removing the Lens Cap.......................................................................................................................................................................................12
Moving the Telescope Manually..........................................................................................................................................................................13
Balancing The Mount in R.A...............................................................................................................................................................................13
Balancing The Mount in DEC .............................................................................................................................................................................14
Adjusting the Mount ............................................................................................................................................................................................14
Adjusting the Mount in Altitude.......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Adjusting the Mount in Azimuth......................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Attaching the Declination Cable (For GT Models Only) .....................................................................................................................................15
Powering the Telescope .......................................................................................................................................................................................15
HAND CONTROL .................................................................................................................................................................................................16
Hand Control Operation ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Alignment Procedures..........................................................................................................................................................................................18
Startup Procedure.................................................................................................................................................................................................18
Auto Align ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................19
Auto Three-Star Align .........................................................................................................................................................................................19
Quick-Align .........................................................................................................................................................................................................20
Last Alignment ....................................................................................................................................................................................................20
Re-Alignment ......................................................................................................................................................................................................20
Object Catalog .....................................................................................................................................................................................................21
Selecting an Object ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Slewing to an Object ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Finding Planets.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Tour Mode .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Constellation Tour............................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Direction Buttons ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 22
Rate Button ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Setup Procedures .................................................................................................................................................................................................23
Tracking Mode...........................................................................................................................................................................................23
Tracking Rate.............................................................................................................................................................................................23
Date/Time ..................................................................................................................................................................................................23
User Defined Objects.................................................................................................................................................................................23
Get RA/DEC..............................................................................................................................................................................................24
Goto R.A/Dec ............................................................................................................................................................................................24
Identify.......................................................................................................................................................................................................24
Precise GoTo....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Scope Setup Features .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Setup Time-Site .........................................................................................................................................................................................25
Anti-backlash .............................................................................................................................................................................................25
Filter Limits ...............................................................................................................................................................................................25
Direction Buttons.......................................................................................................................................................................................26
Goto Approach...........................................................................................................................................................................................26
Autoguide Rates.........................................................................................................................................................................................26
Azimuth Limits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................26
East/West Filtering.....................................................................................................................................................................................27
Utility Features.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Calibrate Goto............................................................................................................................................................................................27
Home Position............................................................................................................................................................................................27
Polar Align.................................................................................................................................................................................................27
Light Control..............................................................................................................................................................................................28
Factory Settings .........................................................................................................................................................................................28
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