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4. Now, use the Scroll keys to scroll through the list of bright
stars. There will only be a few stars, at most, on the list,
and sometimes only one star will be on the list. The hand
controller will display the name of the star on the rst
line, and the approximate position of the star (based on
the time and date entered during the initial setup) on the
second line (Figure3). The rst coordinate on the second
line is an E-W coordinate (azimuth angle), and the second
coordinate indicates degrees above the horizon.These
coordinates provide a simple way to identify the bright
star you have chosen.When you are condent the hand
controller is displaying the name of the bright star you
wish to align on, press ENTER.
5. The mount will NOT slew to the selected bright star
automatically. Instead, the screen will display “Point scope
to RR ZZ.Z° TT.T° ,” where RR is the region (e.g., NE, SW,
etc.) ZZ.Z is the azimuth angle in degrees, and TT.T is the
altitude in degrees. Use the direction keys to move the
mount and point the telescope to the 1st alignment star
selected in the previous step. Center the 1st alignment
star in the FOV of the nder scope or the red dot nder,
and then press ENTER to proceed to the next step.
If the mount has clutches on its axes, you can loosen the clutches
to move the mount manually to point the telescope to the target.
Note:Generally, a slewing rate of 5 or 6 is best for centering the
star in the nder scope, and a rate of 2 or 3 works best for center-
ing the star in the telescope’s eyepiece. The slewing speed can
be adjusted by pressing the RATE/2 key. Choose a desired rate
between 0 (slowest) and 9 (fastest).
6. Now the screen will display “Ctr. to eyepiece” and the
name of the selected 1st alignment star. Use the direction
keys to center it in the telescope’s eyepiece and then
press ENTER.
Aligning the 2nd Star
1. If the rst alignment star is not a planet, the LCD screen
will display “Choose 2nd Star”; otherwise, it will display
“Choose 1st Star.”
2. Scroll through the list using the Scroll keys and refer to the
appropriate star chart in the back of this manual to choose
a second alignment star. Ideally, you want this star to be
about 60 degrees (i.e., about six st-widths held at arm’s
length) away from the rst alignment star in azimuth, and
preferably at roughly the same altitude. The more distance
between the two alignment stars, the better accuracy
the alignment will produce. Once you’ve selected a
second alignment star, press ENTER. The mount will now
automatically slew to the selected star, which should land
in or near the eld of view of your nder scope.
3. After the mount stops, the hand controller will display the
name of the selected star on line 1 and “Ctr. to eyepiece”
on line 2. After you’ve centered it in the telescope’s
eyepiece (or rst in the nder scope, if the star is not
visible in the eyepiece eld of view), press ENTER.
• If the rst alignment star was not a planet, the SynScan hand
controller will now display “Alignment Successful.” Press
ENTER to skip extra messages and complete the alignment
process.
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If the rst alignment star was a planet, the SynScan hand
controller will display “Choose 2nd Star.” Repeat from Step 2
to complete the alignment process.
• If the message “Alignment Failed” displays, it usually means
the star positions do not correspond with the location and
date/time information input during setup. Please check your
user initialization settings before starting again.
Cancellation During Alignment Process
1. While the mount is slewing during the alignment, you may
press the ESC key to stop the mount. The hand controller
screen will display “MOUNT STOPPED!! Press any key.”
2. Press any key and the SynScan hand controller will
display “Exit Alignment? 1) YES 2) NO.” Press key 1 to exit
the alignment process; press key 2 to start the alignment
process over.
2-Star Alignment
To perform the 2-star alignment, follow the same steps described
for the Brightest Star alignment, except that the hand controller
will not prompt you to select a directional region for a bright star.
Instead, you’ll be presented with a list of stars available in your
current sky to choose from, for each of the two alignment stars.
Daytime Alignment Method for Alt-Azimuth Mounts
You can align the mount in daytime on the Sun, the Moon, or
for a quick alignment just before dawn or after dusk using the
Sun, Moon, a bright planet or even a bright star. This alignment
requires the telescope mount to be leveled before powering up
and beginning the alignment.
Aligning on the Sun, Moon, a Planet or Bright Star in
Daytime:
In the Setup menu, go to Alignment, then “Daytime Align.”
1. The LCD screen rst displays a warning message to
remind you that looking directly at the Sun without proper
protection is dangerous and can result in permanent eye
damage or blindness. Always use proper protection before
aligning on the Sun, including a solar lter mounted on the
front aperture of your telescope and nder scope. Once
you have conrmed that everything is safe for aligning on
the Sun, press ENTER to go to the next step.
2. Now the screen will prompt the brightest object in the sky.
In daytime, the Sun will be the rst target prompted in the
alignment star list.You may also use the scroll keys to
browse to another alignment object, such as the Moon, a
planet, or a bright star to use as a reference target. Press
ENTER to conrm the selection.
3. The LCD screen displays “Point scope to ZZZ zz.z’ sTT
tt.t’ ”, which means point the telescope to the location with
an azimuth of ZZZ degrees, zz.z minutes and an altitude
of sTT degrees, tt.t minutes.These are the coordinates of
the selected 1st alignment target. Then use the directional
keys on the SynScan to move the mount to point the
telescope to the object and center it in the FOV of the
nder scope or the red dot nder.Then press ENTER to
