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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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