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• Calibrate Motor: If the telescope motors appear to have a problem, use this
option to retest the motors before doing a Reset. This option is also used if a
Starfinder unit is moved between telescopes to match Starfinder to the telescope.
• High Precision: If High Precision is turned on when looking for a faint celestial
object (i.e., a nebula or galaxy), Starfinder first slews to a nearby bright star and
requests "ENTER to Sync." Center the star in the eyepiece, then press ENTER.
At that point the telescope has a high precision alignment to that part of the sky
and it then slews to the object that was originally requested.
Targets switches between astronomical targets and terrestrial targets. If
"Astronomical" is selected, the telescope tracking motor is activated. If "Terrestrial" is
selected, the tracking motor is turned off. See "OBSERVE A STAR USING THE
AUTOMATIC TRACKING FEATURE," page 16, for more information.
Site provides access to the following options:
• Select: Displays the currently selected observing site and also allows you to
select other sites you have entered into a user-defined database (see "Add"
below). Use the Scroll keys to cycle through all available sites in this database.
Press ENTER when the site you wish to select displays. Use this option when you
move to a different geographic location.
NOTE: Only the site that is entered during Initialization (see page 17) will be
displayed in this database until other sites are entered with the "Add" option.
• Add: Allows you to add new observing sites to the database (up to six sites may
be stored). Scroll through the list of Countries/States. Press ENTER when the site
you wish to add displays. Then choose the desired city in the same manner.
• Delete: Deletes a stored site from the database.
• Edit: Edits a selected site, including: the name, latitude, longitude, and time zone.
Time zone refers to the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) time zone shift. Users West
of Greenwich, England, use “-” hours, East of Greenwich use “+” hours. For the
United States, look up the time zone shift in Table 1.
NOTE: Starfinder compensates for daylight savings time, if selected (see
"DAYLIGHT SAVING," page 31).
Owner Info accesses the owner information menu options, including:
• Name: A user may enter both his or her first and last names using the Up and
Down Arrow keys to cycle through the alphabet. Use the Right and Left Arrow keys
to move across the text. Press ENTER when the entry is complete.
• Address: Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to enter your street address, city,
state, and zip code. Press ENTER when the entry is complete.
Download transfers information from a personal computer or another Starfinder.
NOTE: The Download function requires the optional Cable Set. See the
instruction sheet for the optional cable set for more information on how to
download.
Statistics provides basic statistical data about Starfinder, including:
• Characters Free: Shows how much room is available in user-defined object
memory.
• Version: Shows the current version of the Starfinder software.
Reset completely resets Starfinder. Starfinder requires initialization again after a
Reset before proceeding with observations. See “ INITIALIZING STARFINDER,” page
17. You will also need to perform “TRAINING THE DRIVE,” page 19, after a Reset.
Time Zone Shift
Atlantic -4 Hours
Eastern -5 Hours
Central -6 Hours
Mountain -7 Hours
Pacific -8 Hours
Hawaii -10 Hours
Table 1: Time Zone Shift.