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INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................ ............4
Warning...................................................................................................................................................... 4
ASSEMBLY .................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Setting up the Tripod.................................................................................................................................. 6
Attaching the Equatorial Mount................................................................................................................. 6
Attaching the Center Leg Brace ................................................................................................................. 7
Installing the Counterweight Bar................................................................................................................ 7
Installing the Counterweight ...................................................................................................................... 8
Attaching the Hand Control Holder............................................................................................................ 8
Attaching the Slow Motion Knobs............................................................................................................. 8
Attaching the Telescope Tube to the Mount............................................................................................... 9
The Optical Tube...................................................................................................................................... 10
Balancing the Tube in R.A....................................................................................................................... 11
Adjusting the Mount................................................................................................................................. 12
Adjusting the Mount in Altitude............................................................................................................... 13
Adjusting the Mount in Azimuth.............................................................................................................. 13
Attaching the Declination Cable (For GT Models Only) ......................................................................... 13
Powering the Telescope............................................................................................................................ 14
HAND CONTROL ....................................................................................................................................................... 15
Hand Control Operation........................................................................................................................... 16
Alignment Procedures.............................................................................................................................. 17
Startup Procedure..................................................................................................................................... 17
Auto Align................................................................................................................................................ 18
Auto Three-Star Align.............................................................................................................................. 18
Quick-Align.............................................................................................................................................. 19
Last Alignment......................................................................................................................................... 19
Re-Alignment........................................................................................................................................... 19
Object Catalog.......................................................................................................................................... 20
Selecting an Object................................................................................................................................... 20
Slewing to an Object................................................................................................................................. 20
Finding Planets ......................................................................................................................................... 20
Tour Mode................................................................................................................................................ 21
Constellation Tour .................................................................................................................................... 21
Direction Buttons...................................................................................................................................... 21
Rate Button............................................................................................................................................... 21
Setup Procedures...................................................................................................................................... 22
Tracking Mode ................................................................................................................................. 22
Tracking Rate ................................................................................................................................... 22
Date/Time......................................................................................................................................... 22
User Defined Objects........................................................................................................................ 22
Get RA/DEC..................................................................................................................................... 23
Goto R.A/Dec................................................................................................................................... 23
Identify ............................................................................................................................................. 23
Precise GoTo............................................................................................................................................. 24
Scope Setup Features................................................................................................................................ 24
Setup Time-Site................................................................................................................................ 24
Anti-backlash.................................................................................................................................... 24
Filter Limits...................................................................................................................................... 24
Direction Buttons.............................................................................................................................. 25
Goto Approach................................................................................................................................. 25
Autoguide Rates ............................................................................................................................... 25
Azimuth Limits................................................................................................................................. 25
East/West Filtering........................................................................................................................... 26
Utility Features......................................................................................................................................... 26
Calibrate Goto .................................................................................................................................. 26
Home Position.................................................................................................................................. 26
Polar Align ....................................................................................................................................... 26