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Guiding rate(A:)
Press “7” on your Keypad to change the Guiding rate: 0.25x, 0.5x, or 1x. This determines the rate that the mount will move
when an auto-guider or computer guiding program moves the mount through the auto guider port on the control box. The
selection changes each time you press the button. [The 0.25x and 0.5x rates date back to manual guiding with reticle
eyepieces and should not be used with modern guide cameras.]
Note: The GTO servo control box on your mount uses the last guide rate command sent to it. The guide rate can either be
controlled by the Keypad or an external source. If an external source sends the last command, the display of the Keypad
cannot display the new rate.
Very Important Note: Always choose the 1x setting when calibrating and guiding with a guide camera. Not doing
so can create instability and cause the guiding corrections to continually overshoot. Also be sure that backlash
compensation is set to zero in the keypad and in any computer software.
Tracking rate (T:)
Press “8” on your Keypad to change the tracking rate: “Side” (Sidereal), “Sol” (Solar), “Lun” (Lunar) and “Stop”.
Casual observing
If you just want to make quick casual visual observations with your telescope and do not plan to use the go-to features of
the Keypad controller, you can operate your telescope totally from this screen. Since you have set up your mount with the
polar axis pointing toward Polaris (or the southern celestial pole) the R.A. tracking rate will help to keep your object in the
eld of view. You will, of course, have to move your telescope by hand from one object to another or use the directional
buttons.
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