Orion SynScan V5 Hand Control - SynScan Initialization Procedures; Setting Telescope Mount Home Position; Initializing the Hand Control

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PART II : INITIALIZATION
• Tripod head is leveled.
• R.A. axis points towards the Northern Celestial Pole (in Northern Hemisphere) or the
Southern Celestial Pole (in Southern Hemisphere).
• Counterweight rod is at its lowest position.
• The telescope points towards the Northern Celestial Pole (in Northern Hemisphere) or
the Southern Celestial Pole (in Southern Hemisphere).
The mount should be set up as close as possible to the following home position:
• Mount base is leveled.
• The telescope tube is leveled and points towards the true north (not magnetic north).
Once the mount has been setup to the home position, the user can turn on the power to the
mount and start the initialization process on the SynScan hand control. The following is the
steps:
1. Home Position of an Equatorial Mount:
2. Home Position of an Alt-azimuth Mount:
2.1 Setup the Home Position of the Telescope Mount
2.2 Initialize the Hand Control
Before powering on the telescope mount, it should be set up to a particular home position. The
home position differs between an equatorial mount and an Alt-azimuth mount.
A SynScan hand control with rmware version 3.32 or later supports both an equatorial
mount and an alt-azimuth mount. It can detect the model of the mount it is connected to
and select the appropriate operation mode.
For an equatorial/Alt-azimuth dual-mode mount, such as the AZ-EQ6 GT mount, the Syn-
Scan hand control will require the user to choose the mount’s operating mode.
• The LCD screen will display “Operating Mode” in the rst line.
• Use the scrolling keys located at the bottom left and right of the keypad to choose be-
tween Equatorial mode (EQ Mode) and Alt-azimuth mode (AZ Mode).
• Press ENTER to conrm the selection.
1. Select the Operation Mode of the Mount
The hand control will display the rmware version.
• Press ENTER to proceed to the next step. Press ESC to return to the previous step.
• Users can slew the mount with direction keys in this step.
2. Firmware Version Display
The hand control will display a warning message about the dangers of viewing the sun with
a telescope.
• Press ENTER to conrm you have read the warning messages and proceed to the next
step. Press ESC to return to the previous (rmware version display) step.
• Users can slew the mount with direction keys in this step.
3. Warning Message Conrmation