SKY-WATCHER SynScan - Part VIII: Auxiliary Functions; Editing Date, Time, Coordinates, Time Zones, and Daylight Saving Time; Re-Aligning the Mount; Show Position

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PART VIII : AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS
8.10 Changing Polar Scope Illumination Level
8.11 Identifying Objects
• H.C. Firmware: The rmware version of the SynScan hand controller.
• Database: The database version of the SynScan hand controller
• H.C. Hardware: The hardware version of the SynScan hand controller.
• Motor Controller: The rmware version of the motor controller of the mount.
• H.C. Serial #: The serial number of the SynScan hand controller.
This function applies only to certain Sky-Watcher’s equatorial mounts that are equipped with
a polar scope illuminator.
1. Access the menu “Utility Func \ Polar Scope LED” and press the ENTER key.
2. Use the Left/Right direction keys to adjust the illumination level. Press the ENTER key to
conrm and exit.
After aligning the mount, the SynScan hand controller can be used to identify the object to
which the telescope is pointing.
1. Center the object to be identied in the telescope’s eyepiece.
8.6 Display Temperature
8.8 Display Polaris Position
8.7 Display Power Voltage
8.9 Display Polar Alignment Error
Access the menu “Utility Func \ Show Information \ Temperature” and press the ENTER key to
display the current temperature. Press the ESC key to exit.
Access the menu “Utility Func \ Show Information \ Polaris Pos.” and press the ENTER key. The
screen will display “Polaris Position in P.Scope = HH:MM”. Press the ESC key to exit.
When using a polar-scope to do the polar alignment, users can imagine the large circle in
the FOV of a polar-scope as a clock’s face with 12:00 at the top, and put the Polaris at the
“HH:MM” position of the large circle.
Access the menu “Utility Func \ Show Information \ Power Voltage” and press the ENTER key to
display the power voltage applied to the mount. Press the ESC key to exit.
Access the menu “Utility Func \ Show Information \ P.A Error” and press the ENTER key. The
screen will display “Mel=+DDD
o
MM’SS Maz=+DDD
o
MM’SS”. The “Mel” value is the polar align-
ment offset in elevation, and the “Maz” value is the polar alignment offset in azimuth. These
data is valid only after a 2-star alignment or a 3-star alignment.