SKY-WATCHER SynScan - Page 8

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PART II: INITIALIZATION
This step only applies to a mount with Auto-homing feature (such as the Sky-Watcher EQ8
Equatorial mount).
• The LCD screen will display “Auto-Home?” in the rst line, and display “1) YES 2) NO”
in the second line.
• Press “2” to skip this step and proceed to the next step.
• Press “1” to start the auto-homing routine on the mount. Once complete, the screen will
display “Home Position Established”. Press ENTER to proceed to the next step.
• During auto-homing routine, pressing the ESC key will stop the mount’s movement. The
screen will display “Home Position NOT Established.” Press ENTER to proceed to the next
step.
Geographic Coordinates
The LCD screen will display “Enter Location” in the rst line, and display longitude and lat-
itude in the second line.
• Press the numeric keys at the cursor position to ll the longitude and latitude digits.
• Use the scroll keys to change east/west longitude or north/south latitude when the cur-
sor blinks on the corresponding characters (E/W for longitude, N/S for latitude).
• Use the Left and Right direction keys to move the cursor.
• Press the ENTER key to conrm the input and proceed to the next step.
• Press the ESC key to return to Step 4 or Step 3.
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
4. Auto-homing (EQ8 Only)
5. Setting Information of the Observing Site
Time Zone
The LCD screen will display “Set Time Zone” in the rst line, and display the current time
zone in the second line.
• Use the scroll keys to change the leading “+” or “-” sign when the cursor is on it. The “+”
sign is used for time zones in the Eastern Hemisphere (Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania),
while the “-” sign is used for time zones in the Western Hemisphere (North and South
America).
• Press the numeric keys at the cursor position to ll the time zone digits.
• Press the ENTER key to conrm the input and proceed to the next step.
• Press the ESC key to return to the previous step.