MOVINg The MOUNT
There are two ways to move the mount: manually and via the control keypad.
You can manually position the telescope at any time by loosening the clutch knobs (Figure 4) and rotating the
telescope until it is pointed at a desired object. After re-locking the clutches, the Virtuoso mount will begin
automatically tracking that object.
To move the mount using the control keypad, press any
one of the four directional buttons to move the telescope
up, down, left, or right. Adjust the speed of the motors by
pressing the buttons labeled 1-5 (Figure 5):
• Speeds 1 and 2 are the slowest speeds, used to center
an object in the eyepiece of the telescope.
• Speeds 3 and 4 are for centering an object in the red
dot finder of the telescope.
• Speed 5 is for slewing the mount at its fastest speed.
(To conserve battery, we recommend rotating the
mount manually instead.)
SeTTINg yOUR LOCAL LATITUde
The Virtuoso mount needs to know your local latitude in order for the celestial object tracking function to
work properly. The latitude setting is a one-time operation if your normal observing sites do not change by
more than a degree in geographic latitude.
Find your local latitude by using a GPS, map, smartphone application, or the internet.
For observers in the Northern Hemisphere:
1. Rotate the altitude axis of the mount until the scale reads 0° (Figure 6).
2. Turn the power off, then on again.
3. Move the altitude axis of the mount until the scale reads your local latitude
4. Press the buttons marked “2/b” and “3/c” at the same time to record your latitude setting.
.:. Figure 4 - Clutch knobs
.:. Figure 5 - Control keypad
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