iOptron G-MC90, G-R80, G-N114 instruction manual Do not Count Daylight Saving Time

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Press ENTER. Select “Set Up Time and Site”

Set Up Time and Site

Set Display Info

Set Key Beep

Reset All

Upgrade Firmware

Press ENTER. The “Set Local Time” screen will show:

Set Local Time:

2009-06-01 11:55:09

300 Min. behind

UT

Daylight Time Saving

The local time will be updated when the GPS picks up satellite signals. If for any reason your GPS can’t pick up a signal you can manually enter the time. Press ◄ or ► key to move the cursor and using ▲ or ▼ key to change the number.

Press ◄ or ► key, move the cursor to the line below time info to set the time zone information (add or subtract 60 minutes per time zone). Enter minutes “ahead of” or “behind” UT (universal time).

New York City is 300 minutes “behind”

UT

Los Angeles is 480 minutes “behind” UT

Rome is 60 minutes “ahead of” UT

Beijing is 480 minutes “ahead of” UT

Sydney is 600 minutes “ahead of” UT

All the time zones in North America are behind UT (universal time), as shown in the following table. So make sure it shows “behind” instead of “ahead of” UT.

Time Zone

Hours

Enter

 

behind UT

Minutes

Hawaii

-10

600

Alaska

-9

540

Pacific

-8

480

Mountain

-7

420

Central

-6

360

Eastern

-5

300

To adjust minutes, move the cursor to each digit and use the n▲ or ▼ key to change the number. To change the “behind” or “ahead of” UT, move the cursor to “ahead of” and using ▲ or ▼ key to toggle between “behind” and “ahead of”. For other parts of the world, you can find out your “time zone” information from internet, such as http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/.

DO NOT COUNT DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME.

To set daylight saving time, use the ◄ or ► key to move the cursor to the bottom of the screen, use ▲ or ▼ button to toggle the Daylight Time Saving between X, which means “No” and √, which means (Yes).

When the number is correct, press ENTER and go to “Setup Site Info” screen:

Set up site info:

Longitude:

W071d27m47s

Latitude:

N42d15m40s

The longitude and latitude coordinates will be updated when the GPS picks up satellite

signals. “W/E” means west/east hemisphere; “N/S” means north/south hemisphere; “d” means degree; “m” means minute; and “s” means second.

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Contents SmartStar-G Series Mount and Telescopes Table of Content Never USE a Telescope to Look AT the SUN SmarStar-G Series Overview SmartStar-G Series FeaturesFor Model 8802 SmartStar-G-R80 Assembly Terms Attaching the Mount Telescope AssemblyFor 90mm Maksutov Flip switch Eyepiece Key Description Gotonovatm 8402G Hand ControllerHC LCD Information Screen LCD ScreenGetting Started Setting Up the MountLevel and Align the Mount Do not Count Daylight Saving Time Go to the Moon Using your telescopeInitial Star Alignment Turn Off the Mount Use SmartStar-G TelescopesManual Operation of a Telescope Slew to an ObjectLand Objects Sync to Target Electric Focuser Set Up ControllerAlign One Star Align User Object ListTwo Star Alignment 1. R.A. and DECAdd a new comet Delete allWatch List Reset comet dataMaintenance Maintenance and ServicingSet Telescope Coord Park ScopeError Message Warning! Motor driver overloaded TroubleshootingCannot seem to focus No image appears in the eyepiece Images through the eyepiece appear unfocused or distortedIOptron Customer Service SmartStar Goto Mount Appendix A. Technical SpecificationsRefractor Telescope Newtonian Reflector TelescopeMenu Appendix B. Gotonovatm 8402G HC Menu StructurePage Gotonova Deep Sky Object List Appendix C. Gotonovatm Star List5373 Messier Modern Constellations Gotonova Named Star List Gotonova Double Star List Install PL-2303 usb2com driver Appendix D. Set Up USB-PC ConnectionClick Next When finished installation, click Finish Install the Hardware Page Appendix E. Firmware Upgrade Page Typical Errors Appendix F. Use a PC to Control an iOptron Mount Ioptron ONE Year Limited Warranty