the telescope mount to turn on the mount. Use ►,◄,▼ or ▲ buttons to point the telescope to the desired object. Use the number keys to change the slewing speed. Then press STOP/0 button to start tracking.
12.Star Alignment: Star alignment will improve the GOTO accuracy. From the main menu select “Align”. Select “One Star Align” and press ENTER. The screen will display “Adjust telescope to Zero Position.” Press ENTER. A list of align stars that are above the horizon is computed based on your local time and location. Select a star and press ENTER. Use arrow buttons to center the star in your eyepiece. Use number keys to adjust the slew speed while centering the object. (1 for slowest, 9 for maximum). Press ENTER when finished. To increase the accuracy you may choose to do
Note: two star alignment should be performed after one star alignment.
13.Go to an Object: The mount is now ready to GOTO and track targets. Press MENU button, select “Select and Slew” and press ENTER. Select a category (ex. “planets, sun, moon”). Then select an object (ex. “moon”). Then press ENTER. The telescope will automatically slew to the object and lock on. It will automatically begin to track once it locks on to the object.
14.Sync to Target: If the star is not in the center of the eyepiece, one can use this function to center and synchronize the object to improve the local GOTO accuracy. Press MENU button and select “Sync. To Target.” Press ENTER. Next use the arrow keys to move object until it is centered in your eyepiece. Then press ENTER again on the hand controller. A Select and Slew has to be performed before “Sync to Target” operation. This is most useful if you are looking for some faint objects near a bright star. “Sync to Target” is similar to “one star alignment”.
15.Identify Nearby Bright Objects: After slewing to an object using hand controller, a list of nearby bright object(s) will be displayed by pressing the “?” button.
Convert EQ to AA
16.Remove the iEQ45 mount from a pier or tripod and make sure it is positioned upright.
17.Remove Polar Scope Cover and unthreaded Polar Scope from the mount.
18.Lay down the mount head and unscrew top two (2) Latitude Locking Screws (Figure 16). Keep two metal
washers in a safe place which will be needed when converting the mount back to EQ mode.
Top Latitude
Locking Screws
Washer
Figure 16
19.Remove Latitude Adjustment Lever. Turn the Latitude Adjustment Knob until it separates the top and bottom latitude posts (Figure 17). Remove the other two Latitude Locking Screws to separate the mount head from the EQ base.
Latitude Adjustment
Knob
Figure 17
20.Remove the Latitude Scale, which is secured onto the mount with a Fixing Screw, as shown in Figure 18. Do not break the plastic scale. These parts are needed when converting the mount back to EQ mode.
Scale Fixing Screw
Latitude Scale
Brass Washer
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