Celestron CGEM 1100, CGEM 800, CGEM 925 instruction manual - page 2

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INTRODUCTION.............................................................................. .......................................................................................... ...............................................4
Warning........................................................................................ ............................................................... ................................................... 4
ASSEMBLY........................................................................................ .......................................................................................... ...............................................6
Setting up the Tripod............................................................................. ........................................................................................... ..............6
Attaching the Equatorial Mount................................................. ........................................................................................... ......................... 7
Attaching the Accessory Tray.......................................... ........................................................................................... ................................... 8
Installing the Counterweight Bar............................................................................................ ........................................................................ 8
Installing the Counterweight................................... ........................................................................................... ............................................ 8
Attaching the Hand Control Holder.............. ........................................................................................... ...................................................... 9
Attaching the Optical Tube to the Mount........................................................ ........................................................................................... ....9
Attaching the Visual Back..................................................................................... ....................................................................................... 10
Installing the Star Diagonal............................................................... ........................................................................................... ................10
Installing the Eyepiece................................... ........................................................................................... ................................................... 10
Installing the Finderscope..................... ........................................................................................... ............................................................ 11
Installing the CGEM 1100 Finderscope.......................................... ........................................................................................... ..................11
Removing the Lens Cap.......................................... ........................................................................................... .......................................... 13
Moving the Telescope Manually........................................................ ........................................................................................... ...............13
Balancing the Mount in R.A........................................................................................... .............................................................................. 13
Balancing the Mount in DEC.......................................... ........................................................................................... .................................. 14
Adjusting the Mount.............. ........................................................................................... ........................................................................... 14
Adjusting the Mount in Altitude...................................................................... .................................................................................... .........14
Adjusting the Mount in Azimuth........................................................ ........................................................................................... ...............15
Powering the Telescope..................... .................................................................................... ...................................................................... 15
HAND CONTROL........................................................................ ........................................................................ .................................................................. ..16
Hand Control Operation............................ ........................................................................................... ........................................................ 17
Alignment Procedures........................................................ ........................................................................................... ............................... 17
Startup Procedure........................................................ ........................................................................................... ...................................... 18
Two Star Align............................................................... ........................................................................................... ................................... 19
East/West Filtering................................................. ........................................................................................... ..................................19
Quick-Align..................... ...................................................................... ............................................................... ....................................... 20
Last Alignment............................................................................. ........................................................................................... ..................... 21
Re-Alignment...................................................................... ............................................................... .......................................................... 21
Object Catalog....................................................................................... ........................................................................................... ............21
Selecting an Object...................................................................... ........................................................................................... ...................... 21
Slewing to an Object.............. ........................................................................................... ........................................................................... 22
Finding Planets................................................. ........................................................................................... ................................................. 22
Tour Mode............................................................... ........................................................................................... .......................................... 22
Constellation Tour........................................................ ........................................................................................... ..................................... 22
Direction Buttons............................................................................................ ........................................................................................... ...23
Rate Button............................................................................. .................................................................................... .................................. 23
Setup Procedures............................................................... ........................................................................................... ................................ 23
Tracking Mode................................... ........................................................................................... ...................................................... 23
Tracking Rate.......................................... ........................................................................................... ................................................. 24
Date/Time...................................................................... ........................................................................................... ...........................24
User Defined Objects..................... ........................................................................................... .......................................................... 24
Get RA/DEC.............. ........................................................................................... .............................................................................. 25
Goto R.A/Dec............................................................... ........................................................................................... ............................25
Identify.......................................... ........................................................................................... ........................................................... 25
Precise GoTo.......................................... ........................................................................................... ........................................................... 25
Scope Setup Features............................................................................. ........................................................................................... ............25
Setup Time-Site............................................................... ........................................................................................... .........................25
Anti-backlash.............. ................................................. ........................................................ ................................................. .............. 26
Filter Limits...................................................................... ........................................................................................... ........................26
Direction Buttons.............. ........................................................................................... ....................................................................... 26
Goto Approach................................... ........................................................................................... ...................................................... 26
Autoguide Rates................................... ........................................................................................... .................................................... 27
OTA Orientation......................................................................................... .................................................................................... .....27
Meridian.......................................... ........................................................................................... ......................................................... 27
Mount Settings..................... ........................................................................................... .................................................................... 27
RA Limits............................................................... ........................................................................................... ..................................28
Utility Features................................................. ........................................................................................... ................................................. 28
Calibrate Mount............................................................................. ........................................................................................... ...........28