Sky-Watcher DOB16 - Manual (Page 2)

DOBSONIAN BASE ASSEMBLY
TELESCOPE SETUP
ALIGNING THE FINDERSCOPE
FOCUSING
POWER REQUIREMENTS
POWERING THE DOBSONIAN SYNSCAN
THE SYNSCAN AZ
INTRODUCTION TO THE SYNSCAN AZ
SYNSCAN AZ HAND CONTROL
AUTOTRACKING OPERATION
INITIAL SETUP
AUTOMATIC TRACKING
AZ GOTO OPERATION
INITIAL SETUP
STAR ALIGNMENT
POINTING ACCURACY ENHANCEMENT (PAE)
OBJECT DATABASE IN THE SYNSCAN AZ
SELECTING AN OBJECT
UTILITY FUNCTIONS
SETUP FUNCTIONS
USING THE USER DEFINED DATABASE
IDENTIFYING AN UNKNOWN OBJECT
LINKING WITH A COMPUTER
UPDATING THE SYNSCAN AZ FIRMWARE
SYNSCAN AZ MENU TREE
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
APPENDIX A - RS-232 CONNECTION
APPENDIX B - STANDARD TIME ZONES OF THE WORLD
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
This instruction manual is applicable to all the models listed on the cover. Follow the
instructions for your specific model in the manual. Read the entire instructions
carefully before beginning. Your telescope should be assembled during daylight
hours. Choose a large, open area to work to allow room for all parts to be unpacked.
While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this
instruction manual is accurate and complete, no liability can be accepted for any
errors or omissions. Sky-Watcher Telescope reserves the right to change the
specifications of the hardware and software described herein at any time without
prior notice. Please always check our web site to obtain the latest information:
http://www.skywatchertelescope.net
DOBSONIAN BASE ASSEMBLY – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3
PRIMARY MIRROR INSTALLATION – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7
TELESCOPE SETUP – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10
ALIGNING THE FINDERSCOPE – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10
FOCUSING – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10
POWER REQUIREMENTS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10
POWERING THE DOBSONIAN SYNSCAN – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10
THE SYNSCAN AZ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11
INTRODUCTION TO THE SYNSCAN AZ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11
SYNSCAN AZ HAND CONTROL – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11
AUTOTRACKING OPERATION – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 13
INITAL SETUP – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 13
AUTOMATIC TRACKING – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 13
AZ GOTO OPERATION – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 14
INITIAL SETUP – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 14
STAR ALIGNMENT – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 14
POINTING ACCURACY ENHANCEMENT (PAE) – – – – – – – – – – – – – 16
OBJECT DATABASE IN THE SYNSCAN AZ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 18
SELECTING AN OBJECT – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 18
UTILITY FUNCTIONS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 19
SETUP FUNCTIONS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 19
USING THE USER DEFINED DATABASE – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 20
IDENTIFYING AN UNKNOWN OBJECT – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 21
LINKING WITH A COMPUTER – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 21
UPDATING THE SYNSCAN AZ FIRMWARE – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 22
SYNSCAN AZ MENU TREE – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 24
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 25
APPENDIX A - RS-232 CONNECTION – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – I
APPENDIX B - STANDARD TIME ZONES OF THE WORLD – – – – – – – – – – – – III