Sky-Watcher Multi-Purpose Computerized Mount - Manual (Page 21)

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3. Press ENTER to bring up the letter choices on the top line of the display. Use the directional buttons to select the letter you want
and press ENTER. Press ENTER again to select the second letter. Continue until you have finished. You can press the scroll
buttons to change the case of the letters to choose from or select numbers or special characters. When you are done entering the
name, press SETUP.
The display will now show a list of parameters that you can change for your camera
o Field of View (Horizontal)
o Field of View (Vertical)
o Mode of Mounting (Portrait or Landscape)
o Exposure Time
Use the scroll keys to cycle through this list. To change any one of the parameters, simply press ENTER to edit. Use the scroll keys or
the numeric keypad to make the appropriate changes and press ENTER to accept. When you are done with all of the changes, press ESC.
4.
The hand control will ask if you wish to save your changes. Press 1 to save.
Slew to Home
The slew to home function tells the telescope to slew back to its home position (or the zero position of both encoders). By pressing
ENTER, the mount will move to this position.
Video Coursing
The video coursing feature allows you to use the AllView take a video clip with a constant slewing speed from one point to another.
The user does not need to calculate the speed in either axis of the mount. Instead, you specify the starting and ending points and the
amount of time you wish to take to slew between the two.
1.
From the Panoramic Function menu, use the scroll buttons to select Video Coursing and press ENTER.
2. Use the directional keys to slew the video camera to the point where you want your panning shot to start and press ENTER.
3. Use the directional keys to slew the video camera to the point where you want your panning shot to end and press ENTER.
slew at the mount’s maximum speed. Use the numeric keypad to enter the duration in hours, minutes and seconds. Press ENTER.
The maximum time you can enter is 9 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds.
5. The hand control will ask if you are ready to start the coursing. Press 1 to start and the mount will automatically move to the
starting position and will then start the video coursing.
Note: When the mount starts the coursing, the mount’s shutter release cable outlet will short to ground until the course has been
completed. You may use this useful signal to activate your camera or camcorder. Please refer to the documentation that came with your
camera or camcorder for information on utilizing this signal.
6. Once the slew has been completed, the hand control will ask if you wish to run the slew again. Press 1 to continue or 2 to exit
Video Coursing and return to the Panoramic Function menu.