Advanced operations appendix – Sky-Watcher SynScan V3 Hand Controller User Manual

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PART VIII : AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS

PART IX : CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER

PART X : UPDATING FIRMWARE

PART XI : ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

PART XII : USING A SYNSCAN GPS MODULE

APPENDIX I : ELIMINATING CONE ERROR ...................................................... 43
APPENDIX II : SYNSCAN SELF-DIAGNOSIS ..................................................... 44
APPENDIX III : SCHEMATIC OF THE PORTS .................................................... 45
APPENDIX IV : SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................ 45

CONTENT

9.1 Working with Astronomical Applications .............................................................. 31

9.2 PC Direct Mode ..................................................................................................31

12.1 Initialization of the Hand control with a SynScan GPS Module .............................. 42

12.2 Checking GPS Information ................................................................................. 42

10.1 Hardware Requirements .................................................................................... 32

10.2 Preparation ........................................................................................................ 33

10.3 Updating Firmware ............................................................................................. 34

10.4 Trouble Shooting ............................................................................................... 33

8.1 Editing Date, Time, Coordinates, Time Zones, and Daylight Saving Time ......... 28

8.2 Re-aligning the Mount ........................................................................................ 28

8.3 Show Position ................................................................................................. 28

8.4 Show Time and Local Sidereal Time ............................................................ 28

8.5 Display Version Information ........................................................................... 28

8.6 Display Temperature ..................................................................................... 29

8.7 Display Power Voltage ................................................................................... 29

8.8 Display Polaris Position .................................................................................. 29

8.9 Display Polar Alignment Error ........................................................................ 29

8.10 Changing Polar Scope Illumination Level ........................................................... 29

8.11 Identifying Objects ............................................................................................. 29

8.12 Synchronizing Encoders .................................................................................... 30

11.1 Parking Telescope .............................................................................................. 34

11.2 Pointing Accuracy Enhancement ....................................................................... 35

11.3 Polar Alignment without Polar Scope ................................................................. 36

11.4 Camera Control .................................................................................................. 37

11.5 Periodic Error Correction (PEC) for EQ Mount ..................................................... 39

11.6 Calibrating Auto-Home Offset ............................................................................ 40

11.7 Setting Cone Error and Non-Perpendicular Error .............................................. 40

11.8 Astronomical Time-Lapse Photography ...........................................................41

Advanced Operations

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