Vixen Sphinx SXP User Manual
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Chapter 5 APPLICATION
Mount Setting
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This menu allows various settings on your SXP mount to suit your preference. Press the key to call up System Menu dialog box.
In System Menu, choose “Mount Setting” with the or direction key and press the key (or the key) to call up the “Mount Setting”
dialog box.
The “Mount Setting” dialog box appears.
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In “Mount Setting”, choose “Direction Key” with the or direction key and press the key (or the key) to call up the dialog box.
In the “Direction Key” dialog box, choose
your desired option with the or direction
key and press the key.
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Direction Key
This allows setting directions of movement when the direction keys • • • are pressed.
AltAz
Choose this option when you want to move the SXP mount in the
altitude and azimuth direction (horizon coordinates) in the celestial
sphere. Make sure that the direction keys display
on the lower right of the screen are as follows.
The setting is defaulted to “AltAz”
：Altitude（＋）
（Highest ＋90°
）
：Altitude（−）
（Lowest −90°
）
：Azimuth（＋）
（North→East→South→West→・・・）
：Azimuth（−）
（North→West→South→East→・・・）
RADEC
Choose this option when you want to move the SXP mount in the directions of right ascension and declination (celestial
coordinates) in the celestial sphere. Make sure that the direction keys display at the lower right of the screen is as follows.
Note: As long as the polar alignment is completed, the motion of
the mount corresponds to the directions of right ascension and
declination regardless of the orientation of the mount to the
polar axis.
Note: : Choose this option when you use an autoguider.
：DEC.（＋）
（Maximum ＋90°
）
：DEC.（−）
（Minimum −90°
）
：R.A.（＋）
：R.A.（−）
X-Y
Choose this option when you want to move the SXP mount in the directions of right ascension and declination with the
mechanical motion of the mount. Make sure that the direction keys display at the lower right of the screen is as follows.
：DEC(＋）
（Y-axis：Maximum＋90°
）
：DEC（−）
（Y-axis ：Minimum −90°
）
：R.A.（＋）
（X-axis）
：R.A.（−）
（X-axis）
SCOPEMODE CHART MODE
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