Celestron CPC Series - Manual (Page 2)

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INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................... 4
W ARNING ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4
ASSEMBLY..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
A SSEMBLING THE CPC ................................................................................................................................................... 6
Setting up the Tripod ................................................................................................................................................. 6
Adjusting the Tripod Height ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Attaching the CPC to the Tripod ............................................................................................................................... 7
Adjusting the Clutches............................................................................................................................................... 8
The Star Diagonal ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
The Eyepiece ............................................................................................................................................................. 9
The Finderscope........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Finderscope Installation ........................................................................................................................................ 9
Aligning the Finderscope .................................................................................................................................... 10
Attaching the Hand Control................................................................................................................................. 10
Powering the CPC ............................................................................................................................................... 11
HAND CONTROL........................................................................................................................................................ 12
Hand Control Operation ......................................................................................................................................... 13
Alignment Procedures ............................................................................................................................................. 13
Sky Align ............................................................................................................................................................ 13
Auto Two-Star Align........................................................................................................................................... 15
Two Star Alignment ............................................................................................................................................ 16
One-Star Align .................................................................................................................................................... 16
Solar System Align.............................................................................................................................................. 16
EQ North / EQ South Alignment......................................................................................................................... 17
CPC Re-Alignment ............................................................................................................................................. 18
Selecting an Object.................................................................................................................................................. 18
Slewing to an Object ............................................................................................................................................... 19
Finding Planets ....................................................................................................................................................... 19
Tour Mode............................................................................................................................................................... 19
Constellation Tour................................................................................................................................................... 20
Direction Buttons .................................................................................................................................................... 20
Rate Button.............................................................................................................................................................. 20
Setup Procedures .................................................................................................................................................... 20
Tracking Mode .................................................................................................................................................... 20
Tracking Rate ...................................................................................................................................................... 21
View Time-Site ................................................................................................................................................... 21
User Defined Objects .......................................................................................................................................... 21
Get RA/DEC ....................................................................................................................................................... 22
Goto R.A/Dec...................................................................................................................................................... 22
Identify ................................................................................................................................................................ 22
Precise GoTo ...................................................................................................................................................... 22
Scope Setup Features .............................................................................................................................................. 23
Steup Time-Site................................................................................................................................................... 23
Anti-backlash ...................................................................................................................................................... 23
Slew Limits ......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Filter Limits......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Direction Buttons ................................................................................................................................................ 24
Goto Approach .................................................................................................................................................... 24
Autoguide Rates .................................................................................................................................................. 24
Cordwrap............................................................................................................................................................. 24
Utility Features ....................................................................................................................................................... 24
GPS On/Off ......................................................................................................................................................... 24
Wedge Align ....................................................................................................................................................... 24
Periodic Error Correction .................................................................................................................................... 24
Light Control....................................................................................................................................................... 24
Factory Settings................................................................................................................................................... 24
Version ................................................................................................................................................................ 24
Get Alt-Az........................................................................................................................................................... 25
Goto Alt-Az......................................................................................................................................................... 25
Hibernate ............................................................................................................................................................. 25
Sun Menu ............................................................................................................................................................ 25
Scrolling Menu.................................................................................................................................................... 25