Anti-backlash, Altitude slew limits, Slew buttons at slow speeds – Celestron NexStar Evolution 6 150mm f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain GoTo Telescope User Manual

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All mechanical gears have a certain amount of backlash or play between the gears This is seen as a delay in the time
it takes for the telescope to move after a direction arrow is pressed, especially when changing directions Anti-backlash
compensates for backlash by inputting a value which quickly rewinds the motors just enough to eliminate the play between gears
Altitude - Sets the backlash compensation value for altitude (up/down motion of the telescope), 0-99
Azimuth - Sets the backlash compensation value for azimuth (left/right motion of the telescope), 0-99

ANTI-BACKLASH

The NexStar Evolution used with 6”, 8”, and 9 25” optical tubes will point straight overhead without obstruction Using oversized
accessories like DSLRs and T-adapters may require limiting the altitude angle to prevent striking the mount Note that the slew limit
does not work until the telescope is aligned with the sky, or the slew limit assumes the telescope is pointing horizontally
Maximum - Sets the maximum (or highest) limit, 0-90º Use to prevent the telescope from striking the mount when oversized

accessories are attached

Minimum – Sets the minimum (or lowest) limit, 0-90º This setting is useful when trying to avoid obstructed horizons

ALTITUDE SLEW LIMITS

Telescope direction can be reversed up/down and left/right to change the apparent motion of the star in the telescope’s
eyepiece in the three lowest slew speeds Reverse Up and Down is default enabled so the star moves in the same direction
as the direction button
Reverse Left and Right - Reverses left and right directions in the three lowest slew speeds
Reverse Up and Down - Reverses up and down directions in three lowest slew speeds

SLEW BUTTONS AT SLOW SPEEDS

Advanced settings in NexStar Evolution allow you to adjust two power management features
External Power - Sets the maximum potential current draw from the power supply Default is 2 0A for the included power

supply Any setting higher than 2.0 requires a higher capacity power supply, which is not included with the
telescope.
The telescope has built-in fail safes if the External Power setting is incorrectly set, but we recommend always
using a suitable power supply for the given setting

When used with a higher capacity power supply, this setting allows you to charge the internal battery at the fastest speed
while using the telescope, and while optionally charging your smart device from the USB charger
USB Charger - Sets the USB charger on the mount to always On or Auto Default is Auto, meaning the charger will shut

off to save battery life when the battery is low On will force the charger to stay on at all times, even when the battery is low

ADVANCED

Simply enter the Right Ascension (RA) and Declination
(Dec) coordinates to slew to a specified area of sky This
is the quickest way to go to a custom object, such as a
new comet or object of interest provided by a star chart or
online reference

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