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2022-12-05 12:01:36
UTC -300 Minute(s)
W071d08m50s
N42d30m32s
Enter the current date. Enter the time zone offset to
the UTC; for examples:
Boston is "UTC -300 minutes"
Los Angeles is "UTC -480 minutes"
Rome is "UTC +060 minutes"
Sydney is "UTC +600 minutes"
Enter longitude and latitude coordinates according
your GPS information. Toggle the Daylight Saving
Time (DST) between N(No) and Y(Yes) using arrow
key. Move the cursor to the end of screen to select
the Northern or Southern Hemisphere.
*TIPS: All time zones in N. America are "UTC -XXX
minutes". Latitude and longitude coordinates can be
obtained from GPS-equipped devices (navigator,
phone), or from internet, if you are entering them
manually.
"W/E" = western/eastern hemisphere;
"N/S" = northern/southern hemisphere; and "d" =
degree; "m" = minute; and "s" = second. Use arrow
and number keys to enter location information.]
When iOptron Commander Lite is in action (WiFi
version ASCOM), one may easily import the GPS info
from a smartphone to the mount/hand controller.
There is no worry about lacking internet, WiFi, and
cell phone signals in rural areas; Commander Lite can
always get GPS info from a smartphone to the
mount/hand controller, no dead corner.
iOptron Corp. | 6E Gill Street | Woburn, MA 01801 USA | (781) 569-0200 | www.iOptron.com
DST:
N
Northern
Install hand controller battery: The hand controller
12.
uses a CR2032 button battery to keep the Real Time
Clock running. The HC is shipped without battery
installed due to shipping restrictions. Open the HC
back cover. With battery + sign facing up, slide the
battery under two small metal hooks on the positive
side first. Then push the battery down to make a
good contact.
Mount control via a computer/SmartPhone/Tablet:
13.
One can control the HAZ mount via USB on 8409
hand controller or a built-in Wi-Fi. It supports ASCOM
for Windows, third party INDI driver for MacOS or
Raspberry PI, iOptron Commander Lite or SkySafari
Pro for iOS/Android. Some software also has iOptron
mount driver embedded.
Put the mount back into the package/carrying case:
14.
It is recommended to return the mount to Zero
Position at the end of the observing session.
Use
support@ioptron.com
Rev. 1.0 December 2022
for technical supports.
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