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Center-balanced goto equatorial mount

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Connect the Go2Nova
HBX port on the mount base panel.
CEM70G/CEM70W/CEM70-NUC Power and HC
CEM70 Power and HC connection
Refer to the full User's Manual on how to use the
cable management system.
Polar alignment: CEM70 mounts are equipped with
9.
TM
an iPolar
electronic polar scope. To perform polar
alignment, please refer to CEM70 User's Manual, or
iPolar Operation Manual from iOptron's website, or
follow steps briefly outlined below:
Download and install iPolar Software (first
time use);
Connect a USB cable between the iPolar
port on the mount or the USB 3.0 port and
a computer, depending on a model;
Run iPolar Software and start polar
alignment
instructions.
®
8407 Hand Controller to the
connection
by
following
on
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For the mount without polar scope, please refer to
full manual for Bright Star Alignment, or use
software to assist alignment.
Manual operation: The mount can now be used to
10.
observe astronomical objects with the HC.
arrow keys (►, ◄, ▼, and ▲) to point the
telescope to desired objects. Use the number keys
to change the slewing speed. Press the STOP/0
button to start or stop tracking.
Set controller: Press the MENU button; then
11.
Settings => Set Time and Site.
Before GPS picks up signals (before displaying GPS
OK), check for Daylight Saving Time using arrow key
to toggle between Y and N. 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"
Waiting for the mount to pick up the GPS (you'll
hear beep). If the GPS is "OK'd" during setup, just
power cycle the mount. Double check the HC
display and it should show correct local time.
[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 and entered manually, in
case GPS cannot receive enough satellites signals
(unplug the GPS module) or GPS malfunctions.
"W/E" = western/eastern hemisphere; "N/S" =
northern/southern hemisphere.
number
information.]
Set Zero Position: The Set Zero Position command
12.
registers the current position as zero position. So
screen
before registering, the mount should be physically
set at Zero Position either manually or slewed by
hand controller. The Zero Position is defined as the
keys
to
enter
location
Use
Use arrow and
and
time
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