Initial Star Alignment; Turn Off The Mount - iOptron AstroBoy-70e Instruction Manual

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If the Moon is not located inside the filed of view (FOV) of the eyepiece once the

telescope stops slewing, you may push the telescope mount (not the base or tripod) in the

azimuth direction and altitude direction (by losing the altitude lock) to put the Moon in the FOV.

Retighten the altitude lock. In most cases, manual move is needed only in the azimuth.

Then press MENU button and scroll down the menu to "Sync to Target" and press

ENTER. Follow the instruction, use ◄ ► ▲ and ▼ keys to move the Moon in the center of your

eyepiece and press ENTER. You may press the SPEED button to change the adjusting speed.

If the Moon is located inside the FOV of your eyepiece but not centered, follow the

instruction above to sync it to the center of the FOV.

4.3.3. Initial Star Alignment

A simple alignment/synchronization can be performed to improve the GOTO and

tracking accuracy. To do so, press MENU button, scroll down to "Align", select "Solarsys Align"

and press ENTER. The screen will list Moon, Sun and other planets for you to select from.

Select an object using ▲ or ▼ key. Then press ENTER. The mount will slew to the object. Use

◄ ► ▲ or ▼ key to center the object in your eyepiece. Press SPEED button to change the

slew speed if needed. Then press ENTER to complete the alignment. Or press the BACK key to

cancel the process.

An alternate way is performing "Sync to Target" which is equally good as one-star

alignment. To do so, press MENU button, select "Select and Slew" and press ENTER. Then

select a known sky object, such as Moon from "Planets, Sun, Moon" menu and press ENTER.

The mount will slew to the Moon. When the mount stopped slewing, the Moon could be just

inside your eyepiece or way off. Press MENU button and scroll down the menu to "Sync to

Target" and press ENTER. Follow the instruction, use ◄ ► ▲ and ▼ keys to move the Moon in

the center of your eyepiece and press ENTER. Now the system is aligned and readies to go to

other stars.

Press the ON/OFF button to turn off the mount.

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