Getting Started; Set The Telescope To Park Position; Setting Up The Hand Controller - iOptron AstroBoy Instruction Manual

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4. Getting Started

You may start observing land and astronomical objects using GoToNova's arrow keys.

After the telescope was assembled (referring to Section 2. Telescope Assembly), flip the

I/O switch on the telescope mount to turn on the mount. Use ►,◄,▼ or ▲ buttons to point the

telescope to the desired object. Use the SPEED key to change the slewing speed.

In order to experience the full GOTO capability of GoToNova technology, it is very

important to set up the mount correctly before observation.

Each time the mount is turned on, the default

position is Park Position, i.e., its altitude is 90º0.0'

and azimuth is 180º0.0', which means the "SOUTH"

mark is pointing to south and the telescope is

pointing straight up at the zenith. To set the Park

Position, you can:

(1) Loosen the altitude clutch; point the

telescope tube directly up at the zenith, as shown in

Figure 3 left. Tighten the clutch.

(2) Position the mount so that the "N-S" mark

is aligned with the earth's magnetic north and south

poles, as shown in Figure 3 right. A compass may

be needed.

(3) Level the mount using the bubble on the mount base by adjusting the height of the

mount base or tripod legs.

Press the I/O power switch to turn the mount on (controller will light up). This section

provides a brief setting instruction. A complete setting instruction is located in Section 5.

Set local time:

Now "Set Local Time:" is displayed at the top. A blinking cursor is on the second line.

Set Local Time:

2009-06-01 11:55:09

Daylight Saving Time Y

Use ▲/▼ keys to change the numbers. Use ◄/► keys to scroll through the fields. The

last field of this screen is for setting Daylight Saving Time. Use ▲/▼ keys to switch between "Y"

(yes) and "N" (no). Press ENTER when finished.

Figure 3

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