Alt-Azimuth Mounts Using Brightest Star Alignment Method - Orion SynScan V5 Hand Control Instruction Manual

Users can now use the direction keys to move the telescope to align with the 1
3.
star. Center the 1
FOV of the telescope's eyepiece; press
ceed to the next step. Generally, users can use Rate 5 or 6 to center the star in the finder
scope and use Rate 2 or 3 to center the star in the telescope's eyepiece.
If the user has chosen 1-Star Alignment method before, the SynScan hand control will now
4.
Alignment Successful
display "
skip extra messages.
If the user has chosen 2-Star Alignment or 3-Star Alignment before, the SynScan hand
5.
control will then proceed to the next step.
Aligning the 2
nd
Again, the SynScan hand control asks the user to choose and align a 2
1.
The operation is the same as that of aligning the 1
If the user has chosen 2-Star Alignment before, the SynScan hand control will display
2.
Alignment Successful
"
Two seconds later, the LCD screen will display the polar-alignment offset of the mount.
3.
Mel
The " " value is the offset in elevation, and the "
ENTER
key to skip extra messages.
If the user has chosen 3-Star Alignment before, the SynScan hand control will then pro-
4.
ceed to the next step.
Selecting and Aligning the 3
The operation is the same as that of Aligning the 2
Cancelling the Alignment Process:
While the mount is slewing during the alignment, users may press the ESC key to stop the
1.
mount. The hand control screen will display "
Press any key and the SynScan hand control will ask the user to select another alignment
2.
star.
ESC
Press the
3.
1
key to exit the alignment process; press key

3.4 Alt-Azimuth Mounts using Brightest Star Alignment Method

Aligning the 1
st
Find the brightest stars in the current sky with naked eyes, and estimate their horizontal
1.
region (orientation).
The hand control displays "
2.
gions shown in
ENTER
to confirm the selection and proceed to the next step.
alignment star in the FOV of the finder scope, and then center it in the
st
". Press
Star:
" after confirmation of centering the 2
Star:
rd
key again, the LCD screen will display "
Star:
Select Region
3.4a, which matches the horizontal region of the brightest stars. Press
Fig
ENTER
key to confirm centering of the star and pro-
ENTER
key to complete the alignment process and
alignment star.
st
Maz
" value is the offset in azimuth. Press
Star.
nd
MOUNT STOPPED!!. Press any key...
Exit Alignment? 1) YES 2) NO
2
to go back to choose an alignment star.
". Use the scroll keys to pick one of the eight re-
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alignment star.
nd
alignment star.
nd
alignment
st
"
". Press