Table Of Contents - SKY-WATCHER SynScan EQ6 Pro Instruction Manual

Basic Operations
PART I : INTRODUCTION
1.1 Outline and Interface .......................................................................................... 4
1.2 Connecting to a Telescope Mount ...................................................................... 4
1.3 Slew the Mount with the Direction Keys .............................................................. 4
1.4 SynScan Hand control's Operating Modes ......................................................... 5
PART II : INITIALIZATION
2.1 Setup Home Position of the Telescope Mount ..................................................... 7
2.2 Initialize the Hand Control .................................................................................. 7
PART III : ALIGNMENT
3.1 Choosing an Alignment Method .........................................................................11
3.2 Aligning to Alignment Stars ...............................................................................11
3.3 Alignment Method for Equatorial Mounts ..........................................................11
3.4 Alt-Azimuth Mounts using Brightest Star Alignment Method ............................12
3.5 Alt-Azimuth Mounts using 2-Star Alignment Method ........................................15
3.6 Tips for Improving Alignment Accuracy .............................................................16
3.7 Comparison of Alignment Methods ....................................................................16
PART IV : SYNSCAN MENU TREE
4.1 Menu Structure .................................................................................................. 18
4.2 Accessing Menus ..............................................................................................19
4.3 Short-cut Keys ....................................................................................................19
PART V : LOCATING OBJECTS
5.1 Locating Messier Objects ................................................................................. 20
5.2 Locating NGC and IC Objects .......................................................................... 21
5.3 Locating Planets and the Moon ........................................................................ 21
5.4 Locating Caldwell Objects ................................................................................ 21
5.5 Locating SAO Stars .......................................................................................... 22
5.6 Locating Named Stars, Double Stars, and Variable Stars ............................... 22
5.7 Deep Sky Tour ................................................................................................... 23
5.8 User-Defined Objects ........................................................................................ 23
Intermediate Operations
PART VI : CONFIGURE THE TELESCOPE MOUNT
6.1 Choosing Tracking Speed ...............................................................................25
6.2 Backlash Compensation ...................................................................................25
6.3 Setting the Altitude Axis Slewing Limits .........................................................25
6.4 Enable/Disable Auxiliary Encoder ....................................................................26
6.5 Setting Autoguider Speed ................................................................................26
6.6 Setting Flipping Mode .........................................................................................26
PART VII : CONFIGURE THE HAND CONTRL
7.1 Display, Keypad, and Beeper ............................................................................... 27
7.2 Alignment Star Filter ........................................................................................... 27
7.3 Sorting Method of the Alignment Star List ......................................................... 27
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