Part I : Introduction; Outline And Interface; Connecting To A Telescope Mount; Slew The Mount With The Direction Keys - SKY-WATCHER SynScan EQ6 Pro Instruction Manual

1.1 Outline and Interface

A SynScan hand control and its interfaces are shown in
Fig. 1.1

1.2 Connecting to a Telescope Mount

Connect the 8-pin (RJ-45) "Mount" port of the hand control to the "Hand Control" port on a
Sky-Watcher mount using an appropriate cable. The table below lists the "Hand Control" ports
on different Sky-Watcher mounts.
Mount Model
EQ6 Pro
HEQ5 Pro, EQ5 Pro, EQ3 Pro,
AZ-EQ6 GT , EQ8
All Alt-azimuth mounts

1.3 Slew the Mount with the Direction Keys

In many situations, users need to slew the mount at different speeds with the directional keys.
Here are the guides for this operation:

PART I : INTRODUCTION

LCD Display Screen: It can display two lines of text, 16 characters
per line. The contrast and the brightness of the red backlight are ad-
justable.
ESC, SETUP, ENTER
Buttons:
and scroll keys.
Mount Port: Connects to a Sky-Watcher telescope mount. The hand
control can get power supply from the mount via this port.
Multi-Purpose Port: Connects to an external device such as a com-
puter, a GPS module, a camera, etc.
Power Port: Connects to a power supply for standalone (not connect-
ed to a telescope mount) use of the hand control. It accepts a plug
with a 5.5mm O.D. and a 2.0mm I.D.
Hand control Port
8-pin RJ-45
Fig. 1.1
, directional, number/shortcut keys,
"Hand Control" Port on Mount
D-sub 9 Male
8-pin RJ-45
6-pin RJ-12
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