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Sound Occurs
Immediately after turning
Short whistle
the power on.
Two beeps from Shortly after mount is
about two
turned on.
seconds apart
Single beep When the servomotor
initialization is interrupted,
shortly after mount is
powered on.
Ba-dink (lower Shortly after the mount has
pitch), ba-dink slewed to the home position
(higher pitch) in each axis.
Continuous, May occur when attempting
successive, high- to slew the mount.
pitched beeps.
Description
The sound indicates the control system is operational.
Indicates that the control system has located the DC
servomotors "index" position in right ascension and
declination. This means that the control system has
initialized the servomotors and is ready for normal
operation.
Servomotor initialization can be interrupted by the
following actions.
•
Pressing and holding the joystick button down and
turning on the mount.
•
Moving the joystick from its center position before
the servomotors are initialized.
•
Attempting to slew or home the mount from
TheSkyX Professional Edition before servomotor
initialization. For normal initialization, simply turn
on the mount and wait for the two successive
beeps, without attempting to control the mount via
joystick or TheSkyX Professional Edition.
•
One or both of the Three Position Switches is in the
Lock position (page 46).
Indicates that mount has successfully located the home
position (page 17).
This sound indicates a control system error condition if the
mount cannot slew. "Something" is preventing the
servomotors from rotating, so the mount cannot slew or
track normally.
Typical causes include:
•
The mount encountered a fixed object while
slewing. For example, the counterweight shaft has
run into a step stool that has been placed next to
the pier.
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