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6. The hand control will prompt “SET LOCATION:” on the display. There are two methods of performing this function.
Use the scrolling keys to select the method you wish to use and press ENTER.
 • Select City:
Thehandcontrolwillaskyoutoselectadatabaseofcities,eitherintheUnitedStatesoranInternationalcity.
  IntheUnitedStatesdatabase,youwillrstselectyourstateandthentheclosestcitytoyouinalphabeticalorder.Inthe
  Internationaldatabase,youwillrstselectthecountryandthenthecityinalphabeticalorder.Ifyourexactcityisnotlisted,
  choosethenearestcityinthedatabase.Aslongasyouarewithin75milesofthecityyouchoose,youshouldstillbeableto
easily align the telescope.
 • Edit Coordinates: You may directly enter your longitude and latitude into the hand control using the numeric keypad.
  Firstyouwillbeaskedforyourlongitude,followedbyyourlatitude.Youcanchangethecardinaldirection(N,S,EorW)
by selecting it using the arrow keys and changing it by using the up and down scroll keys. You should enter the coordinates in
  degrees,minutesandseconds,forexample(123˚ 04’W49˚ 09’N).
7. Ifyouusedthe“SelectCity”optioninthepreviousstep,youwillnotneedtoenteratimezone,asithasalreadybeenentered
 automatically.Ifyouusedthe“EditCoordinates”optioninthestepabove,thehandcontrolwillnowaskyouto”SetTimeZone.”
You can use the up and down scroll keys to select one of the two following options and pressing ENTER to continue.
 • Select Time Zone:
Youcanchooseyourtimezonefromalist.
 • Enter Time Zone:Youmayenterthetimezoneinhoursandminutesbyyourself(seeAppendixB).Wheneditingthetime
  zone,usethescrollkeysandnumerickeypadtoinputdigitsandthesign(+forEast,-forWest).PressENTERtoconrm.
 TheformatyouentershouldappearlikethisifyouareinPacicStandardTime(PST):-08:00.
8. Thehandcontrolwillnowaskyoutoenterthedateusingthenumerickeypadinthefollowingformat:MM/DD/YYYY.
Press ENTERtoconrm.
9. Enteryourcurrentlocaltimeusingthe24hrtimemode(e.g.2:00PM=14:00).PressENTERtoviewthetimeyoujustentered.
 Ifitisincorrect,pressESCtogobacktothepreviousscreen.Ifcorrect,pressENTER again to proceed to the next step.
10. ThehandcontrolwillaskforyourDaylightSavingssetting.IfyourlocationiscurrentlyfollowingDaylightSavings,chooseyes.
 IfyourlocationdoesnotcurrentlyfollowDaylightSavingstime,selectno.
Hint: If a mistake was entered into the SynScan AZ hand control, press the ESC key to go back to the previous menu and press ENTER to
start again.
11. AftersettingtheDaylightSavings,SynScanAZwilldisplay,“Begin alignment?”Press“1”tostartthealignmentprocedure.