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PART VIII : AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS
8.9 Changing Polar Scope Illumination Level
8.10 Identifying Objects
• H.C. Firmware: The rmware version of the SynScan hand control.
• Database: The database version of the SynScan hand control
• H.C. Hardware: The hardware version of the SynScan hand control.
• Motor Controller: The rmware version of the motor controller of the mount.
• H.C. Serial #: The serial number of the SynScan hand control.
This function applies only to certain Sky-Watcher’s equatorial mounts that are equipped with
a polar scope illuminator.
1. Access the menu “UTILITY FUNCTION \ Polar Scope LED” and press the ENTER key.
2. Use the Left/Right direction keys to adjust the illumination level. Press the ENTER key to
conrm and exit.
After aligning the mount, the SynScan hand control can be used to identify the object to which
the telescope is pointing.
1. Center the object to be identied in the telescope’s eyepiece.
8.7 Display Polaris Position
8.6 Display Power Voltage
8.8 Display Polar Alignment Error
Access the menu “UTILITY FUNCTION \ Show Information \ Polaris Pos.” and press the ENTER
key, and then use the scroll keys to switch the screen display between “Polaris Position in P.
Scope = HH:MM”. and “Hour Angle of Polaris = HH:MM“. Press the ESC key to exit.
Access the menu “UTILITY FUNCTION \ Show Information \ Power Voltage” and press the ENTER
key to display the power voltage applied to the mount. Press the ESC key to exit.
Access the menu “UTILITY FUNCTION \ Show Information \ P.A Error” and press the ENTER key.
The screen will display “Mel=+DDD
o
MM’SS Maz=+DDD
o
MM’SS”. The “Mel” value is the polar
alignment offset in elevation, and the “Maz” value is the polar alignment offset in azimuth.
These data is valid only after a 2-star alignment or a 3-star alignment.