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telescope section). Tighten all lock knobs
(Declination, Latitude, Right Ascension,
Horizontal Axis) so that telescope’s aim is
not disturbed.
2. Turn on the red dot finder and look
through the finder window. Adjust the red
dot alignment screws to center the red dot
on the object.
3. Now, objects located with the finderscope
first will be centered in field of view of the
main telescope.
4.2.3. Go to the Moon
After performing these setups, the mount is
ready to GOTO and track objects. The most
common object will be the Moon.
Press MENU button, select “Select and
Slew” by press ENTER button. Select
“Planets, Sun, Moon”, and using
▲
or
▼
button to select Moon. Press ENTER. The
telescope will automatically slew to the
Moon and lock on. It will automatically begin
to track once it locks on to it. Use the arrow
keys to center the Moon in your eyepiece, if
it is not centered. Press BACK key to stop
GOTO during the slew. Press ENTER key
to stop the tracking.
4.2.4. Initial Star Alignment
A simple alignment/synchronization can be
performed to improve the GOTO and
tracking accuracy. To do so, press MENU
button, scroll down to “Align”, select “One
Star Align” and press ENTER. A list of three
bright object, such as Moon, Venus, and
other stars, will be displayed for you to
select from. Select an object using
▲
or
▼
key. Then press ENTER. Use
◄
►
▲
or
▼
key to center the object in your eyepiece.
Press SPEED button to change the slew
speed if needed. Then press ENTER to
complete the alignment. Or press the BACK
key to cancel the process.
An alternate way is performing “Sync to
Target”. To do so, press MENU button,
select “Select and Slew” and press ENTER.
Then select a known sky object, such as
Moon from “Planets, Sun, Moon” menu and
press ENTER. The mount will slew to the
Moon. When the mount stopped slewing,
the Moon could be just inside your eyepiece
or way off. Press MENU button and scroll
down the menu to “Sync to Target” and
press ENTER. Follow the instruction, use
◄
►
▲
and
▼
keys to move the Moon in the
center of your eyepiece and press ENTER.
4.3. Turn Off the Mount
When finishing observing, always move the
mount to Park Position. If the mount is not
moved, no initial set up is needed when
powered on the next time. To do so, press
the MENU button, scroll down to “Park
Telescope” and press ENTER. Turn the
power off.
5. Use SmartStar
®
-E
Telescopes
5.1.
Manual Operation of a
Telescope
You may observe land and astronomical
objects using GOTONOVA’s arrow keys.
After the telescope was assembled
(referring to Section 2. Telescope
Assembly), flip the I/O switch on the
telescope mount to turn on the mount. Use
►
,
◄
,
▼
or
▲
buttons to point the telescope
to desired object. You may need using
SPEED key to change the slewing speed.
5.2. Slew to an Object
Press MENU button, from the main menu,
select “Select and Slew.” Select an object
you would like to observe and press ENTER
key.
The GOTONOVA
TM
8403 hand controller
has a database consists of over 5,000
objects. Use
►
or
◄
button to move the
cursor and
▼
or
▲
button to change the
