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Use this setting to change the direction of the telescope's approach when slewing to an object This
GOTO APPROACH:
allows you to minimize the effects of backlash For example, if your telescope is back heavy from
using heavy optical or photographic accessories, you would want to set your altitude approach to
the negative direction This would ensure that the telescope always approaches an object from the
opposite direction as the load pulling on the scope Similarly, if you are using the telescope while po-
lar aligned, you would want to set the azimuth approach to the direction that allows the scope to com-
pensate for different load level on the motors and gears when pointing in different parts of the sky
To change the GoTo approach direction, simply choose GoTo Approach from the Scope Setup menu, select
either Altitude or Azimuth approach, choose positive or negative, and press ENTER
AUTOGUIDE RATES: This option allows you to set an autoguide rate as a percentage of sidereal rate This is helpful when cali-
brating your telescope to a CCD autoguider for long exposure photography
CORDWRAP: Cordwrap safeguards against the telescope slewing more than 360º in azimuth and wrapping accessory
or power cables around the base of the telescope This is useful any time that cables are plugged into the
base of the telescope By default, the cord wrap feature is turned off when the telescope is aligned in alt-
azimuth and turned on when aligned on a wedge
UTILITIES: The Utilities menu presents options that allow easier operation and updating of the NexStar SE mount
This menu allows you to turn the GPS module on or off when using the optional SkySync GPS accessory
GPS ON/OFF :
When aligning the telescope, the NexStar SE still receives information, such as the current time, from the
optional GPS accessory If you want to use the hand control database to find the coordinates of a celestial
object for a future date, you would need to turn the GPS module off in order to manually enter a date and time
other than the present
If you want to reset the NexStar hand control to its original factory setting, use this option Parameters
FACTORY SETTING:
such as backlash compensation values, initial date and time, longitude/latitude, slew limits, and filter limits
will all be reset However, stored parameters such as user-defined objects will remain saved even when
Factory Settings is selected The hand control will ask you to press the "0" key before returning to the
factory default setting
Selecting this option will allow you to see the version number of the hand control software
VERSION:
GET AXIS POSITION: This option displays the relative altitude and azimuth for the current position of the telescope
GOTO AXIS POSITION: This option allows you to enter a specific altitude and azimuth position and slew to it
Hibernate allows the NexStar SE to be completely powered down and still retain its alignment when
HIBERNATE:
turned back on This not only saves power but is ideal for those that have their telescopes permanently
mounted or leave their telescope in one location for long periods of time, such as an observatory To
place your telescope in Hibernate mode:
• Select Hibernate from the Utility Menu
• Move the telescope to a desire position and press ENTER
• Power off the telescope Remember to never move your telescope manually while in Hibernate mode
Once the telescope is powered on again the display will read "Wake Up " After pressing ENTER, you
have the option of scrolling through the time/site information to confirm the current settings Press
ENTER to wake up the telescope
HINT: Pressing UNDO at the Wake Up screen allows you to explore many of the features of the hand
control without waking the telescope up from hibernate mode. To wake up the telescope after
UNDO has been pressed, select Hibernate from the Utility menu and press ENTER. Do not use
the direction buttons to move the telescope while in hibernate mode.
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