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The Basic functions, which are displayed on the hand control

when initially powered on, are the commonly used functions

that you may need to use every time you use your telescope.

These features include updating the time and location information

and many utility functions such as changing the backlighting

and contrast of the hand control display.

The Advanced functions give you the ability to customize the

many features of your telescope and the object database, as

well as, the Telescope Setup functions needed to improve your

mount’s overall performance.

To access the Advanced menu items, see Menu Levels under

the Utilities section of the manual.

Basic Level Menu Items

Time and Location

View / Modify Location – Allows you to view and make

changes to the longitude and latitude of your current location.

Please note that changing your current location will result in a

loss of alignment. You will need to realign your telescope after

making location changes.

View / Modify Time – Allows you to view and make changes to

the date, time, time zone oset and Daylight Savings Time.

To modify time and location information:

• Use the number key pad to enter updated information.

• The time needs to be entered in Universal Time, which in

some cases may set the date forward or back by one day.

• Use the UP/DOWN Scroll keys to toggle between choices

like North/South and time zone information.

View / GOTO Location

RA/DEC- Displays the Celestial coordinates (Right Ascension

and Declination) of the telescope’s current location in the sky.

• To enter new coordinates, press ENTER and use the number

keypad to enter the desired set of coordinates.

• Use the UP and DOWN Scroll keys to change the declination

from positive to negative and back.

• Press ENTER to slew the telescope to the new coordinates.

Utility Features

Scrolling through the MENU options will also provide access

to several advanced utility functions such as adjusting hand

control brightness and restoring factory defaults.

Backlight – This feature allows you to adjust the brightness

of both the red keypad light and LCD display for daytime use

to conserve power and to help preserve your night vision. Use

the UP/DOWN Scroll buttons to increase or decrease the numeric

value from 0 (o) to 99 (brightest). Press ENTER to accept the

values. Press BACK to exit the menu.

LCD Contrast – Allows you to adjust the contrast of the LCD

display. This is useful in different lighting conditions and

temperatures that can aect the appearance of the LCD. Use

the UP/DOWN Scroll buttons to increase or decrease the

numeric value from 0 (brightest) to 31 (darkest).

Get Version Info – Selecting this option will allow you to see

the current version and build number of the hand control, camera

and motor control software. The rst set of numbers indicate

the hand control software version. For the motor control, the

hand control will display two sets of numbers; the rst numbers

are for azimuth and the second set are for altitude. Use the UP/

DOWN Scroll buttons to view all the information.

Restore Defaults – Returns SkyProdigy’s hand control to its

original factory setting. Press ENTER to restore the defaults or

press BACK to escape.

Menu Level – In order to make navigating through the hand

control menus as easy as possible, the menu levels are divided

into Basic and Advanced functions. To display Advanced

features, select the Menu Level option. Under Menu Level

select the Advanced option and press ENTER.

• The Basic functions, which are displayed on the hand

control when initially powered on, are the commonly

used functions that you may need to use every time you

use your telescope. These features include updating the time

and location information and many utility functions, such

as changing the back lighting and contrast of the hand

control display.

• The Advanced functions give you the ability to customize

the many features of your telescope and the object database,

as well as the Telescope Setup functions needed to im-

prove your mount’s performance and overall performance.

Advanced Level Menu Items

Database Setup

SkyTour Filters – Allows you to set the minimum magnitude

limit (brightness) for objects that will be displayed when the

SKY TOUR button is pressed. When using your telescope from

a dark sky location, set the minimum magnitude to a higher

number. When using your telescope from an urban location or

when the Moon is full, set the minimum magnitude to a lower

number. The filter limit can be set between 0 (very bright

objects) and 25.5 (extremely faint objects). Press ENTER to

accept the value.

Once the lter limit is set, the hand control will display a list

of all the object catalogs that are searched when creating

the customized SkyTour. To narrow down your search you can

select just the catalogs you want to include in the search:

1. Use the UP and DOWN Scroll buttons to select the desired

catalog.

2. Press ENTER to select or deselect the catalog.

• A selected catalog will have a small check mark next to it

• A deselected catalog will have a small “x” next to it

Catalog Filters - Allows you to set the minimum magnitude

limit (brightness) for objects that will be displayed when viewing

any of the database catalogs. This will lter out any objects too

faint to view for the sky conditions of your observing site.

Identify Filters- Allows you to set the minimum magnitude

limit (brightness) and search radius for objects that will be

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