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Instruction Manual
field of view begins to slowly drift across the eyepiece field. This motion
is caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis. Objects appear to move
through the field more rapidly at higher powers. See TRACKING OBJECTS,
page 10, for detailed information on how you can counteract the drift in the
field of view.
Activate the Arrow Keys
The arrow keys of the handbox allow you to slew (move) the telescope up,
down, right, or left. The following procedure describes how to activate the arrow
keys:
1. After the batteries are installed and the cord is plugged into the HBX port
of computer control panel (A, Fig 1d), a copyright message lights on the
handbox LCD display (1, Fig. 2).
2. A message warning not to look at the Sun scrolls across the display. Press
the key prompted by the handbox to acknowledge that the Sun warning has
been read and understood.
3. Press ENTER (2, Fig. 2) repeatedly until „Country/State“ appears on the
display. (Ignore the prompts requesting Date and Time. See INITIALIZING
HANDBOX, page 16, for more information).
4. Use the Scroll keys (7, Fig. 2) to cycle through the database of countries,
states, and provinces. Press ENTER when the correct location displays.
5. The handbox then prompts you to enter the nearest city (listed alphabeti-
cally) to the observing site. Use the Scroll keys to cycle through the data-
base of cities. Press ENTER when the correct city appears on the display.
6. The handbox then prompts you to enter the model number of your tele-
scope. Use the Scroll keys to cycle through the list of telescope models.
Press ENTER when the correct model appears on the display.
7. The display then reads „Align: Easy.“ You now can use handbox‘s Arrow
keys to move the telescope to observe.
Note: If you go past the „Align: Easy“ (or any other menu display you
wish to select), press MODE to return to the previous display(s).
8. Press the Arrow keys (5, Fig. 2) to move the telescope up, down, right, or
left. You can move the telescope at different speeds.
Slew Speeds
The handbox has nine slew speeds that move the optical tube at rates that are
directly proportional to the sidereal rate and have been calculated to accomplish
specific functions. Press a Number key (6, Fig. 2) to change the slew speed,
which is shown for about two seconds on handbox’s display.
The nine available speeds are:
Number Key 1 = Guide (0.25 arc-min/sec or 0.004°/sec)
Number Key 2 = 2x = 2 x sidereal (0.5 arc-min/sec or 0.008°/sec)
Number Key 3 = 8x = 8 x sidereal (2 arc-min/sec or 0.033°/sec)
Number Key 4 = 16x = 16 x sidereal (4 arc-min/sec or 0.067°/sec)
Number Key 5 = 64x = 64 x sidereal (16 arc-min/sec or 0.27°/sec)
Number Key 6 = 128x = 30 arc-min/sec or 0.5°/sec
Number Key 7 = 1.5° = 90 arc-min/sec or 1.5°/sec
Number Key 8 = 3° = 180 arc-min/sec or 3°/sec
Number Key 9 = Max = 270 arc-min/sec or 4.5°/sec
Speeds 1, 2, or 3: Best used for fine centering of an object in the field of view
of a higher power eyepiece, such as a 12mm or a 9mm eyepiece.
Speeds 4, 5, or 6: Enables centering an object in the field of a low-to-moderate
power eyepiece, such as the standard Super Plössl 26mm.
Speeds 7 or 8: Best used for rough centering of an object in the viewfinder.
Speed 9: Moves the telescope quickly from one point in the sky to another.
Note: The handbox only
prompts you to enter
Country (or State) and
City as described in
steps 3, 4, and 5, the first
time it is activated. These
prompts do not appear
again, unless you reset
the handbox (see RESET,
page 24).
However, if you need to
re-enter this information
(e.g., you change your
geographic location), you
can change the location
information by using the
Site option of the Setup
menu. See ADDING
OBSERVING SITES
, page
25, for detailed informa-
tion.
The Site option „Zip
code“ works for U.S. cit-
ies only. Users in Europe,
please enter the „City“
option.
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