9. Press ENTER to begin Az/RA (Right
Ascension) training.
10. “Drive Setup: For this....” begins to scroll across the
display. This is a reminder to point your telescope
at a terrestrial object. Loosen the RA and DEC
locks (Page 8, Fig 1, 29 and 30) and point the
telescope at an object. Then re-tighten the locks.
Press ENTER when the telescope is pointing at
the desired terrestrial object.
11. “Center reference object” displays. Center your
target object using the arrow keys. When centered,
press ENTER.
12. The telescope slews and “Press > until it is
centered” displays. Press the Right Arrow key until
the target is centered again. Then press ENTER.
Note: If you pass the object when pressing the
Arrow key, you cannot slew the telescope back in
the other direction. Press MODE until “Train Drive:
Az/RA Train” displays and begin the procedure
over again.
13. The telescope slews and “Press < until it is
centered” displays. Press the Left Arrow key until
the target is centered again. Then press ENTER.
14. “Train Drive: Az/RA Train” displays again. Press
the Scroll Down key and “Train Drive: Alt/DEC
Train” displays. Press ENTER to begin Alt/DEC
(Declination) training.
15. “Drive Setup: For this....” begins to scroll across
the display. This is another reminder to point your
telescope at a terrestrial object. Loosen the RA
and DEC locks (Page 8, Fig 1, 29 and 30) and
point the telescope at an object. Then re-tighten
the locks. Press ENTER when the telescope is
pointing at the desired terrestrial object.
16. “Center reference object” displays. Center your
target object using the arrow keys. When centered,
press ENTER.
17. The telescope slews and “Press until it is centered”
displays. Press the Up Arrow key until the target is
centered again. Then press ENTER.
Displayed information: Example:
Catalog or common name... Messier 107, NGC 6171,
Orion Nebula, etc
Type of object...................... Globular Cluster, Nebula,
Black Hole, etc.
Right Ascension .................. 16:32:4
Declination .......................... 13°03’
Constellation ...................... Virgo, Orion, etc.
Magnitude ........................... 3
Size..................................... 2’
Scrolling message............... “This Globular Cluster is
10,000 light years
away...”
Training the Drive
Perform this procedure after a Reset, or if you are
experiencing any pointing accuracy problems. Training
the drive gives your telescope a higher degree of
pointing accuracy.
Note: Use a terrestrial object, such as a telephone pole
or lamp post, to train the drive. It is best to perform this
procedure during the daytime.
1. If you have just performed INITIALIZING
AUDIOSTAR, go to step 2.
If you have not yet initialized AudioStar, go to
Page 24 and follow the procedure described in
INITIALIZING AUDIOSTAR. Then go to step 2 of
this procedure.
2. Keep pressing MODE until “Select Item:
Object” displays.
3. Press the Scroll Up key once. “Select: Item:
Setup” displays.
4. Press ENTER to access the Setup menu. “Setup:
Align” displays.
5. Keep pressing the Scroll Up key until “Setup:
Telescope” displays.
6. Press ENTER to access the Telescope menu.
“Telescope: Telescope Model” displays.
7. Keep pressing the Scroll Down key until “Telescope:
Train Drive” displays.
8. Press ENTER to choose the Train Drive option.
“Train Drive: Az/RA Train” displays.
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