AAddvvaanncceedd SSeerriieess AAddvvaanncceedd SSeerriieess GGGTTT INSTRUCTION MANUAL C80ED-R ● C100ED-R INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................ ............4 Warning...................................................................................................................................................... 4 ASSEMBLY .................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Setting up the Tripod.................................................................................................................................. 6 Attaching the Equatorial Mount ................................................................................................................. 6 Attaching the Center Leg Brace ................................................................................................................. 7 Installing the Counterweight Bar................................................................................................................ 7 Installing the Counterweight ...................................................................................................................... 8 Attaching the Hand Control Holder............................................................................................................ 8 Attaching the Slow Motion Knobs ............................................................................................................. 8 Attaching the Telescope Tube to the Mount............................................................................................... 9 The Optical Tube...................................................................................................................................... 10 Balancing the Tube in R.A. ...................................................................................................................... 11 Adjusting the Mount................................................................................................................................. 12 Adjusting the Mount in Altitude ............................................................................................................... 13 Adjusting the Mount in Azimuth .............................................................................................................. 13 Attaching the Declination Cable (For GT Models Only) ......................................................................... 13 Powering the Telescope............................................................................................................................ 14 HAND CONTROL ....................................................................................................................................................... 15 Hand Control Operation ........................................................................................................................... 16 Alignment Procedures .............................................................................................................................. 17 Startup Procedure ..................................................................................................................................... 17 Auto Align................................................................................................................................................ 18 Auto Three-Star Align.............................................................................................................................. 18 Quick-Align.............................................................................................................................................. 19 Last Alignment......................................................................................................................................... 19 Re-Alignment ........................................................................................................................................... 19 Object Catalog.......................................................................................................................................... 20 Selecting an Object ................................................................................................................................... 20 Slewing to an Object................................................................................................................................. 20 Finding Planets ......................................................................................................................................... 20 Tour Mode ................................................................................................................................................ 21 Constellation Tour .................................................................................................................................... 21 Direction Buttons...................................................................................................................................... 21 Rate Button ............................................................................................................................................... 21 Setup Procedures ...................................................................................................................................... 22 Tracking Mode ................................................................................................................................. 22 Tracking Rate ................................................................................................................................... 22 Date/Time......................................................................................................................................... 22 User Defined Objects........................................................................................................................ 22 Get RA/DEC..................................................................................................................................... 23 Goto R.A/Dec................................................................................................................................... 23 Identify ............................................................................................................................................. 23 Precise GoTo............................................................................................................................................. 24 Scope Setup Features ................................................................................................................................ 24 Setup Time-Site................................................................................................................................ 24 Anti-backlash.................................................................................................................................... 24 Filter Limits...................................................................................................................................... 24 Direction Buttons.............................................................................................................................. 25 Goto Approach ................................................................................................................................. 25 Autoguide Rates ............................................................................................................................... 25 Azimuth Limits................................................................................................................................. 25 East/West Filtering ........................................................................................................................... 26 Utility Features......................................................................................................................................... 26 Calibrate Goto .................................................................................................................................. 26 Home Position .................................................................................................................................. 26 Polar Align ....................................................................................................................................... 26 2 Light Control .................................................................................................................................... 27 Factory Settings................................................................................................................................ 27 Version ............................................................................................................................................. 27 Get Alt-Az ........................................................................................................................................ 27 Goto Alt-Az...................................................................................................................................... 27 Hibernate .........................................................................................................................................