AAddvvaanncceedd SSeerriieess AAddvvaanncceedd SSeerriieess GGGTTT INSTRUCTION MANUAL C5-S ● C8-S ● C9.25-S ● C11-S INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Warning....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 ASSEMBLY.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Setting up the Tripod................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Attaching the Equatorial Mount.................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Attaching the Center Leg Brace.................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Installing the Counterweight Bar................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Installing the Counterweight....................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Attaching the Hand Control Holder............................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Attaching the Slow Motion Knobs ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Attaching the Optical Tube to the Mount ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Attaching the Visual Back ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Installing the Star Diagonal....................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Installing the Eyepiece .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Installing the Finderscope ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Removing the Lens Cap............................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Moving the Telescope Manually .............................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Balancing The Mount in R.A.................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Balancing The Mount in DEC .................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Adjusting the Mount ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Adjusting the Mount in Altitude ...............................................................................................................................................................................14 Adjusting the Mount in Azimuth ..............................................................................................................................................................................15 Attaching the Declination Cable (For GT Models Only)......................................................................................................................................... 15 Powering the Telescope ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 HAND CONTROL....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Hand Control Operation ............................................................................................................................................................................................18 Alignment Procedures............................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Startup Procedure...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Auto Align................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Auto Three-Star Align .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Quick-Align............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Last Alignment.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Re-Alignment............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Object Catalog........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Selecting an Object....................................................................................................................................................................................................22 Slewing to an Object .................................................................................................................................................................................................22 Finding Planets ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................22 Tour Mode .................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 Constellation Tour.....................................................................................................................................................................................................23 Direction Buttons.......................................................................................................................................................................................................23 Rate Button................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 Setup Procedures....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Tracking Mode................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24 Tracking Rate.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24 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