Advanced Series Advanced Series GT INSTRUCTION MANUAL C6-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 Date/Time........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24 User Defined Objects ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Get RA/DEC ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Goto R.A/Dec.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Identify ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Precise GoTo .............................................................................................................................................................................................................26 Scope Setup Features.................................................................................................................................................................................................26 Setup Time-Site............................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Anti-backlash .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Filter Limits..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Direction Buttons ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Goto Approach ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Autoguide Rates .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Azimuth Limits ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 East/West Filtering.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Utility Features ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................28 Calibrate Goto ......................... ...