Celestron C80ED-R User Manual

 

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INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................ ............4 

Warning ...................................................................................................................................................... 4

 

 

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 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