Celestron Advanced Series GT Manuale Utente

 

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

 

 

Setting up the Tripod .................................................................................................................................. 7

 

Attaching the Equatorial Mount.................................................................................................................. 7

 

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 Telescope Tube to the Mount ............................................................................................. 10

 

Balancing the Tube in R.A........................................................................................................................ 12

 

Adjusting the Mount ................................................................................................................................. 13

 

Adjusting the Mount in Altitude ............................................................................................................... 13

 

Adjusting the Mount in Azimuth............................................................................................................... 14

 

Attaching the Declination Cables (For GT Models Only) ........................................................................ 14

 

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

 

Light Control..................................................................................................................................... 27

 

Factory Settings ................................................................................................................................ 27