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ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS SynScan V5 Instruction Manual

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Copyright © 2022 Orion Telescopes & Binoculars. All Rights Reserved. No part of this product instruction or any of its contents
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Hand Controller
#7947, #7942
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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL SynScan V5 GoTo Hand Controller #7947, #7942 Francais Pour obtenir le manuel d'utilisation complet, veuillez vous rendre sur le site Web OrionTele- scopes.eu/fr et saisir la référence du produit dans la barre de recherche. Cliquez ensuite sur le lien du manuel d’utilisation du produit sur la page de description...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 5.6 Setting Meridian Flip ......13 5.7 Altitude Axis (Elevation) Slew Limits ....14 1.

  • Page 3: Overview And Operating Modes

    1. Overview and Scroll keys Operating Modes The SynScan V5 GoTo hand controller provides easy, computer- ized location of thousands of night sky objects – planets, nebu- las, star clusters, galaxies, and more for viewing through your telescope. The SynScan hand controller, combined with the opti-...

  • Page 4: Slewing With The Direction Keys

    • OBJECT: Access to the “OBJECT LIST” menu. field of view of a finder scope. To connect the SynScan V5 hand controller to your mount, plug • Rates 2, 3, and 4 are slower rates useful for moving a target the 8-pin RJ-45 connector of the coil cable that came with your in the field of view of an eyepiece.

  • Page 5: Initialization

    1. Selecting the Operating Mode of the Mount Locate a celestial Observing or Initialization Alignment A SynScan V5 hand controller with firmware version 4.05.06 object automatically other operations or later supports both an equatorial mount and an alt-azimuth 2. Easy Tracking Mode mount.
  • Page 6 • After the home position is established, the LCD screen will • Enter the date in the format mm/dd/yyyy using the numeric display “Add DEC offset?” in the first line, and display “1)YES keypad. Press ENTER to confirm your choice. 2)NO”...

  • Page 7: Goto Star Alignment

    • You can also start an alignment process to operate the 3-Star Alignment SynScan hand controller in Full Feature mode. At the prompt of “Choose 1st Star,” use the scroll keys to browse through a list of star names and choose one •...

  • Page 8: Alignment Methods For Alt-Azimuth Mounts

    1-Star Alignment N (0˚) One-star alignment is the simplest and quickest alignment method, as only one alignment star is required. Due to minimal data input, however, a one-star alignment will not yield optimal (315˚) (45˚) results unless polar alignment is very accurate, and any cone error is minimized (see Appendix C).
  • Page 9 Now, use the Scroll keys to scroll through the list of bright ENTER to skip extra messages and complete the alignment stars. There will only be a few stars, at most, on the list, process. and sometimes only one star will be on the list. The hand •...

  • Page 10: Tips For Improving Alignment Accuracy

    proceed to the next step. If the telescope has clutches on • Choose an alignment star with smaller declination. It will help its axes, you can loosen the clutches to move the mount to obtain higher resolution in R.A. movement in the telescope’s manually to point the telescope to the target.

  • Page 11: Messier, Ngc, Ic, And Caldwell Objects

    mount to locate a specific object in the catalogs. The object loca- Press the ENTER key to proceed to the next step. The tion function is available for either “Full Feature” mode (Section screen will display “View Object?” 1.3 Step 1) or “Easy Tracking” mode (Section 1.3 Step 2) of the Press the ENTER key to slew the mount toward the target mount.

  • Page 12: Sao Stars

    (Min.MAG=), and period of variation (Period=) are provided for “1” to enter R.A./Dec. coordinates for a celestial object; variable stars. press “2” to enter Alt-azimuth coordinates for a land object. If “RA-DEC” is chosen, the screen will display the 4.4 SAO Stars coordinates to which the telescope is currently pointing.

  • Page 13: Hand Controller Display And Keypad Settings

    5.4 Tracking Rate • Alignment – Allows you to re-perform the 1-star, 2-star, or 3-star alignment for GoTo operation at any time without restarting The mount can track at several different rates, which you select the mount (see Section 5.10). depending on the type of object(s) you’ll be observing or photo- graphing.

  • Page 14: Altitude Axis (Elevation) Slew Limits

    To set the meridian flip mode, go to Setup\Flipping Mode. Users may turn off the auxiliary encoder to obtain the best point- ing accuracy. The auxiliary encoder can be turned on again at • Scroll to Auto Flipping and press ENTER to let the hand control any time for manually moving the mount.

  • Page 15: Re-Aligning The Mount

    “UTILITY FUNCTION \ Show Information \ Time” and press the ENTER key. 5.20 Language Configuration The SynScan V5 hand controller with firmware version 4.38.01 or 5.15 Display Version Information higher supports multiple languages, including English, Chinese Access the menu “UTILITY FUNCTION \ Show Information \...

  • Page 16: Advanced Functions

    Then press ENTER to select the language you want. Restart and PEC data, and start your next observing session without the hand controller, and it will display in the selected language. having to redo the GoTo alignment and calibration. Parking 6.

  • Page 17: Camera Control

    Choose a bright star near the area of interest in the night To use the camera control function, the camera must be equipped sky. Consult a star map or software program to choose the with a shutter release control port and be set to the “Bulb” expo- star, if necessary.

  • Page 18: Periodic Error Correction (Pec) For Eq Mount

    Batch Exposure tion with your telescope. For best results, the true field of view should not exceed 10 arcminutes. Set the camera to “Bulb” exposure mode. For mounts that support PPEC, such as the Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G Press the “UTILITY” shortcut key, access to the sub-menu and HDX110 EQ-G mounts, an autoguiding camera can be used “Camera Control \ Shoot,”...

  • Page 19: Calibrating Auto-Home Offset

    • After turning on the PEC + Sidereal replay, wait for at least one Remember to end the centering operation with Up and worm cycle before taking a picture. Right direction keys. Press the ENTER key to proceed to the next step. •...

  • Page 20: Astronomical Time-Lapse Photography

    Point the camera to the desired orientation. Programs Access the menu “UTILITY\Astro Time-Lapse\ The SynScan V5 hand controller can communicate with a Configuration\Exposure Time” to set the exposure time of computer via the RS-232 port or the USB port at the bottom of the the camera.

  • Page 21: Pc Direct Mode

    A) A USB Type A to Type B cable (sold separately) connecting the USB port on the hand controller to a USB • Check the “Auto-detect COM port” to let the port on the computer, or application detect the proper serial port that will connect to the SynScan hand controller.

  • Page 22: Checking Gps Information

    Figure 5. a) Aligning the R.A. motion of the star with the crosshairs of a reticle eyepiece. Adjust the telescope in Dec. (with the hand controller) to place the star on the R.A. crosshair. If the SynScan hand controller detects the connection of a •...

  • Page 23: Appendix A: Standard Time Zones Of The World

    Appendix A: Standard Time Zones of the World...

  • Page 24: Appendix B: Synscan Menu Tree

    Appendix B: SynScan Menu Tree The SynScan hand controller’s menu is only accessible after the initialization, or after the GoTo alignment routine is completed (if it is chosen at startup). You can use the ESC key, the ENTER key, and the two scrolling keys to access the menu. OBJECT LIST UTILITY FUNC.

  • Page 25: Appendix C: Eliminating Cone Error

    Appendix C: Eliminating Cone Error Figure 6. a) The counterweight shaft is horizontal and the telescope is pointed north. Rotate the mount 180 degrees about the RA axis. A telescope exhibits cone error if the telescope tube’s opti- cal axis is not perpendicular to the equatorial mount’s Dec. axis.

  • Page 26: Appendix D: Synscan Self-Diagnosis

    Look into the eyepiece. Move the telescope about the R.A. Note: This adjustment can be done in the daytime by axis using the R.A. direction buttons on the hand controller targeting a distant, small object – at least ¼ mile away while carefully observing the movement of the star.

  • Page 27: Appendix E: Schematic Of The Ports

    Appendix E: Schematic of the Ports Vpp+ Vpp+ RX(RS232C) COMMON TX(TTL) RX(TTL) TX(RS232C) SHUTTER DROP Optoisolator Multi-Purpose (Serial) Port Telescope Mount Port Appendix F: Specifications Supported Modes Equatorial and Alt-azimuth Object Catalog Messier, NGC, IC, SAO, Caldwell,Double Star, Variable Star, Named Star, Planets Pointing Accuracy Up to 5 arc-minutes RMS Tracking Rate...

  • Page 28: Appendix G: Star Charts

    Appendix G: Star Charts NORTH SOUTH SPRING Early March 1:00 AM Late March 12:00 AM Early April 12:00 AM* Late April 11:00 PM* Early May 10:00 PM* Late May 9:00 PM* Early June 8:00 PM (dusk)* *Daylight saving time...
  • Page 29 NORTH SOUTH SUMMER Early June 2:00 AM* Late June 1:00 AM* Early July 12:00 AM* Late July 11:00 PM* Early August 10:00 PM* Late August 9:00 PM* Early September 8:00 PM (dusk)* *Daylight saving time...
  • Page 30 NORTH SOUTH AUTUMN Early September 2:00 AM* Late September 1:00 AM* Early October 12:00 AM* Late October 11:00 PM* Early November 9:00 PM Late November 8:00 PM Early December 7:00 PM *Daylight saving time...
  • Page 31 NORTH SOUTH WINTER Early December 2:00 AM Late December 1:00 AM Early January 12:00 AM Late January 11:00 PM Early February 10:00 PM Late February 9:00 PM Early March 8:00 PM...
  • Page 32 One-Year Limited Warranty This Orion product is warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for a peri- od of one year from the date of purchase. This warranty is for the benefit of the original retail purchaser only. During this warranty period Orion Telescopes & Binoculars will repair or replace, at Orion’s option, any warranted instrument that proves to be defec- tive, provided it is returned postage paid.

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