SYNGUIDEH USER'S MANUAL
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1. OPERATING UNDER THE NIGHT SKY The key steps of operating the SynGuider are Stop 1 Adjust the focus PREVIEW mode Step 2 Find and lock a quide star LOCKED mode Step 3 Start autoquiding GUIDING mode The following sections explains the practical operations of the SynGuider ADJUST FOCUS PREVIEW MODE e u The SynGuider enters the PREVIEW mode as soon as the power is turned on Following is an example of what you will see The left half of the LCD screen _ The right half of the displays text information EI ET screen displays the image the internal Wanna image sensor detects The stars are represented by The current mode The current exposure _______________ RR MERE The brightness of the brightest METTE dots The brighter the star the larger star in the FOV The coordinates of the brightest star in the FOV The centre of the image sensor is the reference the dot is OPERATING UNDEH THE NIGHT SKY A small cross will also display on the screen lo indicate the LOCKED center of the star The coordinates of the star will be displayed in the text zone of the LCD The diagam on the aypt see right in what you will see in the LOCKED mode a hi 105 Y 65 AUTOGUIDING GUIDING MODE Once the SynGuider Is successfully locked onto a star you may active guiding with the GUIDE Activate Autoguiding AUTO CAL This is recommended2. osure on the photographic camera should ne befo res suspending autoguiding
3. when the telescope has been moved to a new object It will start an auto calibration routine to detect the correct setting of the guiding parameters including control signal polarity SWAP N S SWAP E W and SWAP X Y parameters and the controlling aggressiveness for the RA and Dec axes SynGuider will automatically start autoguid ing after the calibration is finish ed successfully RESUME This is to resume previous autoguiding SynGuider will skip the auto calibration routine and start autoguiding with the previous guiding parameters PERATING UNDER THE NIGHT SKY ng diagram is what you will see in the GUIDING mode e i 1 I IT i A Orma SF Li jn Ee YS ds pixel a RA TET Mpio yes foy ven hi l Ew Im Ma MW monitor Ihe lfects E HKI E A al a ogudina The a A rl d center of the cross dD iS the position of nat the SynGuider i IS RA the guide star when E or Dec Dec alis guiding is activated Bruce pot lina agressiveness of RA or Dec axis can be adjusted with the direction buttons on the sant re E Jse e the RIGHT LEFT buttons to increase decrease the RA aggressiveness and the VN i button Is to increase decrease the Dec agressiveness If the SynGuider losses the ar dur ing autoguiding it will prompt STAR LOST Press ESC or OK return to the N mo 8 start over To avoid vibrations on the SynGuider disconnect the hand pad Aut x jT bani ding nu GUIDE STOP to stop autoguiding The exp
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