CGXL "Nexstar +" Hand Controller
Important Keys
3 - Slew the telescope
4 - Catalog of objects
6 - Setup, Utilities (Tracking Rate)
8 - Select the function
9 - Go back out of current menu
11 - Move up down in menu
12 - Change motor speed when direction keys are pressed
14 - Mini USB port (need cable), firmware update, PC telescope control
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Jupiter Example
Solar System, Jupiter, Enter, Automatically slews to Jupiter
Motor Speed
The MOTOR SPEED button will instantly change the speed rate of the motors from high speed slew rate to precise guiding rate or anywhere in between.
Each rate is a number on the keypad
9 - fastest, slew between objects, locate alignment stars
1 - slowest, center objects in the eyepiece
Change Motor Speed
• Press MOTOR SPEED key. LCD displays current motor speed
• Press the number on the hand control that corresponds to the desired speed
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The Hand Control Menu
Press the MENU button (#7 on the keypad) and use the scroll buttons to select “Hand Control” and press ENTER. Use the scroll buttons to select from the following options:
Lights Control
Adjust the brightness of the number keypad and LCD
Toggle Bold Font
Change the format of the font displayed on the LCD from normal to boldface
Set Contrast
Use the scroll keys to adjust the contrast of the LCD
Scrolling Menu
Adjust how fast words move across the face of the LCD
Set Language
Change the displayed language on the LCD
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"You can choose Solar System Align to align on the moon or planets such as Jupiter or Saturn. The mount will then track sufficiently."
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In order for the telescope to accurately point to objects in the sky, it must first be aligned with known positions in the sky With this information, the telescope can create a model of the sky, which it uses to locate any object with known coordinates. There are many ways to align your telescope with the sky depending on what information the user is able to provide.
• Solar System Align will display a list of visible daytime objects (planets and the Moon) available to align the telescope. "You can choose Solar System Align to align on the moon or planets such as Jupiter or Saturn. The mount will then track sufficiently."
• One Star Align uses the same time/location information but only uses one star for alignment
• Last Alignment restores your last saved star alignment and switch position Last Alignment also serves as a good safeguard in case the telescope should lose power
• Two Star Align uses the entered time/location information and allows the user to select which two alignment stars the telescope will automatically slew to
• Quick-Align will ask you to input all the same information as you would for the Two Star Align procedure. However, instead of slewing to the alignment stars for centering and alignment, the telescope bypasses this step and simply models the sky based on the information given.
Quick-Align uses all the date and time information entered at startup to align the telescope, However, instead of slewing to the alignment stars for centering and alignment, the telescope bypasses this step and simply models the sky based on the information given. This will allow you to roughly slew to the coordinates of bright objects like the Moon and planets and provides the telescope with information needed to track objects in any part of the sky (depending on accuracy of polar alignment). Quick-Align is not meant to be used to accurately locate small or faint deep-sky objects or to track objects accurately for astroimaging.
To use Quick-Align, simply select Quick Align from the alignment options and press ENTER. The telescope will automatically use the entered date/time parameters to align itself with the sky and display Alignment Successful.
Celestron CGXL Mount Hand Controller Part 5
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/07/celestron-cgxl-mount-part-5.html
Celestron CGXL Mount Celestron Responds Part 4
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/07/celestron-cgxl-mount-part-4.html
Celestron CGXL Mount Data Time Part 3
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/07/cgxl-mount-data-time.html
Celestron CGXL Mount Understanding Part 2
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/07/celestron-cgxl-mount-part-2.html
Celestron CGXL Mount Setup Part 1
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/07/celestron-cgxl-mount.html
