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Park Scope is designed for a telescope that is not moved between observing ses-

sions. Align the telescope one time, then use this function to park the telescope. Next

time it is powered up, enter the correct date and time – and no alignment is required.

Pressing ENTER causes the telescope to move to its pre-determined Park position.

Once parked, the screen prompts you to turn off the power (i.e., unplugging the bat-

tery pack).

IMPORTANT NOTE: When the Park Scope option is chosen and the

display prompts to turn off the telescope power, Starfinder is unable to be

returned to operation without unplugging the battery pack and then

plugging it back in.

Setup Menu

The Setup menu’s primary function is to align the telescope (see "ALIGN YOUR TELE-

SCOPE USING STARFINDER," page 20). However, there are numerous other fea-

tures available within Setup. These options include:

Date changes the date used by Starfinder. This function is useful to check events in

the past or future. Example: set the Date for a day three months in the future and then

check the" Select Item: Event" menu for the Sunset time or Moon phase on that date.

See “EVENT MENU,” page 29.

Time changes the time entered into Starfinder. Setting the correct time is critical for

Starfinder to properly calculate locations and events.

Daylight Saving is used to set the status of Daylight Savings time.

NOTE: Daylight Savings Time may be referred to by a different name in

various areas of the world. Check local time to verify.

Telescope accesses the following options:

• Focal Length: Displays the focal length of the selected telescope.

• Az Ratio and Alt Ratio: The Az (Azimuth or horizontal) ratio and Alt (Altitude or

vertical) ratio refers to the gears installed in the telescope motors. Do not alter

these numbers.

• Train Drive: Trains the motors to locate objects with more precision.

NOTE: If you are experiencing any problems with pointing accuracy, follow

the procedure described in “TRAINING THE DRIVE,” page 19, to insure

accurate pointing and tracking.

Tracking Rate: Changes the speed at which the telescope tracks targets in the sky.

a. Sidereal: The default setting for Starfinder; sidereal rate is the standard rate

at which stars move from East to West across the sky due to the rotation of

the Earth.

b. Lunar: Choose this option to properly track the Moon over long observing

sessions.

c. Custom: Allows entry of user-defined tracking rates.

• Reverse L/R: Reverses the functions of the Left and Right Arrow keys (i.e., the

Right key moves the telescope to the left).

• Reverse UP/DOWN: Reverses the functions of the Up and Down Arrow keys (i.e.,

the Up key moves the telescope down).

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