Celestron CPC Deluxe 800 HD Computerized Telescope CPC Deluxe HD Manual - Page 15

>> Finding Planets The CPC can locate all 8 of our solar systems planets plus the Sun and Moon. However, the hand control will only display the solar system objects that are above the horizon (or within its filter limits). To locate the planets, press the PLANET key on the hand control. The hand control will display all solar system objects that are above the horizon: • Use the Up and Down keys to select the planet that you wish to observe. • Press INFO to access information on the displayed planet. • Press ENTER to slew to the displayed planet. To allow the Sun to be displayed as an option in the database, see Sun Menu in the Utilities section of the manual (pg. 15). >> Tour Mode The CPC includes a tour feature which automatically allows the user to choose from a list of interesting objects based on the date and time in which you are observing. The automatic tour will display only those objects that are within your set filter limits (see Filter Limits in the Scope Setup Features section of the manual on page 15). To activate the Tour mode, press the TOUR key (6) on the hand control. The CPC will display the best objects to observe that are currently in the sky. • To see information and data about the displayed object, press the INFO key. • To slew to the object displayed, press ENTER. • To see the next tour object, press the UP key. >> Constellation Tour In addition to the Tour Mode, the CPC telescope has a Constellation Tour that allows the user to take a tour of all the best objects within a particular constellation. Selecting Constellation from the LIST menu will display all the constellation names that are above the user defined horizon (filter limits). Once a constellation is selected, you can choose from any of the database object catalogs to produce a list of all the available objects in that constellation. • To see information and data about the displayed object, press the INFO key. • To slew to the object displayed, press ENTER. • To see the next tour object, press the UP key. >> Direction Buttons The CPC has four direction buttons (3) in the center of the hand control which control the telescope's motion in altitude (up and down) and azimuth (left and right). The telescope can be controlled at nine different speed rates. >> Rate Button Pressing the RATE key (11) allows you to instantly change the speed rate of the motors from high speed slew rate to precise guiding rate or anywhere in between. Each rate corresponds to a number on the hand controller key pad. The number 9 is the fastest rate (3º per second, depending on power source) and is used for slewing between objects and locating alignment stars. The number 1 on the hand control is the slowest rate (.5x sidereal) and can be used for accurate centering of objects in the eyepiece and photographic guiding. To change the speed rate of the motors: • Press the RATE key on the hand control. The LCD will display the current speed rate. • Press the number on the hand control that corresponds to the desired speed. The number will appear in the upper-right corner of the LCD display to indicate that the rate has been changed. The hand control has a "double button" feature that allows you to instantly speed up the motors without having to choose a speed rate. To use this feature, simply press the arrow button that corresponds to the direction that you want to move the telescope. While holding that button down, press the opposite directional button. This will increase the slew rate to the maximum slew rate. When pressing the Up and Down arrow buttons in the slower slew rates (6 and lower) the motors will move the telescope in the opposite direction than the faster slew rates (7 thru 9). This is done so that an object will move in the appropriate direction when looking into the eyepiece (i.e. pressing the Up arrow button will move the star up in the field of view of the eyepiece). However, if any of the slower slew rates (rate 6 and below) are used to center an object in the finderscope, you may need to press the opposite directional button to make the telescope move in the correct direction. 1 = .5x* 2 = 1x (sidereal)* 3 = 4x 4 = 8x 5 = 16x 6 = 64x 7 = .5º / sec 8 = 2º / sec 9 = 4º / sec Nine available slew speeds *Rate 1 and 2 are photographic guide rates and are meant to be used when the telescope is set up on a wedge in equatorial mode. These rates can be used while set up in altazimuth, however the actual speed rate may differ slightly. >> Setup Procedures The CPC contains many user defined setup functions designed to give the user control over the telescope's many advanced features. All of the setup and utility features can be accessed by pressing the MENU key and scrolling through the options: Tracking Mode - This allows you to change the way the telescope tracks depending on the type of mount being used to support the telescope. The CPC has three different tracking modes: Alt-Az EQ North EQ South OFF This is the default tracking rate and is used when the telescope is placed on a flat surface or tripod without the use of an equatorial wedge. The telescope must be aligned with two stars before it can track in altazimuth (Alt-Az). Used to track the sky when the telescope is polar aligned using an equatorial wedge in the Northern Hemisphere. Used to track the sky when the telescope is polar aligned using an equatorial wedge in the Southern Hemisphere. When using the telescope for terrestrial (land) observation, the tracking can be turned off so that the telescope never moves. >> www.celestron.com 13