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Home Position and Site Information
1. Plug the included NexStar+ Hand Control into one of the
Aux ports. You can plug into any of Aux 1 to 4 ports.
2. Plug the power cable into the power input port on the
mount. Be sure to secure the power cable with the
threaded barrel connector.
3. Turn the power switch on.
4. When the hand control displays “CGX-L Ready”, press
ENTER twice. The mount will proceed to move to the
home switch position.
5. Select City Database or Custom Site.
- In City Database, select the nearest city to your location.
- If you choose Custom Site, you will have to enter the
longitude, latitude and time zone of your location.
6. Once the location is selected, proceed to enter the date
and time. The CGX-L has a Real-Time Clock (RTC) which
stores the date, time and location information for the next
time you use the mount.
Alignment
Prerequisite: The mount must be roughly polar aligned,
with the date, time and location information correctly
entered as outlined before this step.
1. For best alignment results, choose Two Star Align and
press ENTER. You can also choose from Solar System,
One Star, Last Align, or Quick Align. The Scroll buttons
6 and 9 on the keypad are used to scroll through any list
selection in the hand control.
2. Select the first star from the named star list. Use the
Scroll buttons 6 (up) and 9 (down) on the keypad to scroll
through the star names. They consist of the brightest
and easiest stars to find. Press ENTER when you have
selected a suitable star. If your mount is at least roughly
polar aligned, the mount will slew to the approximate
location of the star.
The default selection of stars is on the west side of the
meridian. If your sky is obstructed in the west or you wish
to choose from stars on the east side of the meridian,
press the MENU button on the keypad.
3. Using the direction keys, slew the telescope to the
selected named star and center it in the viewfinder of your
telescope, then press ENTER.
The mount will automatically adjust the motor speed for
fine centering.
4. Using the direction keys, center the star in the eyepiece of
your telescope and press ALIGN.
5. Select a second star from the list and repeat the process
from steps 2-4. When prompted to add a Calibration Star,
you can either press BACK to complete the alignment, or
for best results, proceed to add a calibration star.
For best results, add at least one Calibration Star. This
will improve the pointing accuracy of your mount.
6. When prompted to “Add Calibration Star”, choose a star
from the list and press ENTER. The mount will slew to the
other side of the meridian to add a calibration star.
7. Center the star in the viewfinder and press ENTER, then
center the star in your eyepiece and press ALIGN.
8. When prompted to add another calibration star, you may
continue to add more, or press BACK to complete the
alignment.
Selecting Objects
Select from the object database categorized by Solar
System, Stars, or Deep Sky. Within these menus (on
keypad numbers 1, 2, and 3), you can select by object
name or popular catalog number (such as M42 for
Messier 42).
Keypad 6 and 9 (up and down) allows you to scroll
through any list in the hand control. Press ENTER to go
to the selected object the list.
Example of selecting and slewing to Messier M42 deep
sky object:
• Press DEEP SKY then ENTER
• Scroll down (keypad 9) to Messier and press ENTER
• Press “0-4-2” on the keypad and press ENTER
The SkyTour (keypad 5) is a great way to explore the sky
without consulting a star chart. The Tour function will
generate a list of the most interesting objects to observe
for your time and location.
Figure 8 Polar alignment adjustment
