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Ziguy
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Few question about my new ETX-90PE new
      #3223259 - 07/17/09 11:55 AM

Yesterday, I received my new ETX-90PE and after reading the manual, I still have a few questions.

1- How the activation/desactivation of the SmartFinder red dot works?
2- How the activation/desactivation of tracking works?
3- Does the Patch kits from Richard Seymour are reliable?

Thanks!


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Re: Few question about my new ETX-90PE new [Re: Ziguy]
      #3224021 - 07/17/09 07:56 PM

Yes, Dick Seymour's patch software is reliable.

Selecting Terrestrial stops tracking-

Sorry on the finder- I removed mine several years ago and mounted a Rigel QuicKfinder-- but it shows how to activate the Finder in the manual. I remember reading it.

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Re: Few question about my new ETX-90PE new [Re: Ziguy]
      #3224789 - 07/18/09 08:42 AM

For the activation of red dot, the only I way found to activate it, is to enter the "Finder Set" menu. After entering the menu, it light up. Beside setting a "blind off" delay of zero secoond, I didn't find a way to desactivate it. Can somebody please confirm?

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Re: Few question about my new ETX-90PE new [Re: Ziguy]
      #3225685 - 07/18/09 07:41 PM

Ziguy,

All you have to do is turn on the red light on the Autostar handset with the "O" button and it turns on the finder light too.

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Re: Few question about my new ETX-90PE [Re: markdaleanderson]
      #3226383 - 07/19/09 09:12 AM

Great! That will be more easy!!!!

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